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No Yarn Left Behind
Tangled Yarns, Retro Rants & Knitted Nostalgia
from the diaries of
a vintage lady knitting her way through history.
vintagemegknits
4 days ago4 min read
On the Third WIP of Knitmas...
Replacing some very sad sorry two needle hand knit socks using a 1945 Australian Woman's Weekly pattern.
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vintagemegknits
5 days ago7 min read
On the Second WIP of Knitmas....
My workroom gave to meeeeeeee..........! Why has this little gem been hiding in the cupboard like it's in witness protection? I'm totally...
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vintagemegknits
Dec 13, 20243 min read
The First WIP of Knitmas
Apparently, the online knitting crowd has gone full-on Vlogmas crazy on YouTube this year. It seems like a blast, but honestly, I can't...
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vintagemegknits
May 7, 20244 min read
The 3 Hour Sweater
I was hanging about waiting for a work meeting to start and trawling the international a few weeks ago, as you do (did I mention that...
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vintagemegknits
Mar 18, 20246 min read
Stinky Shearer's Socks & the CWA
I took some sneaky time off from my day job yesterday. When I say sneaky, it wasn't really, the environmental consulting company I...
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vintagemegknits
Mar 8, 20241 min read
Get a Leg Up
Woohoo! Move over Jamie Lee and Jane Fonda! Legwarmers are back baby!!! Actually they never went away. Those of us that took ballet or...
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vintagemegknits
Feb 2, 20243 min read
Confessions of a Binge Knitter
Well that's my weekend sorted. I have been waiting ever so (un) patiently for this to arrive so I can start my "As You Like It" project ...
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vintagemegknits
Jan 2, 20243 min read
That vest she never finished
"Do you have a good pattern for a plain men's vest" asked Mum. She had come across some Cleckheaton Country Naturals 8ply yarn for a...
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vintagemegknits
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Just Dishie
Newly knitted, soft and squishy or rough and scratchy for those stubborn bits of leftover lunch Freshly laundered, new and shiny or old...
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vintagemegknits
Nov 4, 20233 min read
On Nanna's Needles
Frugal knitting nostalgia, vintage pattern books and a little family history.
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vintagemegknits
Nov 4, 20233 min read
Nurturing Your Knitteds
Not sure when to wash your handknitted garment? You are not alone. I often get questions regarding how to care for handknits. There is...
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