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Meg Carey
Dalmeny, Australia
Those stubby broken knitting needles and tiny balls of yarn which I played with must have made a huge impact on me from the age of three as I've barely put down my needles or hooks since then . Part of the joy of knitting and crocheting is the soft and squishy feel of good quality yarn in your hands as you trial a design and I love working with yarns such as merino and alpaca or a combination of both .
I had a gap in my career while our four children were born so I've never had to give up knitting . Now I'm enjoying knitting and crocheting for each new grand child and watching the older ones raid the tubs of beanies or scarves . Sometimes they put in “orders” for particular colours or styles or suggest names . I’ve paid tribute to my grandchildren , my mum and grandmothers in the names I've chosen for my designs as I get my inspiration from the past and present .
- Knitting17 Skills
Knitting: Over 50 years
17 Skills
- Cast on & bind off
- Knit and purl stitches
- Simple increase & decrease
- Picking up stitches
- Knitting in the round
- I-cord
- Three needle cast off
- Ribbed
- Short rows
- Garter
- Stocking
- Moebius
- Slipped stitches
- Cables
- Kitchener
- Tubular cast on/off
- Lace Work
- Crochet14 Skills
Crochet: Over 20 years
14 Skills
- Chain
- Slip stitch
- Single crochet
- Double crochet
- Increase & decrease
- Half double crochet
- Front/Back post stitch
- Working in the round
- Double treble crochet
- Treble crochet
- Freeform
- Afghan Stitch
- Surface crochet
- Magic Ring
