Crucial repairs have been effected and I am now back up and running with full capability[1]. Hoorah for Mr L! Just passing through with a note to this effect, as I must now knuckle down to a huge pile of work that has been waiting for my attention. I’d like to say that my down …
Monthly archives: August 2008
Schizophrenia
Two things: 1) my roving seems to be suffering from schizophrenia. I have a yarn of two parts. Not at all sure what to do to rescue it – but parts of the singles are clear-cut shades-of-blue and the other parts are a subtly-hued blue-through-purple. Plans to chain ply are receding. Barber poles may be …
Adieu
My cashmere wrap, A Tumult of Waves is to go to a new home. I feel a pang. It makes sense though – that wrap is never going to coexist happily with 3 cats! The new owner will enjoy it, in a cat-free environment.
Limping
That wonderful man that I was wise enough to marry myself to… he’s got my PC up and running for me. I have only limited memory for the time being – it was a memory failure that took my machine down yesterday – but am back in the world again. I’m having to turn off …
Hobbled
My PC died today, while I was sitting in front of it, knitting. Just upped and died! Mingus is making some progress and I now have half of one leg done, a whole pattern repeat. I’m not sure that my handiwork is very good, though I can’t actually see any stitch errors – but as …
Knitting update
Recent success with my skeins has fired my enthusiasm for knitting with my handspun. The first project is to be a Fafner cushion, from Elsebeth Lavold’s Viking Patterns for Knitting book. Currently in Beta, I am knitting a practice piece with my Cheviot 2 ply. I cast it on last night and have almost finished …