I was going to say that the Alhambra scarf is nominally 25% complete now but that I shall certainly be doing extra repeats as it’s going to be very short. In fact the pattern says “Repeat these 18 rows 16 times more (or to desired length)” which means that I have been ever-so-slightly under calculating, …
Monthly archives: June 2008
TV we shall be watching
Hope Springs: “A sparklingly modern fish-out-of-water drama set against the stunning backdrop of gorgeous Scottish scenery, Hope Springs will be filmed on location in Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway” http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/06_june/30/hope.shtml I coulda been an extra, with a real live Who star… We’ll be watching, if only to sigh over the gorgeous scenery. I love it …
It’s a wind up
It has been a long evening but I do now have three of the part cones of cashmere wound into balls. Rather more breaks than I would have wished for occurred but rather surprisingly there were no major tangles or wastage. The rest can wait until tomorrow. Though I shall have to bake, as I …
Alhambra
I am loving the Alhambra scarf. It’s painfully slow progress, and I really must get some better needles soon, but is enjoyable – and at the pattern requirements, is now over 10% complete (2 of 19 pattern repeats done.) The colour is wonderful and the fabric is as light as a whisper. I have been …
A small matter of impatience
Having knitted two swatches of the cashmere yesterday, I washed and blocked them last night. They bloom beautifully. I knitted both on 3.25mm – one with a single thread, the other with two. Oddly, the latter seems more than twice as thick as the former. I would happily make a jumper at that weight. The …
Cashmere stash
It’s all I can do not to go back and snaffle another pack. It’s a good job all the best colour choices have gone! I might ply some strands together. Or I might not. I think I should test knit a piece to see how far it blooms on washing.