tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2261924098447366392024-03-13T21:52:24.739-07:001940's Style For YouVintage knitting, vintage clothing and vintage finds and craft!Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-27411683207091721392016-08-18T07:16:00.002-07:002016-08-18T07:16:33.700-07:00Summer Stripes<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Hello!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you are enjoying your summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are two thirds of the way through the
school holiday here, and I have a rare day of peace so thought now was as
good a time as any to share with you a couple of jumpers that I knitted a few
months ago.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I don’t know what it is about
them but, like a moth to a flame, I always find myself drawn towards striped
knits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Striped knits, along with
Fair Isle, have always been popular, but were even more so during the war years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Promoted to the Home Front knitter as a great way of using up those odd
balls of wool left over from other projects, thus keeping hold of your precious
clothing coupons a little longer (1 clothing coupon got you 2 ounces of knitting wool) there were plenty of patterns to choose from.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">While saving and making do were hugely important at a time when literally every ounce of wool counted, you only have to take a look at the various ways the stripes were worked and woollens designed to understand that frugality wasn’t the only factor, and that fashion was also key.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">From graduated stripes of varying width, to a classic horizontal stripe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Multi-coloured rainbow affairs to a far sleeker, and stylish, look. Look hard enough, and you’re bound to find a pattern to suit everyone. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">I’ve knitted a number of
striped jumpers in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
first started to knit, I only used DK, so the colour range available to me, in
what was then my favoured Stylecraft, was a little limited. But once I found I
could effectively use 4 ply, the options were vast!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">In the early part of 2016 I picked
up a pattern on eBay, a favourite hunting ground of mine, for a wavy stripe
jumper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hadn’t heard of Pearsall’s
before, but was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the instructions and
clear way the pattern was set out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Trying to keep to the 1940’s
palette, I looked to the original pattern for inspiration because, unlike many of my
favourite patterns, it offered up colourways which could work well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chestnut with New Gold, Wine and Moon Blue,
Navy and Hyacinth or Black and Peach were the options offered up to tempt your
fancy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Because I am o</span>n a bit of a stash busting
blitz, or at least I should be, and I didn’t have anything close to the colours
suggested, I had to pick my own shades from the hoard of wool I have squirreled away. There was plenty to choose from and I finally settled on my much loved
Adriafil Azzurra in yellow and brown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The pattern is simple, and
knits up really quickly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I ignored the
bit in the instructions which said you weren’t to press the work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the lack of pressing was to do with
the fact that they used rayon yarn, which, I’m guessing, hangs differently to
wool, maybe weightier?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyhow, I did
press my work, and glad I did, else it would have looked dire! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It has a slightly unusual
neckline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather than a closed neck
ribbing where you slip the jumper over your head, or a side opening one with a
little fastener at the side, the front and back neck rib were worked entirely
separately, and then fastened with a little button each side of the neck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Made me think of Frankenstein’s monster, to
be honest, but in a stylish sort of way!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">It sold really quickly, to a
lovely lady right here in the UK, and I like the design so much that I started
on another one pretty much straight away, this time in two-tone green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that, too, has found a new home, this
time over in New Zealand. The shades I used were army green and emerald green. Sadly, emerald has been discontinued by Adriafil, goodness knows why.</span></span></div>
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bust, and at the tension I knit at, both mine turned out as 34”-35” busts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It isn’t one to be worn too snug, because the
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">An added plus point is that it
is an economical knit, taking just 136g of main colour and 80g of the accent
shade, so it really is perfect for using up the little odd balls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And from a cost point of view, using Azzurra,
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">If you fancy giving this
little knit a go, the pattern is for sale in my Etsy shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/275688066/1940s-pearsalls-knitting-pattern-for-a?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pearsalls knitting&ref=sr_gallery_1" target="_blank">, here, </a>. If you do knit it, I'd love to see the finished result! xx</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Although the pattern is by no means hard, it has a nice regular pattern repeat across 8 rows, it is a slow knit, or at least I found it to be. Because I work my commission pieces in the evening, I struggled in the winter to see properly for any length of time, so only managed a couple of hours a night, at best. Because it was slow going, it took about 5 months to do, but the customer was wonderfully patient and happy to wait. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "arial";">Although you can only see two buttons, the design actually fastens at the neck with three, only one is covered by the bow. I rummaged through my stash and found the perfect buttons to go with the wool.</span><br />
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<br />Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-12663617345190568002016-06-11T08:11:00.001-07:002016-06-11T08:11:23.338-07:00Hi, It's Been a While!<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hi!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quite a while, in fact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please forgive me for my unintentional absence, I’m not quite sure what happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seems like the year has half gone in just the blink of an eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So what have we been doing these past few months?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quite a lot, actually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working with the girls takes a lot of my time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The older they get, the more time we spend learning, and it is such a blessing to be able to take this journey with them, but it isn't easy. Home life is busy, but I know that’s the same for so many of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fitting everything in is quite a juggling act, and Blogger is the thing that has fallen by the wayside, but I figured that if I didn’t get back to it soon, I might never, so here I am!! I can't promise that I will be a more regular blogger, only that I'll try.</span></span></div>
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added to the ever expanding collection, the Bestway ones are still my favourite
leaflets to look out for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m trying to
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cotton reels at the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not too
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-21564552010959300942015-12-31T15:27:00.001-08:002015-12-31T15:27:40.376-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To all of you followers, old and new, thank you for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog, I truly do appreciate it. 2015 has been a beauty, and here's hoping 2016 is just as good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Wishing you blessings and best wishes for a happy, healthy 2016! xx</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtepUz38f7yixMpC5IYj6uKujU-ITfe51HY06SWiIMSQVrAP5_aohCSzJOMEX0Ne2Z4OKnoaH5ZsBziHPr557mSRPNMeBAEWoT8ouEgKap1pnaD_JfaAA-gsocfWCKuIENL2j-ohYbN8w/s640/blogger-image-786648121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtepUz38f7yixMpC5IYj6uKujU-ITfe51HY06SWiIMSQVrAP5_aohCSzJOMEX0Ne2Z4OKnoaH5ZsBziHPr557mSRPNMeBAEWoT8ouEgKap1pnaD_JfaAA-gsocfWCKuIENL2j-ohYbN8w/s640/blogger-image-786648121.jpg"></a></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-59212536232845058342015-12-29T11:52:00.001-08:002015-12-29T11:52:59.245-08:00A Crafty Christmas<div>So, the big day itself has been and gone, and now we're enjoying the restful gap before the New Year. I love the few days after the craziness of the Christmas buildup. We tend not to make many plans and spend most of the time just the four of us, going for walks, picking our favourite festive flicks from the Radio Times, and eating far too much! </div><div><br></div><div>It's my birthday tomorrow so Mr Y has taken the girls shopping for a few last minute bits so I have some peace and quiet. Rather them than me battling with the crowds of sale shoppers! </div><div><br></div><div>We had a wonderful time with family this Christmas. This year, just like last, I decided to make a homemade gift for my nearest and dearest. And this year, again, just like last, I left things a little late, so was still finishing off the final gift on Christmas Eve. </div><div><br></div><div>As well as the staple foodie makes and bakes that have to be thought about at this time of year, I decided to make Miss C a dress from a rather delightful polar bear fabric from John Lewis. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8hK4AwP_XARisf4ozo7H7K6E_FeJwl7FNdtG8t3__R6UJ6-ozC6-KfjaghMp_Sh-ufI29WWUFw1VsmarAF-xbDmxhGXqa3adOYnAFnMGLG6x1K_LVNAHpElT0LWpiCDmAjUcHTHpUmEG/s640/blogger-image--909394777.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS8hK4AwP_XARisf4ozo7H7K6E_FeJwl7FNdtG8t3__R6UJ6-ozC6-KfjaghMp_Sh-ufI29WWUFw1VsmarAF-xbDmxhGXqa3adOYnAFnMGLG6x1K_LVNAHpElT0LWpiCDmAjUcHTHpUmEG/s640/blogger-image--909394777.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>There was a slight hiccup with the fabric, and they sent 75cms less than I'd ordered. A few frustrating phone calls, an email and finally a PayPal complaint later, I received my correct quota of fabric, and was told to keep the original lot, which meant Miss M got a dress also. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSAHgrHkVFMTi5rihe0I814xAEu9Qg05H609gUdckpaUHco5VPvc2tUanxXInPzmt_MffZeQyzQDLI9Hhi-UhUBhl3i-VLuWz2hY0joiVL72D47Emcg4j5ILPQoDW40PCVeQSlnvKusgy/s640/blogger-image-205117162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSAHgrHkVFMTi5rihe0I814xAEu9Qg05H609gUdckpaUHco5VPvc2tUanxXInPzmt_MffZeQyzQDLI9Hhi-UhUBhl3i-VLuWz2hY0joiVL72D47Emcg4j5ILPQoDW40PCVeQSlnvKusgy/s640/blogger-image-205117162.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnj7Wxa_tCao5kmPsYvhoWfrFeMpC0Y8dWXUevhk0i3CGgXWH7AOGTx0bKeEHszjylEHyaDD_f9kHXsCHzK6fmjFJFzxHrLpcFJfOLBKKpUo4sPZlxQbtM8bluUY8WurpVnZ2G78x6v21/s640/blogger-image--1848901117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnj7Wxa_tCao5kmPsYvhoWfrFeMpC0Y8dWXUevhk0i3CGgXWH7AOGTx0bKeEHszjylEHyaDD_f9kHXsCHzK6fmjFJFzxHrLpcFJfOLBKKpUo4sPZlxQbtM8bluUY8WurpVnZ2G78x6v21/s640/blogger-image--1848901117.jpg"></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Miss C also took a fancy to a collar in an old Mollie Makes magazine from last year, I think. </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7Dt1e9k7MhKYwzuxZN8NOedDYPzKaR9GV47YviriHD3ulEhtWO0oW0Mggh6mG6UUmxUHHWpo7AHHzf0QgDDgaJDxgxE_96HfU7EIdu-rMMTEDNQ003hZK5k6AI39QNcSDOd2HJkPmhdK/s640/blogger-image--1381148472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7Dt1e9k7MhKYwzuxZN8NOedDYPzKaR9GV47YviriHD3ulEhtWO0oW0Mggh6mG6UUmxUHHWpo7AHHzf0QgDDgaJDxgxE_96HfU7EIdu-rMMTEDNQ003hZK5k6AI39QNcSDOd2HJkPmhdK/s640/blogger-image--1381148472.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I had to resize it quite a lot, but Miss C loves it. Miss M wasn't at all impressed, so no need for a second one.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyXktrAoARvpkUfB3T3nE0aoJCg2EY_4zJewU9Pm3RcMKHYyh0KYXzWlRmsyuU914RduOL1CZVTc8xzdpsBs814Pg4vO1xRAod_roxeS7YV65lqWMUqGotCe1Afc3qT4OKJ6CFYmp0Tmc/s640/blogger-image-653713164.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyXktrAoARvpkUfB3T3nE0aoJCg2EY_4zJewU9Pm3RcMKHYyh0KYXzWlRmsyuU914RduOL1CZVTc8xzdpsBs814Pg4vO1xRAod_roxeS7YV65lqWMUqGotCe1Afc3qT4OKJ6CFYmp0Tmc/s640/blogger-image-653713164.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">For their actual handmade Christmas gifts, I opted for a cot quilts. Back in the summer I made a start on a quilt for Miss M's bed using hexies. Seriously slow going, I knew it wouldn't be done in time for Christmas, so went for a quicker, smaller, machine worked version for her baby boy doll.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Having never tackled quilting before, I didn't know what to expect. I used a mix if vintage, vintage design reproduction cottons and scraps of dress fabrics they'd had over the years. 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The binding wasn't bias binding so there was no give or stretch. The corners are poorly done, but the girls didn't notice and were over the moon with them.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfnChJq0pWtPbaTRXcHdw1-eg43BR1k_Za4gtjUlwqJDu9LJN7Ddu_NkroFVGJPVIO6c2qTd4-Is3meI239EJUxuX2zCWcIkA7O9mxfHjpL0ujCXymUmPqeBXXcKU7x2p6GB1faLJa87Y/s640/blogger-image--1272747568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfnChJq0pWtPbaTRXcHdw1-eg43BR1k_Za4gtjUlwqJDu9LJN7Ddu_NkroFVGJPVIO6c2qTd4-Is3meI239EJUxuX2zCWcIkA7O9mxfHjpL0ujCXymUmPqeBXXcKU7x2p6GB1faLJa87Y/s640/blogger-image--1272747568.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>My dad is never an easy option for makes, and it has to either be edible or knitted. I went for the knitted option and picked what I thought was a relatively easy Fair-isle. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tFrW6Gutiwp5qjTJXp-AYx80YC1uzHIbbrDLGeD4Hva_RZ7huzBIn5XIw6LeIDSIMXHSmO8eCn_q3kI5w9TD_9J5IQDiImwhPVAulpkLc2gYms0r_1_0JMiekxQPdjtsYfIg5BWdLvMU/s640/blogger-image--1898196502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tFrW6Gutiwp5qjTJXp-AYx80YC1uzHIbbrDLGeD4Hva_RZ7huzBIn5XIw6LeIDSIMXHSmO8eCn_q3kI5w9TD_9J5IQDiImwhPVAulpkLc2gYms0r_1_0JMiekxQPdjtsYfIg5BWdLvMU/s640/blogger-image--1898196502.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">cheated and made the back plain, and that knitted up really quickly, but the front was somewhat different. I prefer to work Fair-isle from a chart, so where there isn't one, I make one. The first pattern was a simple one but the second just wasn't turning out right. I sought help from a friend who was an absolute wonder. She not only found out what the problem was, she charted the whole pattern for me! </span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIDCLfkxHYHWZopYKIwXA0OyfurBlE92Ge1NUGea8RoGS_FMIAhnDl-VY5XJ0WxVhJm14dfYIEjHaQ7pIKSPTPjf0jKP5QditUsB60wBzjw_KUGsumGpvOkqseFpoBDK_ZZxDjRH9KQYT/s640/blogger-image-131863372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirIDCLfkxHYHWZopYKIwXA0OyfurBlE92Ge1NUGea8RoGS_FMIAhnDl-VY5XJ0WxVhJm14dfYIEjHaQ7pIKSPTPjf0jKP5QditUsB60wBzjw_KUGsumGpvOkqseFpoBDK_ZZxDjRH9KQYT/s640/blogger-image-131863372.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Once the pattern problem had been fixed, I was able to start the serious work of knitting.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlF1rlDxHigmRG_5-cG_O7m3FWtQkcnfuN7LnQaXNExU2ysGKVg9EZNBWrilKPqW9Q__ob3Lg-FAivNbYRn4bicp3a_vuwaCKzEWp96-Ag5wYpVERtbL-jKC4IEERzQeh-Yj6ULgO6HhlM/s640/blogger-image-1100169582.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlF1rlDxHigmRG_5-cG_O7m3FWtQkcnfuN7LnQaXNExU2ysGKVg9EZNBWrilKPqW9Q__ob3Lg-FAivNbYRn4bicp3a_vuwaCKzEWp96-Ag5wYpVERtbL-jKC4IEERzQeh-Yj6ULgO6HhlM/s640/blogger-image-1100169582.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Vvrf9cXvQdO8ndeUTfeMVcjbD3utR3az4V-YtTY58pDDq8BEXch12Xcvxr5qvIWeP7RArkW59wi6of2lSQXmn8NtpRkV5uFi5zbYN2Zvv8yRex2qyDKI5jCSpAjiAOa_7PKxLSZsq0ZM/s640/blogger-image-81655162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Vvrf9cXvQdO8ndeUTfeMVcjbD3utR3az4V-YtTY58pDDq8BEXch12Xcvxr5qvIWeP7RArkW59wi6of2lSQXmn8NtpRkV5uFi5zbYN2Zvv8yRex2qyDKI5jCSpAjiAOa_7PKxLSZsq0ZM/s640/blogger-image-81655162.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OdY8SeHpl5vDLQwyyIZK7fPHe-LzMRQ6WzPCgPfGoMZ9OYfn1T-UHOWmsKJP2th37PTmsw9h8YjuHsCBQn3bGxac0DgVetE1MIlXcuZmGs7pmK870S2cMXURggO4yRugz0Rd1VqF21H7/s640/blogger-image--2095198357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OdY8SeHpl5vDLQwyyIZK7fPHe-LzMRQ6WzPCgPfGoMZ9OYfn1T-UHOWmsKJP2th37PTmsw9h8YjuHsCBQn3bGxac0DgVetE1MIlXcuZmGs7pmK870S2cMXURggO4yRugz0Rd1VqF21H7/s640/blogger-image--2095198357.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlvda-D4Fxla5QFYtLlSbPsCZNeSqOmhE4rPhlP3vNX3tjuY3zUfQeEpht8h6n6QTDEngj9u2kpWl6uSjNF0NFxrY_DzRKUSJtYIJuCQwL2FPj-69lZPaZeyjKDnxO_3Kub6WiXzFldOW/s640/blogger-image--1466084967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqlvda-D4Fxla5QFYtLlSbPsCZNeSqOmhE4rPhlP3vNX3tjuY3zUfQeEpht8h6n6QTDEngj9u2kpWl6uSjNF0NFxrY_DzRKUSJtYIJuCQwL2FPj-69lZPaZeyjKDnxO_3Kub6WiXzFldOW/s640/blogger-image--1466084967.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div>My most favourite gift to make, by far, was a bag for my amazing mum. Ever since I saw this picture on Pinterest, I knew I wanted to replicate it.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVBoG9QiwCsl9V3-y9rLP66kL6eN-IJEFbpRuEL23XV1HgUjGqMer9uG9oLeuuIiyBRGwhudL85TQvqWf2fSbeEy5D3Bbf4NXj-My8ns9GrtQ4pktARhH6pSymboORCKKVPutbWFocoUB/s640/blogger-image-1331264794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVBoG9QiwCsl9V3-y9rLP66kL6eN-IJEFbpRuEL23XV1HgUjGqMer9uG9oLeuuIiyBRGwhudL85TQvqWf2fSbeEy5D3Bbf4NXj-My8ns9GrtQ4pktARhH6pSymboORCKKVPutbWFocoUB/s640/blogger-image-1331264794.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I dug through my felt stash and found some beautifully thick 4mm wool felt yardage. I drafted the bag and flower shapes by hand and set about picking the right colour felt to match a piece if 1940's rayon silk that I had chosen for the lining. </div><div><br></div><div>I stayed up very late on the 23rd of December to get as much done as I could.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E1EO9p8lpna6KRzYTSwl1C3WESmHN69QsgMvXQINLrmKPeMxoaws8xkBzGgtHnMziUHA75jG4cPAKaO_pLeJNIGJGW6gYebdsmq_4GVGexUb-cZ1cEIALmUoFNcr8NKsLQZ8Tt-Uegka/s640/blogger-image-1721992408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E1EO9p8lpna6KRzYTSwl1C3WESmHN69QsgMvXQINLrmKPeMxoaws8xkBzGgtHnMziUHA75jG4cPAKaO_pLeJNIGJGW6gYebdsmq_4GVGexUb-cZ1cEIALmUoFNcr8NKsLQZ8Tt-Uegka/s640/blogger-image-1721992408.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It was finished on Christmas Eve, and 100 hand cut flowers and 150 beads later, this was the result.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp60zztiGRHUWYVJU9rp2tEIfWWSzY04qY2JFKEdi7GdeWVBjL4_1Dvv8tB59HVqEmxrKnkz4JYRI387D2qEgrCg2tBzIpU0-yw-TlYVFDRNAaVUiCfAMyHXRbv-l5Y8wKgz-jFujn1oKv/s640/blogger-image-183549951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp60zztiGRHUWYVJU9rp2tEIfWWSzY04qY2JFKEdi7GdeWVBjL4_1Dvv8tB59HVqEmxrKnkz4JYRI387D2qEgrCg2tBzIpU0-yw-TlYVFDRNAaVUiCfAMyHXRbv-l5Y8wKgz-jFujn1oKv/s640/blogger-image-183549951.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgoWM8hasapGdMMrXMX6fvPEYjJl2ApKXbVqaBN4CsV502kwtZpmvxc4urJF3j9K7i8TvLLitygOF_6Rxv_2vM9TXAuyBCdVLPT1hHjKL7ZN29So_cKWxKFhM7kPIFz98A4IJg-fIopc6/s640/blogger-image--2106966037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgoWM8hasapGdMMrXMX6fvPEYjJl2ApKXbVqaBN4CsV502kwtZpmvxc4urJF3j9K7i8TvLLitygOF_6Rxv_2vM9TXAuyBCdVLPT1hHjKL7ZN29So_cKWxKFhM7kPIFz98A4IJg-fIopc6/s640/blogger-image--2106966037.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I love it so much, that I may just have to make one for myself!!</div><div><br></div><div>All the gifts were well received, which made all the hard work worth it. </div><div><br></div><div>I hope you had a fabulous Christmas, however you celebrated xx</div><div><br></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-24718629929721683062015-12-07T09:41:00.005-08:002015-12-07T09:42:32.321-08:00A Stripey Affair!<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well, it's been a while. As we approach the last few weeks of 2015, I figured that if I didn't dip my toe back into the world of blog, I never would!! So, here I am, and what better post to bring you than a neat little knitted number. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many months back, a fabulous customer of mine asked me to knit her a cardigan. To my joy, it wasn't just any cardigan, it was one of the most pretty patterns I've seen in a long while, a pattern that had been on my rather long "to knit" list.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Very shortly, the 7 weeks of family fun we've had will come to an abrupt end, the 5.50am alarm tomorrow signalling that the autumn term has arrived. Where is 2015 going?! Soon thoughts will turn to autumnal shades and cosy evenings, while crafting will take on a decidedly Christmas theme. For now, I shall push festive planning to the back of my mind, and instead look back at the things we did in this summer.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When school finished in July, our heads were filled with thoughts of leisurely strolls in the countryside and long summer evenings, picnics in the shade and paddling in the cooling sea. As soon as we were able, we packed up and headed West to my husband's family home in a little village near Perranporth.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cornwall is, quite simply, beautiful. Come rain or shine, there is always something to discover in this amazing county of hidden treasures, and it will always have a special place in my heart. I loved the place before I ever met Mr Y. The fact that Cornwall is his home county was the icing on the cake, when I met him!</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things have been a bit busy round here. There's been the normal end of term shenanigans of frantic marking and box ticking; so glad school has finished for the summer. I've been sewing some blouses, making lots of 2.5" hexies for my first ever quilt and doing plenty of knitting. We've had family visiting us and then we travelled West to stay with the Mr's family for a couple of weeks. I'm quite worn out! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're home now, returning to a boiler that wouldn't light. The boiler repair man has been and gone and given our ancient old boiler a new lease of life, for now, and the Mr has just taken the girls to the local computer shop to see whether they can recover the data from the hard drive of his less than two year old laptop! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This recent jumper is a commission piece knitted for the lovely <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/KittyLouVintage" target="_blank">Kitty Lou.</a> An Australian pattern from the 1940's, you can find the pattern <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/80875542/sun-glo-knitting-book-65-larger-fittings?ref=shop_home_active_13" target="_blank">here</a>, the wool chosen was a gorgeous dull gold colour by Patons, part of their Diploma Gold 4 ply range. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unlike the other bluebell one I did, which you can see <a href="http://fortiesknitter.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/bluebells-in-spring-jumper-free-1940s.html" target="_blank">here</a>, the yoke on this one was nice and simple, so no pattern matching up and over the shoulders. </span></div>
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the crowds, my family of four plus my parents, headed off bright and early,
arriving in <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Liverpool Street</st1:address></st1:street>
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girls and so took to our feet and walked; <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Liverpool Street</st1:address></st1:street> to <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Lambeth Road</st1:address></st1:street> is quite a stomp!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, the weather was glorious, one of
those bright May days, and there is always plenty to see on the South Bank, so
there was no complaining, not even from little legs Miss M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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St Pauls Cathedral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certainly beats my
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in the mid 1990’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found it utterly
fascinating, and the books I took home as gifts for my parents were what sparked
their initial interest in the Second World War.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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the spectacular <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Britain</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in the Blitz exhibition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Times move on
and exhibitions change, so when we heard that the site was closed for
refurbishment, we had high hopes for something even more spectacular than
before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Fashion on the Ration
exhibition was opened, it seemed like the perfect time to make the long awaited
trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br>
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exhibition that has been put together to show how men and women found new ways to
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there, although many people were blatantly doing so when we visited, but a
quick Google search should bring up plenty of photos of some of the beauties on
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layout of the exhibition works really well as there is lots of space so you can
stand back and really appreciate the exhibits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There are plenty of high end examples of clothing, novelty prints, and
an especially delightful two piece with a rather fetching ball of wool and
knitting needles print.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are films
running on various walls, which give a great atmosphere to the whole thing, but
I think they could have covered a bit more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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during rationing, there is very little in the way of what is often seen as
mundane, everyday clothing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, there
is a patchwork dress and underwear made out of silk maps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a clip showing you how to cut
down the old man’s trilby so you can re-fashion it into a little topper for
yourself, but these barely touch the surface of what it was really like to make
do with what you had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel it is more
tailored towards the high fashion clothing than the standing in the grocery queue
fashions which so often get overlooked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
aren’t enough knitteds for my liking, but being knitting obsessed I would think
that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The uniforms that are on display
are a nice touch, and I could happily have taken home the bright floral smocks
and overcoat with CC41 buttons. </span></span></div>
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display of Jacqmar propaganda scarves, and they are probably my favourite thing
in the whole exhibition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Framed and
displayed as a collection, they are so cheerful and bright.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These scarves are incredibly rare; we have a
rayon silk London Wall and RAF Happy Landings one in our collection, but I’ve
never seen any others for sale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I shall
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exhibition, and if you’re into the fashions of the forties, then it certainly
is worth seeing, but it is smaller than I expected and therefore I think the £10 entry is
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the rest of the museum, and although we had high hopes of a fabulous time, I’m
truly sad to say that we were a little underwhelmed by the whole
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museum were a little bit pants!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Holocaust exhibition was informative and emotive, and I’m pleased I saw it
through to the end, but the exhibitions around the atrium were sterile and
poorly placed, there seemed to be no flow to it, no chronology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The section on the wartime family is very good, although the WVRS badge on a supposedly wartime WVS uniform is disappointing.</span></span></div>
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family favourite, and hoped the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>
would be the same, but it just lacked something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All four adults felt it, although no-one
really wanted to admit to it first because I’d been so excited to take everyone
down there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent less than 2 hours
in the museum and that just doesn’t seem right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We thought that maybe we’d taken a wrong turn and missed an entire
section, but we hadn’t, there just wasn’t that much to see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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museum, and rested our aching feet for a while before heading back along the
South Bank towards the station. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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delightful light fingered member of society managed to relieve the Mr of his
wallet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although we’d seen all the signs
and posters, and were super careful, we didn’t think it would happen to us; we
still don’t quite know how it did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily,
he was reunited with his wallet, the offender having slung it into the gardens,
but safe to say it came back minus all the money, but thankfully all his cards,
driving licence, rail travel card etc, were untouched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and knocked the wind out of his sails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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climbed wearily onto the train home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a dirty, smelly place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This experience
hasn’t made him think any more favourably about the city, and I don’t think
he’ll be joining us on further visits any time soon!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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recognise blogger; what fun!!</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried
out the blogger app for the iPad, but I couldn’t get to grips with that,
technology not being a strong point of mine, so Mr Y came to the rescue and
ordered me a shiny new machine, so hopefully I can finally add some listings to
my Etsy shop.</span></div>
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morning as Mr Y has taken the girls into town for a couple of hours while I pop
a roast in the oven and do some knitting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’m working on a commission piece at the moment which is proving a
little bit taxing on my brain!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
mastered the actual pattern, all 36 rows of it, but I think there’s an error in
the sleeve shaping because I’ve had to rip it back twice and no matter what way
a look at it, the maths just isn’t working out right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The phrase "a bad workman blames his tools" springs to mind, but I'm certain it's not me so a</span>m persevering, even if I have to re-write the sleeve shaping myself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s being worked in
a pretty dull gold shade, part of the Patons Diploma<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gold 4 ply range in a shade called golden; I
love it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-73669750962284286642015-04-15T08:00:00.000-07:002015-04-15T08:00:04.442-07:00Free Knitting Pattern - Simple 1930's Jumper - Good Needlework <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a great little 1930's number. Knitted in a simple stripe design with smart lines, this is great for a beginner, as it is entirely worked in knit and pearl stitches. The original is for a 35" bust, but because the pattern repeat is only over 6 stitches, its an easy one to size up.</span></div>
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-73159903398773591982015-04-13T08:00:00.000-07:002015-04-13T08:00:01.131-07:00Free Knitting Pattern - 1940's Coat - Needlework Illustrated<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lovely lady asked whether I'd put this pattern on the blog, so here it is. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cover jumper from Needlework Illustrated issue number 164, from 1941. The pattern gives two size options; one for a 33-34" bust, the other for a 35-36" bust. This one is worked in cotton, and if you do knit it, I'd love to see how it turns out.</span><br />
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-60541106559996349362015-04-09T08:00:00.000-07:002015-04-09T08:00:03.769-07:00Free Knitting Pattern - Simple 1940's Jumper - Weldons 352<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay, so it took me a lot longer than planned to get this post up, but here it is, hopefully better late than never :o)</span><br />
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Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-21050480430317422032015-04-07T03:32:00.003-07:002015-04-07T03:32:38.651-07:00Such a Pretty Pair<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">
<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good morning from a very sunny <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:place></st1:city>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just beautiful out there this morning; spring has definitely sprung. I hope those of you who celebrated had a wonderful Easter. Ours was spent at home with family where everyone (bar the vegetarians!) stuffed themselves silly on roast lamb with all the trimmings, followed by lemon cheesecake and then Easter eggs; perfick! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although it is still school holidays, the Mr has gone in for today to do extra work with some of the students, so my girls and I have a busy day of gardening planned, and then a trip to the cinema to see Cinderella this evening, I’ve heard great things about the costumes so can’t wait to see it! Before I get planting, I’ve managed to grab half an hour to myself, while the girls are digging for worms, to share with you two rather pretty woollies that have found a new home overseas.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pretty pair was commissioned by a thoroughly charming lady in </span><st1:country-region style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She chose gorgeous patterns and opted for two seriously scrumptious shades of wool and I truly enjoyed working with her to create her vintage inspired pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First up is a pattern that you may have seen before on my blog as I knitted it back in 2014.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a Bestway pattern from the very early 1940’s and is for a close fitting jumper with a neat little collar in a mock smock design; try saying that after you've had a tipple or two!</span></div>
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<br /><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was knitted in King Cole Merino Blend 4 ply in a shade called fern.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve used King Cole in the past and haven’t been overly impressed with the quality, especially their big value range, but I was pleasantly surprised with the Merino Blend and it was beautiful to work with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colour range is great, the wool doesn’t split, and it is so super soft to the touch, and not at all itchy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weight used - 240g</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time taken - 79 days</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A fellow blogger said, when I asked for her help in working out the pattern, that the instructions were like an algebra equation!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got in a pickle when the pattern said “p1, 0, p1…….p two 0’s together” because nowhere in the pattern did it tell me what “0” actually was!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By a process of trial and error, I got there in the end and my finished yoke looked like the picture on the pattern, so I was happy with the end result.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always have an easy knit on the go to stop my hands being idle when we’re travelling, or while the girls are working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s surprising how quickly a jumper can come together when you do a few rows here, a few rows there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t time how many hours this one took, but I started it on the 21<sup>st</sup> January, and put it on the dummy on the 2<sup>nd</sup> February, so not bad going.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've knitted it before; I've actually knitted it a couple of times but changed the sleeve design and stripe order. It’s a great pattern for using up those oddments of wool, and if you’re a fan of Goodnight Sweetheart, you may have noticed that Phoebe wore a similar jumper in a real rainbow of colours, which she teamed with a green skirt. Although the pattern shows a very definite stripe pattern, you could, if you wanted to, work in more colours or varying stripe thickness, to create a different look. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The wool I used was Adriafil Azzurra, which is fast becoming a favourite of mine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main body of the jumper has been worked in brick red, with emerald green, dark brown and yellow stripes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Worked as per the pattern, the jumper was meant to come out at a 35” bust, but although my tension was spot on for the sleeves, the finished woolly ended up being for a 40”/42” bust. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would be easy enough make it smaller by going down a needle size, it would also be possible to recalculate the actual number of stitches, but as there is a 12 stitch pattern repeat, it would take some very careful calculations. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the first time ever, I used a circular needle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it might speed up the knitting, but it actually slowed me down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I'm a tight knitter, so struggled with the stitches getting caught where the wire met the needle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Making the jumper up was quicker; fewer fiddly colours to run in and no joins, but I’m happier working on the traditional 2 needles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weight used - 130g brick red, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">64g emerald green, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">24g dark brown, </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17g yellow</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hasn’t it turned decidedly cold?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sitting here, looking out of the window, ignoring the ironing, willing for the white stuff to start falling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve seen plenty of picture postcard views from other parts of the country, but <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Suffolk</st1:place></st1:city> has avoided a covering, much to my girls’ annoyance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The jumper in question is the one I knitted for my mum. In 2013, as well as giving shop bought gifts, I made my family and close friends a handmade Christmas present. Some edible, some felty things, others woolly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hadn't really planned anything similar for 2014, we'd had such a busy run up to the festive season that making gifts for family hadn't even crossed my mind. However, come mind November, I realised I'd be disappointed in myself if I didn't make something for my much loved parents (why do we put such pressure on ourselves??) so I sorted out the patterns and wool and cracked on!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mum's pattern was an easy choice, it was one she'd long admired, a stylish long sleeved jumper from a pattern originally printed in "My Home" in May 1936. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pattern was found in "The 30s Family Knitting Book", edited by Jane Waller, and printed in 1981; proves that loving vintage isn't a "new" thing! </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"></span></span>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657337684816762856noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226192409844736639.post-52712919877101405332015-01-02T02:17:00.002-08:002015-01-02T02:17:33.233-08:00Bestway 2024 - 1940's Green Cardigan<div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a much needed break of doing as I pleased, and after countless emails asking whether I would knit to order, I decided to change the way I took commissions. I now take payment for the wool upfront, am more particular about the type of wool I will use, and most important of all, I've learnt to say no when someone asks me to knit something that I really don't want to knit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had the pleasure of knitting for some truly fantastic people last year. My final commission piece for 2014 was no exception, and was probably one of my favourite to work on. It was knitted in a glorious shade of green and was, in the most part, all stocking stitch, so a nice quick knit. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was knitted in Adriafil Azzurra and the pattern was a Bestway pattern from the late 1940's.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So how was 2014 for you?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope it treated you kindly!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will you be celebrating at the stroke of twelve?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Me? Well I’ll be in my PJs, having consumed a takeaway, watching Foyle’s War and eating chocolates; such a rock and roll lifestyle!! :o)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is something about the New Year that I adore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blankness of the pages in my diary and a crisp new calendar hanging on the kitchen wall; a whole 365 days worth of potential just waiting for us!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the most part, with the exception of the blip in the summer with my Mr’s work life, this year has been joyous, filled with family fun, friends and much laughter, and when I compare the ride we’ve had to others close to us, we’ve had it easy, and for that I am thankful, and feel incredibly blessed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The girls have grown another year older, their little personalities beginning to shine through just a little more each time they grow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>C, a book loving, soft hearted, fun loving child, she has been my little rock this year; great company, and such a great conversationalist!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’ve been on our adventures with them, had fun, and learnt more than any school could have taught them.</span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home educating them is a gift and pleasure.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as my Mr had finished for Christmas, we popped out of the county and over the boarder into <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Norfolk</st1:place></st1:city> to make a rather special visit to the man of season; a ride on the Santa Special on the North Norfolk Railway.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After sherry, a mince pie and a little bit of carol singing, we had a warming lunch in Whelks Copper and a brisk, blustery (freeeeeeeezing cold) walk along the prom before heading back into Sheringham for some last minute Christmas shopping and a trip to the fudge shop!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The coffee fudge from there is divine!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A quick journey in the car to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Norwich</st1:place></st1:city>, where we were resting our heads for the night, an overindulgent dinner picnic and the final of Strictly Come Dancing, our weekend couldn’t have been better!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the 22<sup>nd</sup>, we made our yearly pre-Christmas trip to the local pantomime; this years offering was Cinderella.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It really was a great night, highly entertaining and engaging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The evening’s entertainment was only slightly marred by the beastly man to my Mr’s left who felt it necessary to belch loudly after every sip of his seemingly never ending supply of Pepsi!!! He looked like such a sweet little old man - proves you can never judge a book by it's cover!!! ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Can’t quite believe it’s the 19<sup>th</sup> already?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I promised myself last year that this year would be different, that there would be no mad last minute rushing and that I would have every card written and parcel wrapped before the middle of the month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I haven’t!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are cakes to marzipan and ice, presents to wrap, a couple still to buy (hoping for divine inspiration!!) and a few handmade gifts to finish making.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">It’s not that I’ve been lazy; we’ve actually had a pretty busy month so far, with lots of festive fun, indulging in the magic of Christmas and making things special for my growing girls. I've done a lot of shopping, most is for other people, but I couldn't resist a couple of knitting patterns for myself :o)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This lovely man of mine turned another year older; 43 this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such a cute picture of him at a family wedding the in 1970’s with his velvet shorts and white shirt!</span></div>
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Well, I was looking back through my blog and it would appear that it has been a while since I’ve done a catch up post, so I’m here to try to rectify that!</div>
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So what have we been occupying ourselves with lately?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, let’s go back quite a few weeks, back into October, to be precise, when the weather was unseasonably warm, and the evenings weren’t as dark and chilly as they have been of late.</div>
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October started out pretty poorly really, when we had a decidedly scary few days when some planned building work went awry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The back of our Victorian house is rendered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t something we had done, it was done many years before we bought the property, but we had always wanted to have it refreshed as there were some cracks in it, as happens in old properties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyhoo, the builders turned up with cement, sand, mixer, all that gubbins, and the craziness and mess began.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Argh, the dust!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve never seen so much dust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was literally everywhere; in the cupboards, over all my precious things, at the front of the house, the back of the house, up my nose!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m sure you get the picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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I won’t bore you with the finer details, but the long and the short of it was that on the second day, they discovered that the moron of a builder who had done some previous work on my beloved home had basically rendered the property to cover a multitude of his sins and shoddy work!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cue tears, fretful phone calls to parents and chocolate consuming!</div>
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Thankfully, the builders were incredible, (I think my tears had a hand in that) and when plied with bacon and egg sandwiches, with added dust!, they worked tirelessly to put right what had been done oh so wrongly, and made everything good once more, with not a shoddy bit of brickwork in sight!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were even kind enough to let my curly haired girl have a go at rendering!</div>
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Understandably, our daily routine was up in the air, and it took me a couple of weeks to get things straight again, hence my sporadic Facebook and Blog updates! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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However, the half term brought with it a week off together, so we made the most of it.</div>
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Somewhere we’ve always fancied visiting was <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Crich</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Tramway</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Museum</st1:placetype></st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s quite a trek from home for us, some 160 miles, but we combined it with a little hotel stay so we could enjoy an entire day riding the trams without a tiring journey home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The girls loved it and my Mr was like a child in a sweetshop looking at all the trams in the shed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The village had been lit for Halloween, so we waited until dark, when many people had gone home, and saw the woods in all their eerie glory!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>M isn’t that keen on the dark, so stayed firmly at my side, her warm little hand held securely in mine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>C, dressed in her dark winter coat, found it hilarious to creep up on her dad in an attempt to frighten him!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is on days like this that their personality differences really show.</div>
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The end of October meant it was time to pick the pumpkins which had been so lovingly grown by the girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pumpkin plants ended up being gargantuous, creeping their way over an immense amount of the garden!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knew they could grow so big!?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not us, that’s for sure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls’ were rewarded for their green fingers, and the plants yielded these weighty beasts (and a tiddler to boot!)</div>
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A couple of weekends ago, we went to <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cornwall</st1:place></st1:city> for a real whistle stop tour!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent little more than 30 hours in my Mr’s beautiful home county, and we were asleep for 15 of those, but we had a good reason for going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did the annual family Christmas present drop off and we picked up our new car!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not really that fussed about what car I travel in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My only requirements are that it will get me from A to B safely, but I have to admit that I am a little bit enamoured with our new automobile, not least because it has heated seats and can keep my backside warm in the coming winter months! :o) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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On the way home from <st1:city w:st="on">Cornwall</st1:city>, we stopped, as we always do, at Reading Services (oh how I dislike motorway driving!) and were persuaded by our two little monkeys that there was a “need” to bring some tasty delights back home to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">East Anglia</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mmmm……..doughnuts!!!!!</div>
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On the 16<sup>th</sup>, we celebrated 12 years of marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t believe I’ve been with this man of mine for over 13 years!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been a fantastic journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a lovely family meal, and then just the two of us went to watch The Imitation Game at the cinema.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film was brilliant, a worthy watch, so much so that I hope to go again.</div>
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A friend kindly informed me today that it is only 4 weeks until Christmas Eve!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Are you ready?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve dipped my toe in the water, so to speak, and made a start, albeit a feeble one, on preparations for the big day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Four cakes baked, I must add not all for us, and 3 puddings boiled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The house smelt fabulously festive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever since I was a child, the smell of the cake baking slowly in the oven has signified the countdown to Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t deny it, I am more than a little bit excited about this festive season :o) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Talking of festive makes, I have decided, maybe foolishly, to once again make some handmade gifts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fear I’m being a little ambitious, as I have picked some not so small projects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is a jumper for my dad, quite a simple design, not <st1:place w:st="on">Fair Isle</st1:place> like the last two!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other is a jumper for my mum, a design she has wanted to have made for an age, but, as is so often the case, never got round to.</div>
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My girls are off swimming today, happy time spent with their Grandma, and I should be doing some of things that little eyes shouldn’t see this time of year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, I think I’d much rather curl up, knit, and watch a festive favourite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My afternoon will more likely than not look like this.</div>
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