Support for Japan
I know I have fallen behind with my Knitting and Crochet Week posts and I will catch up but I wanted to get this post up ASAP. It’s been rough on our planet Earth these last few months – in Australia there were floods, fires and cyclones. Soon after came the earthquake in New Zealand [...]
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Tidy Mind, Tidy Stitches – 2KCBWDAY3
Day Three: Tidy Mind, Tidy Stitches – 2KCBWDAY3 How do you keep your yarn wrangling organised? It seems like an easy to answer question at first, but in fact organisation exists on many levels. Maybe you are truly not organised at all, in which case I am personally daring you to try and photograph your [...]
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Skill + 1 Up – 2KCBWDAY2
Day Two: Skill + 1 Up – 2KCBWDAY2 Look back over your last year of projects and compare where you are in terms of skill and knowledge of your craft to this time last year. Have you learned any new skills or forms of knitting/crochet (can you crochet cable stitches now where you didn’t even [...]
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A Tale of Two Yarns – 2KCBWDAY1
Day One: A Tale of Two Yarns – 2KCBWDAY1 Part of any fibre enthusiast’s hobby is an appreciation of yarn. Choose two yarns that you have either used, are in your stash or which you yearn after and capture what it is you love or loathe about them. Handmaiden Sea Silk in Nova Scotia (I [...]
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Another knitting FO
Pattern: Ishbel by Ysolda Teague Yarn: Merino sock by Lush Yarn in Gem colourway This is my second Ishbel, the first one I did was in a bamboo blend and didn’t block out as large, but this time the size is perfect. The yarn is a lovely colour. I found Lush Yarn via the Aussie [...]
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Knitting FOs
I have been very slack in photographing my finished knitting projects, so this is a catch up of some recent FOs as well as some post blocking photos of earlier projects that I never posted. Scroll Lace by Ysolda Teague Yarn: Mi Inca Baby Alpaca This yarn is one of my favourites, it’s very soft [...]
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May Giveaway Day
Hundreds of blogs are participating in the Sew, Mama, Sew May Giveaway Day, so head over to see what you can win from all these generous bloggers. Everything from fabrics to yarns to handmade items. There are some really great blogs listed there, so I’m bookmarking it so I can have a read of them [...]
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Magic Yarn Balls
Taking a break from my uni readings because my brain is overloaded and likely to explode if I read another word! Over on Ravelry the Australian Swappers are winding up (he he) the latest magic yarn balls swap. A MYB is a ball of yarn that has been wound around little presents, so as you [...]
