The Petra-fied Hand Warmers are up to the decision point. Short fingers, or no fingers? I am leaning towards adding the fingers, just to see what it is like (never having done any kind of glove before). I asked Mr L last night, he thinks fingers too. So, I put my knitting away and read …
Monthly archives: March 2008
A solution
A holding solution has been determined for the Curtain Problem. I recalled that we had two natural cotton curtains that we had acquired at Glenlivet. They are pretty rammy things but will provide an interim trim for the bare window. More dye will be purchased and I’ll dye these white things and hang them up. …
I cannot believe that I did this…
I need to unsub from Natalie’s blog and the Yarn Yard mailing list. I just cannot afford the temptation. Newly arrived roving and sock yarn, with half an eye on the PS3 Water theme. Tell you what – why don’t you, dear reader, go buy up everything that Natalie has for sale and thereby save …
Now you see it…
Now, you don’t It’s quickstepped itself all the way to the frog pond and, O, how that hurt! It had to be done. It was never going to fit. Having admitted that to myself I had to go about it like ripping a plaster off and thus I frogged the sock before breakfast. Rest In …
This and that
I am far more optimistic about the yardage for the Slippery Socks now. I weighed the remaining yarn and I tried the sock (which has been making progress, through slowly) on. I an 90% certain the yarn will go all the way. But I am 99% certain that these socks are going to be too …
*scream*
Those curtains that I dyed the other week? The newly-green ones with the pink dotted lines? I finally got around to putting them up, and they looked very nice in the East window. We turned our attention to the South window, where the longer pair hangs. Whoa! Curtains very much in mid-air! The long curtains …