Hats for #ShowMeYourKnits this week. I mostly knit very simple hats to use up leftover 🧶 yarn and they mainly go to charity. Sometimes there’s a baby hat.

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I don’t really have any spooky knitting for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits but I do have a black cat! 🧶 And she is often found with my knitted objects 😊

Today I'm trying knitting on DPNs for the first time. Fortunately there are lots of great resources online to help me. But wish me luck #knitsky friends 🤞🧶

Something for #FOFriday on #Knitsky 🧶 I had forgotten how tiny first size cardigans are!

I don't have much to show for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits because I don't really knit socks. I do however sometimes use up oddments making myself bedsocks (no heel, just like popsox but in DK) 🧶

This week for #ShowMeYourKnits it's knitting that brings us joy or that we knit to care. I get immense joy seeing the things I knit being worn by friends, family and their little ones. I don't like to share photos of other people and kids, so here are a few knits that were well received by cats 😻🧶

Drat! Didn't spot this error until I was picking up stitches for the button border 😦 Must have lost my way when I started decreasing. Here comes the 🐸 #Knitting #Knitsky 🧶

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So this week for #ShowMeYourKnits it’s Autumn-themed knits. The best I can offer are these in Autumnal colours. 🧶

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I don’t have many photos of scarves for #ShowMeYourKnits this week. I tend to do scarves to use up leftover 🧶 and often start a scarf, get bored or run out of yarn and turn it into a cowl 😊

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Dear #Knitsky friends. I knit a lot, mostly sweaters, but have never done a top down sweater. I see most people on here knit that way and am intrigued. If I wanted to try it what would be a good simple clearly written pattern to start with? 🧶

WIPs for #ShowMeYourKnits this week. As usual I have 4 different projects on the go. A tricky (cable) one, 1 or 2 lacy or textured and one very basic. That way I can knit whatever mood I'm in and whether I'm concentrating, watching TV or distracting myself from migraine. 🧶

Really peeved. Yesterday I made good progress on a child’s cardigan in this yarn 🧶 Until I noticed that the speckles were aligning into what looked like faded vertical stripes ☹️ so it had to be ripped out. The yarn will be saved for a baby blanket in the future.

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Sweaters for #ShowMeYourKnits 1 & 2 are the same pattern that I’ve used many times (King Cole 5004). 2 uses the correct yarn (Riot) 🧶 but 1 uses a mock fairisle (Fjord) which I like. 3 shows I sometimes do cables and 4 is a recent one.

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Guess the kittens' out the bag (or den) 😻 Visitor David Stothard sent us his beautiful image of a wildcat kitten born to one of the released females. Public sightings crucially support the monitoring of the Cairngorms National Park's growing population ➡️ savingwildcats.org.uk/haveyouseenawildcat 👀

This week #ShowMeYourKnits baby knits. I recently made a blanket & all in one with hat (1&2) in Stylecraft Sweet Dreams Unicorn. The yarn doesn’t photograph well so just a close up of the blanket. Very soon I’ll be knitting new versions of 3 & 4 for a December baby - yarn ordered 🧶

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How gorgeous is this? Makes me want to knit something like it. 🧶

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Stripes for #ShowMeYourKnits I use a lot of self-striping yarn (image 1) but if I knit stripes myself it’s usually jumpers or blankets from oddments.

The shawl is growing. 🧶 One skein had more of the red tones so I have divided that in half for the start and finish. I’ve just swapped from the first half-skein so this is about 1/8 of the total.

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Hi #knitsky friends. I'm looking for some advice. I'm knitting a bottom up, seamed sweater from my stash. I want it a bit longer than the pattern so I need more balls 🧶. If I can't find the same dye lot and use another lot number for the sleeves will that work okay?

I think I maybe enjoy using up scraps and leftovers more than the main projects! I use leftovers on hats, bed socks, lap blankets, or stripe 2 or more colours into a sweater #ShowMeYourKnits

Some gorgeous colour combinations at Borde Hill Gardens today.

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It’s shawls this week for #ShowMeYourKnits. I’ve not done many fancy shawls because I don’t wear them. I have this old one (1) for chilly evenings and have used up oddments on several peacock feather shawls that went to charity (2&3). I’ve just started a new version of 1 using some nice wool (4) 🧶

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Happy birthday #ShowMeYourKnits I love seeing everyone’s knits each week and the prompt to look back at my own.Things I’ve knitted from ‘leftovers’ are some of my favourites 🧶 Sweaters, accessories or blankets (lap, baby, cat)

So glad that we have the Sussex Peasant bringing wonderful local seasonal produce.

#Knitting folks. Look what arrived today. I’ve treated myself to some special wool 🧶 for a shawl. I want the knitting of it to last, so I’m saving the project for when I’m at knitting groups.

I don't have much to offer for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits on the theme of summer knits. The best I can find is this cotton blanket for a spring baby and a cotton shawl made from oddments. 🧶

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A last minute addition to the blue week on #ShowMeYourKnits. Finally got round to knitting up the single skein of Malabrigo Arroyo I bought at devizeswoolshop.co.uk when I was on holiday. Used the stitch from the Birch Trees scarf by Julia Marsh www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

It's still too hot for us, but I needed some fresh air so we had a little drive along the coast for a picnic at Littlehampton. The sea breeze was wonderful 😎

Word of the day is ‘swullocking’, from 19th-century East Anglian dialect: sultry, sweltering, and sudiferous (sweat-inducing).

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I’ve got so many blue knits it’s hard to choose just a few for this week’s #ShowMeYourKnits Here are 4 items knitted for babies & kids. 🧶

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The joys of living on the coast! Shopping trip to the Sussex Peasant at Rottingdean today to stock up on local fruit & veg. With time for a coffee and a cheese scone still warm from the oven, at Molly's. In a shady spot!