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Ill Health (again) and Knitting Orders From
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Yet again I begin this blog with an apology. I know I said I would blog more regularly but my back has had different ideas. Yes, you guessed it I pushed my back too far and it went again (twice)...I… more
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Past Miscarriages and Ill Health From
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I feel terrible that I haven't blogged for over a month, but life has really been hard and I have had difficulty trying to cope with it. The beginning of October marked the anniversary of the first… more
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Alpacas and Spinning From
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As promised, here are the pics of the gorgeous alpacas whose lovely fleeces I have bought. Aren't they adorable. I have begun washing the fleeces and so far am really pleased with them… more
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Babies...... From
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(67 days old)
Three weeks ago, I went to Shrewsbury to see my cousin and his 3 month old twins (also so pick up some yummy alpaca fleeces, but more on that another time!!) This is the first time I have had to co… more
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The Art Of Knitting (Again) From
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(78 days old)
Last month I finally completed the "Shaker Style Throw" from the partwork magazine "The Art Of Knitting". I have been knitting this throw for around 12 months and am really pleased to have finally … more
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Beaded Jewellery From
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As those of you who have seen my Etsy shop will know, I make and sell beaded jewellery. For those of you who don't then you can check some of the jewellery I make in my Etsy shop at http://www.knitte… more
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Depression From
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Those of you who have suffered with Depression will understand how I am feeling and those of you who haven't are soooooo lucky. My Depression has been coming and going for the past couple of years,… more
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The Lake District From
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Finally, here are the rest of my pictures from the Lake District from the end of June when I went to Woolfest 2009. The first lot of photos were taken from the hotel in Whitehaven. … more
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Woolfest 2009 From
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(109 days old)
Finally, as promised, here are the Woolfest 2009 photos. As usual, there were loads of sheep and alpacas and the "sheep" for the auction were absolutely gorgeous and some went for mega money. … more
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Black Sheep of the Family From
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(117 days old)
Why is it that in some families one of the children will always be the "black sheep" whether they deserve it or not??? The past couple month has been a nightmare. Firstly there was the "death thre… more
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People Who Leave Comments From
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(126 days old)
The past couple of weeks I have noticed peopl leaving me not very nice comments and I always feel that "if you have nothing nice to say don't say it". I wish some people would think in this way when … more
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Nasty, Evil People From
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(136 days old)
This post is going to be all about the nasty and evil people whom are out there. Just over a fortnight ago I went to Woolfest up in Cumbria with hubby. We set off on the Friday lunchtime and came … more
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Copyright on Patterns From
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(139 days old)
This is going to be a short post as I have had one heck of a week (those of you on my Facebook and Ravelry friends will know all about it, for all others I will post about it next week). The reason… more
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Happy Father's Day From
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(152 days old)
Whilst I was going through the pictures on my camera I realised that I never posted the ribbed jumper which I knitted hubby twice!!! Yes you heard me correctly I had to knit it twice!! Those of yo… more
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LIFE!!!!!! From
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(159 days old)
Why is life so crap???????? Yesterday morning my father came to see me all excited with the news that his nephew's wife had given birth to twins. He went on and one about how pleased he was for th… more
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Latest Knitting Order and Other Goodies From
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(161 days old)
My latest knitting order is off a lady who likes the pink lace machine knitted cardigan which I have on Etsy in a larger size. I of course said it wouldn't be a problem....I was wrong. I have … more
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Machine Knitting and My Etsy Shop From
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(179 days old)
First of all I thought I would show you what I have been machine knitting over the past 6 months. The first is a baby shawl in a lovely baby blue. It didn't take long to machine knit, but....the… more
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The ICSI Cycle Failed From
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Firstly I would like to apologise for not posting on Friday. On Tuesday I began bleeding and by Fridy morning I knew for definite that the ICSI cycle had failed and my two little embryos had died… more
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Friday is D Day From
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in Knitter Scarlet
(194 days old)
The saying "Infertility is like being on a rollercoaster" is definitely true, especially the two week wait. After going through infertility for nearly 12 years, numerous cycles of Clomid and IUI an… more
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Infertility Update From
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in Knitter Scarlet
(218 days old)
Finally here is my Infertility Update. As you will know I am now in the middle of my second ICSI cycle. I thought this time would be easier as I knew what to expect, but no, it is just as diffic… more
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Swallow Falls in Betws Y Coed From
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(224 days old)
On Monday it was hubby's birthday. As he was going to his Amateur Radio meeting in the evening I made us a nice meal and we agreed to go out for the day on the Tuesday. On Tuesday morning we set o… more
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Thursday's Fire From
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On Thursday afternoon, just as I was sitting down with my friend for a catch up and cup of tea there was a knock on the door. When I answered it there was a friend of the family who lives down the ro… more
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Mother's Day From
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(234 days old)
I had a lovely Mother's Day, thanks to my hubby. I had a gorgeous bouquet of flowers (which I was given on Saturday) and on Sunday I had a couple of lovely cards, one of which was from my beloved d… more
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Knitting and Hypnosis From
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in Knitter Scarlet
(244 days old)
Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to all my lovely readers who left supportive comments for me at the very difficult time I have been going through. I really appreciate all of your support … more
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Miscarriages!!! From
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in Knitter Scarlet
(261 days old)
Today the worst thing that could happen happened to me, I had a miscarriage at nearly six weeks pregnant. The exciting news was supposed to be my announcing I was pregnant, but it was not meant to … more
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YAAAYYYYYYYY Some Knitting!!!! From
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(262 days old)
I have finally gotten round to finishing off some of my knitting projects and even took photos of them. I have been meaning to take the photos for weeks, but for some reason couldn't find the time … more
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Falling Down the Stairs and Valentine's Day From
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(273 days old)
Last Friday morning I got up and whilst going down the stairs slipped half way and hurt my back quite badly. Hubby is blaming it on my wearing socks but I am blaming it on not feeling too well in the… more
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Spinning Update From
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(280 days old)
The past couple of weeks I have been really busy washing and carding English Sheep Fleece. For some reason I thought it was a good idea to have bought 30 English Sheep Fleeces off of my cousin fo… more
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A Quick Reminder About Valentine's From
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in Knitter Scarlet
(287 days old)
This is just a really quick post to remind you all about Valentine's Day which is again on the same date as every other year, the 14th of February which is a week Saturday. An extra mention to all … more
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Knitting Daily DVD Series 100 Review From
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(293 days old)
As promised here is my review on the Knitting Daily DVD Series 100. I purchased this dvd set from America as it is not available here in the UK. It is $39.99 which is not bad in itself for 4 D… more
