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Buy Cute Stitch Markers For Knitting
dustytoes, Thank you for the backstory and products. No, I don't use stitch markers or know of anyone who does. But they make sense for intricate and in-the-round knitting and -- because of frequent interruptions, such as ringing doors and ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 08/25/2018
Buying or Making Pom Poms For Hand Knit Hats
dustytoes, Thank you for the practical information and the product line. In particular, ways that favor recycling and that minimize waste get my attention. So it's a wonderfully sustainable idea to apply leftover yarns to pompoms. What motivates ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 08/25/2018
Liverpool : Calderstones Park
That's interesting about the Baobabs.. I hadn't known about those. Thankyou.
Calderstones House is the mansion and it is still be restored so it wasn't be ready by Spring.
I would think it will be open by the Heritage days on Sept 13th and ...
Veronica, on 08/25/2018
Liverpool : Calderstones Park
Veronica, Thank you for the images and information. What are the giant puppets? Is the mansion Calderstones House? Wikipedia lists Calderstones House reopening in spring 2018 as The Reader's International Centre for Shared Reading. The Allerton ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 08/25/2018
Buying or Making Pom Poms For Hand Knit Hats
Thank you blackspaniel, I agree that it is easy enough to add a pompom which will enhance the look of some types of hats.
Veronica, Thanks for the tassel description, it is perfect! I have made a tassel similar to what you describe. My ...
dustytoes, on 08/21/2018
Buying or Making Pom Poms For Hand Knit Hats
It seems a simple enhancement and should be easy enough to do. Nice idea.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/21/2018
Celebrate Patriotism in the United Kingdom
There is no current meaning of this in the United States. At the time of the American Revolution there was a meaning associated with a group who remained loyal to the king, but that is now confined to history books.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/21/2018
Liverpool : Calderstones Park
Good Morning Tolovaj (from my most favourite country Slovenia. : ) )
Thank you. It is indeed a beautiful park but it is made extra special because of the Calder Stones and the Allerton oak. All parks have their charms but Calderstones Park in ...
Veronica, on 08/21/2018
Liverpool : Calderstones Park
It's great to see Liverpool has so much to offer. People living outside of England can only think of The Beatles (and Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Dead or Alive and Atomic Kitten maybe) and of course The Reds, one of the most famous sport clubs ...
Tolovaj, on 08/21/2018
Buying or Making Pom Poms For Hand Knit Hats
Delightful ! :)
My favourite topper is even easier ; it is like tassels.
Get lots of pieces of wool about 12 inches long.
Fold them in half to about 6 inches. Tie a piece of wool around the 6 inch mark and leave a long thread of wool ...
Veronica, on 08/21/2018
Celebrate Patriotism in the United Kingdom
In the American context what is meant by the term loyalist? Over here in the British Isles the term loyalist is used in Northern Ireland to denote the militant political arm of Protestantism. In the UK loyalists have political allies in the far ...
frankbeswick, on 08/21/2018
Celebrate Patriotism in the United Kingdom
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the suggestions and the product line. Is the equivalent on this side of the pond Loyalist celebrations?
DerdriuMarriner, on 08/20/2018
10 Versions of Sleeping Beauty: What Changed through Centuries?
Hi, DerdriuMarriner, thanks for stopping by and pointing out the lack of Sleeping Beauties in Africa and Asia. I actually included The Ninth Captain's Tale which is from Egypt, but it looks it comes from the same basin of stories like the ...
Tolovaj, on 08/20/2018
Starting a New Coin Blog
We both work on the coins. The name comes from a very old dog, who really is black and a spaniel.
blackspanielgallery, on 08/20/2018
Starting a New Coin Blog
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the information. Does your son share your interest in coins? Is there a reason that you'd like to share publicly behind the name blackspanielgallery? Black spaniel makes me think that you like them, as I like ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 08/20/2018