Category Archives: Knitting

Purple is the colour of choice

Posted on June 14, 2015 by luliriisi

The thing about deciding to make a lot of the things for one’s wedding means there isn’t much time to do other stuff. That’s okay though, I’m having fun. My dress is almost done. I had my mom and grandma … Continue reading →

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Good mail days, ideas and plans

Posted on May 8, 2015 by luliriisi

The last few weeks have been full of good mail days. The latest Knitscene arrived first, then came the Mason-Dixon knitting book (a bargain at just £6 including shipping), and then… yarn! That’s the yarn for my little nephew’s blanket, … Continue reading →

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Channelling Yoda

Posted on April 29, 2015 by luliriisi

I look ridiculous right now. There’s this thing I read about online called plopping. Basically it’s a way to dry curly hair so that the curls stay nice. So now I’ve got a T-shirt wrapped comically around my head, being … Continue reading →

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Fun with technology

Posted on April 21, 2015 by luliriisi

So this past week or so, I’ve been having fun with technology. And I mean that both sincerely and sarcastically. The sarcasm is to do with work, so I’ll just leave it at that. The actual fun with technology happened … Continue reading →

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Spring is definitely here

Posted on April 11, 2015 by luliriisi

 Last week has been gorgeous, weather-wise at least. The one grey day before all of the glorious sunshine, I bought some tulips on an impulse to try to cheer up the flat a bit. They lasted about a week, so … Continue reading →

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ALL the swatches

Posted on April 3, 2015 by luliriisi

I’m finally at the point in my wedding shawl where I need to decide which pattern to do next. So I’ve been swatching. And re-doing charts (I love charts, btw). And swatching some more. And then swatching again. I’ve churned out … Continue reading →

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Mrs Lear’s Scarf

Posted on March 31, 2015 by luliriisi

Here’s the second of my two patterns from Defarge Does Shakespeare: Mrs Lear’s Scarf. It has cabling and wrapped stitches, just like the mitts and sections of textured stitches in between the columns of cables. So if you’d rather make a … Continue reading →

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Mrs Lear mitts

Posted on March 26, 2015 by luliriisi

As I mentioned earlier, I have two patterns in the new Defarge Does Shakespeare book that’s coming out soon (digital copy out tomorrow, March 27th, print version ships two weeks later). I’m the kind of person who likes clothes, accessories … Continue reading →

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It’s coming!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by luliriisi

Finally! So excited. The next Defarge book – Defarge Does Shakespeare – will be out this Friday, March 27th. I have two patterns in it, a scarf and a pair of fingerless mitts, both based on King Lear. But I want to give … Continue reading →

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More wedding chat

Posted on March 21, 2015 by luliriisi

I’ve made a decent dent into my wedding shawl knitting. I’ve got to the lace sections now and even though I have three pages of charts (because there are three different lace patterns) to follow if I need them, I … Continue reading →

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