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Running of the sheep in Boorawa, New South Wales

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Dec

Boorawa is a town in New South Wales, Australia. The first to settle there were Irishmen Rodger Corcoran and Ned Ryan, both former convicts who had received their ticket of leave from the Governor in 1821. The population is a...

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My Dad's Wool Table

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Dec

While I know it’s not very interesting to many of you, I needed to get this off my chest, so to speak. I was going to put up a photo of the wool table my father made and which is still in use. However, there were too many terms...

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The sheep with wool look awesome in a group

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23235) 6 Oct

We found the pack of sheep in the land of sweaters that is Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. These are the 2 northern states of the country. Major sweaters are made out of the wool of the sheep in these places. in a group they look...

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Hobby of the day ....knitting

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11253) • United Kingdom 4 Jul

My Mom and Auntie have been very keen knitters in their time. Out of the three cousins only I have become a knitter. I have always knit...even as a young child in junior school, i guess about seven or eight , i knit headbands for...

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knitting socks still!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 26 Apr 23

4 years already I am knitting socks of all sizes, with thick yarns and fine too. I am enjoying it! Now to explain myself better, I am knitting socks from top to toe! It goes better for me! I did try from toe to top! So...

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More of the same please!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 17 Jan 23

One thing my mother left me was a big bag of soft mohair-type knitting wool in lovely shades of red. She obviously saw the bag-full on sale somewhere – I guess it was probably an end of range or the like, but there were no labels...

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Busy knitting socks!

Francine @beenice2 (2967) • Sackville, New Brunswick 8 Sep 22

I am making about 7 pairs of socks for my sister, she bought the wool that she likes, and voila! I am in the last pair. Soon I will be able to ship them to her so she can wear them. Her husband will have the same amount too....

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Crocheting beanies again

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Dec 21

We recently lost a sister-in-law and her husband has given me a lot of wool that Kerry had stashed away. Kerry was a great knitter but in later years, her eyesight deteriorated so much that she had to give up knitting. I have...

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No need to buy wool for a while

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Oct 21

When we visited my brother-in-law recently, he gave me four bags of wool. His wife was a great knitter but in the last few years before she passed away, her eyesight deteriorated to the point where she was no longer able to see to...

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beanies

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Dancing in masks

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Aug 20

We had a busier-than-usual day yesterday. Now we’ve retired, life is very laid-back for us mostly. However, yesterday the solar panels were hooked up to the grid and are now working. We can log in on the phone or computer to see...

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Sheep and a willy-wagtail

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Aug 19

We drove through the small country town of Wickepin last week and I spotted this mural on a wall. I also like the tin sheep and model of a windmill. I love the old wooden gate too. We had a number of these on our farm, all of...

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More than half way done with my knitting.

marguicha @marguicha (230334) • Chile 21 Jul 19

Yesterday, the good programs on TV helped me knit a lot. While I can mylot when there are reruns on TV, I could not do it while Neil Armstrong was setting his foot on the moon. Today I checked and measured and I am over half way...

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Wool House...

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 25 Apr 19

Wool House... That's the name of this very popular shop here in my native. And as the name suggests it is a paradise for people who would love to buy wool or varieties of thread for crochet. This shop is quite old and is a...

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paradise for wool

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Knitting Rudolphs for Christmas

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11253) • United Kingdom 24 Nov 18

I recently came across a pattern for a knitted Rudolph head. You place this over two candy canes , which look like the antlers. Googly eyes are added as is a red pompom for the red nose. These look lovely and will be so easy to...

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Knitting on a loom ....is it easy ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11253) • United Kingdom 23 Feb 18

Okay, so I knit ....but until now I have been using regular needles. I have recently been thinking of buying a loom..... I was wondering if any mylotters use one of these and how easy it was to use ? Also , compared to regular...

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I like to dye fiber!

Louise Jones @Breezywezie (1) • Tacoma, Washington 6 Aug 17

One of my favorite things to do is to wash, dye, card and prepare different fibers for spinning into yarn. If anyone is interested in anything that has to do with this subject feel free to ask! What hobbies or crafts do you guys...

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Not Your Mama's Yarn

Amber @AmbiePam (120540) • United States 20 May 17

I was thinking I have a "gag gift" with what I have in my picture. I am the proud owner of three balls of alpaca hair; don't worry they were washed before being rolled. Why? Well, it doesn't matter. It's definitely the weirdest...

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A-Z of Me (The Finale)

pumpkinjam @pumpkinjam (8876) • United Kingdom 24 Mar 17

Good evening humans and other animals. Sorry it's been a while between posts. I have finally got round to finishing my A-Z of Me. I had started the other day but then I didn't get it finished, mainly because I couldn't think of...

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My order turned up today

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36987) 7 Feb 17

My order turned up today Yes, yes, yes more yarn came today if I don’t already have enough yarn to last me the year out and the rest. I had three different kinds of yarn come today, to for items I need to knit and one just to...

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Idle hands are the devil's workshop

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 23 Jun 16

They say Thursdays are throwback's, but what am I to throwback if there is nothing apparent that needs to be thrown? “Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.” ~ Haruki Murakami If i ponder on the...

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