I am pleased to show you my first hand-knitted stuffed animals. I have been knitting hats, sweaters, dresses, booties, and blankets as welcoming gifts for babies of friends and extended family for decades. I will continue to do so, because knitting keeps my fingers and mind engaged and there are so many interesting designs to […]
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A few months ago, Mina, our youngest great-niece surprised me by asking me to knit her a sweater. I had only ever knitted one sweater for her when she was about 14 and had also given one to her older sister. I had made one for myself and thought it might be fun for the
Patterns When I first started knitting seriously in the late 1980’s, I had to buy knitting magazines and books to find patterns. One old favourite, “Our Best Knit Baby Afghans – book 2”, by www.leisurearts.com, still provides many options to learn interesting lace patterns. Now, with the proliferation of websites like Pinterest, and others
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