Especially well done to the two ladies who had never knitted before.

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I had lots of remnants from previous projects and donations, so I knotted them all together, wound it up on a wool winder and am using it double to make a long gilet.

In the background you can see some sourdough dough that I had mixed with a good, well risen starter - it was ready to bake the next morning.

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The dog hair is quite short and will not spin at all well on its own, so I have blended it with some alpaca, spun it as a single, and plied with a fine, commercial acrylic yarn.

First two hats completed

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I include it in a series of items I plan to knit, following what is knit/ crocheted in the Game of Wool program. I didn't exactly follow the Game of Wool criteria in that I didn't design it from scratch, however the client wanted a different yarn type, so I had to find appropriate yarn and work out needle size, tension etc before I could start.

This was based on the 80's style mohair jersey made, I think, in episode 2.

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I crocheted arm and neck bands as it looked neater than picking up stitches to knit them.

I chose waves and viking ships as the Vikings are historically linked with the Strangford area.

Next project will be the '80s mohair jersey. Except I will be cheating a bit. I have been asked to knit an acrylic mohair style jersey from an old 1980s mohair pattern. Very little brushed acrylic out there in all of the colours that I need, and at the right weight of wool. So I have bought yarn in a different weight and will need to knit swatches to get correct needles and tension. So I have a bit of a challenge, but not the design work.

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Will post again when finished

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I have no comments or observations about it, it is what it is. But it did inspire me and challenge me to see if I could do any of the projects, using the same criteria that contestants were given.

So I picked their first challenge - a fair isle style tank top, knit in bulky yarn on a circular needle. I took time to create a pattern, choose colours and get ready to knit. About 4 hours in, this is what I have knitted to so far. Can you tell what the motifs are?

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I was to take part in the Ards & North Down Council 'Shorelife Festival' earlier in the month, however it was cancelled courtesy of storm Amy. The Council then very kindly offered a number of us the chance to exhibit at Castle Espie today, so Welig Crafts, Strangford Lough Activity Centre, myself and MRS MAKER is ART offered a range of activities to visitors to the castle today.

Despite the very changeable weather, plenty of visitors had a go at painting, archery, and making bracelets, and watched willow weaving in action, all with a shore life theme.

Below are photos of my activities, the calm before the storm.....both in relation to numbers of visitors and the weather

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