Jacsels' Knit-n-Krochet Korner

I REALLY LIKE THE CELEBRATION SHAWL DESIGNED BY DORIS CHAN, ONCE I FOUND MY WAY AROUND THE INCREASE ROW, WHICH WAS NOT EXPLAINED PROPERLY IN CROCHET! WORLD AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, I GOT ON LIK...

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 THE 'CELEBRATION SHAWL' WAS DESIGNED BY DORIS CHAN AND THE PATTERN PUBLISHED IN THE JANUARY 2004 ISSUE OF CROCHET MAGAZINE. THE ORIGINAL YARNS USED ARE NOW DISCONTINUED SO I SUBSTITUTED WEND...

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I DECIDED TO FOLLOW UP THE VELVET FLAKE BERET DESIGN WITH A MATCHING SCARF, CROCHETED IN SIMPLE DOUBLE CROCHET WITH SINGLE CROCHET 'KEYHOLE SECTION. THE .PDF VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.RA...

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WELL I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD START WEARING HATS, I'VE NEVER BEEN A HAT PERSON.  THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING MY MISTRESS HOLLY CLAUS HEADDRESS WORN AT APPEARANCES OF SANTA AND HOLLY DURING DECEMBER ...

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September 11, 2001, where were you?          I was there, beside each one. You say that you will never forget. Where you were, or what you were doing, At the very moment you hear...

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Well it's been a long time getting here, too much illness, both mine and my son Mike, we very nearly lost him to a life threatening infection in his arm that required removal of flesh, he spent a...

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Coxwold, Thirsk and Ripon Today we are heading south west towards Thirsk, Ripon, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Deer Park. We will take the back country roads again, we could go via York alo...

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The Legend of Roseberry Topping. Roseberry Topping was originally known as Óòins bjarg toppen (Odinsberg ), or Odin’s Rock or Crag and is believed to have been a Sacred Hill to our Viking in...

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It's been a while since I blogged anything, mainly due to illness, tiredness and lack of enthusiasm, though I have been knitting on and off, mostly socks which I am now addicted to!  But around...

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Photo's taken on the 28th and 29th of November 2010. One photo taken at the "Sticky Fingers" Children's party in Gate Helmsley, several at the Abbey Nursing Home in Old Malton and the rest in my ...

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THE MAYFLY A TRANQUIL SCENE IN SIGHT AND SOUNDS THE RIVER AND BANKS WHERE LIFE ABOUNDS THE JEWELLED FLASH OF A KINGFISHERS WINGS AND SUNLIGHT SPARKLING IN DAPPLED RINGS THE RIPPLING WATER...

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I finished the boat neck sweater finally, after several stops and starts while doing other things, like reading books and doing some gardening now that the weather is beginning to improve, just...

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ONE OF THE SWEATERS PICTURED IN MY LAST BLOG IS THE DUSTY PINK BOAT NECK, IT'S MY FAVOURITE AND WAS KNITTED FROM A PATTERN IN A MAGAZINE SOME YEARS AGO.  I HAVE SINCE LOST OR MISLAID THE PATTERN...

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WHY IS IT THAT CATS THINK THEY HAVE TO SUPERVISE EVERYTHING WE HUMANS DO, DON'T THEY THINK WE ARE COMPETANT, OR ARE THEY JUST GRABBING THE LIME-LIGHT?  WHEN I PHOTOGRAPHED MY FISHTAIL AND CHALIC...

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About three weeks ago my computer was attacked by 14 Trojans and 6 virus's, a friend cleaned up my hard drive for me but I am still unable to connect with the Internet so I'm borrowing my DH's co...

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I FINALLY FINISHED MY FIRST ALICE STARMORE SWEATER, 'INISHMAAN' KNITTED IN LOGANBERRY COLOURED YARN.  THE CHARTED CABLE PATTERNS ARE EASY TO FOLLOW AND ONCE INTO THE SWING OF THINGS NOT DIFFIC...

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I decided I wanted to knit Jim a pair of Submariner socks and bought 200g of DK Acrylic-Wool mix yarn.  Unfortunately it is just a bit too thin for that kind of sock, I really need Aran or m...

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THE SANTA SPECIAL OVER SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS AND DEEP VALLEY'S BELOW, CIRCLING CITIES AND VILLAGES WHERE LIGHTS TWINKLE AND GLOW DONNER AND BLITZEN LEAD SANTA'S REINDEER TEAM, PULLING HIS...

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THE NIGHT BEFORE OUR THIRD SUNDAY ON THE SANTA SPECIAL WE WERE WORRIED WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VILLAGE, WE SHOULD HAVE ATTENDED THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT BUT THE...

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INISHMAAN SWEATERLast night I started on this sweater, I've been wanting to knit one of Alice Starmore's famous patterns for a long time. I'd love to do it in 100% wool but for now have to be sa...

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BROADRIPPLE SOCKS I HAVE BEEN LAZY AND NEGLECTFUL OF THIS BLOG FOR A WHILE, BUT I HAVE BEEN BUSY KNITTING SOCKS! THE BROADRIPPLE SOCKS PICTURED HERE I MADE FOR MYSELF ARE KNITTED IN SCHOELLER...

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JIM LIKED HIS FIRST PAIR OF MOCK CABLE SOCKS SO MUCH I DECIDED TO KNIT A SECOND PAIR WITH THE ARAUCANIA RANCO MULTY IN SHADES OF BROWN. THE FIRST PAIR WERE A WEE BIT TOO BIG, THOUGH THAT HASN...

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BETTY IS A LOVELY LADY AND THE MOTHER OF A FRIEND OF OURS, AND SHE HAS JUST CELEBRATED HER 90TH BIRTHDAY. HER BIRTHDAY DINNER CUM PARTY WAS HELD AT THE GOLDEN BALL, BETTER KNOWN AS 'SNATCHEMS' ...

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MY NORWEGIAN STYLE SPINNING WHEEL, IT IS A WORKING MODEL BUT SPENT SEVERAL YEARS AS A SHOP WINDOW DECORATION, THE SHOP IS NOW CLOSING DOWN SO IT WAS PUT UP FOR SALE. I HAVE NEVER DONE ANY SPIN...

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HECTOR THE BIG TUP WAITING HIS TURN. ON FRIDAY 10TH JULY MY FRIEND PAT CALLED ME TO LET ME KNOW HER LITTLE FLOCK OF RYELAND SHEEP WERE BEING SHEARED THAT MORNING, SO JIM AND I GRABBED OUR C...

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