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The big freeze
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2008 by Laura
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LK issue 14 on sale now!
Winter is definitely here! One of the greatest things about the arrival of the cold weather is that it’s a fab reason to pile on all that lovely knitwear and take pride in the things you’ve made.
Even better is to not venture outdoors at all and sit in with a hot cuppa and your latest WIP – mmmhhh heaven!
If you’re looking for new projects and challenges to keep you busy over the winter then the latest issue of LK is just the thing for you! Not only is it brimming with 20 stunning patterns, there are 42 fabulous techniques made simple – including lace, Fair Isle and tapestry crochet!
One thing keeping me cosy over the winter will be Xander – there is nothing better than cuddling up with a hotwater bottle that has an integral muff!
I knitted this hottie while watching vintage episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, hence the name for this pattern. The team at LK love the designs we feature and put a lot of care into naming them – any guesses as to why I named the cable slipper socks Totsi?!
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Buttons and buttons
Posted: Monday, December 08, 2008 by Laura
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Some more swappy joy!
I recently took part in another swap – this time it was a button swap and the theme was Thanksgiving and the colour brown (it’s a US based swap!).
I can’t get enough of picking out goodies and packaging up swap parcels. It is great to have a theme to work to, although living in good old Blighty it is a little hard to find things relating to Thanksgiving – but I’m always up for a challenge!
Making the package up for a swap buddy is fun, but not as much fun as getting a parcel! So today the postman brought me some lovely goodies all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada!
Aside from an abundance of American candies (which I’m very much partial to!) there was the most amazing selection of buttons, including some vintage gems from the 50s featuring anchor motifs. However, the real prize in the collection has to be a single golden coloured button that once adorned my swap buddy’s great-grandmothers favourite dress and dates back to the 1920s! In keeping with the vintage Americana theme there is also a coin-style belt buckle - wowsers I’m a lucky girl!
Just got to get some serious knitting done so I can add on these lovely buttons!
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Knitty rainbow
Posted: Monday, December 01, 2008 by Laura
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Got the yarn dyeing bug!
After a wonderful visit to the Knitting & Stitching Show at Harrogate I have come home with a lovely stash of yarn dyeing supplies!
The LK team had a fabulous time in Harrogate. Not only did we get the chance to meet up with knitters – which is one of our favourite parts of these shows – we saw lots of lovely yarns and even got the chance to do a spot of shopping!
Fab knitty designer Chrissie Day was also on the LK stand signing copies of her latest book, Socks, and was later joined by Sasha Kagan and Jean Moss – so we got the chance to natter with some of our favourite designers too!
To add a final cherry on the top I managed to have a whizz round the show and get in a spot of retail therapy! WoopWoop! I bought myself 100g of mohair boucle yarn in natural cream and four...yes four sachets of KoolAid! I had such a lot of fun dyeing the last batch that I can’t wait to get stuck in! As I have orange, green, blue and purple colours I’m going to try my hand and making coloured stripes! Yippee!
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Heading to Harrogate
Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 by Laura
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Come and visit us at the Knitting & Stitching Show!
The LK team are hitting the road again and heading to the Knitting & Stitching Show at Harrogate from 20-23rd of November. Not only are we excited to see some of the loveliest yarns on the planet, it gives us a chance to catch up with loads of knitters!
If you’re attending the show be sure to stop by our stand no. A585 and say hello...why not get your hands on a fantastic subscriptions deal at the same time? Sign up for a subscription to Let’s Knit and take away a fab FREE gift worth £75!
This is the first time the LK team has visited the Harrogate show and we are all super excited! I’m pretty sure that my stash can already be classed as SABLE (Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy) but when I see all those skeins lined up it really is impossible to walk away! So if like us your planning on heading to the Harrogate show to get your hands on some delicious knitting treats come and stop by our stand to get the latest issue and to say hi!
See you there!
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