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Happy Cherries

July 4, 2014 by The Twisted Yarn 47 Comments

Cherries are a happy fruit.

I’ve blogged before about how our little Oxfordshire village was once the centre of the cherry-growing world. How many hundreds of years back our cherry heritage goes depends on which direction Google takes you, but I’ve seen mention of the 1500s, which is at least mildly impressive. There are stories of professional bird-scarers starting their work at 5am during the fruiting season. Frankly, that sounds like a job I could do, other than the getting-up-early bit. I’d quite enjoy leaping around a cherry orchard shouting wildly at the birds.

Sadly, precious few cherries are grown commercially round here any more, but we still have plenty of remnants of that once-munchable industry. First, the poplar windbreaks that these days enclose sheep and cattle, but which once sheltered precious orchards:-

Poplar Windbreaks
Poplar Windbreaks

And the historic Cherry Barns, that are now a commercial premises. And if you wander the many paths around the village, you’ll find remaining cherry trees in hedgerows and verges, currently laden with swelling fruit. Why have the birds not stolen those unprotected beauties?

Cherries! Cherries! Cherries!
Cherries! Cherries! Cherries!

In the pub across the road from our home, there’s a picture from the 1950s of cherry pickers in the village. My photo of it is slightly rubbish, but I felt like an idiot hovering next to the bar taking pictures of the wall, so I had to hurry:-

1950s Local Cherry Pickers
1950s Local Cherry Pickers

Of course, this is a knitting and crochet blog, so I started thinking about making cherries, and YES!, my book of knitted/crochet flowers* has a cherry pattern. Here’s what I’ve made thus far:-

Knitted Cherries
Knitted Cherries

And in the spirit of yarn-bombing, I’ve hung it on the front door in honour of the Cherry Season. True locals will understand the sentiment:-

Knitted Cherries
Knitted Cherries

There is one cherry orchard still very much in production locally, so I took the Toddler Twinnage to buy some of their produce:-

Cherries! Cherries! Cherries!
Cherries! Cherries! Cherries!

They’re dark and fat and luscious. You’re welcome to share them, but you’ll have to hurry, because their further survival is likely to be measureable only in minutes.

Now, before I finish, I do feel that I should mention the Storky Scissors. Because to be very grudgingly, belligerently fair, they do seem to get a disproportionate amount of attention and admiration on this blog. But I’m Not Jealous At All. Nooooo. We haven’t had a photo of them yet in this post, have we? OK, here they are:-

The Storky Scissors
The Storky Scissors

(Want to know about the background in this picture? It’s a miniature and surprisingly fluffy replica of the rug that covered Freud’s consulting couch after he moved to London. Little-known and slightly weird fact: you can buy pictures of Freud’s couch naked, with its adorning rug removed. That’s a bit weird, even for me. Anyway, that’s what you get for having a psychologist write the blog post you’re reading.)

* 100 Flowers To Knit And Crochet, by Lesley Stanfield.

Filed Under: Outdoors Tagged With: cherries, growing cherries, knitted cherries, knitting, orchards, Oxfordshire, Scissors

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Comments

  1. thecontentedcrafter says

    July 4, 2014 at 2:31 am

    I really do love those scissors, they are so quirky. I’ve never seen anything like them before……… and the fact that I still like them – and you – despite being displayed on something hat once belonged to Freud says a lot – I’m just not a fan of his theories, give me Mr Jung any day 🙂

    I also love your sweet double cherry stalk hanging at your front door. I especially like that they hang there unadorned – pure and simple – reminding one and all of what used to be the work of your village…..nice touch!!

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 8:52 pm

      Thank you. (And I’m not a Freudian, I promise.)
      I could send you some of these scissors if you’d like them?

      Reply
      • thecontentedcrafter says

        July 10, 2014 at 9:57 pm

        Ooooooooooh 🙂 yesssss please! Could we maybe do a swap? Do I have something you would like?

        Reply
        • The Twisted Yarn says

          July 10, 2014 at 9:59 pm

          Honestly, I don’t need anything in return. (But I’m so in awe of your artistic skills that a quick sketch would be treasured…) If you want to exchange addresses, I’m at thetwistedyarn [@] outlook [dot] com …

          Reply
          • thecontentedcrafter says

            July 10, 2014 at 10:26 pm

            Done and sent! 🙂

            Reply
            • The Twisted Yarn says

              July 10, 2014 at 10:27 pm

              🙂

              Reply
  2. dionneattinadell says

    July 4, 2014 at 5:25 am

    Those cherries look yummy, my mouth is watering!! Enjoy

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 8:50 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  3. E.C. says

    July 4, 2014 at 7:19 am

    Your photos are lovely.
    Wow, The 1500s is very impressive history. I’m glad there’s still places to see or purchase cherries.
    Your crocheted cherries are pretty. I like that you have them displayed on your door.
    Your charming scissors have a mystique all their own.
    The history of the couch rug is somewhat unsettling. lol

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 8:50 pm

      Thank you. And yes, I agree re the couch rug.

      Reply
  4. The Snail of Happiness says

    July 4, 2014 at 7:49 am

    Yum… no cherries here, just a gazillion raspberries!

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 8:49 pm

      Raspberries are just as good. (Spoken as someone who reverently harvests approximately three raspberries from her canes every night.) Sounds as though yours are faring rather more impressively.

      Reply
      • The Snail of Happiness says

        July 10, 2014 at 9:13 pm

        Ooh and I notice lots of red-currants nearly ready too 🙂

        Reply
        • The Twisted Yarn says

          July 10, 2014 at 10:00 pm

          🙂 indeed.

          Reply
  5. KerryCan says

    July 4, 2014 at 11:55 am

    Mmmm . . . cherries make me cheery! They don’t grow around here so I pay ridiculous money to buy them–it’s worth it. I have stork scissors, too, and, now that I know they’re so blog-worthy, I’ll start including them in all my photos! Now I’m going to look for Freud’s naked couch . . .

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    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 8:25 pm

      Yes, we need to see your scissors! Please! Someone (can’t recall who) utterly crushed my confidence and entire raison d’etre the first time I posted a picture of my stork scissors, by informing me that her stork scissors were more ornate than mine. Really, what reason is there for my continued existence? Pretty much none. 🙁

      Reply
      • The Twisted Yarn says

        July 10, 2014 at 8:25 pm

        I have a storker.

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      • KerryCan says

        July 12, 2014 at 11:19 am

        So, now stork scissors are becoming a competitive sport? Her stork scissors might be more ornate but can she knit a mandala?? I think not.

        Reply
  6. Barbara says

    July 4, 2014 at 2:42 pm

    I enjoyed the history lesson–and I love cherries!

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you. 🙂

      Reply
  7. kazacrafty says

    July 4, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    Cherry lovely! Living in the Rheinland, we don’t have any lack of cherries at the moment too ? I have some right angled embroidery scissors I’m going to have to share on my blog ?

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:58 pm

      Oooh, enjoy your luscious cherries. And yes, I do think you should share your scissors. 🙂

      Reply
  8. Cnawan Fahey says

    July 4, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    “I’d quite enjoy leaping around a cherry orchard shouting wildly at the birds.” Huh, I’d really like to see that. You have the perfect hair to make quite a striking cherry orchard bird-scarer. You could post a video? : )

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:56 pm

      Ha ha ha, any cherry-orchard-leaping is going to be entirely off-camera!

      Reply
      • Cnawan Fahey says

        July 10, 2014 at 8:16 pm

        Drat.

        Reply
        • The Twisted Yarn says

          July 10, 2014 at 8:18 pm

          Don’t want to break/horrify the camera.

          Reply
  9. Tethered to the Tube says

    July 4, 2014 at 11:18 pm

    Hey, I nominated you for most inspiring Thank you for being an inspiration to me. 🙂

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:55 pm

      Oh wow! Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooo much!!! 🙂

      Reply
  10. epicyarns says

    July 5, 2014 at 4:32 pm

    Love those cherries. I made a bag charm of knitted cherries once and the real thing is super tasty too.

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:54 pm

      Oh wow, do you have any photos of the bag charm?

      Reply
      • epicyarns says

        July 14, 2014 at 8:50 pm

        Yeah I think the charms attached to a bag in my cupboard. I’ll dig it out 🙂

        Reply
        • The Twisted Yarn says

          July 14, 2014 at 10:16 pm

          🙂 🙂 🙂

          Reply
  11. northmelbournemum says

    July 6, 2014 at 2:40 am

    I have a fondness for cherries, because I have a sweet memory of managing to order them in a market in Paris with the man knowing that I wasn’t French, but not that English was my native tongue!

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    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:52 pm

      That’s an impressive achievement! (People always immediately speak to me in English when I go abroad, even when I’m trying to speak their language. I must remember to get that Union Jack tattoo removed from my forehead.)

      Reply
  12. Selena Rea says

    July 6, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    Yummy post, beautiful pictures, lovely scissors!

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:52 pm

      Thank you. I’m beginning to think that the scissors need their own blog! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Allison says

    July 7, 2014 at 6:14 pm

    Ooh–I love cherries! When I lived in the Midwest, we would get ours fresh from Michigan, the biggest cherry-growing state in the region.

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:51 pm

      Yum, local cherries. Sounds gorgeous. 🙂

      Reply
  14. thegrangerange.wordpress.com says

    July 7, 2014 at 10:52 pm

    Scrumptious cherries, are they from the 100 flowers to knit and crochet book by Lesley Stanfield. It is a fab book.

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:47 pm

      Yup, that’s right about the book. (Sorry if the reference was too buried at the bottom of the post.) I agree that it’s a brilliant book.

      Reply
      • The Twisted Yarn says

        July 10, 2014 at 7:48 pm

        PS: hope you’ve received a parcel from me?

        Reply
  15. sindhoooo says

    July 8, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    Wow! Cherries! I love those knitted cherries! And that cute scissors! Lovely!

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:46 pm

      Thank you, as ever, from afar. 🙂

      Reply
  16. Gallivanta says

    July 10, 2014 at 4:05 am

    I applaud your cherries.

    Reply
    • The Twisted Yarn says

      July 10, 2014 at 7:24 pm

      My cherries thank you. 🙂

      Reply

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Playing with Finnish-inspired motifs for a new design. 
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #garn

Playing with Finnish-inspired motifs for a new design.
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #garn
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May 2

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I finished designing a thing. @novitaknits yarns are lush. 🙂
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I finished designing a thing. @novitaknits yarns are lush. 🙂
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #strandedcolorwork #fairisletechniques #fairislefriday #fairisledesign #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #nevernotknitting #novitaknits #novita #garn #strikkedilla #strikke #virkning #knitspo #knitspiration
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Apr 30

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Washed ready for blocking... and mysteriously suddenly enormous. The swatch didn't behave like this!

Washed ready for blocking... and mysteriously suddenly enormous. The swatch didn`t behave like this! ...

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Dec 2

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Re-reading this fascinating book - Interaction Of Colo(u)r by Josef Albers - whilst I write the chapter about using colour in stranded knitting for my own book. Highly recommend the Albers book if you fancy a really deep dive into how and why colours behave so differently, depending on their neighbours. 
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisletechniques #fairisleknitting #fairisledesign #fairislefriday

Re-reading this fascinating book - Interaction Of Colo(u)r by Josef Albers - whilst I write the chapter about using colour in stranded knitting for my own book. Highly recommend the Albers book if you fancy a really deep dive into how and why colours behave so differently, depending on their neighbours.
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisletechniques #fairisleknitting #fairisledesign #fairislefriday
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Jan 29

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There's a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see link in comments.

There`s a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see link in comments. ...

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Nov 2

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Knitting on the rug beside the first fire of the season.

Knitting on the rug beside the first fire of the season. ...

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Nov 10

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com,  or see link in bio. It's very... orange.

New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see link in bio. It`s very... orange. ...

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Mar 5

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New blog post, right here: https://thetwistedyarn.com/2022/03/05/blue-and-yellow/

New blog post, right here: https://thetwistedyarn.com/2022/03/05/blue-and-yellow/ ...

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Jun 3

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My lovely friend (since the age of about 4) has just turned 50. We don't usually exchange gifts but she sent me such a thoughtful present when I hit the half-century, and I wanted to do something nice for her. So I designed and made this cowl. I hope she likes it...
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#stylecraftyarns #stylecrafthighlandheathers #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairislefriday #knitspo #knitspiration #garn #strikke #virkning

My lovely friend (since the age of about 4) has just turned 50. We don`t usually exchange gifts but she sent me such a thoughtful present when I hit the half-century, and I wanted to do something nice for her. So I designed and made this cowl. I hope she likes it...
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#stylecraftyarns #stylecrafthighlandheathers #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairislefriday #knitspo #knitspiration #garn #strikke #virkning
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Apr 26

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Decent weather for a run. Yes I do occasionally put my knitting down. The colours of this view are a statement, too.
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#running #freedomforukraine

Decent weather for a run. Yes I do occasionally put my knitting down. The colours of this view are a statement, too.
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#running #freedomforukraine
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Nov 22

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Crunching numbers for a pattern for @stylecraftyarns . Crunch, crunch, crunch. I love-hate this stage. 
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#knitdesigner #stylecraftyarns #stylecraft #nevernotknitting #knittingpatterns #knittingpattern #yarn #garn #strikke #virkning #strikkedilla #knitspo #knitspiration #winterknitting

Crunching numbers for a pattern for @stylecraftyarns . Crunch, crunch, crunch. I love-hate this stage.
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#knitdesigner #stylecraftyarns #stylecraft #nevernotknitting #knittingpatterns #knittingpattern #yarn #garn #strikke #virkning #strikkedilla #knitspo #knitspiration #winterknitting
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Jul 21

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@novitaknits have done a fabulous job of photographing my cardigan design. ❤ I HIGHLY recommend following their beautiful Insta page. Pattern out very soon. 
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisletechniques #steek #steeking #howtosteek #fairislecardigan #fairisle #fairisleknitting

@novitaknits have done a fabulous job of photographing my cardigan design. ❤ I HIGHLY recommend following their beautiful Insta page. Pattern out very soon.
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisletechniques #steek #steeking #howtosteek #fairislecardigan #fairisle #fairisleknitting
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Jan 23

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My long-loved and dear friend @mary_megarry_number452 sent this card two years ago with many warm-hearted words inside. Little did either of us know that in addition to the knitting, the two black cats would also become a reality. Hope to see you soon, Mary. ❤ Artist is Dee Nickerson.

My long-loved and dear friend @mary_megarry_number452 sent this card two years ago with many warm-hearted words inside. Little did either of us know that in addition to the knitting, the two black cats would also become a reality. Hope to see you soon, Mary. ❤ Artist is Dee Nickerson. ...

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We popped down to the New Forest for the day. The twinnage loved it. There was, of course, some knitting. 
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#knittinginpublic #knittingandwalking #knitspo #knitspiration #novitaknits #strandedknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #Fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairisledesign #fairislefriday #fairislecardigan #garn #strikkedilla #strikke #virkning

We popped down to the New Forest for the day. The twinnage loved it. There was, of course, some knitting.
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#knittinginpublic #knittingandwalking #knitspo #knitspiration #novitaknits #strandedknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #Fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairisledesign #fairislefriday #fairislecardigan #garn #strikkedilla #strikke #virkning
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Jan 31

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Crunching the numbers. Crunch, crunch, crunch...
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@novitaknits #knitdesigner #knitspo #knitspiration #nevernotknitting #knittingblogger #novita #novitaknits

Crunching the numbers. Crunch, crunch, crunch...
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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com,  or see link in bio!

New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see link in bio! ...

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Steek without the 'eek'!
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#steeking #steek #cuttingthesteek #rowanfeltedtweed #garn #strikke #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairislefriday #fairisleknitting #fairisle

Steek without the `eek`!
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#steeking #steek #cuttingthesteek #rowanfeltedtweed #garn #strikke #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairislefriday #fairisleknitting #fairisle
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Nov 9

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Playing with the Estonian stranded technique of roosimine. Floats on the right side look like embroidery! Kinda fun.
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#roosimine #roosimineknitting #Estonia #estonianknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting

Playing with the Estonian stranded technique of roosimine. Floats on the right side look like embroidery! Kinda fun.
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#roosimine #roosimineknitting #Estonia #estonianknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting
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May 6

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Friday night post-work chillin'. 
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Friday night post-work chillin`.
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Spring has never been more welcome. View looking upwards as I walked home after taking the twinnage to school. For once, I wasn't even knitting as I walked.

Spring has never been more welcome. View looking upwards as I walked home after taking the twinnage to school. For once, I wasn`t even knitting as I walked. ...

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Haven't done a knitting-and-walking photo for a while, so here's a shot from walking the twinnage to school this morning. 
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#knittingandwalking #roosimine #roosimineknitting #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #rowanfeltedtweed #estonianknitting #garn #strikkedilla #strikke #virkning

Haven`t done a knitting-and-walking photo for a while, so here`s a shot from walking the twinnage to school this morning.
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Nov 27

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Fancy a new cowl to help you brave all this pesky weather? Free pattern at thetwistedyarn.com or see link in my bio. Enjoy.
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#stitchfiddle

Fancy a new cowl to help you brave all this pesky weather? Free pattern at thetwistedyarn.com or see link in my bio. Enjoy.
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A re-knit with a view in the Cotswolds. 
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#nevernotknitting #knitinpublic #knittinginthepub #pubknitting #knitdesigner #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisleknitting #fairisle #fairislefriday #stylecraftyarns #stylecrafthighlandheathers #virkning #strikkeinspo #strikke #garn

A re-knit with a view in the Cotswolds.
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#nevernotknitting #knitinpublic #knittinginthepub #pubknitting #knitdesigner #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisleknitting #fairisle #fairislefriday #stylecraftyarns #stylecrafthighlandheathers #virkning #strikkeinspo #strikke #garn
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Feb 26

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Constellations! Plotting and planning for a new design. 
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#knitdesigner #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #rowanfeltedtweed #fairisleknitting #fairisle #fairislefriday

Constellations! Plotting and planning for a new design.
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