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Mum. A blog hop. And a thank you.

15/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on Mum. A blog hop. And a thank you.

First things first; I thought I’d open on a note both lovely and interesting, my mother wearing a creation made by her.  Mum knitted her top, the Jo Sharp sideways ribbed top using Jo Sharp Soho Summer DK Cotton in col. Pennant.  The…

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Capricorn

17/12/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on Capricorn

Capricorn; the sign of the goat. Baaa.  No, not me.  So the “goat” is in the form of my new knitted mohair jumper, or I reckon it’s more like a Tshirt really.  And this is the very last thing in…

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Peppercorn cardigan

21/07/201227/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on Peppercorn cardigan

  I have knitted a cardigan. The pattern is Jo Sharp’s “Tweed Coat” available as a free downloadable pattern here and the yarn is Jo Sharp Silkroad DK Tweed in Peppercorn (col 425) which I bought during the 30% off closing…

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Sapote cotton cardigan

16/04/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized29 Comments on Sapote cotton cardigan

Oh g’day peeps!  May I present to you my latest completed knitting project… This is another version of the Jo Sharp Fitted Cardigan.  I have knitted this pattern before, my first version is here.  I really loved that knitted lace…

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Calico cotton cardigan

06/01/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized58 Comments on Calico cotton cardigan

The good news: I’ve knitted a cardigan! I bought this perfectly lovely ivory cotton yarn at the beginning of last spring, and started this cardigan when I had finished the garter stitch jacket.  I can be a pretty quick knitter…

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Iceberg garter-stitch jacket

13/12/201113/08/2020 CarolynUncategorized41 Comments on Iceberg garter-stitch jacket

With impeccable timing I have finished a toasty warm little knitted jacket.  Yeaah, just in time for these really hot hot summer days ahead, hehe…   I’m a bit sad about having to pack it away for a while, but that’s my own…

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Crocheted granny squares

29/07/201127/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized32 Comments on Crocheted granny squares

I know there is a phrase to describe occurrences like this but I can’t think what it is… This morning I dug out this crochet scarf and put it on, thinking again how much I like it and its beautifully swampy, underwater-y,…

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Tea Cosy, specimen 11

07/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Tea Cosy, specimen 11

This is the tea cosy I knitted for my friend A for her birthday.  It’s actually the very first tea cosy I made out of all of them and I love its little bobbles.  It’s made from Jo Sharp wool;…

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