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Plans for an epic Totoro jumper.

Plans for an epic Totoro jumper.

Let me show you what I am planning for my Totoro jumper.

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How to wash an animal fleece

How to wash an animal fleece

Follow these steps to wash your own sheep fleece.

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Welcome to the dye studio 3.0

aberdeenshire dye studio

Welcome to the dye studio 3.0

Welcome to the dye studio 3.0. Let me show you how the shed started out before we convert it into the dye studio of my dreams. There is plenty of DIY and renovations to be done.

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What to knit with self-striping yarn that's not socks

What to knit with self-striping yarn that's not socks

Oh wow, long time no blog huh! I'm going to just jump right in with some inspiration on what to knit that's not socks. So i have a few skeins of beautiful self striping yarn from various dyers, and i will be honest with you, I had no idea what to make. I will be honest with you i really don't like hand knitted socks in 4ply, i has so much to do with my tension and them ending up like fishnets after a few wears no matter what needle size i use. I am firmly in the double knit...

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Rift Tee

Rift Tee

Rift Tee take one    I thought i would take an arty photo of my just finished Rift Tee Rift by Jacqueline Cieslak You know, sun in my face, countryside in the background. I have no idea whats going on with my hair, there was too much sun in my eyes but great shot of the Tee. the colour pooling looks like boobies and now i cant unsee it. oh dear. I used some deeeeeeep stash quince and co and over-dyed it. its an ok yarn, not hard against the skin, not splitty, worked across my needles with relative ease....

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