From the category archives:

Crafts

Now I’m knitting a blanket

February 20, 2010
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After the success of the home-knit scarf I’ve turned my hand to a blanket in three colours: red, blue and knocked back green. It’s going well, but my squares do seem to vary depending on what’s on TV.

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I’ve finished my scarf

February 10, 2010
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Switch to a thicker yarn and you can knit much quicker. In just three hours I managed to knit myself a lovely chunky scarf to seem me through the rest of winter.

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Re-thinking that scarf

February 4, 2010
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After a couple of weeks of knitting my own scarf I’ve realised that I’m going it far too wide. So, after a bit of careful thought I’ve unpicked it all and started again. Second time around, it’s going much better.

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I’m knitting a scarf

January 24, 2010
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As a first-time knitter I’m finding it slow going. So far my scarf is just 12cm long, and on my rough calculations it should take a total of 125 days to complete. It’ll be summer by then.

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Make your own mittens

January 22, 2010
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Ruined a jumper by washing it too hot? The Guardian has followed up its guide to knitting your own hat with instructions for turning your shrunken garment into a pair of mittens.

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Knit yourself a winter hat

January 14, 2010
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The snow and ice seems to have inspired The Guardian in its decision to publish a set of rather easy looking beginners’ instructions for knitting yourself a winter hat.

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Crocheting is surprisingly difficult

January 13, 2010
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Having found wool and needles in an old knitting bag, I decided to try my hand at crocheting a scarf. As it turns out, even that simple project is a surprisingly ambitious undertaking.

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A stash of retro knitting needles

January 12, 2010
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Rooting through an old knitting bag turned up a veritable treasure of old needles, retro packaging and an ingenious gauge for identifying unmarked needles.

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