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NHS psychologist. Stranded knitting book out 2022. Stylecraft Blogstar. Runner. Garden @the.twisted.garden

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Eight years ago today, I started thetwistedyarn.com. It was just a place to talk (and talk) about knitting. Gradually it became a place to photograph knitting and wildlife, too... and garden stuff, which led to the @the.twisted.garden page. Little did I know that my blog would lead to meeting you creative, witty, wonderful lot, plus a book deal, and some treasured real-life friends, a quarterly column in 'Simply Knitting' magazine, membership of the Stylecraft Blogstars, a TV appearance, and plenty else besides.
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If you're thinking of starting a blog, I have one very important piece of advice: DO IT!
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(I wheel this photo out almost every year. It's the cake that the Stoic Spouse commissioned for my first blogiversary. It was delicious as well as beautiful, but unsubtle hints have thus far failed to persuade him to bake or order any further bloggy gateaux.)
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There are SO MANY swatches needing knitting for the book. I reckon I can show you this one in progress, because only the reverse will be visible in the finished shot.
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#garn #strikke #strikkedilla #rowanfeltedtweed #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #fairisle #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #virkningsprojekt #virkning #nevernotknitting #knittingblogger #knitspo #knitspiration ...

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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 ...

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Morning all! New blog post (well, it was new last night) at thetwistedyarn.com. See link in bio. 😊 ...

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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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Breakfast time here at Twisted Towers. THANK YOU so so so much for every single one of your kind, warm-hearted, comments and DMs in response to my last post. They were a huge comfort, but also I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by so much love! I'm not sure how to reply to so many, but let me at least begin with this post.
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife #lovemygarden #birdfood #birdfeeding #feedthebirds #gardeningfornature #gardeningforwildlife #wildlifegardening #breastcancer #cancerjourney #cancerdiagnosis #oxfordshire ...

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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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#crochetersofinstagram #crochet #crochetcovid #crochetcovidpattern #stylecraft #stylecrafthighlandheathers #stylecraftblogstars #crochetdesigner #crochetpattern #tapestrycrochet #tapestrycrochetpatterns #crochetedhat ...

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Peaceful morning knitting at Thrupp Lake. ❤️
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@earth_trust #thrupplake #autumn ...

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Sitting and knitting the sleeve of a jumper, whilst keeping half an eye on the twinnage.
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#knittinginpublic #knitinpublic #nevernotknitting #malabrigo #malabrigoyarn #twinmum #twinmom #twinlife #oxfordshire #knittersgonnaknit #knittersofig #handknit #handknitted #handknitting #knit #knittersofravelry ...

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Sunday running. ❤️ ...

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Autumn evening walk. So pretty that I WASN'T EVEN KNITTING!
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Also, CONGRATULATIONS USA!
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#sunset #thrupplake ...

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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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*Which I didn't pay for. But I've genuinely loved it anyway.
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#stylecraft #stylecraftspecialdk #stylecrafthighlandheathers #stylecraftyarns #knittersofig #strikke #virkning #garn #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #strandedcolorwork #fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #cowl #knittedcowl @stylecraftyarns ...

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View from the sofa. (First log fire of the season.) ...

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New blog post and new knit! See link to blog in bio...
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#knit #knitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #knittersgonnaknit #knittersofravelry #fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #knitdesigner ...

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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 ...

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How many times!! You KNOW you shouldn't come into the house, dear Robyn. Come outside and I'll feed you some mealworms. ❤️
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#tamebirds #wildlife #tamewildlife #robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife #lovemygarden #birdfood #birdfeeding #oxfordshire #wildlifegarden #feedthebirds ...

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When you're procrastinating about the things you should be doing, so you get out the blanket you crocheted in 2014 to start weaving in the 4000 ends (NOT an exaggeration) of slippery cotton yarn. Currently working at approximately 120 ends per hour. That means it'll take over 33 hours...
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#crochetersofinstagram #rico #ricocreativecotton #ricoyarn #crochetblanket #weavinginends #crochet ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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In today's edition of never-not-knitting, I had a spare half hour between appointments in Oxford, so I went to #wolvercotelakes. Love this place, but I hadn't been for ages. Lots of dragonflies and damselflies and butterflies.
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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 ...

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There's a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com! Link in bio. Hope you enjoy...
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#knittersofinsta #nevernotknitting #knittersofinstagram #dragonflies #knitdesigner #stylecrafthighlandheathers #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisleknitting #fairisle ...

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New blog post (link in bio), with a discount on my brand new pattern. Enjoy!
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#knitting #strikke #virkning #garn #strandedcolourwork #strandedknitting #strandedcolorwork #fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #cowl #knittedcowl @stylecraftyarns #stylecraft #covid #covidcowl #stylecrafthighlandheathers ...

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Looooook! That photo I posted of Little Wittenham yesterday? My clever friend @annabelle_jm recreated it in her sketchbook. ❤️ Isn't her version just perfect? She's completely captured the mood of the place. Annabelle, you're a brilliant artist (and so is your sister).
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#littlewittenhamwood #littlewittenham #wittenhamclumps #earthtrust #oxfordshire #southoxfordshire @earth_trust ...

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Hello far-too-lovely folk. This one's about Robyn-the-robin. I haven't seen her for quite a while... and the last few times she visited, she really looked her age. Sorry to be the bearer of probably-bad news, but I think she's gone forever. 😢 And much as I like to think my heart is cold and impregnable, I really, really, REALLY miss her bold and cheeky attitude. I loved her more than was probably wise.
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird #tamebirds ...

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The knitting is done! Just reworking the FREE pattern using the new yarn.
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#autumnknitting #fallknitting #knitsforautumn #autumnleaves #rowanfeltedtweed #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #virkningsprojekt #virkning #strikkedilla #strikke #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #fairisleknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #knitspo #knitspiration ...

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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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*Technical knitting term, obvs.
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#stylecraft #stylecraftyarns #stylecrafthighlandheathers #fairislefriday #fairisle #fairisleknitting #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #stylecraftblogstars #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #breastcancer #fuckcancer #radiotherapy @stylecraftyarns ...

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Being a good girl for once and blocking this swatch.
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Blocking mats and pins by @knitiq . Disclosure: I didn't pay for them, BUT I've had them for several years now, and I love them (in as much as you can actually love a blocking mat).
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#strikkedilla #strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strikke #strandedknitting #rowanfeltedtweed #knittingdesigner #nevernotknitting #knittersofig #knitspiration #knitspo #fairisletechniques #fairislefriday #fairisleknitting ...

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There's a new blog post up at thetwistedyarn.com (or see 'latest post' in my Linktree). Actually it was new yesterday, but it's still a fully up-to-date account of what's occurrin'.
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#knittinginpublic #knit #knitspiration #knittingthroughcancer #breastcancer #fuckcancer #stylecraft #stylecraftspecialdk #stylecraftyarns ...

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It's a long time since I took this photo (channelling Escher). You would not believe the amount of bodily contortion that went into the making of this picture!
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#escher #knit #knitspo #knitspiration #knittersofravelry ...

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

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Wintry, puddle-splashy, muddy, walkies with twinnage and - missing from these photos - the Stoic Spouse. ❤️
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#oxfordshirewalks #upton #chilton #wessex #southoxfordshire ...

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Radiotherapy FINISHED!!!! 😊 Now on to more serious matters... such as knitting.
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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 ...

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Glad to see that car manufacturers are finally taking the popularity of knitting seriously, by including yarn ball holders between the front seats. ...

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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 ...

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I love it when she stands on my foot and watches the world go by (see photos 2 and 3)..
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #oxfordshirecountryside #rurallife #tamebirds #lovemygarden #birdfood #birdfeeding #oxfordshire #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird ...

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For those of you remember Robyn-the-robin (my cheeky avian friend who fed from my hand and generally bossed me about for two summers), you may be interested in this. Here's a fledgling robin who hasn't even got his/her red chest yet, but follows me VERY closely around the garden. We've just had a little chat over some mealworms, and I'm optimistic that we'll be friends.
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Decent day for a run. ❤️🏃‍♀️
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#runningawayfromcancer #running #run #runnersofinstagram #oxfordshire #southoxfordshire ...

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New blog post! Link in bio... ...

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Just got home from a really intense work-day down the psychology mines, only to discover these wonderful socks that the ever-awesome @buttonspickles knitted for me. They are very beautiful and very cosy, and the yarn is the colourway that I designed for Stylecraft, i.e. Head Over Heels in the shade 'Saltaire'. (I don't think Stylecraft sells it any more.) But these socks are just perfect and I love them and I'm feeling very grateful for my friends. ❤
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It's been handed over to its recipient now, so I can show you the finished object. I was aiming for a vaguely vintage look, since it's for a friend to hang in her shepherd's hut.
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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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Happy feet! New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree.
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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 ...

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Post-work.
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Robyn-the-robin would prefer that I didn't shove a camera in her face whilst she's busy enjoying today's third breakfast. I can see her point, actually.
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Knitting and walking, with a view. 🙂
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I'm working on a hat version of the Covid cowl. Someone also mentioned crochet, so I'm plotting that too. 😊
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Nope, you haven't got rid of me yet! 😁😁😁 This pic is from yesterday, three days post-surgery, walking three miles very slowly. I'm mostly dozing, or walking, or saying "Yes you can get yourself another fourteen biscuits" to the twinnage. Not really knitting yet. (I know, I know, call an ambulance right now!) THANK YOU for all your kind comments and messages. BYE BYE CANCER!
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