I was so engrossed in the Laminaria on Saturday that we didn’t get a green of the day at all – it was meant to be a WIP shot of the shawl in blossom phase… Here’s an old photo to make up the shortfall. Don;t know how ling I’ll be able to keep this up …
Monthly archives: March 2009
Sunday Outing
Photo-rich post of a PS4 North camera safari. Rocks! Sea! Dogs! Birds! and lots and lots of lichen.
Plus one cute seal.
and news of a frogging.
What a difference a day makes
You now what? I reckon it was around about the time that I said to Mr L that I thought I might give my Laminaria to the Lifeboat Ladies for raffling when it is done, that the Knitting Goddess concluded I have become just a bit too uppity. Whenever/whatever it was that offended her, she …
Oh *!@$!*%$!
I shall have to tink. I may have wasted an entire day. It was all going so well but… I fell at the last hurdle. At the end of the transition chart I should have 128 stitches each side. On one side I have 123. On the other? 124! I swear I counted every row. …
Some times the brain does function
Can I express sufficiently to you how very grateful I am that I had the good sense to send away for Addi Lace needles to knit the Laminaria on? No, I do not think so. Take it from me, the brain was functioning properly when I made that particular buying decision. I have just knitted …
Laminaria Maths 101
Having done the maths: 285 stitches from row 6 less 1 centre stitch = 284 divide by 2 = 142 stitches per side less 3 border stitches = 139 charted stitches each side minus 5+6 non-repeated stitches = 128 stitches for chart repeat each side (with me so far?) Now… 16 stitches total (3+1+3+1+3+1+3+1) form …