Results of the draw to win my Annis shawl.

I completed the first “clue” of the mystery shawl tonight. There is a photograph, here It has not gone smoothly. I used the Thom Christoph circular cast-on. The link given in the pattern to a photo tutorial defeated the pair of us. Mr L did find me a You Tube video that was more helpful. [...]

Now, there’s nowt much posh about us, as we all know. I’m common as muck, really.1 2 All the same, there has been a little bit of posh in my life recently: The Posh Cowl is finally finished, washed and dried…. and also photographed! No modelled shots, yet – I need a willing victim. (Gill?) I’ll [...]

Another KAL shawl – a small fichu, extended triangle type

Another KAL shawl – a small fichu, extended triangle type

Another KAL shawl – but in blanket size (one day!)

Another KAL shawl – but in blanket size

NTS: October= WIP-busting (in hand) November = How Many Fingerless Mitts can I Knit? aka Christmas is Coming, plus I Owe Some PIFs. (in planning stages) December = Get in the Sweater Groove (hmmm?) December will, I hope, continue for the forseeable future. I have a great desire to do some meaningful knitting. Plus a [...]

So, today is Shawl KAL cast-on day. I worked like fury last night to try to clear the Red Emperor and have one less WIP cluttering the place up. I had five 16 row repeats to do and I got almost all of the way there. I finished the last five rows this morning and [...]

It was in the shower this morning, when Sock Guilt struck. I had been pondering that September would disappear in shawl KAL activities, and that Socktoberfest would soon be upon us. “I’m not engaging with Socktoberfest!” I thought to myself, as I lathered my hair: “Let’s face it – how can I?” I have so [...]