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Fall 10×10 Challenge

Hi friends, and happy Tuesday!

A little over a week ago, and a bit on a whim, I decided to jump into Style Bee’s Fall 10×10 Challenge.  Are you familiar with these kinds of challenges?  They exist in different forms, but the idea behind this one is you pick ten items (including shoes!) and for ten days you wear them in combination.

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October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance7 Comments

FO Friday: Incunabula Cardigan!

Hi friends, and happy Friday!

I’ve been sitting on this finished object post for ages, waiting to have the time to sit down and properly write about what is probably one of my favorite ever finished garments, my Incunabula Cardigan, knit in very special Shear Delight Castlemilk Moorit/BFL DK.

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October 26, 2018

Katherine @ fiberandsustenance10 Comments

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I finished my #stcatherines by @katedaviesdesigns a few weeks ago, and I couldn’t love it more. I’ve written a post about the process of knitting it over the past few months and all the things I love: the clever pattern with its beautiful details and the very special @northern_yarn Jennett and Zwartbles 4-ply I used. Full post at the link in profile, but the short version is: it’s woolly, it’s warm, and I feel great when I wear it. And now my final entry from this summer’s #naturesshadesalong is finally done (better late than never!) So excited about this addition to my #handmadewardrobe 🐑🧡🐑 #katedaviesdesigns #northernyarn #knitbritish #lovelocalwool
The perks of jet lag: a few hours to work on my #doocotsweater before the library opens and it’s time for work! Still so in love with this @uistwool Fras and how this @katedaviesdesigns pattern shows it off! #knittersoftheworld #knitbritish
A 3:45 am start doesn’t have much to recommend it. But I’ve got coffee, knitting, and with any luck, we’ll be in Melbourne in 24 hours!! #fringefieldbag #triskelionyarn #knittersoftheworld #haveknittingwilltravel
Parkamoor trio 🧦🧦🧦 Last night, I got to catch up briefly with Linda @everydayknitter who came along for Monday knit night. She’s actually on her third pair of #parkamoorsocks !!! The “official” KAL has come to an end, and I decided to draw two winners from Instagram and Ravelry projects. The random number generator first picked Phil (philshe on Ravelry ) and then Linda, so I was able to give her a prize skein of #woollymammothfibreco Natural Sock in person and admire her lovely socks in person for the first time. Her first pair were knit with yarn she dyed herself with onion skins and her second and third pairs are in @doultonborderleicesters 4ply from @northern_yarn — and they’re all gorgeous !! Thanks to everyone who has bought the pattern and cast on in the last six weeks! And even though the KAL is over, if you are knitting or plan to knit a pair, do keep tagging me and using the hashtag — I love seeing them out in the wild! 😍
Chances are if you follow me here, you know how to knit! But maybe you don’t, or maybe you know someone who’d like to learn? I’m really excited to be teaching a beginning knitting class with Kate @northern_yarn in January. Over two sessions (9 Jan and 16 Jan) we’ll learn the basics of knitting, purling, and working in the round to make a cowl similar to this one (two colors is totally optional!) in some scrummy super chunky British wool! The cost of the class is £40 plus materials — link in profile if you’d like to learn more, sign up, or pass it onto a friend! I absolutely adore sharing the love of knitting with others and am so excited to be offering this class with Kate! 🧶🐑🧡🧶 #northernyarn #learntoknit #handmadewardrobe
Had a lovely day yesterday exploring east London yarn shops with @jennifergbarrett and @kat_kni and @wildandwoollyshop was the perfect first stop. So warm, so cozy, so much gorgeous yarn ... and there was tea! The perfect place to spend a very rainy Friday morning. It was so nice to finally see this shop after hearing so many good things about it — it didn’t disappoint. Though I hadn’t planned to buy, I couldn’t resist two new to me yarns (swipe for pic): @triskelionyarn Scylfing 4-ply (trying to decide if it’ll become Waiting for Rain or a Rananculus) and Wild and Woolly’s Guernsey Wool which felt so delightfully woolly and crisp — colorwork hat or mittens, I think! Thanks for the lovely morning Wild and Woolly ! Looking forward to some more London adventures today 🧶🐑🧡 #knittersoftheworld #knittingfriendsarethebestfriends

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