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Knitting+silliness at thetwistedyarn.com.
NHS psychologist. Stranded knitting book out 2021. Stylecraft Blogstar. Runner. Garden @the.twisted.garden

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

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Oct 25

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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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I made a simnel cake, because obviously what my family needs right now is more sugar. Also, home-made marzipan is the best. Happy Easter, people!
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Jul 22

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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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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. ❤️
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Oct 2

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

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Jul 22

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Playing with yet another colour combination for this skirt. 😊
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Jul 5

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Designing. Early stages. 😊 I love-hate this process!
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Jul 16

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Robyn I get it, you're moulting, it's normal. But... your entire set of tail feathers at once?! Was that wise?
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Dec 11

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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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Jul 26

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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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#robin #gardenbirds #tamebirds #gardenforwildlife ...

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Sep 21

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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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Nov 3

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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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Nov 22

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New blog post! Link in bio...
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Jun 28

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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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Jul 6

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This was our yesterday, wandering around in the countryside, AND SEEING A COMMON LIZARD! ❤️❤️❤️❤️♥️ I knitted along the way, of course.
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Oct 26

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Good grief, is that a new blog post? Why yes, my friend, it is. See 'latest post' on my Linktree, or hop, skip and jump over to thetwistedyarn.com.
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#strandedcolourwork #strandedcolorwork #strandedknitting #fairisle #fairisleknitting #fairislefriday #knitdesigner #knittingdesigner #ivymotif #ivy #nevernotknitting #malabrigo #malabrigoyarn #oxfordshire #knittersgonnaknit #knittersofig #handknit #handknitted #handknitting #knit #garn #strikke #virkning #cancer #fuckcancer #breastcancer ...

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There's a new blog post at thetwistedyarn.com (link in bio). Actually it's only newish, because I published it last night. Enjoy. ...

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Dec 16

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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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Aug 29

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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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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird #tamebirds ...

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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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Please allow me to introduce you to Wilfred. He (or she) is one of Robyn-the-robin's grandchildren. S/he's currently hiding behind various objects in the garden near his/her one - or possibly two - sibling(s) - also called Wilfred, because they're indistinguishable from each other. (Hmm, maybe I should have taken that approach to naming with my own identical twins...)
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ANYWAY, I thought you'd like to meet little Wilfred. Robinson and his wife are very proud parents, and they seem to trust me near their precious children, which I'm taking as the greatest honour.
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#robin #europeanrobin #gardenbirds #birds #europeanrobins #robins #wildlifegarden #wildlifegardening #southoxfordshire #feedthebirds #handfeedingbird #tamebirds8 ...

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Knitting in the forest whilst the twinnage play.
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#forestbathing #twinmum #twinmom #twinlife #knitspo #knitspiration #knitinpublic #knittinginpublic #knitoutdoors #knittingoutdoors ...

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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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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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I love it when she stands on my foot and watches the world go by (see photos 2 and 3)..
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Aug 12

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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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Oct 20

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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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Jul 1

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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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#fledglings #robinsofinstagram #ukbirds #ukbirdlife #robin #robins #europeanrobin #europeanrobins #tamebirds #oxfordshire #feedthebirds #gardenbirds #gardenbirdsUK ...

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Dec 18

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Better pics to come on a brighter day, but it's done! My design to reflect how Covid has trampled all over everything this year. Pics show Covid thingies before and after Swiss darning, so you can see how design works. PATTERN AVAILABLE VERY SOON! (Can also be worn as skirt... just about - see final pic.) Yarn is Stylecraft Highland Heathers.
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Here she comes. ❤️
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Post-work.
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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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Jul 6

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Just to prove that there was knitting whilst we walked yesterday. (Let's not talk about the fact that I've had to rip this jumper back and begin again.)
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Aug 12

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Today I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I'm fine, and looking on the bright side, I now have the perfect excuse to lounge on the sofa and knit even more than usual for the next few months. 😁 Normal silliness and yarniness will continue both here and on the blog, because that's just how I roll. Also, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO CROCHET A BREAST TUMOUR?! I mean, viruses look kinda cute and quirky under the microscope, but breast cancers are just BLOBS. So... I will not be releasing a pattern for this rather rubbish piece of crochet.
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Playing and designing. And designing and playing.
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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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Contemplating grapevines in yarn. Does this say grapevine to you?
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Happy feet! New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree.
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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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Ladies who lunch. ...

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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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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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Decent day for a run. ❤️🏃‍♀️
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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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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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Jul 11

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New blog post at thetwistedyarn.com, or see 'latest post' on my Linktree. Severe cuteness warning: it includes Robyn-the-robin's babies!
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New covidy crochet pattern, and a new blog post. See link in bio. 😊 Knitted version to be published shortly.
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Oct 1

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Not allowed to run yet post-surgery, but walking is encouraged. (This is about the tenth iteration of this mitten design, but I think I'm happy with the way it's going now.)
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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. ...

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