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To the Manor Born: Audrey cracks the whipPenelope Keith and Peter BowlesTo the manor reborn: Penelope Keith, Peter Bowles Last Updated: 12:01am GMT 19/12/2007 Peter Spence, the creator of ‘To the Manor Born’, talks to Janie Lawrence about updating the … Continue reading →

Remember The Pilgrims’ Progress?  Well, that’s how I feel – so much knitting is going on chez connemara (that’s the name of our house!) Since last Monday I have been knitting, knitting, knitting, knitting.  We are in the home stretch … Continue reading →

From Mason-Dixon: Important: THE SEW-UP DATE HAS CHANGED. (The yarn shop had a conflict.) The new details are: DATE: Monday, December 17, 2007TIME: 4-8 p.m.PLACE: Knitty City, 208 West 79th Street (between Amsterdam and Broadway) Note: Nobody has to come … Continue reading →

Some photos of current FOs and WIPs– an update soon (promise!) FO Moderne Log Cabin Blanket (Mason-Dixon) List of WIPs 1 Butterscotch Gansey Elizabeth Lovick’s Jess’s Gansey pattern – my adaptation for a four year old boyWho:  Village Nephew #1Status:   … Continue reading →

If the movies of Hollywood’s Golden Age had a Great American Lady, Irene Dunne was surely it. Whether suffering through melodramatic “women’s pictures” or rollicking through screwball comedy, Dunne always maintained her dignity. And she never seemed to strain for … Continue reading →

From Mason-Dixon Knitting, the details of a little sewing-up party. DATE: Tuesday, December 18, 2007TIME: 4-8 p.m.PLACE: Knitty City              208 West 79th Street              (between Broadway and Amsterdam) What would we do without Pearl Chin? During the busiest time … Continue reading →

Post Offices Stage “Knit-In,” Celebrate Knitting Revolution WASHINGTON, DC — Knit One. Mail, too. Today’s knitters are not all grannies in rocking chairs. Knitting is enjoying a surge of popularity among the young and hip. There is a very active … Continue reading →

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Fair Isle Life on a remote Scottish island. Weekly insights from Malachy Tallack. Guilty pleasures Malachy Tallack Published 03 December 2007The trials and tribulations of knitting a gansey Okay,so I gave in to temptation. I admit it. But what’s wrong … Continue reading →