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Monet Minis, Water Lily Mittens
We started letterbox mini skein sets last year with a series based on William Morris designs and as Louise has a penchant for alliteration these became Morris Minors after the much loved British car. Naturally the…
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Lineage Socks
We are often asked at shows what to make with our sock sets and Lineage was designed with these in mind. Unisex socks for nearly all the family with contrasting stripes and toes. It is…
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Reversible Wrist Warmers
Wrist warmers could not be any simpler than these two tubes of ribbing but the fact that they have two thumb holes so can be turned upside down to show a different colour or even…
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Crochet Cast On
This is the first of two posts on the Aeolian top pattern highlighting techniques you may not have used before. Our Aeolian top is ideal when summer days are not as warm as they should…
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Modified Three Needle Bind Off
Aeolian Top This is the second of two tutorials for the Aeolian top. To mirror the chain edge created by the Crochet Cast-On we used a Modified 3-Needle Bind-Off at the side seams. This eliminates…
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Cornish Thrift Top and Shawl
If you’re considering a bit of summer knitting we have the Cornish thrift top with matching shawl for when the summer doesn’t live up to expectations. The simple vest style top is worked in pieces…
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Delicous Death
Our club boxes often come with a recipe and my favourite was from last January’s Poison box, Delicious Death a frugal chocolate cake inspired by Agatha Christie’s A Murder is announced. It was published in…
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Winter Club Box
I’m trying to avoid going out to the shed to wash wool as it’s so very icy outside and so very warm inside I thought I do a show and tell for our winter club…
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Gnomes and Fairies
During lock down to make Nicola laugh I sent her a gnome in the post. Who doesn’t raise a titter at a surprise gnome? In return she sent me a fairy, more Mavis Cruet than…
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Pip Pip Socks
We have a new sock pattern, Pip Pip, a top down sock with an easy purl, slip stitch pattern which is separated by increasing rounds of stocking stitch. The pattern is carried on down the…
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Club boxes
We are often asked if we do subscription boxes or advent calendars and the answer has always been a firm no and then, if you’re really unlucky, a long explanation of why not, but we’ve…
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Gild the Gingerbread
It’s been a frustrating few days the weather has been grim, grey and gloomy and my current knitting project isn’t working out. Knitted Christmas present production has slowed up. An afternoon of baking seemed a…
