Knitting, crocheting and general craftery

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jelly Feb 2023 12:43pm, 13 Feb 2023 4,708 posts	0 jelly Now I’m knitting 2 socks together with this lovely sparkly yarn from West Yorkshire spinners! The pattern cast on was making me very cross, there were far too many brackets in the instructions. Thank goodness for ravelry, I asked for help in a dick knitting forum and they sorted it all out!
HellsBells Feb 2023 12:51pm, 13 Feb 2023 30,815 posts	0 HellsBells My current socks on the needles are the same colourway!
Garfield Feb 2023 1:27pm, 13 Feb 2023 17,135 posts	0 Garfield I just knit them one at a time...I'd go nuts trying to do two simultaneously!
jelly Feb 2023 1:39pm, 13 Feb 2023 4,709 posts	0 jelly What pattern are you knitting hb?
HellsBells Feb 2023 1:49pm, 13 Feb 2023 30,817 posts	0 HellsBells Just my usual vanilla sock - I don’t bother with anything else for self striping yarns
jelly Feb 2023 2:17pm, 13 Feb 2023 4,710 posts	0 jelly It’s really very simple, you can’t really go wrong knitting 2 at a time and I wanted to make sure they matched!
Velociraptor Feb 2023 6:36pm, 13 Feb 2023 62,632 posts	0 Velociraptor I shall be taking sock knitting on holiday, since Tink asked for socks, I noticed that VP is wearing his handknitted socks, and they both have birthdays next month. I have a hat to finish first, though.
HellsBells Feb 2023 5:35pm, 16 Feb 2023 30,849 posts	0 HellsBells Finished off my new jumper today - plain, bog standard, top down raglan. Lousy photo as the light’s awful - it’s a teal-y, petrol-y blue
Mandymoo Feb 2023 5:48pm, 16 Feb 2023 16,179 posts	0 Mandymoo Nice jumper HB, I am making a top in that colour at the moment
runnyeyes Feb 2023 8:13pm, 16 Feb 2023 2,172 posts	0 runnyeyes Looks great HB. Love the colour as well

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A thread for those of us who like making 'stuff'.

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