Dear Anne
The 9th World Sheep & Wool Congress was held here in Sydney over Easter and the NSW Machine Knitting Association was asked to knit some mini scarves to put in the delegates’ bags.

They could be anything we liked and the only criterion was that they had to be made in pure wool. As other crafts were also contributing including hand knitters, weavers and felters, I thought that our contribution should be in techniques that were essentially machine knitting and not easily done on two needles. I started with a couple of garter carriage scarves and then, in November, Bill King had his wonderful article on racking and release stitch. We also had Tony Bennett’s frills, so I did some of them too, also the faux crochet. Through the pages of the magazine, I’d like to thank them for their inspiration and MKM too for all the help it has given us over the years.
Best wishes from Nancy Marchant