I sawthis articlein the Guardian this morning and it made me smile. Thus, I bring you a short and fast edition of Surfing the Knit. Photo: Baa Ram Ewe Last November, Harrogate Borough Council asked members of the public to donate little knitted jumpers to make a bunting for the town’...
But the smocking was nearly the project’s downfall – the pattern says to slip the first knit stitch onto a cable needle and hold at the front, slip the next four purl stitches onto the right needle, slip the next knit stitch onto the cable needle, slip the purl stitches back to the ...
Secondly, a Survey of over 1,000 knitters who send their knitting to Knit for Peace. A grant from the Big Lottery Accelerating Ideas Fund enabled us to carry out an extensive Literature Review, to show the effectiveness of knitting (and crochet) in helping older people become more resilient,...
Define raglan. raglan synonyms, raglan pronunciation, raglan translation, English dictionary definition of raglan. raglan adj. Having or being a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of the garment, with slanted seams from the armhole to the n
Define Fleece wool. Fleece wool synonyms, Fleece wool pronunciation, Fleece wool translation, English dictionary definition of Fleece wool. wool shorn from the sheep. See also: Fleece Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Mer
I’ve been atthe Knitting & Stitching Show in Harrogatetoday. As I’m not particularly one for just browsing shops (especiallyat the moment) or just wandering aimlessly, my main focus has been on the workshops. I did four today and have another four lined up for my return visit on Sunda...
I had no particular plan for it, I thought it would end up with the charity Knit for Peace, but while we were away last week I read of an acquaintance’s tragic loss. Her father’s death was really sudden and the family are in pieces. I also found out that she is pregnant, the ...
I’m reading an advance copy of Jenny Colgan’s new bookClose Knit, which has knitting and quite a funny knitting circle (more social crafting!) up in the highlands of Scotland. It’s out here very soon. ~~~ What have you been up to in the last week? Making? Reading? Growing anyth...
It’s been a ‘bit of a week‘ as a colleague used to say. What with the storm and everything. We didn’t have any damage, just a couple of large plant pots overturned, but nothing serious. We had a trip to Harrogate on Tuesday and many trees had broken branches. The next door...
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