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KnittyLam 🧶
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Obsessive knitter, yarn hoarder, looking to make lots of yarny friends 🧶😊🇬🇧
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#ShowMeYourKnits Holiday edition 🎄
The Good Vibes shawl by Nadia Crétin-Léchenne. Yarn is Holly Berry and Poinsettia sock, both by @mothyandthesquid.bsky.social Thanks to the stellina in the yarn, it's sparkly & very Christmassy 😍🎅🏻🎄
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A woman stands holding out a large crescent shawl in her outstretched hands. The shawl has two sections, a bright red section with eyelets on the top and right, and a multicoloured lace section with bands of red on the left and bottom. A close up of the shawl showing the yarn and lace pattern. The yarn has stellina in it, which gives it a sparkle.
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Progress on my Yule shawl - The Green Gold shawl by Moody Knitter Design. Halfway through the final stocking stitch section & then onto the border. Hoping to finish it by the Winter Solstice. Yarn 🧶 is Ducky Darlings in Autumn Red & When Santa Got Stuck Up The Chimney. 🎅🏻 #ShowMeYourKnits #knitsky
A shawl against the backdrop of fairy lights on a Christmas tree. There are two bands of textured pattern in a warm red, separated by sections of stocking stitch worked in a variegated yarn of soft greys, greens, reds and yellows.
December 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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#showmeyourknits floof! The Nancy's Hug Shawl by Jess Whiting. Yarn 🧶 in Yak Sock, colour Physalis, by Truly Hooked & Rowan Kidsilk Haze in Pearl. The pattern essentially lets you freestyle; it's up to you when to add in the floof or switch between right & wrong side stocking stitch #knit #knitsky
A small crescent shawl with tassels on the end. The yarn is a warm brown with touches of grey along with flecks of darker browns, plums and warm pinks. The shawl has sections where the yarn is held double with mohair silk in a pale soft grey. The pattern involves bands of varying depth of stocking stitch and reverse stocking stitch.
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Squeezing my current WIP in for #showmeyourknits - the Green & Gold shawl by Moody Knitter Design/Stella Egidi. Yarn is by Ducky Darlings in "When Santa got stuck up the Chimney" & "Autumn Red".
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A triangular knitted shawl in progress. The first section is worked in variegated yarn, greys, reds, greens and yellows, in stocking stitch and a rich cranberry red starts the subsequent textured section, which has wrapped stitches.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Finally got round to taking a photo of my finished Step by Step cardigan by Florence Miller. Yarn is Drops Alaska in the colour Cinnamon. This is my first top down cardigan. I've also learnt magic loop, Italian cast on & a double knitted button band. It's so snuggly! #knitting #knitsky #cardigan 🧶
A blonde haired woman wears a warm brown cardigan with a green and cream patterned blouse and jeans. She is standing in a wood; it is autumn. The cardigan has raglan sleeves and a v-neck. It is worked in stocking stitch and has 4 wooden buttons.
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The Dust of Snow wrap by Helen Stewart in the Beachcomber Advent 2024 by @thecamelsyarn.bsky.social held double with Rooster undyed Suri Silk. Finished in January but I've not been able to block it at home because it's huge, so I've done it in our holiday cottage for the week 😆🧶 #knitting #knitsky
A blonde haired woman wearing glasses stands holding a knitted wrap in her outstretched hands. The wrap is worked in a fade of soft colours, starting with muted beiges and browns through to shell pinks, greens, blues and greys. A close up of the wrap showing the pattern of garter stitch and lace.
October 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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This is the Stormy Sky shawl by Ksenia Naidyon in Soft Socks yarn by Lamington Lass. Colourway is Pumpkin Patch. A lovely light & airy shawl - and I do love a tassel 😆
#knitting #knitsky #stormyskyshawl 🧶
A triangular shawl in soft creams, browns and muted greens, is draped over a low hedge. A tassel adorns the left and right points. Behind the hedge is a kitchen garden with a greenhouse. Above the hedge is a crab apple tree with bright orange fruit. A blonde haired woman wearing glasses stands in a walled kitchen garden. She wears jeans and a burn orange wool jumper. Around her neck is a shawl in warm browns, creams and muted greens A woman stands in a kitchen garden holding out the shawl. The shawl pattern has bands of textured and dropped stitches.
October 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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My first yoked garment - the Calla tee by Valentina Cosciani in Rowan Creative Linen. Such a great pattern, with clear instructions. I've got a feeling I might be wearing this one a lot.
#knitting #knitsky #callatee #yokedsweater 🧶
A blonde haired woman wearing glasses stands against a stone wall. She wears a blue patterned skirt, a navy long sleeve top and a grey knitted top which has a lace work yoke. A back view of the grey knitted tee, showing the lace yoke.
October 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Another hat from the 10,000 Knitted Hats book by Jo Allport. Double Rib brim, zigzag stitch body & reverse stocking stitch decrease for the crown. Yarn is Gotland Pure Worsted by Nurture From Nature, Low Auldgirth Steading, Dumfries. An absolute joy to knit with.
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A woman wears a grey knitted hat with a double brim. She is standing against a tree trunk. A side view of a grey knitted hat being worn by a woman with long blonde hair. The hat has a double brim with a textured pattern on the body. Another side view of a knitted grey hat.
October 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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#ShowMeYourKnits autumn edition 🍁🍂 part 3
Wonky sweater by Lisa Richardson in Rowan Felted Tweed, colour 154 Ginger. This was my 2nd time knitting this pattern. It's "wonky" as the left sleeve has cables but the right sleeve, next to the front cable panel, doesn't.
🧶 #knitting #knitsky
A smiling blonde haired woman wearing glasses stands in front of a leafless tree. She is wearing a knitted jumper in a dark burnt orange colour. The jumper has a panel of cables on the left hand side.
September 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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#ShowMeYourKnits autumn edition 🍁🍂 part 2
Inner Diva Shawl by Melinda Meadow.
Stripe section in Spirit fingering by Sparkleduck in Lichen & Rainbow Roadtrip yarn club 2019 by Tinky Dye Yarns in Petra. Border in Merino Nylon Light Fingering by The Dye Shack in Autumn Crunch.
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A large shawl hangs on the branches of a leafless tree. The shawl has alternating stripes of green and orange and has a lace border in a green and orange yarn A shawl hangs over the back of a wooden dining chair. It has alternating stripes of garter stitch in green and lace in orange. There is a lace border worked in a yarn that has mixed autumnal colours of greens and oranges
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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#ShowMeYourKnits autumn edition 🍁🍂
Aah, autumn, my favourite season 🧡🤎
Cabled hat pattern 3284 by King Cole, yarn 🧶 by The Crafty Bird, Cosy DK in Foxy. Pom-pom also by The Crafty Bird.
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A knitted hat with a folded brim in orange yarn with a large fluffy pom-pom on top. The body of the hat has alternating cables and stocking stitch bands. A knitted cabled hat in orange with a large pale blue fluffy pom-pom which has orange tips
September 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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#showmeyourknits stripes edition. This is the This Attractive Affair pattern from A Stitch In Time Volume 2 by Susan Crawford. Yarn is Sirdar Pure Cotton 4ply. #knitsky #knitting 🧶
A woman stands on a bridge in a tropical garden. She wears a coral pink and white striped knitted top with wide legged green trousers.
August 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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My second #courtshiptee by Megan Nodecker. Worked in Rowan Summerlite 4ply in the colour "Pickle".
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A blonde haired woman stands against an ancient stone wall, left arm on an old water pump. She wears a knitted top in a vibrant chartreuse with olive linen trousers. The top has a lace top with the body worked in stocking stitch. A blonde haired woman standing against an ancient stone wall, her left hand on an old water pump. She wears a knitted top, worked in lace and stocking stitch
August 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#showmeyourknits shawl edition 🧶
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This is the Léloa shawl by Berangere Cailliau which I finished in May, but only managed to take a photo of it yesterday. It's a simple but effective knit, with the use of slipped stitches to create an eye-catching pattern. Both yarns were by Posh Yarn who are sadly no longer dyeing.
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A woman stands in a garden holding a triangular shawl in her outstretched arms. The shawl is worked in two colours, a yellowy green and a dark purple with a hint of brown.
August 2, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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This is the Léloa shawl by Berangere Cailliau which I finished in May, but only managed to take a photo of it yesterday. It's a simple but effective knit, with the use of slipped stitches to create an eye-catching pattern. Both yarns were by Posh Yarn who are sadly no longer dyeing.
#knit 🧶
A woman stands in a garden holding a triangular shawl in her outstretched arms. The shawl is worked in two colours, a yellowy green and a dark purple with a hint of brown.
August 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Not getting much knitting done as the allotment is taking over my life at the minute. Finally got round to having a photo taken of my #wildflowerstee by @tifneilanhandknits.bsky.social which I finished about 6 weeks ago. Yarn is Creme Brulé by Dina's Home of Crafts. #knit #knitting #knitsky 🧶
A blonde haired woman wearing glasses leans against a tree trunk. She wears jeans & a knitted short sleeve top. The top has warm tones of light honey & biscuit with slight speckles. There is a striped lace pattern on the yoke with the body in stocking stitch.
August 2, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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It's a fine day in Lincolnshire for #KnittingInPublicDay even if it is down the allotment. Not easy knitting with pale yarn when you're wearing mucky dungarees from digging 🪏 😆🧶
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A woman wearing a t-shirt and dungarees is sat at a table, knitting. Behind her is an allotment, with a greenhouse.
June 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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A few previous knitting in public episodes for this week's #showmeyourknits 🧶
1. At a café in Lockerbie, Scotland
2. With my mum at The Wool Monty Yarn Festival on last year's knit in public day
3. At Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire
Standing in solidarity with my fellow knitters in the USA today ✊🏼🇺🇲
A blonde haired woman wearing glasses sits at a table in a cafe. She is knitting a shawl in soft grey and cream. She is looking down at her work. Two women are sat side by side against a black backdrop. They are both knitting on circular needles. A smiling blonde haired woman sits on a picnic blanket. She is knitting a shawl on circular needles. There is the trunk of a large tree at the back of her. Also in the background over her left shoulder are the remains of a stately hall.
June 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Out at a garden centre today & making the most of my time whilst waiting for my lunch to arrive by cracking on with the ribbing on my #wildflowerstee 🧶 Nearly finished! 🥳
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Knitting in progress on needles. The knitting rests on a table, a pumpkin stitch marker to the fore. The yarn is soft cream and sandy coloured with occasional small flecks. Yarn by Dina's Home of Crafts.
June 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Vest in King Cole Prism completed. Bought this yarn from a LYS in Newton Stewart, Scotland. I always buy something from each LYS I visit, it's so important to support these small independents. Use 'em or lose 'em! Pattern is Hayfield 10327. 🧶 #knit #knitting #knitsky
A smiling blonde haired woman wearing glasses stands near a window. She wears black jeans, a beige long sleeved tee and a knitted v neck vest. The vest has a deep double rib with the body worked in stocking stitch. The yarn is variegated, in colours of beige, soft pink and charcoal.
June 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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One of my current WIPs for this week's #showmeyourknits 🧶 This is the Wild Flowers Tee by @tifneilanhandknits.bsky.social This is only my 2nd top down garment I've done. The pattern is really well written & is easy to follow. Think another will be on the cards. Yarn in alt text. #knit #knitsky
A knitted tee, in progress, hangs on a white coat hanger against a white door. The shoulders are in garter stitch; there is a lace panel across the front top and the body is in stocking stitch, which is presently being worked. Yarn is by Dina's Home of Crafts in Creme Brulé sock, a warm mix of soft creamy yellow and light brown with occasional speckles of orange, red and blue
May 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#showmeyourknits DK edition
This is the Estelle Cable Sleeved Cardigan by Sarah Hatton in West Yorkshire Spinners Bo Peep Pure.
I ended up putting shoulder pads in it to help with the fit, so I feel a bit Krystal Carrington from Dynasty in this one 😆
🧶 #knit #knitsky
May 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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I can't believe it's been a week since I went to Wonderwool Wales. I went with my mum & my best friend & we all had an amazing time. Did I blow my budget? Of course I did 😆
🧶 #knit #knitsky #wonderwoolwales
A blonde haired woman is wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a red cardigan. She is holding open the cardigan to show the t-shirt design which has a red dragon lying on top of a pile of yarn which is wound into balls. Above the image are the words "Yarn Hoarder". Below the image are the words "Tributes mandatory. The stash must be fed". T-shirt available from Rhapsodye Yarns. A blonde haired, smiling woman stands in front of a wall of hand dyed yarn skeins, in muted colours of neutrals, browns, greens and blues A brown faced sheep stands in a pen with her lamb, which is dark brown with a white blaze on its head. A blonde haired woman wearing a red cardigan is standing at a kitchen island with her arms outspread. In front of her, on the island, is a large array of yarn skeins in various colours - greens, cream, dark blues, reds and beige/grey. There is a large project bag to the left of the yarn, and 3 sets of circular needles in boxes. The woman is smiling very broadly.
May 3, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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#showmeyourknits hand dyed edition 🧶💖
Ok, last one, otherwise I could be here all day 😆 This was the 2022 yarn advent from Beehive Yarn - A Year At The Cabin. Pattern is the Gingerbread House Advent Shawl by @crystalteaknits.bsky.social
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May 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM