This is great 😊
I had a rubble and asphalt front garden when we moved into our house. It was a beast to lift but worth it. Tip from my neighbour to pass on- gather and distribute worms. I did a lot of lurking by park flower beds being dug over- snaffled around 40/50 worms that I rehomed. They heal💪
Share holding vs individuals need to survive and thrive snaggles that all up. I am not there to see people loose creative jobs to computers/computing- there’s no fun in that.
In a perfect world he’s right. AI, which looks more like artificial computing to me, could be an amazing tool to churn so people don’t have to. We should all be free from jobs we don’t love to explore our creativity to feed it and train it.
A photo of a knitted halter neck down to the bust line. The wool is shiny buttermilk coloured and there is a textured diamond/triangle pattern.
I rarely use DK but I found some Sirdar Silky Look balls in the RSPCA shop- I started Drops Diamonds Vest pattern then went rogue 😏 I think it’s going to be a halter neck vest, perhaps a dress- if I can get past the bust darts! #ShowMeYourKnits #knit 🧶
People don’t think about the physical toll of knitting. I’ve just nearly finished a project using newish techniques and am ready for a break. Hopefully a few rounds of socks will rest you 😊
I am fully prepared to engage a lap table or a standing desk when knitting big things. Anything that keeps the weight off the needles. It’s annoying but I can’t knit much more than socks otherwise. And I am strong so it’s not that. I’ve been tempted by a drip stand so I could hang heavy WIP’s 😂
I always measure diagonally across the heel to make sure the sock gets on then figure it from there.
Pattern Pixels Pullover by Claudia W in Malabrigo Worsted, cadmium and hot pink. It’s beyond soft.
Photo of fabulous friend with a lovely WIP jumper in bright yellow with pink squares. Even better, a lovely tigery greyhound is laid by her side and resting its head on the knitting.
Had a lovely little getaway in Norfolk. Great Saturday night hanging with friends and catching up over some knitting. Smitten with this jumper my friend is working on. Even more smitten with her heavenly dog 😊 Knit details following.
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I love a rainy guilt free car knit 😊 that’s a beautiful blue.
I’ll check that out. It seams that steaming would be easier for the heavy dense wooden knits too. They are a lot to handle when wet.
That’s helpful. I’ll try and get a move on so I can try that out over Summer- outside! Our house is so damp I am considering an extension for ironing and the rice cooker 😏 Steaming makes sense to me.
That will be me learning about blocking then!
Hey Marta, I’ve sent you a message 🙂
I have that mag, I love this shoot. If I break a leg, I’ll be trying to knit the enormous jacket from it 😏
A photo of a grey cardigan knitted raglan style with cable inserts in the sleeves.
Another version of the RukeKnits cardigan with cable inserts. I think I’ve knitted it about 7 times now 😊
A photo of a cardigan, huge leg warmers and a beanie- knitted up in rough wool in shades of dark and light grey and dark green.
#showmeyourknits These were knitted up from some beautiful old wool found in a charity shop. I often wear the leg warmers over the cardigan sleeves for snuggly walks. 🧶 #knitting The cardigan is loosely based on RukeKnit Puna cardigan pattern- very adaptable.
A photo of the same piece of knitting, corrected. The stitches are a little irregular.
Ugly but done. Hoping it’ll sort itself out while I carry on knitting. I hope I don’t do that again.
A close up photo of pressed flowers shall in navy and white. The last row of flower motif has a mistake, a flower is 2 stitches out of place.
I made a mistake. I will see it if I don’t fix it. I am not prepared to unpick the whole rows but I don’t know if I am up for the mental challenge of a spot repair. Goes to find crochet hooks, safety pins and some strong cups of coffee 😂 I anticipate strong bouts of swearing 😬
#knitting 🧶
A photo of two sleeves of a khaki Aran cardigan side by side. One sleeve has been trimmed of bobbles. They are not well knitted.
Tidying up my woolens before they get washed and stored for Winter. It’s a chilled job, just scissors. This was my first ever cardigan. I can see all the mistakes now the bobbles have been cleared 😬 (left)
Singing and knitting must surely be a thing, if you have the skills. ( My singing voice is a definite NOPE. ) My current knit feels very Nick Drake but the last one was Femininominom on repeat 😂 I’d love videos of singing knitters.
😂 I have a had a firm word with myself about buying more wool for a while! I do have a knitting machine so there’s a chance of burning through the stash with some scarf/hat gifts 😏 I might look at mitten patterns as well- good call 😊
A photo of a messy but growing garden with a rug in the foreground covered with assorted wools. Wools in bags, wools part knitted up, lone wools. There’s a beautiful small tortoiseshell cat stepping around in the middle of it all.
Wool sorting day yesterday. This year everyone is getting socks for any occasion 😬 Our neighbours cat popped by to help 😍
🧶 #knitsky #knitting
I have both used a smooth bowl and a lazy Susan 😂 I sit cross legged so a bowl is cosy. About to knit a new cardigan on next break so will remember to pack one 😊
Darleks were silly but great to play in the playground.
People are so tricky. I get why it’s nice to snuggle in like minded spaces. I am always so bewildered when I bump up against someone with hurtful speech. Then after I think of a million better things I should have said. I need a shield of witty pins and stickers.
That’s so pleasing.
A messy garden just waking up with Spring flowers. A hammock and a partner in the background, knitting in the foreground. The knitting is pastel shades and textured stripe- a baby vibe, in cotton.
My other WIP- we have a new baby in the family so having a go at cotton and pastel to suit parents. Cotton is hard! It looks like it’ll take a dryer though so hopefully practical. Wool- Kingcole baby bamboo and cotton- strands. Pattern- making it up 😬
#showmeyourknits #knitting 🧶
A photo of a messy Spring garden in morning sun. There is a hammock in the background. In the foreground is a wooden bowl with knitting- dark blue and white- a textured geometric knit.
Lazy morning in the garden. Current WIP, inspired by someone’s post here 😊 I love the pattern, was hard to get started but quickly understood and easy to pick up for a few minutes.
Pattern Pressed Flowers by Amy Christoffers on Ravellry. Wool- Yarnsmiths merino sock
#showmeyourknits
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