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My Hobby - Knitting

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Biggles:
The technology is brilliant.
I bought my wife one back in the 70s thinking she'd use it, being a Textiles teacher.  But it wasn't her "thing" so it was sold on.
I was intrigued by its mechanism, so in retrospect, I probably bought it for myself.   :whistle

Gadget:
My recent hand knitted projects.

This blanket was for a friend's baby who was very premmie.





Some of the detail in the pattern.


I've recently learned of, and how to use, the continental style of knitting.

The beanies took an afternoon/evening each.





This blanket took 8 afternoon/evenings, and is for my youngest granddaughter. It is just under 1.2 metres long.



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Biggles:
That's very fine work, Gary.  You obviously have very nimble fingers to do so much in that length of time.
Very clever patterns too!

Gadget:
The continental knitting style is much faster. I can knit around 3 to 4 stitches every 2 seconds, and purl between 2 to 3 stitches every 2 seconds.

Changing between knitting and purling, is just a small change of position of the left index finger, so rib knitting is also quicker.

My next challenge is brioche stitch and brioche in 2 colours.

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