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Handmade Christmas: The Tree

I thought I’d share my Christmas tree with you! I’ve made a few decorations for the tree. This flat ceramic bauble is double-sided and from the photo above you can see the Christmas tree on the other side. A ceramic glazed santa Hardanger embroidered decoration and it’s filled with cloves so it smells very Christmassy […]

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Möbius Methods

After having made quite a few möbius cowls recently (see this post). I’ve been doing a bit of research into the background of möbius strips and the different ways of making a möbius shape in knitting. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a “Möbius strip”; “/’mə:bɪəs/ ► noun a surface with one continuous side formed by joining the ends of a

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FO: Möbius Cowls

I feel like I’ve been on a production line of knitting recently! I’ve produced 4 möbius moss stitch cowls for Christmas presents.  All are cast on with 124 sts using a möbius cast on. I used the opportunity to try out a few different types of möbius cast on. The silver and purple ones are cast on using Cat Bordhi’s moebius cast

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FO: Lego Man

Since Mr’s Birthday has passed now, I can show you his surprise funny Birthday present. He has always been a big fan of Lego and as soon as I saw this guy, I knew where he was destined to go. The pattern is Some Assembly Required, and was a very clearly written pattern. It was

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Mustard & Yak

I’ve some finished objects to show you. I bought a new winter coat last week and thought it needed a new scarf to go with it. I chose a bright yellow to match the brass fittings on the coat. The pattern is Hana Shawl by Kristina Vilimaite. The yarn is King Cole Bamboo Cotton. It’s quite

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Rams and Yowes

Finally finished my Rams and Yowes blanket. It’s such a beautiful design I really enjoyed the centre fair isle section. Having a look at the beautiful blankets others have done, there seemed to be a bit of an issue with wavy borders which I definitely wanted to avoid. So… When I cut the steek, I steam blocked

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Baa

I seem to have been really busy this last week or two but not a lot to show for it. I’ve been sucked into the enthusiasm of the 2012 Woolly Wormhead KAL. I really enjoyed the Orchid Thief KAL. I’ve been very good recently and there has been an embargo on stash acquisition, which accidently

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More Yardage

I’ve spent a few days recently on my spinning wheel. Here are my latest yarn-like creations: Remember this? It was some of the Wensleydale/Silk roving I dyed recently – blogged here It’s changed into a 2 ply, 15 w.p.i., 157m/100g – sport weight. I finished the Faux Cashmere I mentioned last week. It’s 18 w.p.i.,

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Spinning Yak

Among lots of other things, I’ve managed to fit in a little time for spinning. Happened to drive past Wingham Woolworks a little while back (it was a 50 mile detour really!). Bought a few bits and on the way to the counter saw this gorgeous shiny fluff and it went into the basket. It’s

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