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I finished my fluffy green sweater a few weeks ago and now of course it's mostly too warm to wear it. But its time will come around again, soon enough. 

For this garment I knitted with a strand of beautiful silverbeet-green 4ply merino that was a birthday gift from my mate Nikki (Dark Harbour Yarn) a few years ago. I held this together with a similar-but-not-the-same green silk/mohair yarn that I commissioned from Nikki. Together they created the most beautiful lightweight and deep green fabric – fluffy but very soft and warm. The pattern is called No Frills Sweater by Danish designer PetiteKnit, and you can find it on Ravelry (here are my notes).

About halfway through knitting this, I realised it would be a better fit on Keira (especially as I like my clothes to be quite loose fitting). It looked great on her, so I embroidered a 'K' on the back neckband for easy dressing. But after it was blocked it fitted us both well. So it's now a shared garment! That's fine with me – it makes the effort even more worthwhile. But I still might make another one in the next size up (I have in mind a pink/grey shade).

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Lately I've been thinking a lot about needle punching and how I might make some time for this craft – after all, I have all the materials and even a lovely new book on the subject – I just need to get into it! I found this video of artist Rose Pearlman talking about her work and process – you might like it too? This clip is one in a series about makers – the others are here.

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Also above: a linen lavender sachet I made for a friend, to wrap together with her birthday gift. The embroidery on the front is inspired by our spring garden, which is nearly electric with bees and birds and poppies about to pop. I hope all is well in your corner of the world.

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