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Kia ora, hello! I hope you are keeping well and safe. Crazy, heavy times in the world, eh?

The most I can offer with this blog post is some distraction in the form of handmade items and ideas… thank you for tuning in regardless. I appreciate you, dear reader!

The first thing I have to show you is a finished jumper – my late-winter pride and joy! The pattern is called the Morel Sweater, and it's by Danish designer Lærke Bishop-Larsen (FiberTales). I got drawn in to knit it the moment I first saw Lærke's version on Instagram – that honeycomb texture, the dropped sleeves and the little cherries running down each side! The actual knitting ended up taking me most of the winter. But now it's done I couldn't be happier – the fit is great and it's very lightweight yet cosy. I'm sure I'll get lots of wear out of it.

The yarn I used was hand-dyed mohair from Nikki (Dark Harbour Yarn), which I held together with some plain Holst 4ply (Danish pure wool) in the Almond colourway. My notes, including a couple of modifications and links to the yarns, can be found here on my Ravelry page.

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Since finishing the Morel, I've had a bit of time to get cracking on a shawl – I'm making another (my third) Vertices Unite by Stephen West. (Ravelry notes here). Because we're in lockdown and not able to receive mail, I've had to use what I have – but that's actually been great. I have a couple more colours to choose and hopefully, I can show you my finished shawl in the next post!

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In other making-news, I made a huge batch of orange marmalade (using this simple recipe) and have already been able to gift a few jars to friends (and eat a bit on my morning toast, too!) 

And Keira needed a new tote bag – I made her a mushroom one using this pattern – it's been on my blog for years but is still quite a handy size, I find! I only wish I'd added in some pockets to this mushroomy tote – next time I will.

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So how are you doing, lovely ones? I'd love to know what you're working on or enjoying reading these days. Take good care and see youa gain soon,

Melissa