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stonor-cardigan-and-topshop-skirt

22nd December 2013 By amandafrance

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Things I could do for hours: 1) knit 2) rearrange

Things I could do for hours:
1) knit
2) rearrange books on shelves into colour & category (I will never be done faffing OK)

Anyway, new video on my YouTube channel sharing my advice for designing your first pattern, with a few tips for the 'I don't know where to start' conundrum! The very first steps, recommended garments to start with, most useful excel formulae for grading, book recommendations, etc. Link in my bio 😊
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Pattern: #MyTimeSweater available via my blog, Ravelry and Etsy
Yarn: @rowanyarns Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze

Neat little keyholes coming soon 🔑 For summer k

Neat little keyholes coming soon 🔑 For summer knits you can do cutouts, strappy things, jazzy armholes... far more fun to design than winter jumpers IMHO ✌🏻 Loving all the tester versions so far! #UpwardsTop
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Pattern: #UpwardsTop coming 8th July

What I'm wearing & what I'm working on 🧶 Alway

What I'm wearing & what I'm working on 🧶

Always feels a bit weird to work on wintery stuff on hot days and vice versa but it pays off when your summer wardrobe is ready in plenty of time 😁 Couldn't wait to cast on in my new colours of my yarn #AXISbylilykate! Green is shade Continuum (a #RibblesdaleVest to be, my zero-thought-required project whilst out and about) and pink is shade Neutrino with a new design on the needles. I'll definitely be using both as accent colours at some point or another but thought I'd let them have centre stage on their own first 💃
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Pattern: #TheOneThatIWantCrop available via my blog, Ravelry and Etsy

Bright enough outfit for Monday night book club 😎 Could easily make use of one of these in every colour if I had 10 extra arms to knit them!
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Pattern: #BrightestTee
Yarn: @thediscreteunicorn High twist sock in shade Pink Lemonade

Like knitted necklaces 👸 Definitely going to ma

Like knitted necklaces 👸 Definitely going to make a dark version for winter!
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Pattern: #AbydosTop coming 23rd July
Yarn: @rowanyarns Cotton Cashmere and Kidsilk Haze

#AbydosTop 🧶Test knitters needed! It's a quick

#AbydosTop 🧶Test knitters needed! It's a quick knit in DK weight & mohair and has possibly my favourite construction to date (yoke / set in sleeve hybrid with a nifty short row transition 🤩) +. I can't wait to see how the yoke tucks look in different colours - dark main yarn with skin tone mohair would look amazing, and it'd be so cute with each mohair panel in a different colour too! Good for scrap yarns 👍

All info on the application page linked in my bio / stories 🧶
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Pattern: #AbydosTop coming 23rd July
Yarn: @rowanyarns Cotton Cashmere and Kidsilk Haze

How to wear shawls if you're not a shawl kinda per

How to wear shawls if you're not a shawl kinda person 🌚 Photos from yearssss ago (2014 and '15, if the eyeliner and backcombed hair didn't give it away). Worn over a skin tone strapless bra I think it works for a holiday kind of vibe! The navy one is Aeolian shawl by Elizabeth Freeman, and the lighter blue is called Bowland and actually designed by my mum (free pattern is available on my blog).

On a less cheerful note, when I originally shared these photos on the blog way back when, I received a lovely comment about how the photos were disgusting and I'd taken it too far... I'd like to think we've moved on from shaming people for their outfit choices now ✌🏻

A day late for #worldwideknitinpublicday, but any

A day late for #worldwideknitinpublicday, but any day is knit in public day in my world 🌍 Spent lotsss of time knitting anywhere and everywhere in the last month and received many a comment, some of the usual lines and some new ones...

'My Grandma used to knit!'... The classic 😅

'Are you making something for your baby?'... Um, what baby?

'How are you knitting without looking at it?'... knitting autopilot!

'Did you knit your dress too?'... That would be impressive

And the usual 'I wouldn't have the time or patience!'... always baffles me when it comes from someone on the exact same train, spending their time scrolling whilst the hours pass by 😅

What's the strangest thing someone has said to you whilst knitting? I love that it's a conversation starter and am always happy to chat knitting to anyone who'll listen!
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Wearing #UnderlaceTop available via my blog, Ravelry and Etsy

To answer the question 'but when would I wear a sw

To answer the question 'but when would I wear a sweater with short puffy sleeves?' (which I have been asked many times)...

On a windy, not cold, but not warm, day when it's definitely not proper ✨sweater weather✨, but isn't a day for going wild and getting your shoulders out either. In other words, 80% of the year in the UK. I think they're actually very practical 😅
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Pattern: #LawrensonSweater available via my blog, Ravelry and Etsy
Yarn: @thefibrecompany Terra (discontinued)

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