Today I had cause to mull upon the emetic effects of kelp ingestion…
Eww!
Today I had cause to mull upon the emetic effects of kelp ingestion…
Monthly archives: December 2008
November Solids Club yarn
18th December arrival: The Yarn Yard Solids Club yarn for November – this time it’s Lochan 50% Merino/50% Tencel. The colour is named Seaglass…
Baby Merino
New today from Colourmart – Baby Merino 4ply in “Rustic”. One cone of 300 gms – 3/15NM – Baby Merino 4ply in “Rustic”. One cone of 300 gms – 3/15NM – gving 1,650 yards (2,450 yards per lb) Price: £11.17 incl p&p.
The colour is rich and deep and the feel is soft and sproingy even though the wool is still oiled…
In the bleak mid-winter
So, we pass the Solstice and find ourselves either mid-Winter and facing the oncoming Spring, or just sinking into Winter. It’s not so much a matter of glass-half-full or glass-half-empty really, more which standard one chooses to adopt. According to the Met Office, Winter has just begun. Me? I understand that there are the oncoming wintry months to face still – but I do like the Pagan tradition of welcoming the returning sun. I just accept that although the sun is on his way, he has an awful long journey to make before we meet him at Platform 5 for his summer holidays in the Northern Isles.
Socktoberfest 2008
Socktoberfest 2008 was my first Socktoberfest, but it will not be the last. I found it useful to have a supportive community available to help me through those UFOs.
For my first Socktoberfest I set dual goals. I wanted to learn to knit Magic Loop socks, and I needed to complete at least the Vanilla Mansocks and the Grreen and Grrowllies…
New Magazine Style Site
Woolgathering has been reorganised to allow easier segregation by topic (Wordpress categories) and is now presented magazine style.
The tabbed interfaced gives access to excerpts of the latest posts in various sections of the site. Additional features may be accessed via the banner menu.
All may seem confusing to begin with.