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So long, Blogspot. Hello, Wordpress!

I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at  https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ .  There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer.  I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore ...
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FO - Snowflake Jumper

Last Friday before Christmas, all the presents are wrapped and all the food is bought. And nothing says Christmas louder than a red and white snowflake jumper... Última sexta antes do Natal, todos os presentes embrulhados e toda a comida comprada. E nada diz Natal mais alto do que uma blusa vermelha e branca, cheia de flocos de neve - bom, na Inlgaterra pelo menos... I am so happy with this project ! I started it roughly in September last year (oops!) but it just never happened. I had the front, the back, a sleeve and 3/4 of the other done when I picked it up again. I suspect I put it off as much as I could because I was worried about knitting the fair isle yoke more than anything. Fiquei muito feliz com esse projeto ! Comecei em Setembro do ano passado (oops!) mas não terminei. A frente, as costas e uma manga e 3/4 estavam feitas quando eu recomecei. Eu acho que eu estava com medo da parte em fair isle no pescoço.
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FO - Ginner's Reindeer Jumper

Every year in December, since we've all turned old or married or with kids or all of the above, instead of going out on Christmas Eve we tend to favour a day out instead. For a couple of years now, the boys and girls go out on separate Christmas dos and then the ones who can get babysitters or don't need them, go out again, together, on the 23rd. Todo ano em Dezembro, desde que todo mundo envelheceu ou casou ou teve filhos ou fez os 3, ao invés de ir pra balada no dia 24 como é costume aqui, nosso grupo de amigos sai durante o dia. Os meninos e as meninas saem em dias diferentes e dia 23, quem consegue ou não precisa de babás, vai pro bar de novo. Ready to seam
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FO - Summer Flies

I can't believe I'm actually sticking to this blogging thing. And I'm enjoying it, which is a bonus! Não acredito que estou realmente levando essa coisa de blog a sério. E estou gostando, o que é ainda melhor! Right, today I am going to talk about my Summer Flies shawl . I started it in another life  many months ago, but with my I-don't-feel-like-knitting crisis I only finished it last week. Bom, hoje eu vou falar sobre o meu xale  Summer Flies shawl . Eu comecei o bendito em outra vida  já faz alguns meses, mas com a minha crise Não-tô-a-fim-de-tricotar-nada eu só conseguir arrematá-lo na semana passada. Having a bath
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A knitting one!

Well, I like to knit. A lot! However, since the end of June I haven't really done any knitting at all - and that is quite something for me. I don't know why, just haven't felt like it.  Eu adoro tricotar. Muito! Entretanto, desde o final de Junho eu não faço nenhum pontinho - o que pra mim é tempo demais. Não sei por que, não rolou vontade. In the last couple of months though, I have - thankfully - got my knitting mojo back and have lots of projects to finish.  I'm very excited about this one. It is a shawl/scarf that I started earlier this year, around March I believe, and I will be finishing before the end of this week. Nos últimos meses, minha vontade de tricotar retornou - ainda bem! E agora eu tenho vários projetos para terminar. E u estou bem empolgada com esse projeto. É um xale/cachecol que eu comecei em Março, eu acho, e terminarei até o final dessa semana.
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