UNATTENDED BAG

I haven’t picked up my needles since before Christmas. No doubt the stress from all those deadlines for Christmas tree decorations and gifts has caught up with me. How to recover my enthusiasm? First, order a library book, full of project ideas. A bit disappointing to find that I am already currently borrowing this book from another library – the same book with a different front cover. I discovered this treachery during a full hour spent looking through four knitting…

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The task of knitting Christmas started in September. It began, as usual, with a perusal of Christmases past. The Teabag bookmark had satisfied my office colleagues a few years ago. It was brooches another year – flowers, a leaf with a ladybird in situ, pencils for the Clerk to Governors, a bunch of lavender fronds for the gardener. Key rings the next. So, what now? Whatever it was, it had to be not too big, useful, quick to knit up…

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The usual Christmas knitting frenzy looked like it would be toned down before it started this year.  With one recipient not being visited until January, two recipients struck off the list as they never acknowledge what they receive and another having their knitted offering postponed until their birthday due to a perfect bought present, this meant that I could relax and just ‘quickly’ knit 4 simple knitted bags to fit hand warmers, the perfect personalised Christmas stocking present.  As is…

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It started as an idea for a birthday present, way back at the start of 2022. The birthday in question was in August. Plenty of time. But the summer was sweltering and knitting was a long way from my mind. No casting on with sweaty fingers for me. September or October would provide plenty of opportunity to knit during the autumn evenings in France. The idea of posting the pizza abroad from France was a definite attraction since Brexit, but…

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