Polly Jean Socks
Sometimes a pair of socks flies off the needles and sometimes a pair of socks will take months. And months. My latest pair of socks took three months which seems painfully slow to me. It’s no...
View ArticleBluebell Cardigan
This cardigan feels like it’s been unreasonably long in coming. Such a gestation period for such a simple little cardigan – the reason is that in October last year, I acquired five skeins of Madeline...
View ArticleFroot Loop Socks and a Giveaway
Sometimes a pair of socks comes together so perfectly. It’s a reminder of why knitting socks can be so satisfying. A perfect yarn and pattern match makes for a dream knit. A little while ago my sister...
View ArticleA Funny Little Cushion and a Winner
Some time in the afternoon last Saturday I got an urge to crochet. It hits sometimes. When it does I tend to whip up a dishcloth or other small project to scratch the itch, then I move on but I didn’t...
View ArticleRainbow Legwarmers
In among the few big projects I’ve got going on, I’m trying to churn out a series of smaller instant-gratification items, which is all very well until your small items start to radically out number the...
View ArticleHats galore!
As the school holidays approached, I set about quickly knitting a couple of hats for Alice and her cousin Willem. Willem was coming to Canberra for the school holidays, an event that’s happened twice...
View ArticleLace Kelly Gloves
All winter I’ve known I wanted, and actually needed a new pair of fingerless mittens. All previous pairs were either lost or worn through. Each morning at the bus stop as the temperature plummeted, I...
View ArticleThe Beach in Winter
I like having a winter birthday. I like it because Canberra does winter well. We have clear blue skies, bright light, chilly air and in July, the daffodils are starting to open their yellow heads. But...
View ArticleTappan Zee Cardigan
All good things have their day, don’t they? Several years ago now I decided I wanted to make a Tappan Zee cardigan, a pattern from Knitty in 2010. Eventually, I did, just this month. My sister told me...
View ArticleBountiful Bohus Cardigan and an ending
My Bountiful Bohus cardigan is officially finished. Sometimes as a knit blogger I have this sense that a project isn’t really done until the wrap up is complete and the final story is told. I’ve been...
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