It’s a sock. It’s a very pretty sock It’s a very pretty sock, indeed! It looks gorgeous. Alas, it is also a sock in need of re-knitting. It is much too tight around the heel and ankle. I knew this all along. I could see it. But I kept on knitting anyway… The foot is …
Monthly archives: May 2008
A cuff round the ears
I must say, disregarding the trauma of the wrapped heel and toe, I do like this sock. It’s a pleasure to knit – the pattern has a nice rhythm to it and is simple enough to be error-free but demands enough attention to keep boredom at bay. I am just about to knit the rib …
Psychic?
I must have had an inkling today that I would be needed at home. It turned out to be fortuitous that I had not gone to spinning, when an emergency teleconference was called. I gathered up dogs and cats and took them away from the vicinity of the speakerphone, and addressed the lunch arrangements while …
Whoops
I got bogged down in something that I had to do today and it was half past eleven before I realised what was happening… I missed spinning (11am)! I could have arrived late but I have to confess that I really do not feel up to rushing about today. I feel very tired and leaden. …
Spinning Day
It is spinning day today – we are at M’s. The weather has broken somewhat and is grey and overcast with a little dampness, but scarcely any wind. I am trying to decide whether to take the car and the spinning wheel, or to cycle with my knitting. It’s a difficult decision. I do need …
Ears of Corn
The Teosinte sock is cracking along – but not quite as fast as I had thought that it would. The heel is not yet in sight, although tea time has arrived. It is a very pretty sock. We are having a Harry Potter Fest. HP3 tonight. It’s scarcely taxing viewing, so I may get more …