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Well, whaddayaknow…? It was<\/em> a snake! Remember that French knitting my lovely boy was doing? Here’s what it became:<\/p>\n

\"Arthur's<\/a>
Arthur’s finger-knitted snake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"snake2\"<\/a>It’s been a bit slow on the creation front lately, what with having five children at home for the holidays. Actually, we had 8 as my oldest friend in the world came to stay with her brood. And we had lots of adventures, including taking them for their very first trip to Hadrian’s Wall. I am very<\/em> happy to report that the-longest-winter-ever chose that particular day to cede at last to spring. It was nothing short of glorious:<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/a>
Some of the brood at Hadrian’s Wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was chilly enough when we set off, however, for some woolly knitwear and my dear friend’s littl’uns chose from my ever-expanding bag of home-made winter woollies – and very fetching they were, too <3<\/p>\n

\"All<\/a>
All hat and bottom lip<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The Feisty Pixie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were inundated with boys so we girls snuck off for a bit of learning to Finger Knit. We found a tutorial on YouTube, in which the now immortal words “Always start with the pinkie!”, once uttered have now become the mantra \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Girl<\/a>
Girl time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And, when we had said our fond farewells, my snake charmer decided to learn, too, and has taken finger knitting to an extreme sport level:<\/p>\n

\"Extreme<\/a>
Extreme Finger Knitting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’ve been plugging away at little Alice’s jacket, beginning to panic slightly that her mother’s reports suggest she may be too big for it by the time it’s finished… Eek! Unfortunately, my youngest has removed the needles from the stitches more times than I can remember. When this little thing is finished, I’ll be most relieved!<\/p>\n

And finally, at a time when inspiration is somewhat lacking, I received a surprise present in the post from my lovely mother-in-law.<\/p>\n

\"Surprise<\/a>
Surprise Gifts!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Must. Finish. Some. Before. Starting. More…!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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