I now have a knitting machine courtesy of a local freecycle member, this is to go along with my box of needles, drop spindle, travel sawing machine, peg loom and sock knitting machine. I desperately need to carry on with my decluttering to find room for it all, and space to set some of it up.
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Posts Tagged ‘knitting’
Wool craft
Posted in Day-to-day, Food, allotment, tagged Garden, knitting, summer, summer holiday on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
New toys
Posted in Homemade, tagged knitting, knitting machine, sock knitting machine, socks, Victorian on July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Even though I am trying to de-clutter I have been tempted by a few things lately, and given in on two occasions.
My first purchase was a small set of wood carving tools, I’ve never tried wood carving of any sort, or have any idea if the tools I have bought are any good, but I like [...]
Home made clothes
Posted in Homemade, tagged clothes, college, Homemade, knitting, socks on January 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I was meant to be starting a soft furnishings and clothes making course tonight, but it’s been cancelled due the college not being able to find a replacement tutor for it.
I’m really disappointed, I would really like to be able to make my own clothes and learn to use a/my sawing machine to do so. But [...]
Beads, wool and spinning
Posted in Homemade, tagged Christmas tree, craft, Homemade, ill, knitting, seed beading, spinning, unwell on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I was ill, it was the horrid flu-y, chest infection thing that everyone else has had and I promised I would get. It wasn’t very nice at all, and even after a week on antibiotics, and two weeks of large doses of Vit C and eating as much garlic as possible with every [...]
Well, winter is finally here
Posted in Day-to-day, Food, Garden, Goats, Quail, tagged Eggs, Garden, Goats, holiday, knitting, Local Exchange Trading System, Quail, rain, snow, socks, spinning, vegetables, Winter, wool, work on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Outside it is snowing, huge flacks but it’s been raining all afternoon so the ground is, touch wood, to wet for it to settle.
October has flown by; I’ve spent most of it working. I work right though from the 13th until the 22nd, two days off and now I’m back at work. Officially I’m on [...]
Learning to knit (again) – Cont
Posted in Homemade, tagged knitting on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had given up for a while but I sat down and had another go and it just clicked this time.
