{"id":3922,"date":"2013-10-13T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2013-10-13T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T08:00:14","slug":"knitting-knirvana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnhocking.net\/jg2025demo1\/knitting\/knitting-knirvana\/","title":{"rendered":"Knitting kNirvana"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"ally<\/a>
A totally fab building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Or\u2026 how I went to Ally Pally and nearly lost my mind.<\/p>\n

Regular readers will know that some time ago I took up knitting.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not that good at it \u2013 but I really like it.<\/p>\n

So \u2013 a friend told me about this Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace.<\/p>\n

I must go, she said. It is the home of all things knitting\u2026 sewing and quilting as well \u2013 but it was the knitting that mattered to me.<\/p>\n

So I went.<\/p>\n

It was my first visit to Ally Pally \u2013 what a fabulous building \u2013 with a great history.<\/p>\n

I shall be back at another time when I can give the building it\u2019s due respect\u2026 That just wasn\u2019t possible on this trip, because once I got inside \u2013 there was nothing but the wool\u2026<\/p>\n

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\"There<\/a>
There were a few brave men there – but not many<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Acres of it\u2026<\/p>\n

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\"Gorgeous<\/a>
Gorgeous colours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Rainbows of it…<\/p>\n

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\"There<\/a>
There was too much to select just one…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Crying credits cards of it. (Despite the fabulous half price show specials).<\/p>\n

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\"That's<\/a>
That’s me in the pink striped top – just getting started<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I dived right in \u2013 although not as literally as some.<\/p>\n

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\"This<\/a>
This was at 11 am – too early in the day for him to be napping<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I\u2019m still learning this knitting thing \u2013 who knew you could knit a hedgehog\u2026<\/p>\n

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\"I<\/a>
I never knew hedgehogs came in orange and blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Or a car\u2026<\/p>\n

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\"How<\/a>
How many hours did it take to knit this?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Or that you could make a portrait with a sewing machine.<\/p>\n

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\"Puts<\/a>
Puts a whole new spin on ‘portraits<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I had a wonderful time \u2013 and yes I bought wool. Only four projects worth of it \u2013 plus a couple of patterns, and some yarn I needed to finish something already underway.<\/p>\n

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\"My<\/a>
My shiny pink RNA conference bag proved as good at holding wool as it was at holding books<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here\u2019s a confession \u2013 I took three carry bags \u2013 and needed all of them to bring my haul home. Next year, I may need to take four.<\/p>\n

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