Category: Knitting
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in 3D Pen Crafts, Abakhan, Buttons, Crochet, Knitting, Organisation, Paper Crafts, Patchwork, Quilting, Sewing, Thread, Thread, Tips & Tricks, Weaving, Wool, YarnAbakhan pride themselves on offering value for money throughout the vast range of Fabrics, Yarns, Crafts, Sewing Accessories and Haberdashery which they have on offer. They are committed to sourcing the best products at the best prices and frequently have stock lots, clearance parcels and special offers available – for example end of roll, or…
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Knitting Needle, Crochet Hook & Yarn Weight Conversion (UK-US)
Being a big fan of trawling the internet looking for patterns and yarn, almost 50% of my purchases involve US sizes and yarn weights. So here are some conversion charts, for those who require them!
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The future is bright… the future is stitch markers!
Found a much less snaggy way to keep track of my knitting whilst browsing Etsy last week… snag free stitch markers! Rebecca’s Room offers a range of really pretty stitch markers for a variety of needle sizes…
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Adapting the Noro Hat: Head band!
I started a hat for my sister-in-law, Jen, but she was so excited it ended up being a headband! Doesn’t she look happy (and warm!) with my little Nephew, Antoine, in the picture?! I took the Noro hat pattern and Aran weight wool (A lovely Marino-Soy mix! So soft!) but adapted the pattern to make…
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“Nicola’s Pull on Hat – Variation”
I picked up this pattern, and lovely hand-spun wool, from the Handspinner Having Fun (on the Isle of Skye, Scotland) when on a geology break – I ended up not actively taking part in as my broken foot complained and swelled… what else could I do, but invest in some needles and wool and start…
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Noro Hat Madness
This is my all time favourite knitted hat pattern, in wool that I love! If you have knit with wool from Noro before, you will completely understand why…. the choice of colours and feel of the wool is just wonderful!
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Project: Knitting Needle Roll
After inheriting my Nanna’s Knitting Needles (and soooo much more), I had to go through them and check what I had double, and which I was keeping. There were 100’s…. so after finalising what I was keeping, I needed an easier way to store – and find! – them. I did not use a pattern…
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Project: Knitted Jacket
This jacket is my favourite knitting creation so far – and I wear it loads! Pattern: SIRDAR Escape Chunky knitting pattern 9214 (jacket, waistcoat, hat 24/26 – 40/42″