tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75923890121220515422024-02-07T02:00:59.409-08:00KiwiJamesThe Kilted Knitter. Just a Kiwi guy who knits, reads and gardens... taking each day as it comes while trying to avoid a mid-life crisisKiwiJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788783363922291759noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592389012122051542.post-39613500130568353182018-12-22T12:07:00.002-08:002018-12-22T12:07:48.901-08:00The Kilted Knitter Podcast Episode 7: WHETU MIRI KIRIHIMETE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you for your support this year and best wishes to you all for an exciting and adventurous 2019
Points to note from this episode...
Fan Tabi Socks
Pattern by Judy Sumner from the book Knitted Socks East and West. (There are errors in the pattern so check out Ravelry for other completed socks in this pattern for details)
Yarn - Happy Go Knitty Hand-dyed sock yarn 100% BFL - Colourway Barossa
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Socks for Mum and I
Pattern - Basic top down sock
Yarn - Darn-Knit NZ Self Striping 4 ply sock yarn - Colourway Licorice Allsorts
Sweet As Honeycomb Cowl
Pattern by James Herbison the Kilted Knitter (Coming soon!)
Yarn - Sockmatician Edition Moody Hues - Colourway all of them! Available from </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1ZKYu8mMlX4&redir_token=N_y4Cu90Q7-5Cxz3SaN40AuYCK58MTU0NTU5NTU4OEAxNTQ1NTA5MTg4&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skeinz.com%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.skeinz.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1ZKYu8mMlX4&redir_token=N_y4Cu90Q7-5Cxz3SaN40AuYCK58MTU0NTU5NTU4OEAxNTQ1NTA5MTg4&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsockmatician.com" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://sockmatician.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Mushrooms
Pattern by Jan Ter Heide from the book Yarn Bombing the art of Crochet and Knit Graffiti
Yarns - Random assortment from my stash
Mini Christmas Stockings
Pattern by James Herbison the Kilted Knitter available for free on Ravelry
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The Hamish Beanie
Pattern by Delene Mundy-Bennett and available on Ravelry for US$5.00
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Yarn - Manmade Fibre DK weight available from </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&v=1ZKYu8mMlX4&redir_token=N_y4Cu90Q7-5Cxz3SaN40AuYCK58MTU0NTU5NTU4OEAxNTQ1NTA5MTg4&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop%2Fmanmadefibre" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/manmadefibre</a><br />
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See you in 2019</div>
KiwiJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788783363922291759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592389012122051542.post-20184826215872589722018-11-29T22:57:00.002-08:002018-11-29T22:57:20.250-08:00The Kilted Knitter Podcast Episode 6: ONO<div style="text-align: center;">
Nothing to do with Yoko...</div>
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Don't forget to check out the Unwind Fibrecraft Retreat website.
<a href="http://www.unwindretreat.co.nz/">www.unwindretreat.co.nz</a>
As promised, here is the recipe for my kiwifruit and banana muffins...
Ingredients
Wet mix:
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil (canola)
4 large ripe mashed kiwifruit
1 large ripe banana
1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup milk
Dry mix:
3 cups self-raising flour
(if you prefer to use plain flour add six teaspoons of baking powder)
Method:
Blend the eggs, sugar, and oil. Mix in the remaining wet mix ingredients and then fold in the dry ingredients. Place in greased muffin pans and bake at 180 degrees c for 25 minutes.
When cool, add lemon icing to taste.
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KiwiJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00788783363922291759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592389012122051542.post-82128536000213487042018-11-29T22:55:00.000-08:002018-11-29T22:55:03.092-08:00The Kilted Knitter Podcast Episode 5: RIMA<div style="text-align: center;">
Travels with Sockmatician and Sockmasister</div>
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Guys Knit by Sockmatician Nathan Taylor is available now at all good book stores.
Check out the Guys Knit promo song and dance extravaganza video here...
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The best things come in threes...</div>
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People mentioned:
Morag - Vintage Purls - </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fvintagepurls.co.nz%2F&redir_token=H0Tj43-YsmjPYdPclcBtYRxNBnJ8MTU0MzY0Njk3MUAxNTQzNTYwNTcx&v=tlCkrV6pG1A&event=video_description" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://vintagepurls.co.nz/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Nathan Taylor - Sockmatician - </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHO5i-J2vuFuGU_k-x20JIw" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHO5...</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Book:
Art Nouveau Cross Stitch by Barbara Hammet
Patterns mentioned:
The Brethren Sock by Millard Fontenot - Free on Ravelry
Yarn used - Fibre Alive Merino Mania (Yarn I hand dyed myself).
No.8 Wire beanie by Paula Henley - Available for purchase on Ravelry </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ravelry.com%2Fpatterns%2Flibrary%2Fno-8-wire&redir_token=H0Tj43-YsmjPYdPclcBtYRxNBnJ8MTU0MzY0Njk3MUAxNTQzNTYwNTcx&v=tlCkrV6pG1A&event=video_description" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/libr...</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Yarn used - Countrywide yarns, Windsor
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Yarn used - Kauni Effekt
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Yarn Adoption:
Man Made Fibre (Ian) </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FManMadeFibre&redir_token=H0Tj43-YsmjPYdPclcBtYRxNBnJ8MTU0MzY0Njk3MUAxNTQzNTYwNTcx&v=tlCkrV6pG1A&event=video_description" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/ManMadeFibre</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">...
8ply 100gm 100%Pure MW NZ Wool - Baked Clay
Stray Cat Socks (Tracy) </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.straycatsocks.com%2F&redir_token=H0Tj43-YsmjPYdPclcBtYRxNBnJ8MTU0MzY0Njk3MUAxNTQzNTYwNTcx&v=tlCkrV6pG1A&event=video_description" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.straycatsocks.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Hand Dyed self striping sock yarn 100gm 80% Super Wash Merino, 10% Cashmere, 10% Nylon yellow, brown cream
Prosper yarns (Lester) </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.prosperyarn.com%2F&redir_token=H0Tj43-YsmjPYdPclcBtYRxNBnJ8MTU0MzY0Njk3MUAxNTQzNTYwNTcx&v=tlCkrV6pG1A&event=video_description" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.prosperyarn.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 4 ply fingering weight sock yarn 80% merino 20% nylon Sybil
Tasty treat:
Rocky Road.
2 x 250gm tablets of chocolate, 1 x packet each of fruit jubes, marshmallows, blanched almonds
Line a 20cm square baking tin with baking paper. Toast the almonds. Cut the fruit jubes and marshmallows in half. Place half the almonds, fruit jubes and marshmallows into the baking tin. Melt one of the tablets of chocolate and pour over everything in the baking tin. Put the remaining almonds, fruit jubes and marshmallows into the baking tin. Melt the second tablet of chocolate and pour over everything in the baking tin. Place in the refrigerator for two hours to set. Once set take out of the baking tin and cut into bite size pieces.</span></div>
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People mentioned:
Major Knitter - Jennifer - </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DzlB4C3gLME&event=video_description&redir_token=SAKhY9rE7763sOtVdO1_mxAMrJp8MTU0MzY0Njc5OUAxNTQzNTYwMzk5&q=http%3A%2F%2Fmajorknitter.typepad.com%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://majorknitter.typepad.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Crafty Andy - Andres Nevarez - </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DzlB4C3gLME&event=video_description&redir_token=SAKhY9rE7763sOtVdO1_mxAMrJp8MTU0MzY0Njc5OUAxNTQzNTYwMzk5&q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.craftyandy.net%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.craftyandy.net/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Happy Go Knitty - Helene - </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DzlB4C3gLME&event=video_description&redir_token=SAKhY9rE7763sOtVdO1_mxAMrJp8MTU0MzY0Njc5OUAxNTQzNTYwMzk5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FHappygoknitty%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/Happygoknitty/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Morag - Vintage Purls - </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DzlB4C3gLME&event=video_description&redir_token=SAKhY9rE7763sOtVdO1_mxAMrJp8MTU0MzY0Njc5OUAxNTQzNTYwMzk5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fvintagepurls.co.nz%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://vintagepurls.co.nz/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
Book:
The Celtic Collection by Alice Starmore
Patterns mentioned:
Rolled Edge Beanie - Free from store of purchase
Yarn used - Adriafil Knitcol
Be It Not Striped Beret by ConnieLene Johnson - Free on Ravelry
Yarn used - Countrywide yarns, Windsor
The Brethren Sock by Millard Fontenot - Free on Ravelry
Yarn used - Yarn I hand dyed myself.
No.8 Wire beanie by Paula Henley - Available for purchase on Ravelry
Yarn used - Countrywide yarns, Windsor
W12 8QT by The Sockmatician Nathan Taylor - Available for purchase on Ravelry
Yarn used - Kauni Effekt
Yarn Adoption:
Darn-Knit NZ </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DzlB4C3gLME&event=video_description&redir_token=SAKhY9rE7763sOtVdO1_mxAMrJp8MTU0MzY0Njc5OUAxNTQzNTYwMzk5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdarnknityarn%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/darnknityarn/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
4ply Twist on twist merino gradient
Double Knit passionfruit gradient
4 ply sock yarn watermelon gradient
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4ply machine washable merino - Blackberry wine
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4ply fingering merino - Black of Heart
Outlaw Yarns (Deb) www.outlawyarn.com
Bohemia Gothic worsted (Polwarth, Alpaca, Possum - Shelley, Byron, Austen, Jekyll, Poe
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4ply high twist merino - Burnt Orange, Manuka
Ruataniwha Dye Studio (Steph and Duncan) </span><a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=DzlB4C3gLME&event=video_description&redir_token=SAKhY9rE7763sOtVdO1_mxAMrJp8MTU0MzY0Njc5OUAxNTQzNTYwMzk5&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ruataniwhadyestudio.com%2F" rel="nofollow" spellcheck="false" style="background-color: white; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.ruataniwhadyestudio.com/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">
4ply merino/nylon hand dyed in Tokyo - A pandemonium of parrots
4ply blue-faced leicester hand dyed in Delft - Lotus in bloom
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4ply merino/nylon sock - Appletini, moss green
Schoppel merino/nylon sock blank
Tasty treat:
Irish Tea Brack
Full size: Place 275 grams of sultanas, 275 grams of raisins, 275 grams of soft brown sugar into a bowl, pour over 475 mls of a strong dark tea. Stir to dissolve the sugar. Cover and leave overnight to allow the fruit to swell.
Following day in another bowl add 375 grams of plain flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 2 teaspoons of mixed spice, 2 eggs beaten. Gently mix ingredients together and then add to the fruit mixture. Stir to combine. Pour mixture into a greased cake tin and place in pre-heated oven. Bake at 160c for approx 90 minutes.
Small size: Halve the quantity of all the ingredients but follow the same method. Pour mixture into a greased loaf tin. Bake at 160c for approx 80 minutes .</span></div>
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Nathan Taylor is a knitter on a mission... to convert every knitter into a double knitter, one knitter at a time and by his catchphrase 'One Stitch At A Time' or OSAAT. (He lovingly refers to his followers as OSAATers).<br />
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You can see his creativity and talent by <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/stores/sockmaticians-sock-shop" target="_blank">clicking here</a> to see all his patterns and designs on Ravelry.<br />
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Based in London, England Nathan has a varied life and hardly has a moment to spare with everything he is involved with. Apart from his knitting commitments which include designing, teaching and commission work he is also well known as an actor, singer, lyricist and even a sounding board for his composer husband Ben. But perhaps it is his video podcasts on youtube which have helped to increase his visibility in the knitting community on a global scale. You can watch his you tube channel by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHO5i-J2vuFuGU_k-x20JIw" target="_blank">clicking here</a> and discover just how talented and charming he is.<br />
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His mission is now about to bring him all the way to New Zealand in late August of this year and luckily for us it will include four workshops in the South Island, two in Arrowtown and two in Dunedin. All the information about the workshops and how to book are listed below.<br />
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Workshop 1: Demystifying Double Knitting</h3>
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DK is a versatile and wonderful way of creating stunning
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hat. Fancy working a patch of colour work into the breast of a jumper knitted
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A repeat of the Arrowtown workshop, please see above for the content detail.</div>
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Friday, August 31st, 6.00pm - 9.00pm (Te Putake Room)</h3>
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Workshop 4: Double Knitting Shaping - The Future of Double Knitting</h3>
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reversible, double-squishy fabric with no unsightly wrong sides, and can be
used for many different purposes. If you want to take your double-knitting to
the next level, you are going to need to know a little bit more than how to
make the standard stocking-stitch-on-both-sides fabric that we all know and
love. Nathan will show you how to execute a variety of different types of both
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The class covers two different types of yarn overs (both
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Centred Double Decrease, and a whole variety of others. Time permitting, we’ll
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<li>Yarn weight - Your own choice but DK/8 ply is most common. Please avoid novelty yarns.</li>
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<li>Needle type for Demystifying Double Knitting - Straight or circular</li>
<li>Needle type for Double Knitting Shaping - Straight or circular</li>
<li>Needle type for Strantarsia - Circular or DPN's (You'll be knitting in the round)</li>
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To book your place on any of the workshops and to arrange payment just send an email to <a href="mailto:jamesherbison@gmail.com">jamesherbison@gmail.com</a> indicating which workshops you would like to take. Payment details will then be provided and your place(s) will be confirmed once payment is received.</div>
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You can take more than one workshop if you wish to but the number of places in each workshop is limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.</div>
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(Double) Knit in Public with Nathan</h3>
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If you are not able to make any of Nathan's workshops, fear not, you will still have an opportunity to see him in Dunedin. If you have been lucky enough to have taken a workshop with Nathan you will have one last opportunity to see him before he heads to Wellington.</div>
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Saturday September 1st, 8.30am - 9.00am you are welcome to join Nathan outside the Dunedin Railway Station for a (Double) Knit in Public event. Bring along your double knitting and add to the colour of the day and knit out loud. </div>
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Time moves on... some things change and yet other things remain the same. </div>
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I used to be an active blogger but stopped a few years ago. I decided to close down the Fibre Alive blog because I felt that I had lost my voice and no longer had anything of relevance to say or contribute. It didn't help that life was throwing more than a few challenges my way at the time and I was struggling on many fronts. That was how I genuinely felt at the time so I found it a little strange when on a couple of occasions at fibre events this year people have come up to me to say how much they used to enjoy my blog and how they miss it. It was lovely of them to let me know that the blog had been appreciated for what it was. </div>
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After some consideration I'm dusting off the cobwebs and tentatively stepping back into blogging again. I'm the same person I was yet I've changed in many ways so I'm sure that this blog will have some similarities to Fibre Alive but it will also head off in it's own direction.<br />
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So welcome to Kiwi James, my new blog... I hope you enjoy the ride.</div>
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Winter has lost it's grip on Scarlet Oak Cottage at last and we're happily moving into Spring. I decided to celebrate the season change by jazzing up one of my trees. After a quick rummage through my yarn stash I chose a pink tweed yarn and spent a couple of evenings knitting three bows. Now that the tree is dressed and tressed it's putting smiles (and a few looks of consternation) on the faces of people walking by. The Spring weather has seen my blossom trees start to bloom, early cheer flowers have popped up in the garden and I'm looking forward to warmer days with more sunshine hours to top up my vitamin D levels. However my annual balancing act between enjoying myself outside and managing my hay fever is about to begin. Having said that it's still nice to sit by a roaring fire and relax into the evening with a knitting project on my needles and Miss Jaffa on my lap... evidently it's called middle aged domesticity.</div>
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Speaking of which my current knitting project is a cushion cover. It's a fun piece of colour work featuring the tumbling blocks pattern and it is knit using the intarsia technique to create a smooth surface to the knitting. Once completed it will end up being a surprise gift for a good friend of mine. Surprise gifts are always fun but I tend to be better at giving gifts than receiving them.</div>
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I finished reading Fifty Fifty by James Patterson and Candice Fox a few days ago. Hmmm well... what does one say about this type of book. It is what it is... a page turner with words arranged on a page. It won't change the world and my life is no better or worse for having read it. Being set in Australia and having a strong female protagonist certainly perked up my interest. Perhaps I'm a little biased as I used to be a big James Patterson fan until I discovered that he's more of a marketing guru than an author. His name goes on the cover despite the fact that he doesn't actually write them but because his name is on the cover the novels sell in the millions. I'm sure he is laughing all the way to the bank but good on him, he's created a very successful business where many people fail. I suggest you borrow his books from a library instead and save your pennies for other literary temptations.</div>
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Next up on the bedside table is my latest book club title 'As The Earth Turns Silver' by Alison Wong. It's a novel about Chinese immigrants to New Zealand in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Looks quite interesting but I need to get a wriggle on with it as the book group meeting is next week!</div>
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