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  To use bits of yarn the edges are knit in a different color. Cast on  60 stitches and knit 6 rows and then pattern = 2k, 2 p. Remember to start and end all rows with 3 k . When the cloth has the desired length you knit 6 rows and bind off.

The Man Who Wasn't There by Henrietta Hamilton I got to review from Agora Books. It is a book in the series of Uncrowned Queens of Crime and this one is in the series : A Sally and Johnny Heldar Mystery. It starts with an introduction by  Nick Shepherd. The author was his aunt and after her death he and his brother found 13 books never published. Among these four Sally and Johnny Helder mysteries.  The Man Who Wasn't There being one of them. That was a treat to receive as I liked the other in the series, so nice to renew the acquaintance.   Sally and Johnny are in their cottage when Tim (Johnny's cousin)comes to visit asking for help. He is in love and wants to get married. The problem is that his girlfriend Prue is in trouble, but refuses to tell him what is wrong. She was a secretary for a very unsympathetic employer called Frodsham. He is found shot. There are many suspects and motives such as blackmail, jealousy and treason. A difficult case and hard for the Helders to

Rainy weather and a fierce wind make the umbrella turn inside out. This is the middle piece. Left it is surrounded by an elegantly skating lady: and to the right also winter sports with this skiing man: Next to him a flower wreath: Will be continued 😄

This dish cloth is knitted in order to use some of my residue yarn. It is knitted in seed stitch.  Cast on  60 stitches and knit the pattern. When the cloth has the desired length you bind off. Pattern: 1.row: 1 k, 1 p 2.row: 1 p, 1 k X 2 X 1 You have to remember that all uneven rows start in the right side of the diagram and X=purl and ▢= knit. All equal rows start in the left side of the diagram and X=knit and ▢=purl. It is knitted with cotton 8/4 and needles number 3

  I had a very nice email from a lady in Texas and that has inspired me to get on with my English blog again. I have earlier mentioned a cushion my grandmother made in 1937 , but I also have a table cloth she made in 1940. It is for a coffee table and it is divided in 25 areas separated with hemstitch. Each area with a different motif. I will eventually put pictures of them all on the blog starting with the edge and my grandmothers name: Erna. Next to that two motifs to the left: and two to the right:

Yesterday my daughter gave me this antique mangle press for my dolls house. A find from a garage sale. I think it is a real gem as I never before have seen the like in a dolls house. I have seen them made of wood but never cast iron. A lovely gift I cherish very much.

A Christmassy Dish Cloth. Cast on  60 stitches and knit 6 rows and then the heart pattern in red and the pine trees in green. When the cloth has the desired length you knit 6 red rows and bind off. Pattern: row 1 : knit row 2: 4 p. 1 k. 5 p row 3: 4 k, 3 p, 3 k row 4: 2 p, 5 k, 3 p row 5: 2 k, 7 p, 1 k row 6: 1 p, 7 k, 2 p, row 7: 2 k, 3 p, 1 k, 3 p, 1 k row 8: 2 p, 2 k, 1 p, 2 k, 3 p row 9: knit row 10: purl row 11: 5 k, 1 p, 4 k row 12: 4 p, 1 k, 5 p row 13: 1 k, 9 p row 14: 1 p, 7 k, 2 p row 15: 3 k, 5 p, 2 k row 16: as row 14 row 17: as row 15 row 18: 3 p, 3 k, 4 p row 19: as row 17 row 20: as row 18 row 21: 5 k, 1 p, 4 k row 22: purl 22 X 21 X X X 20 X X X X X 19 X X X 18 X X X X X 17 X X X X X X X 16 X X X X X 15 X X X X X X X 14 X X X X X X X X X 13 X 12 X 11 10 9 X X X X 8 X X X X X X 7 X X X X X X X 6 X X X X X X X 5 X X X X X 4 X X X 3 X 2 1 You have to remember that all uneven rows start in the right side of the diagram and X=purl and ▢= knit. All equal rows start in the le