Did you see the animated film version of Neil Gaiman’s Coraline last year? If you didn’t, I would highly recommend it and if you did, you might remember the lovely little knitted jumper that Coraline wears. But did you know how it was made? Althea Crome (also known as Althea Merback) knits miniature conceptual clothing […]
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The first email arrived on a chilly February morning. Subject: To my Arch Nemesis Coded clues are within { } The Clues recommended colours – { country singer formerly married to Julia Roberts: Lyle __ } & {A one legged EX? __ Mills} 4 double pointed needles, sizes {__ days of christmas} or {Psalm __
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I have come across a few really interesting links this past week or so. The BBC Racio 4 programme, Open Country had a very good programme investigating Fair Isle knitting. It is especially worth listening to on the iplayer to hear them discuss the value and worth of knitting both in reference to Shetland’s economy
A couple of days ago I was rooting through my freezer for something to defrost for yesterday’s lunch. I fancied some soup and after looking for a little while found what I was sure was a little container full of yummy miso soup with mushrooms and sweetcorn. So, yesterday, at lunchtime I was all set
Remember the Friendsocks? Remember how originally we were going to make two Mrs Miniver style double ended socks: one each to keep once they’re done and Katie returns to America? If you’ve been following the story, you will know that in the event, a pair of ordinary socks seemed to fit the bill. We knitted
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