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This week I finished a knitting project that I've been working on for months. I'm quite a slow knitter! But I'm very happy with my new cardigan, which I made from this alpaca and merino yarn in a darkish shade of silvery-grey. The pattern is designed by Joji Locatelli and is called 'Lanes'. It appears in the very first issue of Laine magazine. I hope to make my way through more Laine patterns eventually, as they're all very beautiful! Maybe I will within the next 20 years…

You can find a link to the pattern, yarn, and other details on my Ravelry page here.

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Another very small project: a pair of earrings, made by taking apart an old necklace and a broken pair of earrings. It couldn't have been a simpler or speedier project (quite the contrast from the cardigan), but I love wearing them.

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This week, Tom and I stayed up way too late watching the latest season of Orange is The New Black, which I think is such an excellent show. I found it really laugh-out-loud funny and cry-spontaneously sad at the same time. I really hope they make another season, so we see some kind of new resolution for the characters (especially, my favourite, Taystee!)

And I've been listening to an old song: The Rip, by Portishead. It's ten years old now, but just as good now in my opinion.

Have a lovely week ahead, and thank you as always for visiting here. X X X X X