A long tale of woe and stupidity, concerning the ill-fated Rainbow Swallowtail project. Amazingly, no profanity! Definitely more than a hint of tears…
Yearly archives: 2009
Quicknitroundup wk 03/09
Summary post: progress against the hit list and new targets for the coming weeks.
A couple of FOs
Three finished objects in one post!
“It seems like forever since I began the Baby Surprise Jacket. I had just heard that a friend and former colleague and his wife were to have a baby. Baby was due December 16th, but I couldn’t resist casting on immediately. I got most of the jacket done in a day, knitted a bit more the day after… then it languished – for reasons I am now uncertain about.
The project took a kick in the pants when N e-mailed me this week …”
Dream in Colo(u)r
New stash from Socktopus.
“Scrummy yarn. All I wanted/needed really was the Eucalan that came with it today. I just kind of slipped off the margins of the wagon…”
Stash Addition, Hug: Crocus
December’s solid club yarn from The Yarn Yard has arrived, bringing a little whiff of Spring with it…
The Yarn Yard: Toddy
Toddy, from The Yarn Yard. A sock yarn review.
Toddy – the perfect pick-me-up! Toddy is 75% merino for softness and cossetting and a cuddle when you need it, and 25% nylon for strength.