tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83337822949676763742024-03-14T02:31:34.093+00:00The Feminine Touch | UK Knitting / Felting blogI love my little knitting blog! I design / create unique, original high quality accessories. I sell what I make on Etsy and my own web site - thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk. Some of my creations I have written up in to knitting patterns & kits which are now published on-line. Here on my blog I share what I have learnt, business wise & crafting wise and happy to promote other crafty sellers. You will find some of my personal experiences here too.Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-53051383118748880962018-07-05T14:48:00.001+01:002018-07-06T11:14:53.510+01:00Simple Brioche Cowl - Free Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you read my design blog on my web site called <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/designingblog/read_185097/new-skills-learnt-.html" target="_blank">"new skills learnt"</a> you will know that I have just learnt the Brioche stitch and I'm branching out and adding Brioche knitting patterns to my portfolio. Part of my learning experience was learning that Brioche is in fact a quite an easy stitch once you get past the new terminology and it's quite fun to do too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I believe that Brioche is in fact a stitch that is better and easier done in the round! and done in 2 colours ! When worked in the round you work one stitch pattern in one colour for the 1st round and then switch to the other colour, work another stitch pattern for the 2nd round and work like that until the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'll explain in a simple pattern; a lovely striped reversible cowl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The finished size is: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Circumference 28inches / 71cm , width 8inches/ 20cm.</span></span><br />
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</span><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a64af02-6aaa-ff63-6537-9f7f1f1e2f49"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cast on 100 sts using the 2 colour cable cast on technique, start with your MC colour and end with your CC. This creates a colourful 2 toned cast on edge</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #073763; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">BRK </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #741b47; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #073763; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Brioche knit</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Knit the next stitch together with its Yarn over.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #351c75; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BRP</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="color: #073763; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brioche purl. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Purl the next stitch together with its Yarn over.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Michelle is my daughter who is getting married in just 2 weeks time. I want to make sure that the WHOLE day is special! Knowing how stressed Michelle is getting, how much she needs her sleep and the fact that she, the bridesmaids and myself need to be up and about at 6:00 am that morning to deal with the hairdresser and the make up artist I decided to craft this.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">I had some of the pretty fabric left over from my bunting making, not very big pieces but enough to not through away. I considered unpicking the lining that already existed and using that as a template for a new one but I simply did not have enough fabric left, so I simply tacked on what I had to the edge of the lining ensuring that I had a neat finish. I undid the ties that were there and added in some coordinating ribbon. With more fabric I created a simple little patchwork table cloth. It's small, but will easily fold up and take up a small amount of space in the basket. Viola !</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="https://www.thehaven.org.uk/Pages/Site/thebigteacosy/Category/more-about-the-big-tea-cosy" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">The Big Tea Cosy</a> helps to raise vital money and awareness for Breast Cancer Haven, a charity that provides free emotional, physical and practical support to anyone affected by breast cancer, from its centres across the UK.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.loveknitting.com/" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Love Knitting</a> are helping to support this national fundraising campaign which will take place 1 – 7 February 2017 by providing all of us with knitting patterns, yarn etc to make some <a href="https://www.thehaven.org.uk/love-knitting-cosy-pattern-downloads" style="color: #2baadf; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">gorgeous knitted tea cosies</a> ready for the event.<br /><br />They asked me if I would design a tea cosy knitting pattern specially for this event, I was totally honored to do this for Haven. Knowing that all proceeds for the knitting pattern will go towards this charity really touches my heart strings (and yours too hopefully). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The kit is suitable for an experienced knitter, as I don't explain any of the basics, assuming that the knitter knows how to cast on and off, knit and purl, can do short row shaping and decreases. What I do explain in the instruction is how to position your work on the double pointed needles, simple sock construction, when to do the short row shaping and decreases and why and of course the finishing Kitchener stitch. I wrote the instructions after only knitting a few pair of socks myself so I put my learning experience in to the instructions, including colour photographs along the way too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was held in the Cattle Auction Mart in the lovely town of Skipton on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales (a really picturesque part of the UK). Only 40 miles away from my little village Slaithwaite, near Huddersfield so really a yarny event I couldn't miss!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They move all the cattle out of the mart for the weekend and then the woolly people set up stalls in all of the pens. Knit and Natter sessions as well as workshops are also catered for. Of course the woolly people couldn't resist doing a little bit of yarn bombing with colourful woolly bunting outside and in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And then once inside the auction mart there was stall upon stall of gorgeous yarn, un dyed, dyed, hand spun, ready for spinning, gorgeous stunning colours, soft and luscious textures, ah I was in heaven. The stall holders were only too happy to show us how to do things, so we learnt some new tricks, spinning and lucetting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lovely Sunday out in the Dales! </span>Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-77799928674297887162016-09-11T12:34:00.002+01:002016-09-11T12:39:25.492+01:00Cables for the Home are trending now!<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Cosy comfy cables are in trend, in gorgeous scrumptious colours or in neutral ecru cream , they truly bring your room to life.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What do you think? dying to try your hand at cabling? or just want to buy one ready made? Either way you are on to a winner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Want to give cabling a go yourself? I have a <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/prod_5293919-Natural-Cushion-Pillow-knitting-kit.html" target="_blank">knitting kit</a> available, where you don't have to worry about finding the correct yarn as its already been chosen for you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and I also have a <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/designingblog/read_158778/cornflower-cable-cushion-free-pattern.html" target="_blank">free knitting pattern</a>, so you can use up some of your stash (like I did). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope you like cabling as much I do! Let me know won't you. Would love to know how you use cabling in your home. </span><br />
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<br />Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-16865021479413606582016-08-08T18:36:00.002+01:002016-08-08T18:36:46.258+01:00Want to learn how to knit socks? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in March I sp</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ent a few weeks on and off working on my 1st pair of socks and quickly moved on to my 2nd pair! For a few weeks I was </span><a href="http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/the-start-of-my-addiction-to-knitting.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" target="_blank">totally addicted to socks</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and knitted a few pairs, one plain navy blue pair for payment for some joinery work, one stripy pair for a friend and a lovely snugly woolly pair for my cold feet (once the sun goes in they are instantly cold, brrrr). I always have a pair of socks on the go, stashed away in the glove compartment in the motor home so I can knit on my travels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Because I have just started to knit socks I thought I would turn my learning experience in to a selling point and create a sock knitting kit for the novice sock knitter, someone that likes knitting like me, has quite a bit of experience but has never tried knitting on double pointed needles, never mind tried all the techniques associated with sock knitting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come along and try out the kit, its only £11 plus postage and that includes full instructions, 2 skeins of Aran yarn (approx 70 grams per skein) and the double pointed needles too. Some lovely colours to choose from. Great for you or buy for a friend. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brighouse a town just 9 miles away from where I live has been a brewing; brewing lovely Bluefaced Leicester wool into some wonderful muted colour's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What's more interesting is that Elaine of Baa Baa Brighouse has named the brews after an area of their town. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 25.2px;">They sell the Baa Baa Brew yarn in full 100 gram skeins and also a gift box of each of the colours in 25gram skeins.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 25.2px;">I came across their yarn at my local yarn shop 'The Yorkshire Makery' on yarn shop day. I just had to have a gift box! </span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/prod_5001476-Sprig-Beanie-Hat-knitting-kit.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0kPdeHiZJ4/V2k2htyQX6I/AAAAAAAABYc/C_MIaUNdlfIxXopDqeXC4nJbXcJuRzDhwCLcB/s320/081cropped.jpg" width="288" /></span></a><span style="color: #111111; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 25.2px;">And what did I do with those mini skeins? Well I incorporated one of them with some of the <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/cat_1159570-Luxury-Yarns.html" target="_blank">luxury yarns</a> I now sell, the beautifully soft Baby Alpaca yarn. I worked up the finished piece using a slip stitch technique I absolutely love doing. Once you get your head round the technique and understand the charts then its a really easy knit. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 25.2px;">The finished result is this gorgeous 'Sprig' beanie hat. So luscious and soft for this winter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 25.2px;">Its available for you knitters in <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/prod_5001476-Sprig-Beanie-Hat-knitting-kit.html" target="_blank">kit form</a> so you can knit your own. In the kit you get 100 grams Baby Alpaca DK. 25 grams of the Baa Baa Brew in your colour choice and full instructions. Obviously if you get stuck you can always come back to me, here or via email - thefemininet@aol.co.uk</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #111111; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 25.2px;">Elaine from Baa Baa Brighouse is rather chuffed that I have used her yarn in this way. I think she plans to take a few kits herself to YarnDale this year. Maybe you will see her (and my knitting kit) there. Let me know if you do.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zfY1eESfMgc/V2XZSLgqCMI/AAAAAAAABX0/x8ryhkAB6P8a6c7UTHXFrjR77UmXZ96gACLcB/s1600/newbanner.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zfY1eESfMgc/V2XZSLgqCMI/AAAAAAAABX0/x8ryhkAB6P8a6c7UTHXFrjR77UmXZ96gACLcB/s640/newbanner.jpg" /></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">My new banner incorporates my new logo, one of my unique designs, knitted in the most feminine colour there is, with a pretty little feminine flower drawn on. It's a design I played with over a number of weeks and one I'm totally happy with for now. The words on my banner encapsulate what's available in my on-line shops today. Totally different to what is was 12 months ago.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It took me a while to realise that I needed to re-look at my branding , rehash the words I use to describe what I do / sell on my web site and on-line stores.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I had wanted to sell some <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/cat_1159570-Luxury-Yarns.html">luxury yarns</a> (so soft and luscious. gorgeous to work with) in my local yarn shop and needed some product tags to attach to the skeins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I wanted something clean and sharp that worked alongside the soft creamy yarns. I immediately thought of the logo design I had played with before and decided that to incorporate that with some pretty black writing explaining what I do NOW would be perfect.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I knew then, that if I created these product tags then basically I had to change my whole branding, my web site and blog, all my social media places, my packaging and promotional material. Everything now needed to gel together. Everything needed to communicate my brand. This was important to my business as a whole. Would show my potential customers that I was serious about my business and what I was offering.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The time was right too and I was just about to launch some new <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/cat_1159567-Knitting-Kits.html" target="_blank">knitting kits</a> with the luxury yarns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So this week I launched some of the new kits with lovely pretty packaging which shows off the kits really well. It took me a little brainstorming to determine what I wanted the packaging to look like and even longer to find it, lol. I needed the boxes to be white, clean, sharp and sturdy to match the product tags. I wanted a clear cut out front, ideally flower shaped (which I found) to match the flower in my logo and I wanted pretty red and white ribbon.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/prod_5001476-Sprig-Beanie-Hat-knitting-kit.html"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kOx-5sFs0_c/V2XV8AgrkSI/AAAAAAAABXo/3Ne0vlKRmpAnOrJryRfffvCzZVP5NONIQCLcB/s640/3kits.jpg" /></a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I surprised myself by photographing the kits on a red cable background, a total change from the normal white background that I normally use, but I thought it was more consistent with my new brand now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">At the moment I'm feeling so proud of my new look x</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What does your brand tell potential customers about your business? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let me know in the comments below. Would love to know.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It took me possibly 2 months each week at knitting group persevering with the 1st sock. The tiny DPN's that drove me mad, the thin yarn that I kept splitting and my inability to see the stitches correctly because I had chosen a dark purple to knit with didn't put me off but these things certainly slowed me down. Just before I finished the sock off I tried it on to see what the fit was like and I was amazed how it felt, fitted so snugly, felt so warm and cozy. Within a couple of days I had finished the second one, so I now have a pair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been told because they are wool I can wear them more often than my shop bought socks before I wash them and that's what I've done, in fact I have them on now. </span><br />
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vL8DNYELK64/VttSMBlxpwI/AAAAAAAABW0/twTxV-VjJ_8/s1600/sockcollage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vL8DNYELK64/VttSMBlxpwI/AAAAAAAABW0/twTxV-VjJ_8/s400/sockcollage.jpg" width="400" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's taken me a week on and off knitting to finish my 2nd pair (said I think I was addicted). This time I picked a lovely lace sock pattern called "Hector" from the sock pattern book <a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/designs-and-patterns/books/knitted-sock-society" target="_blank">A knitted sock society.</a> I had some Rowan Fine Art sock yarn in my stash that just filled the bill. These knitted up really quickly, maybe because my love of lace knitting got me quickly up the leg of the sock or because I now knew the structure of the sock, knew how to create the heel flap, turn the heel and even the dreaded kitchener stitch to finish the sock didn't worry me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can see more socks coming off my needles in the next few weeks , maybe a few new designs too. </span><br />
<br />Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-62508796490124163292016-01-23T15:12:00.004+00:002016-09-11T12:49:05.403+01:00Free Pattern - Cable Lap Blanket<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/prod_4386256-Cable-lap-blanket-hand-knit-in-custom-colour.html" target="_blank">Cable Lap Blanket £85 plus postage</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">NEW ! *** <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/thefemininetouchshop/prod_4413558-Knit-your-own-Cable-lap-blanket.html" target="_blank">Buy the kit</a> and knit your own lap blanket for £30 plus postage ***</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">The written instructions below are for all 96 stitches across the row. The charts just show the 24 pattern stitches. Use whichever instructions you feel comfortable with. </span><br />
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Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-13821583351867491522016-01-16T14:33:00.004+00:002016-01-21T20:41:03.101+00:00Knitting Tips for my new market<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started developing <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/shop/search.php?q=kit&searchbutton=Search" target="_blank">knitting kits</a> a few months ago, my own unique knitting patterns alongside <a href="http://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stylecraft yarns</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">All packaged up, ready to send out immediately. I was amazed at the response over the Christmas period and beyond (yes they are selling well , now into January). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I came to the conclusion that my target market is shifting slightly; away from those that love receiving well knitted, high quality knitted items from me, to those that want to reproduce those very same items or who want to give others the chance to recreate them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFeminineTouch/?ref=hl" target="_blank">Facebook </a>,you might have seen me change direction too, as knitting tips and exciting free patterns flow into my activity feed, I pass these on with a quick share, so my followers can learn and improve their knitting skills and can pass the knowledge on too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A friend of mine, said how much she enjoyed these tips that I was passing on and could I write some myself, she especially wanted some information on seaming.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Well , yes of course I could but........... I think there is so much high quality information out there on the Internet that it seemed a shame to be wasting my valuable creative time re-writing something that had been written before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes , if I develop a new technique, a new way of doing something, then you will be the first to know!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the meantime, why don't you take a look at my <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/knittingtips.html" target="_blank">"knitting tips"</a> page. This page I keep bookmarked so I can keep coming back to it. It's where I keep links to all the useful information I come across. It covers both knitting and designing. So take a peek, bookmark it yourself if you find it useful. </span><br />
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<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=704116&u=1068489&m=29190&urllink=&afftrack=" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://static.shareasale.com/image/29190/KnittingStitchesYouNeedtoKnow_carousel_1.png" /></a>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And, here are some tips from Craftsy, a really useful 18 page document full of all those knitting stitches you need to know (just click on the photo above to get your free download).</span>Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-57194834145687215302015-11-05T13:42:00.002+00:002015-11-05T15:34:40.787+00:00More off-line than on<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, its been a very busy period for me these last 2 months. Not had much time on line, to chat to friends or to blog to you all. My off-line knitting life seems to have taken over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A few months ago, I finally found a knitting group that meets up every week in my local village Slaithwaite in the heart of Yorkshire. The joys of having like minded crafty people to talk to, show off your knitting to and ask for advise and guidance, its overwhelming. It's the one thing I have been missing since I started knitting again a few years back. The "girls" are a wonderful diverse group of people, ranging from colourful & wacky to calm & classic and everything in between. I have attended knitting workshops with them and gone on trips out to Yarn festivals and massive yarn shops. I am the one that always says I won't be buying yarn this time and then I come home with bags full of the stuff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Then if that's not enough, I have found a lovely crafty shop again in my village that is now selling some of my finished home decorations as well as knitting kits I have developed specially for the shop (they are available on-line to). The knitting kits feature our local <a href="http://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stylecraft</a> yarn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Myself and the shop owner Amy decided that it was a good idea to bring selling the yarn back into the village, as the last local yarn shop that sold Stylecraft yarns closed down some 20-30 years ago. Hopefully its something that was missed by the local people and they will come flocking back to Amy's shop - 'The Yorkshire Makery' bringing a new generation of people to buy the local yarn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">'The Yorkshire Makery' is also hosting textile workshops of which I will be one of the knitting tutors. Amy has already started tutoring some of her customers in the art of crochet and I will be following suit with knitting courses. Aimed at the Beginner -> Intermediate I will cover the basic skills plus colour work, cabling and lace work to start with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And then, have you seen my move in to the published magazines? One of my knitting patterns was published in last months supplementary addition to Simply Knitting" !!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and I have another 3 patterns lined up to be published over the next few months. Woop!, so excited. If you see them, let me know what you think in the comments below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stylecraft</a> yarn. This used to be spun at the Spa Mills @ Spectrum Yarns in Slaithwaite. Spectrum yarns have just launched a new yarn range called <a href="http://www.yarnstories.com/" target="_blank">Yarn Stories. </a></i></span>Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-71447804075666880222015-09-14T11:40:00.000+01:002015-09-14T14:46:44.011+01:00Update to the Tree Breeze blanket and planning my 1st cable workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally received the photo from Michelle that shows the 'Tree Breeze' blanket in all it's glory. Those cabled trees look stunning and the colours she has chosen are just perfect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She says she snuggles up with it on the settee on an evening, wrapping it all around her. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think it's great when you can hold your own creation so close.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And see how Billie , her rescued Jack Russel just had to get in on the photo. She always seems to be there when the camera comes out, lol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember how I featured the work in progress photos here - <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Remember%20how%20I%20featured%20the%20work%20in%20progress%20photos%20here%20-%20http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/the-final-stages-of-tree-breeze-blanket.html" target="_blank">http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/the-final-stages-of-tree-breeze-blanket.html.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This beautiful blanket is helping me in designing my very 1st cabling workshop that is it to take place at The Yorkshire Makery (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SlaithwaiteEmporium" target="_blank">part of the Emporium in Slaithwaite, Huddersfield</a>). It's only going to be a couple of hours long so it will be simply an introduction to cabling, covering some basic and then more unusual cable patterns. Working in squares, clients can potentially sew them together to make cushions (maybe blankets are a little too ambitious at this stage). I plan to cover reading cabling charts and written instructions too. All in a couple of hours ! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 1st session will be Sunday the 11th October from 1:30 - 3:30. I'm still working up the detail and trying to establish a price! If you are interested just let me know and then I can keep you informed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PS . I've joined in the hand made Monday link up today <a href="http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-32" target="_blank">http://www.lucyblossomcrafts.co.uk/blog/handmade-monday-32 </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">why don't you take a read </span>Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-87257017242251887482015-08-25T17:41:00.000+01:002015-08-25T17:43:31.648+01:00Fair Isle Headband / Hat<div style="color: #78485d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 16px;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Well this time I was going to work in fair isle stitch , combining 2 and sometimes 3 colours together in colourful designs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I had done some fair isle work before, but always chickened out when it came to knitting in the round. I wasn't sure I could control the pattern when it came to the point where the round joined and so steered well away from it. But recently I had been to a fair isle work shop with my new knitting group, here we had learned all about steeking (I'm sure I'll cover this in a later post) and the lady running the workshop had shown us some of her lovely fair isle knits that had been worked in the round. I couldn't for the life of my see where the round started and finished so I took my trust in this technique and decided to give it a go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Last week I knit a fair isle headband. I liked the pattern I had designed on paper and loved the colours I had chosen. The stitching work was ok, but not brilliant BUT the headband , even though I measured it when I started) was too small:( . </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I quickly sussed out the problem , I had worked on the wrong needle size, picking up the incorrect circular needles to use (why don't they have the size on the needles?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">This had caused both the stitches to be a little tight and the size of the headband to be too small.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Today I set to, to create yet another prototype. This time working on the right size needles (just 0.25mm bigger) I set off working in the same pattern. I finished the headband off, tried it on and then realised I had created it too wide ! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Golly gosh , why don't I put my brain in gear sometime!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ha ha , so my headband is now a hat ! I used my experience of knitting hats for the Wool and Gang and shaped the top of the headband / hat as I went along. </span></div>
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Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-26443824994593408272015-08-10T16:24:00.002+01:002015-08-10T16:25:43.699+01:00The final stages of the "Tree Breeze" Blanket<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My daughter Michelle has been working on her knitted blanket for what seems an age. When I asked her this last weekend, she reckoned 3 maybe 3 1/2 years. Well it has been sat in her craft box waiting for an opportunity for me to help her decide the best way of sewing all the square blocks up. She didn't want to spoil it right at the very end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This last weekend we got together and embarked on the sewing up project. She sat out in the garden, our lovely German Shepherd Dog Cain at her side.</span></div>
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Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-81681169339906579772015-08-06T10:57:00.002+01:002015-08-06T10:57:28.291+01:00Etsy team collaboration<div style="color: #78485d; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans; font-size: 16px;">
This week launches an exciting collaboration between Steph from <a data-mce-href="http://perranyarns.co.uk/" href="http://perranyarns.co.uk/" style="color: rgb(76, 94, 94) !important;">Perran Yarns</a> and myself. Myself and Steph met on Etsy the on-line selling site for all things handmade. </div>
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She hand dyes and then sells beautiful scrumptious yarns that knit up gorgeously!</div>
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I was utterly surprised when she approached me to ask if I was prepared to knit up and re-work one of my new patterns in some of her hand dyed yarn. Her idea was to sell the patterns at craft fairs and in brick and mortar shops alongside some of her yarns. We also discussed the possibility of selling the pattern and yarn in kit form via her Etsy shop. </div>
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Above you can see the transformation from the Noro yarn I chose to show off the lovely flower pattern to one of Stephs yarn , a lovely Knit in Perran Yarns (50% baby alpaca, 25% linen, 25% silk) in sweet pea shade. You can buy the <a data-mce-href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/241444345/flowery-infinity-scarf-hand-knit-cowl" href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/241444345/flowery-infinity-scarf-hand-knit-cowl" style="color: rgb(76, 94, 94) !important;">finished scarf here</a> if you don't fancy the knit. </div>
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Well the <a data-mce-href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/242962623/diy-knit-kit-flowery-infinity-scarf" href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/242962623/diy-knit-kit-flowery-infinity-scarf" style="color: rgb(76, 94, 94) !important;">kits are ready folks! All for £20</a>. Of course you can buy the knitting pattern and yarn on its own but there is a saving if you purchase in kit form.</div>
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Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-41445756857345965612015-07-03T19:05:00.003+01:002015-07-03T19:05:29.242+01:00A traditional Christmas with Craft Britannia<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I'm bringing you some of Craft Britannia's more traditional crafty goods, well traditional in the way that they include Christmas trees and Santa Clause in the traditional Christmassy Colours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Buying handmade Christmas goods in July gives you buyers the chance the to purchase these sometimes one off crafty goods at a discounted price. You will have piece of mind that the decorations, gifts, kits and packaging are with you in plenty of time for the great day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas x</span><br />
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These are the shops taking part in the Craft Britannia Christmas In July promo:-</div>
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All participating shops have set up the coupon code ‘ETSYCIJ15’ and the following discounts can be applied to their shops when going through checkout…</div>
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<br />Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-7318746966698213602015-07-01T17:18:00.001+01:002015-07-01T17:18:41.295+01:00Get ready for Christmas proper with Craft Britannia Supplies and Patterns via Christmas In July Promo<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">** It's never too early to get your supplies for making those Christmas gifts **</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether its special had dyed or spun yarns, patterns for making Christmas decorations, Christmas cushions or beautiful scarves we have it for you. We also supply patterns for making wonderful children's penny rugs and Christmas charms for hanging on absolutely anything. Take a wander round the shops, look for inspiration for your Christmas gifts and be ready to be delighted with your purchases.</span><br />
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Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-50299881517462465342015-05-28T08:01:00.000+01:002015-05-28T08:01:45.439+01:00My first 2 patterns featured in a Knitting Mag ! Knit Now !<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 20px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
I'm feeling rather pleased today, the fact that I can share something that I have been keeping quiet for so long, has given me a few goosebumps.</div>
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You see, today is the day that TWO of my knitting designs have made it ! published in a UK knitting magazine ! </div>
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It’s issue 48, and my designs are on pages 20-21, the mustardseed shawl (you must just get the issue just to find out why it was named that) and on pages 44-45, the sandown stole. I don’t have my hands on a paper copy yet! but will be going a shopping later on today to see if I can get my hands on a few copies. <b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></b></div>
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A smaller version of one of my designs has also appeared on a page that explains "how to work cables", so if any of you readers need to know, well the info is there! </div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;">Hard copies can be ordered here: </span><a href="http://www.moremags.com/knitting/knit-now" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;" target="_blank">http://www.moremags.com/knitting/knit-now</a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px; line-height: normal;"> </span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qgY-W1r2dxg/VWZIquzKXhI/AAAAAAAABR0/OHcfjLx98ws/s1600/KnitNowIssue48%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qgY-W1r2dxg/VWZIquzKXhI/AAAAAAAABR0/OHcfjLx98ws/s320/KnitNowIssue48%2Bcover.jpg" width="236" /></a>As I sort of explained in an <a href="http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/what-is-knitwear-designer.html" target="_blank">earlier blog posting</a>, its been a long hard few months for someone that has not been through the process before. From submitting my ideas, helping to choose the correct yarn, knitting up my design, writing up the pattern, double, sorry quadruple checking the pattern for spelling and mathematical errors and then finally seeing the pattern and photos in draft mode a week before the magazine was published its been quite a journey. </div>
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And I'm really thrilled that one of my patterns made it on to the cover page, although on an earlier draft version I saw them both there :(</div>
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happy bunny :)</div>
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Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-42890195649730067762015-05-25T11:31:00.001+01:002015-05-25T12:06:34.151+01:00Bank Holiday Creation time<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey you crafty people !</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To get a knitting magazine to like my ideas up front I had to send in my initial thoughts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This included sketching my designs, swatching (ie knitting a small piece of the design), coming up with ideas on which yarns (thickness , qualities etc) to use and writing a piece on how the idea fitted the theme the magazine had chosen for that issue. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These peg bags were knit using one of my own patterns , the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cotton-clothes-hanger-peg-bag" target="_blank">cotton clothes hanger peg bag</a>, but instead of just knitting the K3, P1 stitch I had used in the pattern I chose one of the mosaic patterns out of Barbara Walkers book "<a href="http://bloglaunchfemininetouch.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/mosaic-knitting-book-review.html" target="_blank">Mosaic Knitting</a>" which I reviewed a few months back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a transformation, something that you all need to try. </span>Sandra (alias TheFeminineTouch)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09436309897352750932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333782294967676374.post-53044207042802854502015-04-24T00:04:00.001+01:002015-04-24T00:04:49.963+01:00Join the Campaign for Fashion Revolution Day<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Af-JY0vKNo/VTipjl8V73I/AAAAAAAABPE/YYxpSsfyNFY/s1600/imadeyourclothes2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Af-JY0vKNo/VTipjl8V73I/AAAAAAAABPE/YYxpSsfyNFY/s1600/imadeyourclothes2.jpg" height="400" width="336" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />I'm never too happy about having my photo taken and posted all over the Internet so imagine my trepidation when Wool and the Gang asked me to take a snap holding one of the "I made your clothes" posters for Fashion Revolution Day.<br /><br /><br />Well I read up about it on <a href="http://fashionrevolution.org/">http://fashionrevolution.org/</a> and changed my mind immediately, of course I would join in the campaign on the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I knit for <a href="http://woolandthegang.com/" target="_blank">Wool and the Gang</a>, I have done for the last few months, a few woolly beanies and scarves made out of their crazy sexy wool. I also design and knit for my <a href="http://www.thefemininetouchdesigns.co.uk/" target="_blank">own web site</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheFeminineTouch" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. Little accessories such as gloves, scarves, boleros and cardigans.<br /><br />I only do a little bit of the process, the end result, knitting the pieces you wear and sewing the bits together and in the whole scheme of things I only create a tiny wee fraction of the clothes that are made for you!<br /><br />But it's got me thinking more about the whole process, from start to finish, who helps bring the lambs in to the world, who shears the sheep, who dyes and spins the wool that I then knit in to something for you. <br /><br />Check out Wool and the Gangs <a href="http://blog.woolandthegang.com/2015/04/fabricated-tales/">fabricated tales</a> which tells the whole story of their recycled T shirt yarn. Their Crazy Sexy Wool (which I knit with) comes from happy sheep in the Peruvia Andes, sources with consideration so as to reduce impact on the environment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On 24 April 2013, 1133 people died in the Rana Plaza catastrophe in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A further 2500 were injured. They were killed while working for familiar fashion brands in one of the many ‘accidents’ that plague the garment industry. <a href="http://fashionrevolution.org/about/why-do-we-need-a-fashion-revolution/" target="_blank"> http://fashionrevolution.org/about/why-do-we-need-a-fashion-revolution/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As an aside Etsy met up with Wool and The Gang a few weeks ago. <a href="https://blog.etsy.com/uk/2015/04/23/wool-and-the-gang-patterns-party/?ref=fp_blog_title" target="_blank">Here's the story. on the Etsy UK Blog </a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well just take a look at the video and you'll see how mad I have gone, with a little photo editing I have changed green grass to pink, changed a pink flower on a cushion to blue and now have a number of different coloured cushions (I didn't knit all those, honest). There are summer flowers flying everywhere and photos twisting and turning all over the place. Go on take a look. I'm even admitting to myself that it looks a bit wacky bu</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">t I'm loving it too!</span></div>
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