Needle trauma abounds. The Trauma I took my knitting out last night and laid it in orderly fashion across a trestle table. I can account for two sets of 7″ metal DPNs, one set of 7″ cheapie bamboos, and one set of 5″ Clover bamboos. One set of Clovers lost. “No problem, they’ll turn up,” …
Monthly archives: March 2008
Infeasible
I have packed an infeasible quantity of knitting for tonight. It’s not madness. It’s just that I have lost not one but two pairs of sock needles. It occurs to me that I can open up all my boxes side by side on a trestle table (I don’t have room to spread in my workroom) …
Monday activity
I am stealing a day for myself today. The Antidote is making remarkable progress – far too much progress in fact, as I should be doing Other Knitting. It’s just so easy to pick up and knit on, you know? I sat and knitted in bed last night while we watched The Commitments (OK, I …
The dye is cast
So. What kind of a person stitches cotton curtains up with polyester thread, eh? The same kind of person who just runs across the hems with a sewing machine, that’s what! So. Now I have deep green curtains, with little pink stitched lines running across them. Forehead>desk ARGHH! Am now looking for some nice green …
I had a plan
I had a plan. I thought I made it a week ago. It took ages to find it. Here it is, from March 4th: Decision time. I definitely have castonitis. But I also feel a strong urge to clear some WIPs. I have so many wonderful patterns queued, and lots of gorgeous yarn, and I …
As promised
As promised, the dogs have been repaid for yesterday’s patience and we have all been out in the bay. This is how Orkney was looking this morning Nell had much fun. She ran and she ran and she ran. Her recall is much improved and we successfully stopped her from chasing birds. The garlic sausage …