{"id":325,"date":"2013-09-09T12:05:34","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aliceinknittingland.wordpress.com\/?p=325"},"modified":"2013-09-09T12:05:34","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T12:05:34","slug":"enormous-distractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=325","title":{"rendered":"Enormous Distractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t got any photos for you.<\/p>\n<p>Not of knitting, anyway. Or crochet.<\/p>\n<p>I have a multi-coloured blanket underway. And I&#8217;m customising a jumper I bought in a charity shop &#8211; hand-knitted and brand new for \u00a36 &#8211;\u00a0 a fraction of what the wool would cost.I&#8217;ve also completed a shawl\/scarf\/wrap, which I think is *beautiful*. And I promise pictures of them all.<\/p>\n<p>But the biggest news of the summer is that our business went up the spout. Our friend and business partner jumped ship with threats and demands and it was <em>horrible<\/em>. (It&#8217;s nothing personal, you know, just business O.o )<\/p>\n<p>So we started over. And if you are closely, or even vaguely, acquainted with anyone of the bearded persuasion, I urge you to take a look at our beautiful, handmade, organic, delicious oils. You can get to us one of two ways: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beard-oil.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.beard-oil.co.uk<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstolympian.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.firstolympian.com <\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-326\" style=\"width: 584px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/eros.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-326\" alt=\"Eros Beard Oil\" src=\"http:\/\/aliceinknittingland.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/09\/eros.jpg?w=584\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/eros.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/eros-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/eros-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/eros-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eros Beard Oil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And normal, woollen service will resume as soon as the dust has settled (not to mention the small-fry settling into the new term, new schools, new nursery&#8230;) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t got any photos for you. 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