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Jane Jane Jane- another spool knitter

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:52:02 +0000

An ‘e’ friend of mine, Marian Clark, has the most extraordinary collection of spool knitters I have ever seen.

She fell in love with the Jane Austen with a purple cape Spool knitter and bought it. She also bought the -next-

Jane Austen, even though I was still working on it, and hadn’t photographed it yet!

Another Jane Austen Spool knitter

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:41:04 +0000

One of the things that is a bit tricky about being a designer and author and dedicated blogger, is that I can’t talk about the new designs that I am working on, until they get published.

So, I am steaming along on new work that has got me just beside myself with excitement….. and I can’t say peep about it!

BUT, luckily, I am working on other things that I can chat away about like mad.

One of the things that I am sooooooooo excited about is our new series of Jane Austen Spool knitters.

Jim’s really busy these days, so he doesn’t have a lot of time at the lathe. I keep bugging him to puhleeeeeeeeze turn me another Jane Austen….. so in self defense, he’s squeezing in as much lathe time as he can.

Here’s the Jane Austen homage spool knitter that I just finished. I take the pics of the spool knitters before I varnish them, as the varnish flashes so much that it messes up the pics. This pic was taken late at night, so it doesn’t do her justice. But, I was so excited about her that I just had to put her pic up!

This one has our Jane Austen heroine wearing a lavender cape with the hood up….

And now…. I need Jim to turn another Jane Austen….. there are so many more I want to make…….

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Jane Austen Spool knitter

Noreen Crone-Findlay — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:43:00 +0000

I am just in seventh heaven.

PBS is having a Jane Austen extravaganza that has me completely blissed.

I’ve been a Jane Austen fanatic since I was 11 years old, and still have my first copy of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ that started my addiction.

I’ve been working madly to deadline on new design work, so haven’t had time to get to the Jane Austen spool knitters that I have been languishing to start.

I met a pile of deadlines this week, so I took a breather, and finished up this first Homage to Jane Austen spool knitter.

I made a Jane Austen crochet hook a week or two back and posted about her

Ah, PBS…. thank you thank you!

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