Knitting Archives - Clobber Creations https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/category/knitting/ Handmade quirky decorative and practical items! Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:20:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-CC_Logo_Transparent-32x32.png Knitting Archives - Clobber Creations https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/category/knitting/ 32 32 147295580 Crafting with a chronic illness: my experience with Ankylosing Spondylitis https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/crafting-with-a-chronic-illness-my-experience-with-ankylosing-spondylitis/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/crafting-with-a-chronic-illness-my-experience-with-ankylosing-spondylitis/#respond Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:00:41 +0000 https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/?p=2880 I thought it might be useful to share what I have found helpful for my circumstance in case it is also useful for someone else. Everyone is different though, so you must keep problem solving until you find your own strategies.

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/crafting-with-a-chronic-illness-my-experience-with-ankylosing-spondylitis/feed/ 0 2880 Me Made May 2017 – reflections https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/knitting/me-made-may-2017-reflections/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/knitting/me-made-may-2017-reflections/#respond Sat, 03 Jun 2017 17:10:21 +0000 https://clobbercreations.wordpress.com/?p=1893 May flew by (although that seems to be my reflection every month..) and another me made May has finished.  This year, I pledged to wear at least one handmade garment every day. I am pleased to say that I did manage my pledge, and my sew my style makes have been key participants!  As always, […]

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/knitting/me-made-may-2017-reflections/feed/ 0 1893 Wool makes update: Crochet by day, knit by night https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/crochet/wool-makes-update-crochet-by-day-knit-by-night/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/crochet/wool-makes-update-crochet-by-day-knit-by-night/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2017 19:00:53 +0000 https://clobbercreations.wordpress.com/?p=1428 No completed achievements to show this month as I clink on with a couple of larger projects, but I fancied sharing some photo updates of my progress: Crochet by Day I’m a lunch crocheter at the moment – well, a broomstick crocheter anyway – and am currently working on a birthday present during my lunch […]

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/crochet/wool-makes-update-crochet-by-day-knit-by-night/feed/ 0 1428 The 19 day cardigan make (and my 4 year cardigan make!) https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/knitting/the-19-day-cardigan-make-and-my-4-year-cardigan-make/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/knitting/the-19-day-cardigan-make-and-my-4-year-cardigan-make/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:00:35 +0000 https://clobbercreations.wordpress.com/?p=1213 I did not make the 19 day cardigan – my mum did.  and the 19 days include the days she went to work and days she couldn’t knit; it’s just how many days it took from purchasing the wool! The Copley cardigan is a pattern she has had for a while.  It’s one I borrowed […]

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/knitting/the-19-day-cardigan-make-and-my-4-year-cardigan-make/feed/ 0 1213 Ceramics for the textile focused crafter https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/ceramics-for-the-textile-focused-crafter/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/ceramics-for-the-textile-focused-crafter/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:00:10 +0000 https://clobbercreations.wordpress.com/?p=934 For the last two years, I have been going to evening classes to learn more about the challenging skill of ceramics. Ceramics does not come easily to me, but perhaps this is why I’m drawn to it.  I struggle to roll out coils for hand building with any consistency, my slabs seem to come out […]

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