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December 9, 2015 by The Twisted Yarn Leave a Comment

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Knitting+silliness at thetwistedyarn.com. Growing food @the.twisted.garden . NHS psychologist. Runner. Stranded knitting book coming.

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Sep 6

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There is at last a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com. See link in bio. Read and enjoy. ...

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

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There`s a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (or see link in bio). Just sayin`. ...

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Aug 15

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (link in bio). It was going yo be about knitting, but then I got carried away... ...

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Aug 15

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Met up with three very dear friends today. There was yarn. And gossip. And biscuits. @alicadabara @ruth_underdown @buttonspickles ...

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Feb 14

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Slightly late to my own floofin` party, there`s a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com or see linky in bio. ...

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Jan 14

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Uh-oh. #knittingwithcats @stylecraftyarns ...

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Sock-wash day. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 ...

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A yoke is taking shape. Yarn by @novitaknits .
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#fairisleknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #jacquardknit #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #yoke #yokejumper #yokesweater #knittingtopdown ...

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Knitting the `spring` colourway of my next pattern. Nearly done. Yarn is @stylecraftyarns Highland Heathers.
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#stylecrafthighlandheathers #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #strandedcolorwork #fairisleknitting #fairisle #fairislefriday #knitspo #knitspiration #knitdesigner #freeknittingpattern #garn #virkning ...

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Stripes. Many many stripes. Happily hooking post-work with wine, a fire, and a book. The cats like me but they like the fire more, hence their absence from this photo. (Ditto the children who like me but like their screens more.) 🙄 Book is The Woodchip Handbook by Ben Raskin and whilst I`m only a quarter of the way through so far, I`m fascinated.
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#crojo #tapestrycrochet #crochet #crochetdesigner #stylecrafthighlandheathers ...

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There`s a new blog post in town. See link in bio or explore thetwistedyarn.com. ...

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Sep 21

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NEW BLOG POST at thetwistedyarn.com (see link in bio) with link to a marvellous* new pattern. Enjoy.
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* In other news, I`m very modest.
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Sep 12

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

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Dec 30

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New yarny blog post! See thetwistedyarn.com or link in bio. And enjoy. ...

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Oct 3

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com or see link in bio. The yarnery in the post isn`t very pretty yet, so here`s my harvest of winter squash from the garden/allotment instead: there`ll be a LOT of soup on the menu this winter. ❤️ ...

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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 ...

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Dec 5

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There`s a new(ish) blog post in town. See linky in profile or poddle over to thetwistedyarn.com. ...

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Oct 16

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It`s been a gruelling day down the kitten mines (and down the crochet mines). ...

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Nov 29

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And in today`s edition of WHO STOLE MY SEAT BY THE FIRE, I present to you a very warm and cosy cat called Jack. ...

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Jul 30

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I`ve done walking-and-knitting plenty of times on here. Time for WALKING-AND-KITCHENER-STITCH! OK, I was only wandering round and round outdoors, not hiking up a mountain in a blizzard, but still.
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Jun 8

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

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Nov 5

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My new dress design is in the latest edition of Novita magazine. OK so you`ll need to speak Finnish to understand it, but six months from now I`ll be allowed to publish the same pattern in English on my website. @novitaknits is awesome. ...

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My implausibly awesome friend @buttonspickles has just published this sock pattern. This a woman who seriously knows her cables and her socks, so this pattern is worth checking out. There`s a link in her bio for purchase. ...

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Been a while since I posted some hospital knitting, but today I had a pre-op appointment for my post-cancer evening-up-the-boobs-so-I-don`t-list-to-the-left-when-I-go-running surgery. @novitaknits ...

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Jan 11

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Knitting in a power-cut.
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The steeks are cut and it`s beginning to look a lot like a cardigan (apart from the lack of sleeves, collar, button bands, buttons, and a really thorough blocking, but what`s a few details between friends?) I`m excited that the knitted reality is coming out pretty much how I hoped when I created the design. Feel free to laugh at my hubris when it all goes wrong tomorrow...
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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com or see linky in bio. ...

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An afternoon walking in the New Forest with the Twinnage and the Stoic Spouse. Of course I brought yarn.
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#newforest #newforestpony #newforestnationalpark #knittingandwalking #knitinpublic #stylecrafthighlandheathers #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #tricoteuse #tricot #garn #virkning #knitspo #knitspiration ...

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see link in bio.
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@permaculturemagazine This post includes a heartfelt recommendation of Alan Carter`s brilliant book about food forests.
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When life imitates "art". Note the little crocheted kitten beside the pond, paws stretched out, just like the real thing. I had no idea when I crocheted/knitted this chair cover that I`d one day be a kitten-slave for real. #blackcatsrule ...

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (see link in bio). Includes happy times with fellow Stylecraft Blogstars. ...

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Yeah, it`s been a while. I was working crazy-hard down the psychology mines for the first half of this year, but now I`m back. I`ve been ruthlessly testing Stylecraft`s newish yarn, Knit Me Crochet Me and I`m ready to talk. Blog post incoming as soon as these beasts dry out.
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Sep 6

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Hunter would like to inform you that after very extensive testing, he can confirm that @stylecraftyarns are soft and cosy and excellent for napping against. (Pictured: #stylecrafthighlandheathers and a cushion cover I designed with #stylecraftdreamcatcher ). ...

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Constellations! Plotting and planning for a new design.
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Looooooook! @stylecraftyarns has VERY kindly sent me some of their Knit Me Crochet Me yarn to review. This is going to be FUN.
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Jan 6

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Crocheting and walking... or rather paddling. We went to visit the village where we used to live: it was soggy.
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#crochetinpublic #crochetinspo #pangbourne #flood #thamesflood #tapestrycrochet #stylecrafthighlandheathers ...

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Time to stop the colourful stuff for a while and begin crunching some serious numbers. Crunch, crunch, crunch...
Depressive Pencils = a fabulous gift from my super friend @toads_mum
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: CHECK YOUR BITS AND PIECES, PEOPLE! Today was the third of my annual post-cancer mammograms. Honestly, it`s uncomfortable rather than painful, and definitely worth it.
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Also, top tip: if your hair is somewhere between chin and shoulder length, take a hair bobble to tie it back, so that it doesn`t interfere with the imaging. (Longer hair isn`t a problem, because it can be draped over a shoulder.) I forgot this time, and had to improvise with a surgical glove! By some miracle I remembered to remove the glove before venturing back out into the hospital.
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#breastcancerawareness #breastcancer #ibeatcancer #mammogram ...

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Another day, another colourway for the crochet version of the Four Seasons Cowl. This is `Spring`. After a plenty-long day down the psychology mines, I`m slumped on this sofa in front of a roaring fire with yarn and hook and wine and cats, and all is well with the post-work world. ...

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (or see link in bio). ...

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A new pattern for you! Today sees the launch of Stylecraft`s Blogstars On The Beach initiative. See my blog post at thetwistedyarn.com or follow linky in profile. ...

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

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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 ...

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Strolling and knitting with one half of the twinnage, watching combine harvesters at work because my son is fascinated by farming.
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #knittingandwalking #knitspo #knitspiration #stylecrafthighlandheathers ...

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Post-work crochet with wine in front of a roaring fire. ❤️ This is the `winter` colourway of the Four Seasons cowl. Moments later, one of the cats jumped up to tell me that crochet time was OVER. It`s a good thing he`s cute...
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How has YOUR Thursday been?
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Kittens sitting in the crocheted garden. By the way, someone pointed out that there`s a fake account pretending to be me: it`s at thetwistedyarn_ I can`t view it because they`ve blocked me, but if any kind soul would be kind enough to report it, I`d be very grateful. Thank you, my Fine Fibrous Friends! ...

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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. ...

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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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