Monthly Archives: March 2015

The Spring Knitting and Stitching Show 2015: Part One

I’ve just finished editing my photos, and it’s time to tell you all about the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show which was held at Kensington Olympia from the 8th to the 11th of March 2015! I took over 300 photos, … Continue reading

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Five on Friday – Tonks, finished objects and stash

Time for the next Five on Friday. I’ve sneakily included a finished object here…read to the end to find out what it is! It has been such a busy week. I have pages of lists of blog posts I want … Continue reading

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The Muse Connection: Volume One

This Sunday saw me attending the Muse Connection: Volume One at Drink, Shop & Do in King’s Cross. This was the inaugural event for The Muse Connection, a collaboration between Kate of A Playful Day, and Helen Stewart of Curious Handmade. … Continue reading

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Snapshot of craft hat

Quick post to say that I have finished my bright yellow craft hat! It is going to its recipient tomorrow, so I will post photos of the full thing later – but for now, here’s a teaser! Craft points to anyone … Continue reading

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NEWSFLASH: Edinburgh Yarn Festival

I’m going to Edinburgh Yarn Festival this weekend! Will you be there? Would you like to meet me for a cuppa and a natter? I’ll probably spend some time looking for a place to rest as the atmosphere of this … Continue reading

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I’ve got a Monkey on my feet

The Monkey Socks were cast on on September the 25th last year, and I have finally finished them! I just do not know what took me so long – I managed to crack them out in no time. Monkey, ooh … Continue reading

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Podcast Episode 10: Maneja

Episode Ten of the Plutonium Muffins podcast was chaos! Hopefully enjoyable chaos, I had just returned from a day at the Spring Knitting & Stitching Show exhibition and was very tired – please excuse me for this. I also had … Continue reading

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Five on Friday; yarn, knitting publications and exercise

I’ve spent a few days working 0n email, Excel spreadsheets and (lo and behold!) blog posts. It’s been a successful week – and I’ve also managed to work on my box of odds and ends that need upcycling, so there … Continue reading

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Events for 2015

It’s a bit late, but I thought I would put up a diary of the events I’ve bookmarked for the rest of this year. I’m not necessarily going to all of them, but I’m interested to know what I’ve missed … Continue reading

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Hot This Week on Ravelry

I thought I’d show you all the patterns that have really caught my eye on “Hot Right Now’ on Ravelry this week. I visit that page about fifteen times a day…at least…so I thought I’d best put my visits to … Continue reading

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