{"id":280,"date":"2010-05-08T14:16:54","date_gmt":"2010-05-08T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/?p=280"},"modified":"2010-05-08T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2010-05-08T14:18:47","slug":"election-and-growing-sleeves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"Election and growing sleeves."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are three happy chaps. Mmmm, the one on the right doesn’t look too pleased with life. Time to move house I think…I’ve been glued to the UK election coverage for the last couple of days and almost a whole night. Exciting times for England. I hope that they sort things out among themselves pretty quickly as there are problems that need dealing with. Sooner rather than later really. Everyone is talking about a new political era. Politicians will have to work together and talk to each other and co-operate for the good of the country rather than just squabbling with each other trying to earn points. I’m not sure I’d call that a new political era – more like growing up….<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The upside of all the TV and internet time-wasting is that I’ve been making magnificent progress with my knitting! This is the Retro Ribbed Turtleneck<\/em> from the Green Mountain Spinnery<\/a>. I feel like I’m into the home straight now. It should be done and dusted this week, which is good as Granny’s birthday is coming up and I have a pair of socks to knit super quick.<\/p>\n

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Only one small quibble with the sweater. Could someone please explain to me how I managed to knit the whole torso and put on the turtle neck without realizing that there was a mistake RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FRONT? A naughty little purl stitch where there should have been a knit. How on earth did I manage not to notice it? I guess I can stick a brooch ontop of it, but it is in a little bit of a strange place for a brooch. I have been tearing my hair out trying to work out how to correct it, but it’s hopeless. I might as well knit a whole new sweater. I know this is one of those things that only I will ever notice, but I know that it is going to bug me every time I look at it. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

As I’m reading Amish Grace<\/em> by Kraybill, Holt and Weaver-Zercher at the moment I am going to try really hard to follow the Amish way. Didn’t they alway include a tiny little flaw in their oh so perfect quilts – as a sign of modesty, against pride and to show that only God is truly perfect? Well I’m right there with them….<\/p>\n

Have a nice weekend and make sure you don’t purl your knits,<\/p>\n

Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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