Miserable dreich and gloomy day today, so WIP photos are not available. Bridgewater still stalled. Will finish tonight Ripley #2 completed; much better fit Gill seems happy with Ripley #1 and she looks v good in it Mingus: no progress The sock yarn that I ordered from Hejhog arrived this morning. I have no idea …
Monthly archives: January 2011
I should know better…
…no sooner do I lay down a plan than it all goes pear-shaped. Yesterday saw the onset of a migraine and the Bridgewater shawl is still in the bag that I packed it in to take to Craft Club with me last night; except I didn’t go — I went to bed instead. Having dodgy …
No Muse is not good muse
There may be many Muses clamouring for my attention at the moment but singling one out from the din is proving to be difficult to do today. Maybe that is because I am so tired/not yet awake. I must head in the direction of caffeine soon. It is Craft Club this evening. I plan to …
Colloquialisms
Whne my daughter was in her teens, she would irritate me greatly by saying that some thing or other was “doing me ‘ead in.” All these years on, this shawl edging enlightens me as to her intended meaning. Getting close to screaming point now. BUT… have turned the third corner and am heading down the …
Chocolate tastes better than Savlon
A few scrambled thoughts for the day Cleaning one’s teeth with Savlon Antiseptic cream may not be the world’s cleverest idea the chooks have layed 8 eggs in 8 days 20,000 border lace stitches are more than anybody should ever be asked to attempt it’s maybe a good job that the Hotel Chocolat order has …
FO: Pamuya
A bit of a cheat this one, as I already wrote about it elsewhere – but it is all that I have to offer this week. Pattern: Pamuya by Alexandra Wiedmayer of DragansVarg Yarn: 99g of Handspun (mine) 2ply from Ashford Silk/Merino (20/80) sliver in Peppercorns Notes: A lovely triangle, written for 4ply but very …