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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2025

I've done some work on collating my worked examples over the holidays. Here's the database of those I've created over the past few years. Perhaps you can make use of them in your teaching too? kshancock.co.uk/workedexamples.php #mtbos

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2025

Generally I think that this year I need to spread my time more evenly about my hobbies and not spend so much time knitting!

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/01/2025

Have started 2025 by trying to do as much of the Guardian Cryptic Crossword as I can each day. This is currently taking hours, so not sure I'll have time to continue this once I get back to work...

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 02/01/2025

Today has not gone according to plan. The weekly trip upstairs to do my neighbours online shop turned into a pharmacy trip because she had run out of medication but hadn't done anything about it. Karma means I'll have a neighbour like me when I'm 91, right?

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2025

Photos of some of my 2024 projects. Yearly total was (I didn't take photos of all of them!): Adult tops: 2 Baby cardigans: 2 Gnomes: 6 Cacti: 2 Trainer socks: 4 pairs Long socks pairs: 9.5 pairs (ask my sister about the lost sock!) Hats: 1 Gloves: 1 pair Birds: 5 #knitting 🧶

A collage of my handknits from 2024 including socks, gnomes, tops - but mainly socks and gnomes!

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas. Wishing you and yours a peaceful day. (Christmas socks not quite finished in time this year!)

A pair of feet wearing handknit self striping Christmas socks with a pair of half knit colourwork Christmas socks on sock blockers in the background.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 22/12/2024

And making new larger fabric bags (or in this case almost a sack) for my nephew's present. (It's been ages since I've got my sewing machine out. Only French seams and a drawstring channel, but good fun make nonetheless. #HandmadeChristmas

A large fabric drawstring bag which has been made with Christmas fabric (poinsettias and other foliage)
There is a present in the bag but you can't see what it is.
There is a spinning wheel in the background, the present is almost as tall as the spinning wheel.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2024

Now I'm prepared to start thinking about Christmas.

A cup of coffee is on a pub table. I'm holding the book Can Reindeer Fly? The Science of Christmas.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2024

A morning of painting for family Christmas cards. #handmadecards

Four watercolour card fronts. One snowman, one gonk, and two with hanging spherical ornaments.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 16/12/2024

Starting the holidays with a trip to the postbox.

A stack of red envelopes with second class stamps on them.
What can't be seen is they all contain handmade cards.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 08/12/2024

They are done. 40 handmade cards. Minus the one I posted to Australia. #HandmadeChristmas #HandmadeCards

A box of red (and a few green) envelopes. It's not obvious but each envelope contains a handmade card.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/12/2024

[Mystery Sock Along spoiler.] Advent mystery sock along is progressing nicely. #knitting

Handknit sock with green cuff, candy cane pattern block and then holly leaf pattern block with red berries.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 02/12/2024

I'm certainly losing the will to make Christmas cards this year... Decorations with gift tags attached works just as well, right? #HandmadeChristmas

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 01/12/2024

Anyone else over committed on "advent" activities? Trying decide the level of importance of the ones I want to do.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2024

My niece asked for a female gnome in Christmas tree fancy dress. Did I hit the brief?😂 #knitting

A hand knitted gnome dressed as a Christmas tree, with a green hat and dress. Tinsel around the hat and a star on the top.
She has bright pink braids.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2024

Christmas knitting continues. On to decorations now. #knitting

A small handknit bird made out of Christmas self striping yarn.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2024

If you have an hour to spare. This is a good read.

The book On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is held in the leather gloves hand against a pavement background

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 23/11/2024

Christmas gloves complete. Conductive thread added to the finger and thumb on the right hand to help with phone usage in the colder weather. #knitting

The right hand glove. Hand knitted in Christmas self striping yarn. There is a patch of metal thread duplicate stitched on the index finger and thumb.

The left hand glove. Hand knitted in Christmas self striping yarn.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 23/11/2024

Christmas card making us going slow this year. I'm upto 23, I usually make 40. I might be crochet snowflakes with gift tags attached this year for the majority. 😂

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 15/11/2024

@venite I know - with no yarn management either... Hoping I can be as lucky with the other hand!

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 15/11/2024

One glove done - I'm still not much of a fan of knitting fingers... #knitting

One handknit glove - slightly out of focus.
Knitted in a Christmas self striping yarn of dark green with candy stripe patterns in between (red and white, yellow and white, rust and white).

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2024

In #MathsToday we explored quadratic inequalities by first sketching graphs and then looking at the inequalities and the regions that satisfied them. With apologies for the inconsistent highlighting. #mtbos

A task on sketching factorised quadratic.
The final coln was blank but now has hand written quadratic inequalities that the sketches can be used to solve.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2024

In other news (mainly I just need to vent). My elderly neighbour who I've been visiting weekly to do an online shop for, for 7 years, has finally ceased to be able to write me a list. So now I have to peer in the larder, fridge, freezer to decide what food I think she needs for the next 7 days.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2024

@icecolbeveridge I forgotten you were around on Friday when I was casting the gloves on, so until about 5 minutes ago (when I remembered) I've been silently amazed at your 72 stitches statement earlier today! 🤣

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2024

Home from an excellent weekend at @BigMathsJam. So great to see folks. #BigMathsJam

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 02/11/2024

At #BigMathsJam tonight @fennekLyra learnt to spin. Here's the crochet result of her handspun yarn.

Isaac (a small turquoise and purple dragon like stuffed toy) is wearing a complementary hand crochet cape made from hand spun yarn.

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2024

Roadtripping to #BigMathsJam, I stopped at a friend's and she took me here yesterday... Oh my it was wonderful! frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2024

Papercrafters. What's your preferred glue. I've been using Distress Collage Medium for a few years but it's expensive and hard to source in the UK. Any recommendations for other liquid matt adhesives? #papercrafting #papercraft

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 27/10/2024

Well that's a turn up for the weather... Opened curtains, made coffee, found crossword and then had to close curtains again because it was too sunny. 😀

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Karen @karenshancock.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2024

Resting joints from knitting. So made an embellished Dorset button this evening. #DorsetButton #embroidery

A Dorset button made with greenish yarn. Embellished with a pale blue hyacinth(ish).

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