Well, seen this? Which is why, despite my avowing not to cast on for the foreseeable future, I just spent an hour trying to find the remainder of my ball of Lochan. If I need justification I’ll claim the need of a ferry pattern… I really should be making shopping lists and packing shopping bags …
Yearly archives: 2008
Spinning Day
Spinning was at F’s today. Fascinatingly, I appear to have been to the Frozen Norf. It’s only about 6Km to Crudy, but it seems to have its own microclimate and I was astounded to find myself in a Winter Wonderland when I approached. It was all green and sunny when I left home! I wasn’t …
Oh, vile…
My chest is so vile today that even I don’t want to know me. Whatever you do, don’t allow me to tell you all about it. I think I am supposed to be doing some work today so I’d best hie mesel off to the kitchen and fashion some lunch to have on hand. My …
Ingrid, not Bergman
Ingrid has been on the needles for 28 days. It’s true, my geek-knitter-girl spreadsheet tells me so. It also tells me that the scarf is 50% done. What is doesn’t tell me is the number of active knitting days on it – which must be 4 or 5. There must be at least as many …
Success!
The target has been seen wearing the new scarf – willingly and voluntarily! The unaccustomed frosty weather is helping no doubt, but I have definitely seen that man exiting this house with his My So Called Scarf about his neck. A success. Perhaps I’ll unpick the Pine Cone scarf (last year’s gift and worn but …
Bleugh
The Butternut Scarf [Ingrid at Ravelry] is now making gratifying progress. It has moved from that horrible stubby stage into something which does at least flap, if not drape. According to my Geek Knitters Spreadsheet[TM] it is now 30% complete, after four and a half pattern repeats. It’s looking beautiful and I already want to …