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Stash Busting

 

After all the yarn I bought on Holiday, my Yarn Diet starts here. I have a great stash; with yarns in there going back to 2012 that I know of. Some probably even before. There’s never been any shame in having a large stash for me, but I feel that there’s a lot of things I had saved for certain projects and I’ve not yet had time to do them and never will if I keep buying yarn like sheep are going extinct.

In the mean time I have some FINISHED things to show off!

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Finally a better picture of my World Cup Socks. I was supporting The Netherlands with a bright hand dyed William of Orange colourway. The pattern was Anastasia and I really really enjoyed making these. They’re very comfy too; knit toe up with a short row heel.

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Next up was July’s year of Socks. I knitted BroadRipple but because I grabbed the yarn and the pattern before leaving home I knitted them on size 2.5 mm needles instead of 3.0’s. I could really have done with the 3’s. I’m actually planning to knit August’s socks as Broad Ripple, because I love the pattern and the style – just the fit is too small on these sadly. Next pair will be on 3.0 mm and I might even add another repeat to the pattern.

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I also finished another pair of socks (What I like socks!) This was out of a yarn my mum bought me for my Birthday. These are heavier, DK Weight and knitted as tube socks with no heel. They’ll be lovely round the house in the winter.

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I’m still plugging along with Malgven, It’s slow going, but I’ve just finished Chart A. I’ve placed a lifeline (the white cotton near the cables) but hopefully I won’t need it!

Next time I’m going to spam you all with Alpaca pictures from my day out at Toft!

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