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Interests: knitting, crochet, spinning, pattern writing, allotment, ancestry, crosswords, detective novels, sci fi
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There are some beautiful hexagon blankets (different styles) on Ravelry. Attic24 blog has a good tutorial on them as well, albeit a different block from this one.
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Commented Mar 7, 2011 on Anybody there? at thumb gusset
Anybody there?
It's been ages, I know. I thought I would give up, but somehow I couldn't quite turn my back on the blog, so here I am again. Life has changed a bit. Both our sons are away at university and we do feel as though we're rattling round. I started a temporary part-time job in September which has n...
Good to hear from you, Linda! I will have to book a day off to come to the pub and see you all.
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Commented Mar 7, 2011 on Anybody there? at thumb gusset
Anybody there?
It's been ages, I know. I thought I would give up, but somehow I couldn't quite turn my back on the blog, so here I am again. Life has changed a bit. Both our sons are away at university and we do feel as though we're rattling round. I started a temporary part-time job in September which has n...
No purple, you mean!
Commented Mar 6, 2011 on Anybody there? at thumb gusset
Anybody there?
It's been ages, I know. I thought I would give up, but somehow I couldn't quite turn my back on the blog, so here I am again. Life has changed a bit. Both our sons are away at university and we do feel as though we're rattling round. I started a temporary part-time job in September which has n...
You seem to do all right without a plan, so I wouldnt worry. Im sewing them as I go. Wrong sides together, catch the inner part of the chain on both squares.
Commented Oct 17, 2010 on When in doubt ... at thumb gusset
When in doubt ...
'add 30 more colours', says Kaffe Fassett. Well, it wasn't working for me this time. Belatedly I remembered ColorWorks by Deb Menz. I've had it for a while but it seemed a bit theoretical for me and I found it hard to take in what she was saying. Well I got it out and really homed in on one kind...
Its completely addictive and I cant stop!
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Commented Aug 7, 2010 on Twirly whirly at thumb gusset
Twirly whirly
I started this a few weeks ago but didn't really get going on it until yesterday. It's Ten Stitch Twist by Frankie Brown. It's great fun now that I'm on the simple ten-stitch repeat. The yarn is my handspun. I blogged about it here. I'll carry on until the yarn runs out and may end up with a ...
Thanks, Fiona. I was just a little disappointed with the end result, but learnt a lot in the process.
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Commented Aug 4, 2010 on The plan at thumb gusset
The plan
PlanTo knit a pair of hand-dyed, handspun socks. Execution 1 Take some carded 'Kent lambswool' (possibly Romney?) fleece, divide into several portions and dye each a different colour using Landscape acid dyes. 2 Card each colour to loosen up the fibres after dyeing. 3 Subd...
actually blackbirds!
Commented Aug 4, 2010 on A new experience at thumb gusset
A new experience
My friend Marcela came round for coffee today and I taught her to spin! She was remarkably quick on the uptake. I started her on a spindle and then she had a go on the wheel. A new experience for her - and for me as a first-time spinning teacher! Mrs B. has been quiet today. I think the little B...
Im just going to oversew. If you do it carefully it looks like a feature. The trouble is deciding which colour to use...
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Commented Jul 31, 2010 on Sixty at thumb gusset
Sixty
Sixty crochet squares. I've been plugging away at these and was able to bring the total to a round number while we were away camping in Dorset for a few days. I found them an ideal thing for camping - easy to carry around and possible to work in less than ideal light. No particular layout ...
Hi Jill
Just back from three days camping in Dorset, where I crocheted like fury! I think the join as you go method is less sturdy because there is only one thread joining at each point, rather than a whole stitch. Also, if the thread breaks then the round of crochet could unravel I suppose. However, I dont think its anything to worry about. I did a small blanket joining as I went and its fine for going on the back of the sofa as a cover up when its chilly.
Hoping v much to be at Putney on Wednesday. Am off to KnitNation tomorrow for a spinning lesson with a real expert.
See you soon.
Love,
Brigid
Commented Jul 29, 2010 on Change of plan at thumb gusset
Change of plan
Earlier in the year I started making a crochet blanket out of stash wool - mostly Jo Sharp dk that I overdyed. I was joining them in a sort of window pane design, like this: Now I've decided that I don't like this layout, so I'm undoing them (only four so far) and am just going to have indiv...
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Mar 15, 2010
This hat took 1.5 skeins of Malabrigo worsted. Ive now cast on for another one adding a couple of repeats because I want it a bit more slouchy (Ive got a bigger head than my SIL). It does work up fairly quickly. Did you make it to Putney on Wednesday? it was a foul day. Brigid
Commented Dec 18, 2009 on Hat's it at thumb gusset
Hat's it
A Slouchy Copy-Cat Hat for my sister-in-law. I loved knitting the Malabrigo worsted so much that I went to I Knit this afternoon and bought some to make a hat for myself (in the Redstart colourway, already cast on). They were having fun in the shop with the electrics playing up, but all was f...
The HiyaHiyas are working well so far. The needle part is nice and shiny. They screw onto the cable and theres no ridge over the join. However, the right needle has come unscrewed a couple of times while I am knitting. Now I just tighten it ever so often so its not a problem. Theyre the only interchangeable needles Ive used, so I cant compare with other brands. Im really pleased with them.
Brigid
Commented Dec 14, 2009 on Yet more stripeys at thumb gusset
Yet more stripeys
Two colours of Noro Kureyon (more than one ball of each to get them to match), 4.5mm dpns, trusty striped mitten pattern. I started these on Friday, knitted madly for most of the day and finished them on Saturday. Here they are drying off after a gentle sock. They're for me! I have acquired s...
So you bought the mitten book? I think its a super book. I really ought to try some of the other patterns, but I keep coming back to the stripeys.
Off to find something else to finish...
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Commented Dec 11, 2009 on I've been switched at thumb gusset
I've been switched
Yes, I must be a changeling. This is the only explanation for why I have been acting so out of character. What else would explain my compulsion to keep finishing things? Today I finished something else. One mitten, made from my trusty Striped mittens pattern (from Favorite Mittens by Robin Hanse...
Dawn, you're the one on no. 13 out of 12 garments in 12 months!!
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Commented Oct 8, 2009 on Long time, no blog at thumb gusset
Long time, no blog
Time just flies when there's lots happening. I'm not doing anything particularly adventurous or exciting, but I am having new experiences and that's how I like it. For a start I'm well into my new working life. I'm already on my third job! I didn't expect to enjoy the academic texts so much and ...
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