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yarn

Yarn feast

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
You know Christmas is coming when this much fluff wings itself your way! Shunklies Kettle Dyed Superwash Merino Top One Fat Slug Cashmere Sock Yarn! eee! Tarndwarncoort Polwarth 8ply Have worked out that locking my mailbox in the open position means the postie stuffs the yarn in and doesn't leave one of those sneaky cards that mean you have a wait another whole...

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crochet

Matt Smith Big and Cuddly Doctor Who - Free crochet pattern

Sunday, November 28, 2010
Download PDF PatternJust in time to make the perfect Christmas gift for a special friend ^_^ If you discover how to make a sturdy crocheted mop let me know - the fez is lonely :)Difficulty2/10 Good for someone with only a couple of basicsYarnAny 8ply yarn should be fine. Best to use colours all in the same brand if possible.Measurements30cm tall, with an...

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adventure

Rain...

Saturday, November 27, 2010
On weekends I like rain...rivers...puddles...following muddy paths...and lots of knitting ^_^ On weekends I like rain...rivers...puddles...following muddy paths...and lots of knitting ^_^ ...

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links

Mushroom Garden

Saturday, November 27, 2010
I can't believe with how beautiful this yarn is! But I've bought way too much recently already :( All the photography in this shop is amazing! Take a look!Mushroom Garden - 100 yds thick and thin super bulky Merino handspun yarnby SpringtreeRoad ...

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fingerless gloves

Mobius Mitts v2

Sunday, November 21, 2010
New pattern at last! Mobius/Moebius Mitts for the knitters!It's way too late and I'm playing in a netball final tomorrow so need to go to bed - but am so happy to have this finished :DDownload free PDFVisit Ravelry pattern pageNeedles: 4.5mm needles, and a cable needle (or crochet hook)Difficulty: 3/10Stitches needed: knit, purl, dec knitwise, dec purlwise, knit into the back of...

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All rugged up

Saturday, November 20, 2010
Hi everyone,Has been a lovely sunny Saturday here in Melbourne - after a late night Harry Potter viewing yesterday I've achieved a few thingsThe 3rd 'draft' of creating knitted Mobius Mitts is going well - and I am half way through the 4th, working on pulling in the sts at the inside of the wrist to make a less bulky fold (how awesome...

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treasury

Treasury - Look at me

Friday, November 19, 2010
Thanks to fosterbk for this collection :)Look At Me!! ...

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cable

Thrice the yarn

Thursday, November 18, 2010
First I wanted to show you the sample I have knitted thrice so far for converting my crochet Mobius Mitts pattern into a knitted version. It has been fun to design for the challenge of it needing to be reversible - so I went with a 2x2 rib with two reversible cablesI also wanted to make sure it was an easy pattern so...

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A colourful weekend

Monday, November 15, 2010
Had some fun with dye this weekend ^_^ It was raining most of Saturday so was the perfect excuse to get some crafting done. After the happy colours my first handspun absorbed last week... I wanted to do some more dying but didn't have time to to do the spinning to create the yarn. My grandma had given me some of her stash...

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adventure

Tropical turtles

Saturday, November 06, 2010
Hi everyone - I'm back from my Cairns adventure very sunburnt and a little starved of knittingWe did lots of awesome beaching, built some sandcastle forts and while spending a day snorkling off Green Island this lovely turtle came to munch its lunch just below us! Tim managed to get this pic with the underwater camera ^_^Before this trip I thought nothing would...

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