Alf and Binnie Hodbin are ruffian tearaways who were evacuated from Whitechapel, in the Second World War literary world of Connie Willis’ books Blackout and All Clear. At the Manor House of Lady Catherine, they create havoc for the maid, Eileen O’Reilly, who is actually a time-traveller from the Oxford University of 2060. Over the […]
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Didn’t quite join something in the round, without twisting? It might look alright to begin with, but look at what happens later on.
Is it raining where you are? It certainly is lashing it down here. It’s the sort of day where I like to say to myself ‘Rain, rain, here to stay, it must be a knitting day.’ Well, there was a little bit of knitting today, but more tinking*, really. I’ve also been delving into lots
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I recently had a day up in London doing some research for a new book that I’m working on at the moment. After my research visit at the always intriguing Victoria and Albert Museum, I had a few hours left to fill with exciting capital-based things. Some might say that rooting around the V and
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I have recently been swatch-crazy. As I don’t necessarily have time to knit all of the many cardigans and jumpers that I want from other people’s patterns, I’ve decided to make a tension square for each instead, to give me a taste. Julieta from Knitshop was kind enough to give me a couple of sample
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