Well, knitting in public, if the public is squirrels and the occasional dog-walker. Last Sunday, Giles and I went out for our yearly breakfast in the local bluebell woods. We take a tasty picnic of croissants, homemade jam (raspberry) and a hot flask of coffee. Giles brings his camera to take some new stock pictures, […]
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30/04/2014 The Myrtle Knitting Bag is currently being redrafted and having some new images taken, and will be back very soon! Myrtle is a knitting bag that would easily double as a bag for the beach. The pattern used in the bag is the brickwork stitch pattern, which is known in the US as the
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I’m working away from home this week. From day to day I do most of my work for knitonthenet and Arbour House remotely, at the other end of the country from Susan and Gavin Crawford. Just before Easter, I travelled up by train to stay and work together, as I do most months, but this
This was my standing almost two years ago. This week I’m going to reassess and update it. The code includes my knitting identity, materials, techniques and habits. It will be interesting to see how it has changed. —–BEGIN KNITTER’S GEEK CODE BLOCK—– Version: 1.1 KER+++$ Exp+++ SPM+++ Steel++@ Wood+ Syn Wool++ Lux++ Stash(+) Scale++ Fin
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As some of you might know, I work at Arbour House Publishing, who publish Susan Crawford’s vintage knitting patterns and in honour of her new knitting kit which is now available to buy from the knitonthenet shop, I have knitted one of my own. But before you decide whether a turban is your next knitting
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