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Helen Featherstone, PhD
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Public engagement with research, creative & F2F, training & development for PER, interactive exhibits, research, visitor studies, cheese, growing things, making things, yarn, raving, Bristol. She / her.
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After the unnecessarily complicated socks I decided to try another toe-up pattern. This one is sooo much quicker and easier. In less than ten days I've produced a whole sock and the second toe. Very pleasing indeed!
#Knitting #Socks ##Lace
A multi coloured (reds, purples, and blues) hand knitted sock with a lace pattern on the front. Next to it is a ball of the yarn and the toe of the second sock. All on top of the paper pattern.
January 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Merry Christmas! Here's the full set.
25 festive images in a 5x5 grid. Top row: blue and red present, yellow and red star, Santa, green candle, Swedish straw goat. 2nd row: trumpet, robin, fairy lights, Christmas tree, candy cane. 3rd row: yellow bell, sleigh, pink and purple bauble, sprout wearing a hat, gingerbread person. 4th row: reindeer, red mittens, purple stocking, holly sprig, roast turkey. 5th row: pink and yellow sweets, Christmas pudding, snowflake, angel , snow person with a purple scarf.
December 25, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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God Jul! For day 25 of #ArtAdventCalendar it's a Swedish straw goat.
A Swedish straw goat with bands of red wrapped around them. Set against a greeny-blue background and surrounded by a black square.
December 25, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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The penultimate picture. On day 24 of #ArtAdventCalendar we have a sweet treat.
A round boiled sweet in a yellow and pink striped wrapper. Set against a pale blue background and surrounded by a black square.
December 24, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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Today's #ArtAdventCalendar is a snowperson for day 23. They are wearing a smart purple scarf.
A white snow person wearing a smart purple scarf. They are smiling gently. Set against a pale background and surrounded by a black square.
December 23, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar brings us a gift, wrapped with a big bow.
A square Christmas gift with blue and red wrapping paper with a large bow on the top. Set against a yellow background all surrounded by a black square.
December 22, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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Another update on how they are looking together. Four more to go!
21 festive pictures in squares. Backlit by sunshine.
December 21, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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It's a snowflake for day 21 #ArtAdventCalender.
A black snowflake against a pale background. Surrounded by a black square.
December 21, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Ho Ho Ho! He's getting his sleigh ready for next week. This is Santa.
Another one that makes me chuckle because his smile isn't in the right place, but I don't think he cares.
Day 20 #ArtAdventCalendar
Head and shoulders of Santa. He's wearing a red hat and red jacket with white trim on both. He also has a white fluffy beard. His gentle smile is slightly too low, but he doesn't care. Set against a dark blue background and surrounded by a black square.
December 20, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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And day 19 #ArtAdventCalendar is some holly with lovely red berries.
A sprig of holly with dark green leaves and three red berries. Set against a pale background and surrounded by a black square.
December 19, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Day 18 (missed a day again, sorry). A rather cheerful gingerbread person whose neck is just a little bit longer than it should be. This is one that makes me chuckle every time I see it. Glad to see this one out on display.
#ArtAdventCalendar
The bread, torso and arms of a ginger bread person. They have a cheerful smile, a green bow tie, and red buttons. Their neck is a bit too long, but they don't care.
December 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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Bob bob bobbing along. A little red Robin jobs us for day 17 #ArtAdventCalendar
A side profile of a brown bird with a red front, a funny little forked tail, a little yellow beak, and a beady black eye. Set against a pale blue background and surrounded by a black square.
December 17, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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Ding dong! Ding dong! It's day 16 and we have a golden bell.

#ArtAdventCalendar
A golden bell with a red spotty band around it. Against a dark blue background and surrounded by a black square.
December 16, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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I made this blanket a few years ago. Has a similar vibe. But this was a pattern, not something I made up.
A crochet blanket made up of squares with animals on each square.
December 15, 2024 at 9:44 PM
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And today we have a Christmas tree.

I still haven't got the actual tree up. It's in the garden, just waiting to be called into action.

#ArtAdventCalendar
A lovely green Christmas tree with red trimmings and a (slightly wonky five-pointed) yellow star. Against a pale blue background and surrounded by a black square.
December 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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Here's one of these that makes me laugh. It's a pair of cosy red mittens (not a pair of boxing gloves, honestly!). Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar
A pair of red mittens with white spotty cuffs against a yellow background. You wouldn't be wrong for mistaking them for boxing gloves.
December 14, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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It's a bauble for day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar. I still haven't got my tree up yet...
A pink and purple bauble with spots against a yellow background. Surrounded by a black square.
December 13, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Midway point update. I've been posting one at a time. I thought some people might like to see how they are looking as a group.

Looking forward to filling in the gaps over the coming days.

#ArtAdventCalendar
12 picture squares as part of an advent calendar. From the top left to bottom right there are pictures of: star, candle, trumpet, fairy lights, candy cane, sleigh, sprout with a hat, Rudolph the red nosed reindeer, stocking, roast turkey, Christmas pudding, and a singing angel. They are attached to a frosted glass door which lets light through the pictures.
December 12, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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And back to the schedule. It's day 12 of #ArtAdventCalendar. Today we have a roasted turkey.
A blue dish with a cooked turkey in it. Against a pale blue background. You can tell it's straight out the oven by the steam lines coming from the turkey.
December 12, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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Day 11, running a day late. It's Rudolph!
Rudolf the red nosed reindeer against a green background and surrounded by a black square.
December 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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And here we have them! The socks are done. Thank goodness. They have been a looooong time coming. Now comes any of the other projects I've got lined up for when these are done.
#knitting #socks #cables
A pair of greeny-blue, hand knitted sticks with lots of cabling patterns. They are lying against an orange background.
December 10, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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Toot toot! Today we have a trumpet for day 10 of #ArtAdventCalendar.
A yellow trumpet with a red mouthpiece against a green background. Notes are floating around the trumpet. All surrounded by a black square.
December 10, 2024 at 8:25 PM
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Potato really wants to get on my lap. This is very much the wrong way to try to get there, but at least she's trying!
A small tabby cat with a white muzzle has both her paws on the side of the desk. She definitely can't get up via this route, but she's giving it a fair try.
December 10, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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In exciting news. I only have the cuff of my unnecessarily complicated sock to do. #Knitting #Socks
A heavily cabled sock on four double pointed needles. It is against a colourful Kaffe Fassett cushion and you can see the little ball of yarn to the side of the sock.
December 9, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar. It's what we've all been waiting for: a Christmas pudding. Yum!
A spotted, brown Christmas pudding with white cream and a sprig of holly on it. Against a pale blue background, surrounded by a black square.
December 9, 2024 at 7:54 PM