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Paper House

November 3, 2018 by The Twisted Yarn 41 Comments

I want to show you something handmade that's exquisitely beautiful, even though it has nothing to do with yarn. It's a perfect replica of our brewery home, made with paper by the artist-craftswoman, Silvina De Vita, aka My Papercut Forest. There's even a light inside, too! How stunningly beautiful is this piece? I'll scatter photos of it lit and unlit throughout this post, but first, a bit of backstory... A year(ish) ago, I went to London to be filmed for an episode of the BBC television Continue Reading

The Easiest, Tastiest, Cake Recipe Ever, Or My Name’s Not Hieronymus Winklebottom

July 28, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 14 Comments

courgette lemon poppyseed cake

A knitter's gotta eat, yeah? You need fuel in order to retain your grip on sanity when you get to that part of the pattern. You know, the part that the designer wrote when they were having a really bad day because they'd just accidentally boil-washed their cashmere, so they decided to give free rein to their inner sadist because if they were suffering, then you should sure-as-eggs be suffering too. So instead of the easy, restful garter stitch they'd been suggesting for the body of this Continue Reading

And Then Suddenly, Dinner Was Ready.

July 8, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 6 Comments

Gosh, thank you for your kind words on the crocheted garden. I'd best get on with the next section, then... Meanwhile, let's talk about food. Way back in April, I promised you dinner. Yeah, yeah, you've probably worked up quite some appetite by now: sorry for the delay. Well the good news is that dinner has finally finished growing, muchly helped by this mad sun-rain-sun-hail-sun-apocalypse-sun weather we've been a-having. Even the clouds have been a little crazy. Here's a few I snapped during Continue Reading

Let Them Eat Cake. (And Chocolate).

March 27, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 23 Comments

Chocolaty felicitations to those amongst you of an Eastery inclination. And even if Easter isn't your thing, I hope you have some cocoa solids handy anyway. Because, well, chocolate. Given the ongoing grey/damp outside, I've been creating colour in the indoor flowerbeds. This. Project. Is. Going. To. Be. Finished. Very. Soon. Or. I. Will. Scream. The plants/foliage are aggressively crocheted, and then I'm embroidering on the flowers. But never mind that, it's Easter. Despite the fact that Continue Reading

Easter. Chocolate. Home-Brew.

March 26, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 25 Comments

Typical. You put out a blog post about how cold and grey it is, and barely have the pixels dried on the screen (my understanding of technological hardware may be imperfect) when the sun leaps out from behind a cloud, yelling "TA-DA!" and makes everything springlike. That said, by the time you read this, it's due to be dull and damp again. This blog post is brought to you courtesy of the Stoic Spouse's homebrew (which is actually rather tasty), so don't be surprised if the final few paragraphs Continue Reading

Family Stuff

March 20, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 31 Comments

Singer sewing machine antique

So I tidied my study. Can you tell that this is going to be an edge-of-your-seat blog post, a white knuckle ride of dastardly deeds and derring-do? Well if you'd seen the state of the room beforehand, you might feel that you weren't too far awry in that opinion. (There was going to be knitting in this post, too, but quirky study stuff took over, so the knitted pretties are reserved for next time. Please do stick around, my fine fibrous friends.) Anyway, would you like to take a look around, Continue Reading

Something’s Brewing At The Brewery

February 29, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 29 Comments

It's been many decades since beer was last made here in our converted brewery home, although walking around the oldest part of the house, you can still see plenty of signs of what went on where. The Stoic Spouse made a token effort at authenticity last year when he bought an old wooden barrel to convert into a water butt, but we later discovered that it was actually a red wine barrel. Man, that barrel smelled good. Anyway, sometimes a lass needs peace and quiet, so last weekend I sent the Continue Reading

A Ludicrously Easy Bread Recipe (Before I Get Back To The Knitting)

February 23, 2016 by The Twisted Yarn 36 Comments

OK, this post isn't strictly knitting, but... This bread recipe is so easy that it ought to be illegal, because such an extreme level of gorgeousness will make folk assume that you slaved over it for hours, and it's surely wrong to be the source of such deception. When I say that it takes two minutes* to put together, I'm not joking, and I say that as the person who looks at most recipes and thinks, "Yeah right is that gonna take a mere half hour to make: two hours, more like." So in case Continue Reading

Christmas

December 28, 2015 by The Twisted Yarn 26 Comments

So for those of you of a Christmassy persuasion, how was your festive season? As usual we hosted here at the brewery, but I confess that I wasn't really feeling it after the fire (and some further sad events) at work. Instead, I had an urge to creep away to a quiet corner and think about stuff, which obviously wasn't going to happen with small, excited twins in tow. Fortunately the Stoic Spouse did a sterling job of feeding us all to the point of near-bursting, whilst I was in charge of Continue Reading

The Week My Knitting Needles Fell Silent For A While

December 9, 2015 by The Twisted Yarn 75 Comments

It began with a birthday: mine, as it so happens. A few days ago. How old? Let's just say that my age is a number that provides the twinnage with the impression that they're geniuses for having successfully counted so very high. Yeah, thanks boys. In my head, I'm still down wiv da kidz. But then, my 96-year-old grandmother said to me the other week that she still feels young until she remembers that her own daughter is now a grandmother. That fact makes her feel very old indeed. (None of us were Continue Reading

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Knitting in the forest whilst the twinnage play.
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Knitting in the forest whilst the twinnage play.
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Sometimes, you just need a little bit of easy comfort-knitting. This will be a jumper. The yarn is @stylecraftyarns Dreamcatcher and I'm enjoying watching the colour shifts play out.
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Sometimes, you just need a little bit of easy comfort-knitting. This will be a jumper. The yarn is @stylecraftyarns Dreamcatcher and I'm enjoying watching the colour shifts play out.
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A village near here has been yarn-bombed in the most delightful way. Just spent a happy hour exploring with the twinnage.
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A village near here has been yarn-bombed in the most delightful way. Just spent a happy hour exploring with the twinnage.
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One that I didn't managed to squeeze into the blog post at thetwistedyarn.com. Even the drainage holes in the churchyard wall received the yarn-bombing treatment!
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#yarnbombing #easthendred #knittingtherapy #yarntherapy

One that I didn't managed to squeeze into the blog post at thetwistedyarn.com. Even the drainage holes in the churchyard wall received the yarn-bombing treatment!
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Morning, Robyn. ❤️
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Erm, excuse me young lady, but you know you're not supposed to come into the house. Her latest trick is to come in and stand on the tub of mealworms whilst we're having a meal, staying there until someone feels guilty enough to get up and feed her. 
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Erm, excuse me young lady, but you know you're not supposed to come into the house. Her latest trick is to come in and stand on the tub of mealworms whilst we're having a meal, staying there until someone feels guilty enough to get up and feed her.
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If I can turn a heel whilst walking with the twinnage, I can do anything, right? Like, for example, beat this silly uppity little cancerous lump. Right? Yeah?? Maybe??? 
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#sockyarn #burrowandsoar #nevernotknitting #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #knittingandwalking #sockknittersofinstagram #oxfordshire

If I can turn a heel whilst walking with the twinnage, I can do anything, right? Like, for example, beat this silly uppity little cancerous lump. Right? Yeah?? Maybe???
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After work (for me and the Stoic Spouse) and a shameful amount of screen-time (the twinnage), I took both boys up to the Ridgeway (truly ancient trail that passes nearby here) so they could run around, or rather gallop along pretending to be horses. No yarn in this picture, because I was feeling so guilty about neglecting the boys all day that I FORGOT TO BRING MY KNITTING when we left the house!
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#oxfordshire #ridgewaynationaltrail #ridgeway #southoxfordshire #workingathome

After work (for me and the Stoic Spouse) and a shameful amount of screen-time (the twinnage), I took both boys up to the Ridgeway (truly ancient trail that passes nearby here) so they could run around, or rather gallop along pretending to be horses. No yarn in this picture, because I was feeling so guilty about neglecting the boys all day that I FORGOT TO BRING MY KNITTING when we left the house!
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I don't go in to Oxford much these days but when I do, I like to walk past the Headington Shark and smile.
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I don't go in to Oxford much these days but when I do, I like to walk past the Headington Shark and smile.
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Ladies who lunch.

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Radiotherapy waiting room knitting. I promise to show you the twist to this design v-e-r-y soon. Yarn is Stylecraft Highland Heathers, and it's lush*.
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#stylecraft #stylecraftyarns #stylecrafthighlandheathers #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #stylecraftblogstars #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #breastcancer #fuckcancer #radiotherapy @stylecraftyarns

Radiotherapy waiting room knitting. I promise to show you the twist to this design v-e-r-y soon. Yarn is Stylecraft Highland Heathers, and it's lush*.
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A sunset walk with the twinnage and the stoic spouse.
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A sunset walk with the twinnage and the stoic spouse.
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Whenever I run past this lake, I have to stop and peer into its shallows. Today I saw tadpoles, diving beetles, dragonfly larvae, backswimmers, pond-skaters, great pond snails. This definitely didn't help my running, but it was fun. ❤️

Whenever I run past this lake, I have to stop and peer into its shallows. Today I saw tadpoles, diving beetles, dragonfly larvae, backswimmers, pond-skaters, great pond snails. This definitely didn't help my running, but it was fun. ❤️ ...

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Decent day for a run. Now on with some knitting (whilst trying to teach the kids / clean the house, etc).
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Decent day for a run. Now on with some knitting (whilst trying to teach the kids / clean the house, etc).
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An afternoon in the New Forest, wandering amongst the semi-wild ponies. This one came to investigate whether my yarn was edible! Needed a portable knit, so I started a sock in some fiery @burrow_and_soar yarn. ❤️
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An afternoon in the New Forest, wandering amongst the semi-wild ponies. This one came to investigate whether my yarn was edible! Needed a portable knit, so I started a sock in some fiery @burrow_and_soar yarn. ❤️
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I've been playing with possibilities for a second version of the skirt. Do you have a preference?
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I've been playing with possibilities for a second version of the skirt. Do you have a preference?
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Someone isn't in the mood to be hand-fed today, but she's here to say hi (and to eat the mealworms I scattered on the ground). Look how well her tail feathers have regrown! 
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Someone isn't in the mood to be hand-fed today, but she's here to say hi (and to eat the mealworms I scattered on the ground). Look how well her tail feathers have regrown!
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NEWSFLASH! I SAW ROBYN'S TWO BABIES! Pic 1: Robyn has breakfast. Pics 2&3: She brings her babies down. They're (wisely) very wary, so I had to leave a motion-activated camera outside in order to have a look. ❤️
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NEWSFLASH! I SAW ROBYN'S TWO BABIES! Pic 1: Robyn has breakfast. Pics 2&3: She brings her babies down. They're (wisely) very wary, so I had to leave a motion-activated camera outside in order to have a look. ❤️
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Our village is a lovely mixture of houses from hundreds of years old to finished-last-week. This timber-framed thatched beauty is towards the older and prettier end of the scale.

Our village is a lovely mixture of houses from hundreds of years old to finished-last-week. This timber-framed thatched beauty is towards the older and prettier end of the scale. ...

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Same skirt design, very different moods. 🙂
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Same skirt design, very different moods. 🙂
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Snip! Cutting out another section of skirt, ready to graft in alternative colours.
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Snip! Cutting out another section of skirt, ready to graft in alternative colours.
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Crochet version of Covid hat is very much in progress. Knit and crochet patterns to come. Not visible in photo: all the chaos around me because I've been neglecting the stuff I ought to be doing!
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Crochet version of Covid hat is very much in progress. Knit and crochet patterns to come. Not visible in photo: all the chaos around me because I've been neglecting the stuff I ought to be doing!
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Robyn has taken up interpretive dance.
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Robyn has taken up interpretive dance.
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Right, that's the knitting done. Now to finish a bit of strategic Swiss darning before I show you the finished cowl with a rather surprising design element, and publish the pattern. I've loved working with Stylecraft Highland Heathers*.
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Right, that's the knitting done. Now to finish a bit of strategic Swiss darning before I show you the finished cowl with a rather surprising design element, and publish the pattern. I've loved working with Stylecraft Highland Heathers*.
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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (link in bio), with a VERY cheeky feathered visitor...
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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (link in bio), with a VERY cheeky feathered visitor...
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Another shot of the patient's recent surgery, whilst I concentrate on finishing sewing her back together.
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Another shot of the patient's recent surgery, whilst I concentrate on finishing sewing her back together.
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Nov 26

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Yesterday, there was a knock on the door. My yarny friend @mandy_reid_art is an artist, and little did I know that she'd been busy painting a portrait of Robyn-the-robin. So when she turned up with the finished work as a gift, I was so overwhelmed with surprise and gratitude that I hardly knew what to say. It's beautiful. It catches her perfectly - sweet but cheeky and feisty. I knew immediately which image Mandy had used as inspiration. The painting is now hanging up in pride of place, and I'm one very happy, grateful, woman. Mandy takes commissions, by the way. Just sayin'...
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #oxfordshire #gardenwildlife

Yesterday, there was a knock on the door. My yarny friend @mandy_reid_art is an artist, and little did I know that she'd been busy painting a portrait of Robyn-the-robin. So when she turned up with the finished work as a gift, I was so overwhelmed with surprise and gratitude that I hardly knew what to say. It's beautiful. It catches her perfectly - sweet but cheeky and feisty. I knew immediately which image Mandy had used as inspiration. The painting is now hanging up in pride of place, and I'm one very happy, grateful, woman. Mandy takes commissions, by the way. Just sayin'...
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #oxfordshire #gardenwildlife
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That run: it was a little on the warm side.
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#heatwave #oxfordshire #runnersofinstagram #nevernotrunning #iloverunning

That run: it was a little on the warm side.
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#heatwave #oxfordshire #runnersofinstagram #nevernotrunning #iloverunning
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Aug 28

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Hospital waiting room knitting, pic 2 in a series of 7647568. 😁 Except today the waiting room is my car because of covid. But I have knitting and green tea, so I'll be FINE here for at least... oh maybe 2 days or so? Happy Friday, people! CHECK YOUR BOOBS (although maybe not right this minute if you're in a meeting at work). 
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#breastcancer #hospital #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #greentea #nevernotknitting #burrowandsoar #sockknittersofinstagram #sockyarn #fuckcancer #oxfordshire #knittersofig #knittersofinstagram #iloveknitting #handknit #handknitting

Hospital waiting room knitting, pic 2 in a series of 7647568. 😁 Except today the waiting room is my car because of covid. But I have knitting and green tea, so I'll be FINE here for at least... oh maybe 2 days or so? Happy Friday, people! CHECK YOUR BOOBS (although maybe not right this minute if you're in a meeting at work).
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#breastcancer #hospital #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #greentea #nevernotknitting #burrowandsoar #sockknittersofinstagram #sockyarn #fuckcancer #oxfordshire #knittersofig #knittersofinstagram #iloveknitting #handknit #handknitting
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Jun 2

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#justiceforgeorgefloyd #knittersagainstracism #blackouttuesday

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May 16

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Sometimes she pauses eating and gets a drink from the pond. ❤️

Sometimes she pauses eating and gets a drink from the pond. ❤️ ...

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Jul 31

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Just time for a couple of rounds of the new skirt colours before I begin work.
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I think Robyn might be sulking because I didn't come out the second she appeared at the window. So now I'm sitting out here with her breakfast and she's elsewhere. 
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#strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitspo #fairislefriday #knittersofinstagram #knittersofig #knitspiration #virkning #strikke #garn #knitdesigner #knittedskirt #knittingdesigner #nevernotknitting #inmygarden

Just time for a couple of rounds of the new skirt colours before I begin work.
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I think Robyn might be sulking because I didn't come out the second she appeared at the window. So now I'm sitting out here with her breakfast and she's elsewhere.
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#strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitspo #fairislefriday #knittersofinstagram #knittersofig #knitspiration #virkning #strikke #garn #knitdesigner #knittedskirt #knittingdesigner #nevernotknitting #inmygarden
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Jun 20

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Threatening.

Threatening. ...

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Sep 24

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Designing mojo returning, I'm happy to say. 😊 I'm a sucker for a spot of corrugated rib.
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#knitspo #knitspiration #handknitting #handknit #handmade #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #knitdesigner #garn #strikke #virkning #handknitting #malabrigo

Designing mojo returning, I'm happy to say. 😊 I'm a sucker for a spot of corrugated rib.
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#knitspo #knitspiration #handknitting #handknit #handmade #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #knitdesigner #garn #strikke #virkning #handknitting #malabrigo
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Jun 5

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When you're trying to work, but you have a weird sense of being watched.

When you're trying to work, but you have a weird sense of being watched. ...

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Jun 9

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Robyn-the-robin, off to check whether any more horrid clones of my Insta account have popped up overnight.

Robyn-the-robin, off to check whether any more horrid clones of my Insta account have popped up overnight. ...

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Aug 16

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Sunday running. ❤️

Sunday running. ❤️ ...

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Jul 22

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Playing with yet another colour combination for this skirt. 😊
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #handknitting #handknit #handmade #handmadeisbest #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #fairislefriday #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns #knittersgonnaknit #knittersofig #knittersofinstagram #nevernotknitting #lifeincolour #lifeincolor fairisleskirt #knittingpatterns

Playing with yet another colour combination for this skirt. 😊
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #handknitting #handknit #handmade #handmadeisbest #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #fairislefriday #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns #knittersgonnaknit #knittersofig #knittersofinstagram #nevernotknitting #lifeincolour #lifeincolor fairisleskirt #knittingpatterns
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May 23

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Places you can knit: standing on the bed of a dried-up pond whilst your sons look for animal tracks. (There's a deer hoof print just above the knitting in this photo.)
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#knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #nevernotknitting #knittingoutdoors #knittingandwalking #placesyoucanknit #fairislefriday  #fairisleskirt #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #strandedcolorwork #knitspiration #knitspo

Places you can knit: standing on the bed of a dried-up pond whilst your sons look for animal tracks. (There's a deer hoof print just above the knitting in this photo.)
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#knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #nevernotknitting #knittingoutdoors #knittingandwalking #placesyoucanknit #fairislefriday #fairisleskirt #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #strandedcolorwork #knitspiration #knitspo
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Jun 14

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. I hope it makes you laugh at least a little.
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#knittersofravelry #knittersofinstagram #oxfordshire #covid #covid_19 #covid19 #covi̇d19 #growingveggies

New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. I hope it makes you laugh at least a little.
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#knittersofravelry #knittersofinstagram #oxfordshire #covid #covid_19 #covid19 #covi̇d19 #growingveggies
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Nov 30

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When you can't resist the urge to photograph your luscious yarn. (Malabrigo Rios in shade 'Tormenta').
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#malabrigo #malabrigoyarn #malabrigorios #skein #yarnporn #yarnpornofinstagram #iloveyarn

When you can't resist the urge to photograph your luscious yarn. (Malabrigo Rios in shade 'Tormenta').
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#malabrigo #malabrigoyarn #malabrigorios #skein #yarnporn #yarnpornofinstagram #iloveyarn
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Same skirt, different moods, all finished at last. I'm quite pleased with how this design is turning out.
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#fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #knitdesigner #garn #strikke #virkning #handknitting #handknit #knitdesigner #handknitted #knittingpattern #easyfairisleknits #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns

Same skirt, different moods, all finished at last. I'm quite pleased with how this design is turning out.
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#fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #knitdesigner #garn #strikke #virkning #handknitting #handknit #knitdesigner #handknitted #knittingpattern #easyfairisleknits #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns
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Nov 29

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Done!
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Done!
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My right arm may be a bit useless at the moment, but it'd have to drop off completely to stop me knitting. 😊
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #handknitting #handknit #handknitted #malabrigoyarn #malabrigolace #nevernotknitting #cancersucks #fuckcancer #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #autumnleaves  #ivymotif #ivyleaves #fairislefriday

My right arm may be a bit useless at the moment, but it'd have to drop off completely to stop me knitting. 😊
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #knitspo #knitspiration #handknitting #handknit #handknitted #malabrigoyarn #malabrigolace #nevernotknitting #cancersucks #fuckcancer #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #autumnleaves #ivymotif #ivyleaves #fairislefriday
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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. Naturally, it's a work of literary and creative genius... 😁😁😁
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#knittersofig #handknit #knittedskirt #knittedskirtpattern #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knitdesigner #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #strikke #garn #virkning #knitspo #knitspiration #coolknitting #fairisleskirt #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #yarntherapy

New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. Naturally, it's a work of literary and creative genius... 😁😁😁
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#knittersofig #handknit #knittedskirt #knittedskirtpattern #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knitdesigner #rowanfeltedtweed #rowanyarns #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #strikke #garn #virkning #knitspo #knitspiration #coolknitting #fairisleskirt #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #yarntherapy
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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. ❤️
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#knittersofig #handknit #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knitdesigner #knittersofinstagram #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #strikke #garn #virkning

New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. ❤️
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#knittersofig #handknit #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knitdesigner #knittersofinstagram #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolorwork #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #knittersofravelry #knittingdesigner #strikke #garn #virkning
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Occasionally you just have to put your feet up and crochet some bunting. (Pattern for granny triangles from @attic24, then I added a few details.)
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#crochetersofinstagram #crochet #crochetedbunting #easycrochet

Occasionally you just have to put your feet up and crochet some bunting. (Pattern for granny triangles from @attic24, then I added a few details.)
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#crochetersofinstagram #crochet #crochetedbunting #easycrochet
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Nobody will ever replace Robyn-the-robin, but this young-looking chap has begun following me round the garden yelling at me, and he's LOUD. He hasn't fed from my hand yet, but his cheeky confidence makes me wonder whether he's one of Robyn's children.
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#robinsofinstagram #ukbirds #ukbirdlife #robin #robins #europeanrobin #europeanrobins #tamebirds #oxfordshire #feedthebirds #gardenbirds #gardenbirdsUK #ukgardenbirds #wildlifegardening #wildlifeinthegarden #wildlifeinthecity

Nobody will ever replace Robyn-the-robin, but this young-looking chap has begun following me round the garden yelling at me, and he's LOUD. He hasn't fed from my hand yet, but his cheeky confidence makes me wonder whether he's one of Robyn's children.
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#robinsofinstagram #ukbirds #ukbirdlife #robin #robins #europeanrobin #europeanrobins #tamebirds #oxfordshire #feedthebirds #gardenbirds #gardenbirdsUK #ukgardenbirds #wildlifegardening #wildlifeinthegarden #wildlifeinthecity
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