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Hoxton Handmade’s Favourite Knitting Patterns- PetraI realise it's only the beginning of February, and temperatures here are around freezing, but this sweet jumper is a lovely piece of Springtime knitwear to look forward to. It's knitted in one piece, top-down, in worsted-weight yarn, so shouldn't take long to whip up. I suspect the little two-stitch cables are twisted/crossed stitches, and the […]
- Petra
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Episode 88: Stash Bust 2012
The Sheep returns as we revisit the stash, hopefully without too much of a bust-up, and a new plan for 2012. Plus there are fabulous new patterns from my favourite knitwear designer and my favourite yarn shop, and a terrible … Continue reading
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Episode 62: Knitwear of Doom
This week we look at what happens when your knitwear turns against you, plus there are some new patterns from an old favourite, some Christmas gift ideas, a new flashmob advert that’s raising a smile, and an awful lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, brooklyn tweed, cake, gifts, gin, Sweater of Doom, YouTube Craziness
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Episode 52: Knitting For Others
It seems that Christmas is determined to arrive as early as possible this year, which reminds those of us knitting gifts that it’s time to start planning our patterns for the festive season. So this week we’re taking a look … Continue reading
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Tagged Artists Palette Yarns, brooklyn tweed, Christmas knitting, fiber beat, gifts, knitting podcasts, nuurdygirl, voolenvine, yarn, YouTube Craziness
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Episode 28: Bonfire
It’s Guy Fawkes Night in the UK, so we take a look at the history of this unusual celebration. There’s also a rundown of what’s on the needles round Hoxton way; some patterns heading up the charts on Ravelry; and … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn tweed, cobblestone, guy fawkes, history, ishbel, knit the city, knitajourney, stephen west, ysolda
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Episode 22: Creation
This week there’s a look at a few of the more unusual paths to spiritual enlightenment; a round-up of the patterns in Jared Flood’s Made In Brooklyn; a very special knitter in California; and the Shakespearean hat finds fame. A … Continue reading
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Tagged brooklyn tweed, Made in Brooklyn, pattern book review, Star Wars
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Episode.12 Slugs & Snails
The Sheep is back! Apologies for the delay in getting this episode out, but Hoxton Towers had to be seriously re-vamped. We now have enough bandwidth for the Sheep to frollick merrily in pastures new. In celebration of Fathers’ Day, … Continue reading
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