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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 ...

WIP: Next Step Sock KAL

I decided to join a KAL. I've never done it before but an online friend suggested it and I though: Why not? (Thanks, Petra!) So the idea behind it is to pick a pattern that will challenge you in some way. I've done a lotta socks. Cuff-down, toe-up, two at a time, one at a time... The one thing I hadn't tried and have wanted to for a while is a colour work one.
Decidi entrar numa KAL - knit along: Um grupo de tricoteiras escolhe um projeto pra todo mundo fazer junto. A idéia dessa kal é escolher uma meia com uma técnica nova, pra te desafiar. Uma amiga online sugeriu e eu aceitei. Como eu já fiz muitas meias, a única coisa que eu ainda não tinha tentado era mais de uma cor.
Butterflies are Free
So I chose the Butterflies are Free pattern. It's been in my ravelry queue for a long time. Now I finally bit the bullet and am going for it. The KAL started on Thursday, the 24th and I think I did pretty well. I didn't have time to work on it yesterday because we went out for drinks (it's my birthday on Monday) and I spent the day watching Andy Murray play, doing my nails and typing up a couple of blog posts.
Escolhi a Butterflies are Free. Estava na minha lista há muito tempo e agora eu finalmente vou poder fazê-las. A kal começou ontem e meu progresso foi razoável. Não encostei nelas ontem pois não tive tempo.
Front
It could have gone a little further if I hadn't been a bit of a dumbass, holding the yarn in opposite hands to what I should have done. I had almost finished the first butterfly and had to rip it back and re-knit it so that the contrasting colour (the cream) appeared a bit more prominent by being held in the left hand. 
Podia ter sido melhor se eu não fosse uma imbecil, segurando as linhas nas mãos trocadas. Tinha quase terminado a primeira borboleta quando percebi e tive que desmanchar e refazer para que o creme apareça melhor.

I didn't frog it all the way. Couldn't be bothered, really. I frogged the butterfly but left the first few colour work rows as they were. It's not so noticeable that it bothers me. I shall live with it and let it be a permanent reminder of how to hold your yarn when working with more than one colour!
Não desmanchei tudo. Não tive saco. Desmanchei só a borboleta. O resto vou deixar como está pra ser uma lembrança eterna do jeito certo de segurar as linhas quando se trabalha com mais de uma cor ao mesmo tempo!

The hashtag for the KAL is #NSSkal on ravelry, twitter and instagram - I can't link the IG feed here though.

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