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1 July 2009

Thank you so much: Books and More swap swag brag

I wanted to brag a few days ago about this parcel from Ravelry's gladcat:

It's a great parcel with three beautifully coloured balls of Rowan Wool Cotton and two bags of green adn red sequins to start knitting the Magic Carpet blacnket from Debbie Abrahams' Blankets and Throws to Knit. Plus some lovely green stripy handknitted mittens and a blue cosy. The chocolate eclairs have almost gone..... Some lovely stitch markers and a postcard from Norfolk make up the complete swag package.

I love everything and will definitely collect the yarns and notions to knit this amazing blankie!

Thank you again!

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RIP Steven 'Seething' Wells aka Swells and Susan Williams (amongst others)

I saw the death of this genius who inhabited all the publications of my formative years on Attila The Stockbroker's Facebook page. Go and read his fitting tribute which is published online for 3AM magazine. It is moving and apt.

He had battled cancer and in his regular column for the Philadelphia Weekly (where he had relocated) wrote:

I put the phone down and let out a huge, self-pitying 'Why me?' The answer, of course, is the same as the answer to Travis' shit-awful 1999 international breakthrough hit, 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' Because you're a fucking dick. Now shut the fuck up and grow a pair.

Genius.

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....... and, we're back!

Hoorah!

After an anguished day or so and some fiddling about behind the scenes by our hosting company, we have successfully upgraded our installation of MT - the second time, it worked.

We have been unable to login for a day or so since we got back from Chateau St Julien l'Ars in the Poitou-Charente region of La Belle France.

We can now bring you up to date with the immense amount of creativity (and wine and cheese ingestion) which went on during our week away.

Watch out for pics and updates.

In the meantime download the free David Hockney phone art from the BBC website- limited period only!

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17 June 2009

Cat in a box - now with added baldy and crusty bits

Poor thing. At least he still likes the box. Ah me the lure of the box....

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16 June 2009

Coat for a boat at South Shields on the BBC

Shame I can't embed this one, but watch it at the BBC website.

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Yarnstorming on the BBC

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knitablog featured in Wired!

Photo: Bildmuseet

Open Source Embroidery
BildMuseet, Umeå University, Sweden
6 June - 6 September, 2009

Featured in Wired, with a page on the knitablog!

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6 June 2009

Ishbel beret

From Ysolda's Whimsical Little Knits, both the pattern and the yarn match the Ishbel shawl I blogged recently.

Now for the pics, all newly sprayed damp and blocking on a dinner plate.

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As requested: Pics of red crop

No photoshopping, this is the real colour.

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RIP David Carradine

Strangely, we were listening to the 'Kung Fu' theme tune just the other day. Farewell David Carradine, you were much loved by the world, and, I might add, you MADE Kill Bill for me.

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