My talk went down well last week. You can read a review of it
here. They were all very kind and really enjoyed being able to handle all the quilts I had brought with me. It was good fun, even though I was really nervous to begin with.
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| Double knitting hat under way |
Well, I have started knitting again. My hat will use up much of the yarn left over from my recently completed double knitting
jumper.
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| Aran yarn purchased this morning |
Going into Aldi this morning, I was rather tempted by these two aran yarns. I only bought one of each since I wanted to make waistcoats rather than jumpers. The trouble is, I really can't choose which one to start first and which colour to use for each design. Both patterns date from the 1970's and early 1980's. I first made the Wendy pattern around 1980 or so. I gave it away some years ago and have really missed having it around.
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| An old pattern from my collection |
The second pattern was a lucky find in a charity shop.
It is inside this rather lovely book:
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| A pattern book dating from 1979 |
There are some rather nice patterns which I will find myself making over the next couple of years.
I am also planning some dressmaking sessions since I really could do with some more skirts, pinafore dresses and culottes as well as shirts.
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| Dressmaking projects waiting to be cut out. |
My only problem is that I could really do with getting some quilting done too, making books and ...... No, I won't bore you with the list. I really ought to get organised and just start.
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