Category: Knitting
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Emotionally invested knitting
I took pictures of this hat in January but didn’t know what to say about it. I knit it for a job interview I was invited to (and was incredibly excited about) which I had three weeks to prepare for but then was cancelled two days before. The business owners simply changed their minds and…
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Poetria Sweater
My apologies that this post is a little image-heavy, I am so happy with this photoshoot! It just screams Spring and I am absolutely delighted with those vibrant Daffodils in the background! Did you know that the Narcissus flower is the flower of the Greek underworld? It was the flower Persephone was picking when she…
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Poza Cowl & little announcement
Today I have a knitting project to share with you but first I wanted to let you know that the name of my blog is changing from ‘Sewstainability’ to ‘Making and Books’. It is still me (hi!) and the content will still be the same (although possibly more mentions of the books I’m reading?) but…
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Litmus Cowl
You know I love a free pattern and this is no exception! It is the free Litmus Cowl pattern by Jude Harper who is the incredible indie dyer behind Stranded Dyeworks – it is available to download for free on Ravelry (but I can’t find it anywhere else so if Ravelry isn’t safe for you,…
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Forestland Sweater
A couple of weeks ago the yarn I used for this sweater went on sale, it was a good price so I decided I wanted to share the link with my followers. To show what it looks like knitted up, I went in search of pictures of my finished sweater. Much to my surprise, I…
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Whitmoor Sweater
This week marks three years since I learned to knit, so to celebrate I thought I’d finally write about this jumper that I finished in May! I know I’ve written before about my love for buying yarn secondhand. This sweater I made in 2019 was made from secondhand wool and this sweater last year was…
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Sorrel Sweater – budget friendly alternatives to mohair
Hello all, long time no see! I have a knit to share with you this week. I actually took these photos months ago and thought I already shared this but was obviously mistaken. This sweater is way too gorgeous to keep hidden so I am correcting my mistake now! For anyone who doesn’t know, this…
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Blocking Knits Part 1
Blocking knits was definitely one of the most mysterious parts of knitting for me when I started learning two years ago. I remember reading that you have to block things when you’ve finished knitting them, but never really understood WHY. I read about how to do it, but don’t feel that many of the blogs…
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Men knit too!
A few months ago (at the beginning of Lockdown 2 here in the UK), my husband Martin was complaining about how much time he was spending on his phone. He has hobbies, lots of them, but he is a very active and outdoorsy person and has struggled with being stuck in our local area far…
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Make Nine 2021
I think we are all hoping for a better year in 2021 aren’t we? Although it looks like things aren’t changing anytime soon I hope by the end of this year we will all be in a much better place mentally. I am going to try and pretend that the world is normal-ish and am…
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