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ABSTRACT - 10 hand knit designs by Georgia Farrell, Featuring Rowan Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze

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  ABSTRACT, by Georgia Farrell January 2022 release - This is Georgia’s 4th design collection using Rowan Yarns. Inspired Knits:12 Hand Knit Designs Influenced by Architectural Details and Shapes , Quail Studio, Aug 2017 My London , Rowan Yarns, Sept 2020 Rowan Selects Chunky Cashmere , Oct 2020 And now  Abstract , Jan 2022 Georgia has her own web site …. http://georgiafarrell.co.uk/home- ABSTRACT is a collection of 10 hand knit designs by Georgia Farrell. All inspired by her love of Architecture, Georgia created this collection in Rowan’s Felted Tweed and Kidsilk Haze yarns! We are all familiar with using these yarns held together…..Georgia does that but also sometimes uses one to accent the other. This collection features diagonal stripes, colour blocking, stocking stitch, reverse stocking stitch…two stitch cables and a slip stitch detail here and there! Designing a collecting takes time, and Georgia started this collection early in 2020 while we were all “staying home” and she obvio

Happy 2022! New Outlook, Literally!

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I started this blog post before recent world events and while I am concerned and disheartened about what is going on, I prefer not to focus on those events here…..but please do understand that my heart goes out to all who are affected in any way.  Anne x It’s February of a new year! ALREADY! It seems that time just flies by when you are busy staying home during a pandemic! Life slowed down, yet time just flew by. My knitting mojo was already flailing (for various reasons) and the pandemic didn’t help in that regard at all! I did turn to reading….and started the Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penny right from book 1 and thoroughly enjoyed them (again). There is a tv adaptation of these books being made, starring Alfred Melina as Gamache….and I’m looking forward to it with fingers crossed that the production company gives it the same attention as they did “The Crown”.  WORDLE became a morning ritual! (Have you tried it? Do you love it/hate it now that the NewYork Times has bought it?