Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Berry Girls prepare for Christmas

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 23, 2011

Wonder-Mum, Super-Granny (not to be confused with the aforementioned Wonder-Gran) and I — the three Berry girls — spent today preparing for Christmas! Dad took some photos. (1) Wonder-Mum grinding some nuts for a (very) late Christmas Cake. (2) Super-Granny … Continue reading →

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Knit or knitted?

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 22, 2011

JS keeps getting a bit annoyed because in some of these posts I have used the word “knit” in past tense, rather than “knitted”. Now, I’m not sure who is right. As an example, an extract from the blog on … Continue reading →

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Milestone Two – Illusion Knitting

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 21, 2011

I love Harry Potter — that’s a well-known fact about me, and if you didn’t know that before, you do now! At uni, I met my dear friend Grumpy*, someone I bonded with quickly on account of (amongst other things) … Continue reading →

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Knitted FOs: Hugs for Tiger Lovers

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 19, 2011

Below is a happy moment – the boys each wearing a tiger, me wearing a penguin, all of us clutching Old Rosie ciders… I’ve mentioned that I learned to play the violin in the years between moving to England and … Continue reading →

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Yarn Oddments — what do you do?

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 16, 2011

My brain works in really odd ways — I spent all of last night having nightmares about scrap yarn. Specifically, the scrap yarn shown in the photo. I think it’s because I spent hours and hours the other night sorting … Continue reading →

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Milestone One — Endless Striped Gloves

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 15, 2011

You’ve had a rather general overview of who I am in About Me, and a description of the start of my knitting adventures. The next step will be a chronological progression through some of the projects I’ve done, to get … Continue reading →

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Sorting!!

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 14, 2011

JS likes to joke that when you put me in a room full of things to sort out, I get all excited and scurry around in the manner of our old hamster*, cleaning and tidying and getting all involved in … Continue reading →

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Secret Santa with Music Friends

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 12, 2011

Sunday was my first proper Christmas celebration of the year, with a Secret Santa lunch in Wetherspoons, followed by a trek to one of some friends’ house for dessert, parlour games and quartet. We were a bit disorganised this year, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the new site!

by Corrie Berry Posted on December 5, 2011

Hi all, We are still busily updating the website and preparing more blog posts with photos and exciting stuff, so hold your breath until we are done! (You won’t have to hold it that long – I anticipate having something up … Continue reading →

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