Tag Archives for winter

Real life knitting

There is fantasy knitting – the sort of pieces that you aspire to, that intrigue you with their construction, beguile you with lace and/or cable patterns, or tantalise you with colour – and then there is knitting reality. The reality … Continue reading

14. September 2012 by purldragon
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Snowflakes

Here it is, my beautiful Flukra. I cast off last night, a couple of minutes before 11pm, after just eight days of knitting. This has been one of the most enjoyable knitting experiences I have had so far. I bought … Continue reading

05. August 2012 by purldragon
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If sunshine were a beanie…

…this is what it would look like. I don’t think it’s possible to describe how much I love this hat. It’s soft and squishy and it makes me smile.

28. July 2012 by purldragon
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Be careful what you wish for…

I frequently wish that we lived somewhere colder. Some of this is knit-related — it would be nice not to have people wonder why I need to knit so many jumpers when the temperature only drops below 20 degrees Celcius … Continue reading

15. July 2012 by purldragon
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