I do believe that I am done with preparation for now. I have carded the pink dyed fleece and cleaned the carder. I found the box with the various colours of Shetland in… I think that’s my lot until we begin to pack the car. There are bags and boxes everywhere that I look. Time …
Monthly archives: July 2008
Phew!
Well, I did manage to do some spinning before breakfast – inasmuch as I have not yet had any breakfast. We tend to rely on Nell to get us up these days, she’s normally better than any alarm clock but today she slept in – and so did we. I sat down to spin at …
Slow progress
I have made slow progress today – on everything. Far from reaching the toe on the Merope sock, I find that it is bedtime just as I reach the end of the gusset. There’s a long way to go (I have long feet). So, I am short on the sock, barely begun on the Alhambra, …
Tour de Madness
I pondered this a while back but lacked the ability to withdraw my digit in time to join at the off. A bit late, but I’m signing up now – flushed, no doubt, by my success with the Flambé yarn today. My personal goal is to spin a little each day during the TdeF, and …
Ooooh!
Just a sneak preview – it’s too dark and grey to get a shot without flash. The flash bleached the colour a bit, especially of the copper thread. The photos don’t do justice to the fabulous colours of the Copperpot roving. First skein, of perhaps three: I think that it is totally gorgeous, even if …
Sky and Water II
Sky and Water II is on the way and I have cast on and knit the first pattern repeat. I chose a blue/grey shade this time. I shall need to complete at least one pattern repeat a day. Judging by today’s performance, that’s aiming high. It’s funny – the first scarf caused me very few …