I took my new camera to town with me on Friday. The plan was to capture some FO shots of my Brandywine Shawl in the sunshine on the ferry. We were blessed with the most fabulous weather, but the photo shoot just didn’t work out. These two fine gentlemen live over the door of the …
Monthly archives: February 2010
Evenstar 1:1
This post might have been more amusingly entitled “two sticks good, four sticks bad” though I confess that now I am on to five sticks things are looking up, so five sticks are definitely better than four… but I much prefer two. I simply do not have the required manual dexterity – not for multiple …
No Two Snowflakes presents Snnowflowers SECOND by NoTwoSnowflakes
No Two Snowflakes presents Snnowflowers SECOND by NoTwoSnowflakes. No comment necessary!
Today, I…
Today, I: Sneezed a lot Toyed with the ball of crochet thread that arrived in the morning’s post Did more research on crochet thread sizes Fought off the temptation to begin a doiley Completed my Flutter scarf – and even sewed the ends in Unpinned my Brandywine Shawl, and it is gorgeous! It makes me …
Doiley Cart
In pursuit of enlightenment on the crochet thread front, and the eventual production of a real live doiley, I have been shopping at eBay. Today my example of a 20’s (is this the same as #20?) thread arrived. It’s a creamy shade of Lesür Pixie 20’s 100% cotton. 20gms but no indication of length, unfortunately. …
Sinking the Pink
(“…and for those of you watching in Black and White…”) My Brandywine Shawl is off the needles and in its bath. FO post follows some time soon-ish. Here it is, fresh off the needles, with just 10g yarn left over after doing 18 repeats instead of 15. I need to go and clear Mr L’s …