Wyvernfriend Knits

A blog for my knitting projects and knitting book reviews

Saturday, 31 March 2018

sometimes socks shrink

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Originally these were knit for Mac.  I started them when he was being admitted to the hospital and had them finished in a few days.  Stress ...
Tuesday, 8 August 2017

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Mandalas to Crochet by Haafner Linssen   Ravelry Link Interesting exercises in crochet, crocheting in the round with circular motifs, w...
Sunday, 11 June 2017

interesting quote I found

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From “The Aran Islands” by J M Synge (!) The simplicity and unity of the dress increases in another way the local air of beauty. The w...
Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Knit Real Shetland Review

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Ravelry Link This is a lovely showcase for Jamieson & Smith yarn, and ironically I just finished watching Shetland the TV series yeste...
Thursday, 22 September 2016

Riders to the Sea

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For the sodding record, apparently too many people are actually not bothering to actually read the play Riders to the Sea , and are misquoti...

from Stitches in Time

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Stitches in Time Lucy Adlington p 289 -290 Guernsey sweaters - also known as ganseys - have long been associated with fishermen and ...

From Galway Women in the 19th Century

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By Maureen Langan-Egan P 9 - 10 “The destruction of the textile industries affected Galway, a noted ‘yarn county’, very badly.  Flax, ...
Sunday, 8 May 2016

WTF Knits

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WTF Knits by Gabrielle Grillo and Lucy Sweet, is one of the low-hanging fruit of the knitting book world, sometimes it is easy to mock patte...
Thursday, 7 April 2016

May, Lou & Cass

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By Sophia Hillan The story of Jane Austen's nieces in Ireland. P. 125 "Despite the personal stress of 1845, by the year's ...
Sunday, 28 February 2016

Dominitrix Review

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 Domiknitrix - Jennifer Stafford I've got to the stage in my knitting career where I assess books I'm going to buy more on t...
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Deirdre
Dublin, Ireland
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