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My Spring/ Winter 2025 Knitting Projects and Plans for 2025

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Posted on January 3, 2025January 11, 2025

The new year is upon us and that means it is a great time to start looking at new knitting patterns and projects to make in the year ahead. I have picked three designs I hope to knit in the first three to four months of 2025 and reflect on my learnings as my first

How to Knit a Scarf in Double Rib – The Marshmallow Scarf FREE PATTERN & Video Tutorial

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Posted on November 17, 2024

Winter is well on its way, and if you’re starting to feel the chill there is no better option to stay warm than a cosy soft knitted scarf. This is a great pattern if you’re new to knitting or if you’re just wanting to have a nice and easy knit to make while watching your

Maxine’s Must Makes : Fall knitting patterns from Etsy. Autumnal Homewear, decor and knitwear designs.

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Posted on September 22, 2024

Autumn is my favourite time of year and when the knitting needles come out super-charged ready for those gorgeous autumn-winter makes. So, lets get to it. I have picked out a few of my favourite autumn knitting patterns that I would love to try and make for fall – which year, decade I don’t know

Unboxing the Hobbii Knitting Advent Calendar 2024 Review TLYarnCrafts Collab

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Posted on September 22, 2024

In the video above, and the blog below. I unbox the Hobbii knitting advent calendar released for 2024 which is a collaboration between TLYarn Crafts & Momma Gwen. note that at the time of posting the patterns have not been released. We do know that the kit does make: a pair of fingerless gloves, a

JOIN ME FOR MY FIRST LIVE STREAM UNBOXING A KNITTING ADVENT CALENDAR

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Posted on September 15, 2024

Join me next Saturday, the 21st of September 2024 at 4pm GMT for my first live stream on my channel, Knitting with Maxine. I’ll be going through the Hobbii Knitting Advent Calendar they have released for 2024. If you’re looking to up your festive knitting this is the video for you. I will be sharing

Life Updates: Trip to Iceland, New Job, Sewing Projects, Knitting and more.

By - heymaxinesplace
Posted on September 1, 2024

A quick life update on my trip to Iceland, starting springboard diving, my new job, knitting projects and more!

The Flight – a short poem

By - heymaxinesplace
Posted on August 8, 2024

I peer past the passenger in the window seat, the night sky is illuminated by a floor of tangled lights in shades of crimson, burnt orange and white. I sit and wonder what they all mean. The moving cars along the desolate highway resemble a motorised ant colony, marching their way to their destination. Dimmed

Knitting, Crafty + Get to Know Me Q&A Requests!

By - heymaxinesplace
Posted on July 31, 2024

Hello, all the lovely people on the internet! I am reaching out to ask for you to put your knitting, crafting, and get-to-know-me questions forward. I love the idea of being able to share my knitting and crafting journey and get to know what you want! I’m asking you to think of a question you

How to Change Colour in Knitting – Up the Side of Your Work

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Posted on July 15, 2024

In this blog, I’ll be showing you one way you can change yarn colours in your knitting projects. This method involves carrying the yarn up the side, horizontally up your work. Below you will find a video tutorial and a step-by-step photo instruction on how to change yarn colour. How to Change Yarn Colours This

How to Knit Bobble Stitch: Step-by-Step Guide

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Posted on July 6, 2024

Bobble stitch is one of those that has become widely popular, particularly with knitted jumpers and octopus toys. It also can be a pain to do particularly if there are many bobbles to work into a project. In this blog, I will provide instructions on how to work in bobblestitch and some top tips on