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1251 days ago

Looking for an experienced knitter who is also fluent in German, please

Rosemary from Stonefields

I am hoping to find a person fluent in German who is also an experienced knitter, to help me understand a knitting pattern I have, which is all in German. I can work out some of the text, but now need help dealing with the abbreviations. Its for a jacket with lacy panels. It covers only 2 pages, but the text is only about 1/3 of one page, the rest of the space being taken up with diagrams showing dimensions and detail of the lacy panels. If you can help, please contact me on 021-0355449. Thank you very much!

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