Category: Making
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The happy hum
My sewing machine came to a very noisy grinding halt the other day. It was only a few hours later Polly’s vintage Husqvarna was humming along happily, finishing the quilt for my niece, and the Christmas presents that had been cut and overlocked – all waiting for finishing. Little double gauze and cotton jersey trousers…
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So, what did you do today Charlotte?
Forgotten Tales from Hedgehog Fibres – I love this Well, I dropped Astrid off at Lorraine’s, went for coffee and knitted a couple of inches of Astrid’s wrist warmers. Then I came home, sent an email or two, during the course of which I wrote a list of things I wanted to do and things…
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The Alchemists
Such magic has been around me this week. Knitting time. Time to meditate. Winding time. Time for calm. Time for patience. A time to begin, slowly slowly, to transform what resides in the mind. There is simply no arguing with, nor hurrying along, tangled silk. A green, forest path, an enchanted forest, an emerald forest,…
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And she sewed
Hooray. I finished sewing Astrid’s dress. It’d been loitering around on my shelf for weeks waiting to be hemmed and elastic’d. The fabric is a wool silk cotton blend from Linnet which I really had to stop myself from over-ordering. Still, I don’t regret it. I have enough fabric from last year’s buying rampage to…
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A treasure trove
of free knitting patterns. At Drops Design. And today, week 27, sees us into the third trimester. I’d better get sewing.
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Little gumboots
and other random thoughts for today Little chopsie boots from mini boden There’s been more raglan jumper knitting going on. I was over cautious with the neck on the one I sized up for Astrid though, so I’ve gathered it up with some linen cord while I wait for my eBay elastic purchases to arrive.…
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In love with yarn
Because of my obsessive nature there are now one and a half Loop bags full of yarn on my desk. Because I am my mother’s daughter I ordered the last of the Pear Tree sale yarns that I’ve been slowly collecting. And because it’s just so so beautiful I had to photograph it all right…
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Knit knit knit knit knit.
Today new yarns arrived. The last ball of discontinued Debbie Bliss cashmerino aran #9 from Loop so I can make the other wrist warmer, and four balls of Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk Aran for making this. I almost got the aubergine, but Astrid likes red, so I’ll let her have red. This time at least…
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Knitting classes at Loop
 After much waiting and counting down, knitting classes at Loop began this weekend. This was my third time lucky attempt at booking knitting classes over the years – and I must say it’s £75 very well spent and it was worth the wait. So exciting was the prospect that I’d actually got a spot, I…
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He likes it
And so do I. It’s not technically finished. But the good thing about crochet is you’re pretty much always cast-off. So for now, it’s a knee blanket. And it’s finished (it’s folded over in the photo and is bigger than it looks). Oscar has even switched beds just for it. In other news, it would…
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A bit of crochet
Oh what will I do when I finish at LBi on Wednesday – I’ll have no five day a week bus and tube ride. Ooh, but I will have two days a week to Notting Hill new job – more on that soon – very very exciting… and three days a week to look after…
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Time for catching up
You know what. I think the morning sickness is over. The tiredness is over. I know this because we must be in trimester two so the pelvic problems can kick in. But at least I’m awake. So today after a little burst of energy I have some photos to show and some things to tell.…