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Purl About Town: Picking a project for the other Birthday Girl
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Sunday, 29 June 2014. Picking a project for the other Birthday Girl. This is Shan and she's my special 'birthday twin' as we were born on the same day in the beds next to each other 30 years ago! I wanted to knit her something to mark the occasion, as for me that's the ultimate expression of love; making something specifically for someone and hoping they'll like it, use it/ wear it and cherish it forever. So I set about thinking what I wanted to make for her:. Which is a rather steam-punk name for a pret...
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Purl About Town: January 2014
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Tuesday, 21 January 2014. At Christmas I had an unwanted visitor: Shingles. This is the left over virus from childhood chicken pox that lies dormant in your system until you get run down, at which time it will climb up a nerve of it's choice in your body and attack! And here are the finished socks! The pattern is called Brainless. Which I took to mean - a pattern I could do easily without using my brain. However this was an entirely wrong assumption. The pattern kicks off with Judy's magic cast on. As we...
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Purl About Town: Plaristo of Rye
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Monday, 14 July 2014. But it wasn't just the lovely locals, cobbled streets, castle and cannons I was looking for. As usual I was hoping to find some yarn and as usual I found it. Mr Sheep and his weaving. A cool table top made of yarn, buttons and lights with glass on top. Would love to steal this idea. As I was choosing, this happened:. Posted by Laura Parkinson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. I Cant Doooooo It. Three and a half Ilsley Skirts. Design focus - Sherri Shrug.
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Purl About Town: July 2014
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Wednesday, 30 July 2014. The biggest dilemma came with the button choice. I have so many buttons at home but always nothing to go with what I've made and I end up buying more. But I do love buttons so much I don't think I'll ever stop buying them just because. I went with a simple wooden heart button from Liberty, which helps to balance the pinkness of it all. Sadly a continuing fact of life is that it's hard to get a 4 year old to stand still for a photo. *sigh.*. She still looks lovely in it though.
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Purl About Town: February 2014
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Saturday, 15 February 2014. Purl Soho, aka Purl About New York. As promised I'm back to report on my trip to snowy New York and more specifically my visit to Purl Soho. When I entered the shop it was a busy hub of activity, which is always a great sign, especially considering it was 3pm on a Thursday. Were all these people skiving off work too? Instantly the sales assistants greeted me with a friendly "hello" and left me to browse. Kiefer couldn't resist getting in this photo. Posted by Laura Parkinson.
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Purl About Town: Papillon
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Sunday, 4 May 2014. I haven't knitted myself a proper jumper in a long time. Trawling Ravelry I found the Papillon. This will now be packed away till more suitable weather in Autumn when I will be excited to wear it, but probably not to the beach again. Posted by Laura Parkinson. 4 May 2014 at 21:25. This jumper is just amazing, and even more amazing on you. Heres to next winter! 4 May 2014 at 22:50. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Three and a half Ilsley Skirts.
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Purl About Town: April 2014
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Monday, 21 April 2014. I hope you all had nice relaxing weekends. Here's an overview of ours. The little bunnies above were made in a few hours for my Nephews. A friend recently shared Frankie's Knitted Stuff. With our knitting group and I immediately queued tons of the projects. They're all out of the box thinking, cute and ingenious things, so have a look. Took small amounts of DK yarn in the stash and I found them really fun to make. The mini pom poms were made by a technique using a fork. It's been v...
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Purl About Town: July 2013
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Wednesday, 10 July 2013. A few days ago I started on a new project in the blue Rowan All Seasons Cotton. I bought it for a bargainous price from Liberty on a naughty lunch break and have four balls which will be enough to make the Baby Sophisticate. Finally I've made a good start on a new project for myself from the latest Pom Pom Magazine. However, I really must recommend it for it's soft as a kitten stroke-able qualities. I can hardly knit with it without wanting to rub it on my face for a bit. The con...
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Purl About Town: May 2014
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Sunday, 11 May 2014. It's been over a year since I last made something for Flo. Other people's kids, yes, but my own? Shamefully, no. So with the winter well and truly over I wanted something just for her and something that said 'Spring' and this was it. The pattern is called Maytime. I have no idea what this kid gets up to when I'm not looking. So at the end of the day it needed another wash, which isn't ideal as this yarn has both angora and cashmere in it. Really, what was I thinking? It was a top dow...
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Purl About Town: Maytime
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Sunday, 11 May 2014. It's been over a year since I last made something for Flo. Other people's kids, yes, but my own? Shamefully, no. So with the winter well and truly over I wanted something just for her and something that said 'Spring' and this was it. The pattern is called Maytime. I have no idea what this kid gets up to when I'm not looking. So at the end of the day it needed another wash, which isn't ideal as this yarn has both angora and cashmere in it. Really, what was I thinking? Laura ‘Pur...
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