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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
Tag Archives: Knit Nation
Episode 80: Knit Nation 2011
This week I report back from Knit Nation 2011, to tell you all about the lovely podcaster meet-up, the marketplace, my yarn purchases, and a competition where you can win a lovely skein of yummy yarn! (And if that wasn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged A Playful Day, Handmade Shopping, iMake, Knit Nation, knitting podcasts, London Events, sheep about town, yarn
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Knit Nation Meet-Up!
Knit Nation is almost upon us! I can’t wait to look around the marketplace, though I fear I will have resist the temptation to refurbish my house entirely in yarn If you’re going to be there on Saturday, then I … Continue reading
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Tagged Knit Nation, knitting podcasts, London Events, sheep about town, things to do in London
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Episode 79: Things To Do
This week is all about lists and when they get out of hand. Plus we have a look at the latest issue of Rowan Magazine in an epic pattern review, and there’s news of a podcasting meet-up at Knit Nation … Continue reading
Episode 70: MODO Fashion Show
The Sheep has a shiny new look this week and to celebrate I join Alice Yu at University College London’s MODO Fashion Show. We also take a look at some fashion forward knitwear, and some crochet that’s more of a … Continue reading
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Tagged books, cool knitted stuff, crimes against crochet, interweave knits, Knit Nation, London Events
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Episode 53: Knit Nation
The Knit Nation episode is finally here! Apologies for the late posting, but I had a fair bit of audio to sort through and not enough time to do it in. But that’s all sorted now, phew! So here’s a … Continue reading
Knit Nation: Day Two
Yesterday was another busy day at Knit Nation. I legged it back over to Kensington after work and had another walk round the market – still plenty of Wollmeise to go round. Speaking of which, here’s a glimpse of the … Continue reading
Knit Nation: Day One
Well after all the anticipation, Knit Nation finally kicked off today! There’ll be lots more info, interviews and chatter on the podcast (hopefully on Sunday if I can edit it all in time!), but here’s a little taste of what … Continue reading
Knit Nation is here!
I hope you’ve got your tickets booked, your yarn budget at the ready and your elbows sharpened for the Wollmeise stand – Knit Nation is this weekend! The Sheep and I will be there tomorrow evening for the market preview, … Continue reading
Episode 48: Emily
This week we take a look at the woman who’s at least partly responsible for my vote next Thursday, Emily Wilding Davison. Plus we go over what’s on my needles; a travel knitting quandary and surfing farm animals are clearly … Continue reading
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Tagged flaming lips, history, kidsilk haze, Knit Nation, surfing sheep, Sweater of Doom, v&a
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Knit Nation
The fabulous Alice, of Socktopus fame, and Cookie A, of Monkey sock fame, have teamed up to create Knit Nation, a new knitting expo right here in London this summer. Yay! Celebrating knitting, crochet and spinning, there will be classes … Continue reading
