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• Grey feather and fan cardi
  I knit this cardigan last summer for publication; I planned to submit it to Knitty, but never got it together: I haven’t worn it really, but it is lovely – perhaps this week.  It is knit from Rowan Wool Cotton, which is a wonderful yarn.  I used to want to knit with yarns that mix a [...] […]
• Putting things together
  I spent some time a few days ago compiling some bits of fabric and embroidery thread to make some embroidered patchwork cushions for our living room. Here is the first one: I recently cut the patterned silk off the bottom of a dress that was never the right length (it was something my ex-husband [...] […]
• A lazy weekend
  Since I don’t have any knitting deadlines, I have been spending some time doing other projects that I have been thinking about for a while.  Here is a tea towel I hemmed last weekend: My Granny gave the linen toweling to me years ago.  I hemmed all the blue cloth then, but I still had this [...] […]
• On soul searching
  I have spent time over the last few months thinking about my knitting design, and I am just not sure I want to do this anymore.  I have a job, and I want to have a life outside work, and knitting has begun to feel like more work to me. There is so much support required [...] […]
• Inside Crochet, Issue 7 is out!
  And with it my Lace cardigan pattern (Ravelry link here): And I even made the cover — it just doesn’t get any more gratifying than that.  It really doesn’t.  This is my first crochet pattern, and now that it has all worked out okay I can admit it, the first thing I have crocheted in almost [...] […]