Janine @ Rainbow Hare

SNAKES AND LADDERS (A Granny Square Story)

One Summer’s day, Knit and Purl arrived at Granny Square’s caravan and found her busy knitting a draft excluder to go across her front door. “Isn’t it a bit hot to be making that?” asked Knit. “On the contrary,” said Granny Square, “I’m not going to have another Winter with the North Wind whistling around […]

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No Wool on Sundays This week

This weekend I am away camping so there will be no Wool on Sundays today, I’ll be back on Monday (I am scheduling this post). Wishing you a Happy Weekend :) Janine @ Rainbow Hare

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Wool on Sundays – 31 (busy week)

Welcome to Wool on Sundays – 31. Thank you for visiting a a big thank you to everyone who linked up last week. I really enjoy seeing everyone’s yarn projects each weekend :) I’ve had a very busy week and I haven’t got much done. Just a little progress on the yoke cardigan. I’ve run […]

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Wool on Sundays – 30 (yarn time)

Welcome to Wool on Sundays 30 and Thank you very much to everyone who stopped by last week! Recently, my friend Jules from Juna Creations asked me how long my Perfectly Plain Cardigan took to make. I thought about it for quite a while and in the end I said I started it months ago […]

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Wool on Sundays – 29 (simple socks)

Welcome to Wool on Sundays 29 and Thank you very much to everyone who stopped by last week! This week I managed to finish a pair of simple blue socks – no bells, no whistles, no homage to Dr Seuss – just stocking stitch with garter stitch toes and heels and a large (4×4) rib […]

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A SUMMER STORY

If you have been thinking that Granny Square’s hair looks a bit like a bird’s nest, there’s a reason for that: One morning, Granny Square was out of sorts. “As soon as you have finished your breakfast, I’d like you to go all round the caravan oiling the hinges, Knit,” she said. “Something has been […]

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Wool on Sundays – 28 (A Perfectly Plain Cardigan)

A very Happy Midsummer to all and Welcome to Wool on Sundays 28! I’ve been in two minds about whether to post my Summer Story yesterday – the day of the solstice – or on June 24th. As it turned out, a lack of access to my sewing machine during the last week decided for […]

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A BASIC JOINTED CLOTH DOLL TUTORIAL

This post is adapted from the Tutorial which accompanies my Basic Jointed Cloth Doll Pattern. I’m posting it here because the techniques used are readily transferable to many patterns for dolls and softies (although some patterns will have some pieces that will have to be cut with a seam allowance and sewn in the traditional […]

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Wool on Sundays – 27 (even less knitting!)

miniature knitting Happy Fathers day to any fathers who may pass by my blog and Welcome to Wool on Sundays 27! This week I have been making doll’s house (1:12 scale) versions of Knit, Purl and Granny Square’s knitwear. They are quick to knit up but I’ve been recording the patterns, which is more time […]