Almanac / period
2025
Four entries, written between the fifteenth of September and the third of December. The year starts with the method note that set out how the almanac would be kept, then turns outward: how a yarn shop is arranged, how to teach a child, and how to work out before casting on whether a gift will be ready. The technique entries, on needles rather than around them, all belong to 2026.
December 20251 entry
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Knitted gifts you can actually finish in time
Count the stitches instead of guessing the hours, then measure your own rate over two minutes. Three worked examples, the three things that eat the calendar, and a two week rescue plan.
Gifts 9 min read
November 20251 entry
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Teaching a child to knit: what works, and at what age
Readiness signs rather than birthdays, thick yarn on short wooden needles, garter stitch only, the rhyme that works, and the two frustrations to head off before they arrive.
Teaching 9 min read
October 20251 entry
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A walk down the yarn aisle: how a yarn shop is arranged
Shelves run by weight before colour. Balls, skeins, hanks and cakes explained, the four notions actually needed at the start, and the three checks that make a yarn substitution safe.
Tools 10 min read
September 20251 entry
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Why this almanac is dated, and how it is written
The entry that opened the record: how it is organised, what is checked before publication, what is never printed here, and the conventions used for gauge, needle sizes and dates.
Method 6 min read
What 2025 covered
| Month | Entries | Subject | Needles required |
|---|---|---|---|
| December | 1 | Planning and estimating | No |
| November | 1 | Teaching | Yes |
| October | 1 | Yarn and tools | No |
| September | 1 | Method | No |