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Reluctant Knitter

Confessions of a reluctant knitter
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The right tool (needle) for the job.

The characteristics of a good knitting needle, thinking about quality and wear, review Knitpro, Pony Rosewood, Chaiogoos and Denise interchangeables.

Sonja July 12, 2018 2

Slippage

My focus on finishing progress went so well – I relaxed too soon and started casting on again… Slip one…

Sonja April 20, 2013

In which progress is demonstrated

So last time I posted I wrote about the split priorities of my competing projects. I referenced to my focus…

Sonja March 23, 2013

Picking up the needles

One of the perils of blogging is the problem of never quite getting onto the next post! One of the…

Sonja February 16, 2013

On a roll, the kowhai socks

On Thursday evening as I was driving out to knitting group when I noticed that the kowhai at the bottom…

Sonja August 14, 2012

Sweet Baby Esther

So here it is – the very close to finished product… It just needs blocking, buttons and the final ends…

Sonja August 9, 2012

The pattern project

Once I decided to create something new for this project I went looking for inspiration. I wanted to use some…

Sonja August 5, 2012

A fatal flaw

I need to knit another baby present (well I don’t need to but I want to). It’s for a brand…

Sonja July 31, 2012

Perseverance

The winter weather can be great justification for huddling on the couch with the heater on  – especially if you…

Sonja June 25, 2012

The socks of rage

When I contemplated creating this blog I started with drafting a list of possible topics that I could write about…

Sonja April 21, 2012
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