knitting Archives - Clobber Creations https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/tag/knitting/ Handmade quirky decorative and practical items! Fri, 01 Jan 2021 11:37:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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/tag/knitting/ 32 32 147295580 My 2020 plans https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/goals-and-time-management/my-2020-plans/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/goals-and-time-management/my-2020-plans/#respond Sun, 05 Jan 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/?p=3343 Here are my plans going into 2020… 2020 Make Nine Here are my make nine plans: Freya Sweater by Tilly and the Buttons Toucan t-shirt Shawl Mila Dungarees by Tilly and the Buttons Dressing Gown using Butterick 5189 A men’s shirt (not decided on pattern yet) Slipper Boots (free pattern by Tilly and the Buttons) Trousers Art of […]

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/goals-and-time-management/my-2020-plans/feed/ 0 3343 Review of the year: 2019 https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/inspiration/review-of-the-year-2019/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/inspiration/review-of-the-year-2019/#respond Sun, 29 Dec 2019 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/?p=3329 With the year drawing to a close, I thought I would reflect on my makes during 2019. Most challenging make – the black copley cardigan I’ve chosen the black copley cardigan as it is the make that took me the longest.  I have made this pattern before but in a yellow colour, which was a […]

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/inspiration/review-of-the-year-2019/feed/ 0 3329 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 Spring 2019 catch up https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/goals-and-time-management/spring-2019-catch-up/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/goals-and-time-management/spring-2019-catch-up/#respond Wed, 15 May 2019 05:43:57 +0000 https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/?p=2802 Here is a catch up on my progress this year, from sewing projects I have completed to my upcoming plans for the near future.

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/goals-and-time-management/spring-2019-catch-up/feed/ 0 2802 #the100dayproject – #100daysofstashbusting https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/stash-busting/the100dayproject-100daysofstashbusting/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/stash-busting/the100dayproject-100daysofstashbusting/#respond Sun, 01 Apr 2018 16:45:00 +0000 https://clobbercreations.wordpress.com/?p=2194 The hundred day project begins on Tuesday 3 April!

My chosen project is to spend 100 days stashbusting.

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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/stash-busting/the100dayproject-100daysofstashbusting/feed/ 0 2194 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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]]> https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/ceramics-for-the-textile-focused-crafter/feed/ 3 934 The Walkley Dress https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/the-walkley-dress/ https://www.clobbercreations.co.uk/craft-skills/the-walkley-dress/#respond Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:10:45 +0000 https://clobbercreations.wordpress.com/?p=761 While on a bit of a dressmaking roll, I decided to delve back into the realm of knit fabrics.  Having only made one successful garment with knit, I decided that I wanted to keep the pattern as simple as possible. The simple question for this project was The Walkley Dress by Wendy Ward MIY. This […]

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