Tag Archives: Knitting

2015 Resolutions

I’ve had a few days to think about my resolutions for 2015, and I am fairly confident that the list that I have made is achievable, will help me with some de-cluttering, and will help me towards crafting greatness! My … Continue reading

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Solomon’s Temple completed

Remember when Solomon’s Temple was visited by myself and John in the midst of a thunderstorm? No? You can read all about that here. I am extremely happy to say I have finished knitting a pair of socks using the … Continue reading

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New Year….but resolutions of the monthly variety

Happy New Year! I hope you had a good celebration to ring in 2015? We had a fabulous party, which included a session in Southwark, seeing my old friends from uni near the Royal Albert Hall and watching the London … Continue reading

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Episode Seven: Kiti

In Episode Seven of the Plutonium Muffins podcast I introduce you to the newest member of the family (it may be temporary!), teach you about the difference between woollen and worsted spinning, and discuss the Ouessant sheep. There’s a small … Continue reading

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Finished Object: Icon Dress

I have finished Icon Dress! Hurray, hoorah, hip hip huzzah and so on! (Sorry, I’m feeling a bit quirky today…I’m wearing dungarees and they’ve got to my head a bit.) I cast off, seamed up and picked up my stitches, … Continue reading

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The Temple and a Rainbow

I’m very excited about the two new projects that I have on the needles and wheel – my Solomon’s Temple socks, and my rainbow fibre. I’ve talked about them on Episode 5 of the podcast – check it out here! … Continue reading

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Episode Five: Kunaya

Episode Five of the Plutonium Muffins Podcast kicks off with some talk about knitting, followed by excellent progress on the spinning side of things. We move on to mine and Shatki’s resolutions, all rounded off with a chat to Vicky … Continue reading

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Secret Stash

I’m going to be coming down to Devon a lot in the future, and I decided I needed a stash down here…it shall be my secret stash, and I shall call it squishy. Being local, I had to stash local … Continue reading

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My Favourite Things Knitalong – the start of a project

I cast on “My Favourite Things” by Jill McGee on the last day of August, and I am really enjoying this project! It’s slow going and quite heavy – and I’m using magic loop on needles with a cable that … Continue reading

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Sherbert Cushion

Doesn’t the idea of a Sherbert Cushion sound delicious? Well it’s very soft and squooshy and gorgeously coloured, and in my opinion is as delicious as yarn and stuffing can get. It looks lovely on our (new) sofa! « Previous Episode Two: … Continue reading

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