I scored skeins for 3 pairs of cashmere socks. I tried to tell myself I was going to knit them up for my beloved. I won’t of course, they are all too pale by far for a manly type like Mr L 😉 Bad girl. Bad, bad, girl! I need stash enhancement like I need …
Monthly archives: November 2007
HELP!
Tonight, from 7pm, cashmere yarn, 50% off at Hipknits http://www.hipknits.co.uk/shop.php
There is a backup
By bed time last night I had the scarf restored to where I had ripped it back from, plus a tiny bit. I had ten pattern repeats done (the pattern calls for 13) and I laid it down to admire my handiwork with a sigh. It’s a large psychological barrier and always good to leap …
Pine Cone Scarf
The current project is a free pattern, from Interweave Knits via Knitting Daily: the Pine Cone Scarf. It should be fashioned in Mountain Colors Mountain Goat but I am using Noro Kureyon. This was a poor choice – I hadn’t realised that Kureyon is not washable. Oops. However, it comes in fab colours and is …
One stitch forward, two back
Well, the yarn that I had ordered, then cancelled, arrived today. I still hadn’t decided what to do about it. Unfortunately, the yarn looked so gorgeous, I coughed up the dosh and cast on 🙂 The centre panel knitted up quickly, although the “BO all stitches” had me foxed for some time. What on earth …
Cherry-almond spinning
Spinning day today, at P’s. The cake was cherry and almond. I like spinning at P’s. I have discovered that, if I sit on her sofa, it’s very comfortable for my bad arm and it doesn’t aggravate it, even if I spin all morning – so the BFL is progressing. Painful slow progress, to be …