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Knitting update


My copy of Little Red Knits has arrived and it is truly amazing. It talks about everything, from choosing yarns and patterns to how to adapt the sizing for every tiny aspect and how to finish it off neatly. Silly little things like what kind of yarns work best with what kind of stitch pattern or texture. Obvious things that I have just never really thought about, and explained in such a brilliant, excited, friendly way, I wish I could meet her! I must finish my current WIPs (just the cowl and the cardigan for now, although I found two pairs of nearly finished socks that I ought to make a decision about soon) and then I'm going to plan a jumper using the book. Excited!


I updated most of my stash and projects on Ravelry this weekend as well, got photos of most of them and worked out how much I actually have and where it was and everything. I was worried that my yarns were getting damp in the cupboard in the spare room so I wanted to take it all out and check it was ok anyway, so it seemed like a good time to update Ravelry. There probably isn't as much as I remembered, and there are quite a few things I could do with de-stashing that I probably never will use. UKarma here I come!


And just for a piccy - progress so far on the cowl, I'm really enjoying this pattern and the knitting, keeps me on my toes but not too complicated either.
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