I have a migraine brewing today so didn’t fully enjoy my not-spinning (I took the knitting). Highlights were the Sephardic Cake, meeting F’s two new rams, and my bravely greeting Barnaby (even though he showed me his teeth.) Barnaby is a pony, BTW, and belongs to SpinningGill. Or maybe he’s not a phony but a …
Monthly archives: September 2008
I take it all back!
I take back everything I ever said about crochet. I need to learn sufficient crochet to make a Hobbit Hat! Flicking through my new books, I found this amazing free-form crocheted hat in Intertwined. It’s wonderful. I need to add it to my stock of Mad Old Bat hats without delay. So, I need to …
Phew!
Well, I survived my patchwork class. I even came out of it without tears (there were just the two swear words uttered) and I brought home two squares stitched from a pair of triangles each. We got homework!!!!! I was wiped out after class. I haven’t felt like that since I was learning Calligraphy many …
Feeling the pinch
It’s getting a bit nippy now the back end of the year is looming. I am going to knit myself some slippers. Pattern and yarn have been purchased.
Blinking Gorgeous
Could there be any better PS3 Water project than this? I don’t think so. Look at those ripples! It’s going to be blinking gorgeous. Even if the flash does do the colour no favours…
Blinking Heck!
I should learn to read. Blink does not take 4mm needles, it takes US Size 4 needles – which is 3.5mm. I had the right needles available all the time. *groan*