That wonderful man that I was wise enough to marry myself to… he’s got my PC up and running for me. I have only limited memory for the time being – it was a memory failure that took my machine down yesterday – but am back in the world again. I’m having to turn off …
Author archives: woolgatherer
Hobbled
My PC died today, while I was sitting in front of it, knitting. Just upped and died! Mingus is making some progress and I now have half of one leg done, a whole pattern repeat. I’m not sure that my handiwork is very good, though I can’t actually see any stitch errors – but as …
Knitting update
Recent success with my skeins has fired my enthusiasm for knitting with my handspun. The first project is to be a Fafner cushion, from Elsebeth Lavold’s Viking Patterns for Knitting book. Currently in Beta, I am knitting a practice piece with my Cheviot 2 ply. I cast it on last night and have almost finished …
Madness
I begin to doubt my sanity in attempting this second Hamsa scarf. Eight rows. EIGHT rows, that’s all I have managed. It’s not the sum total of knitted/tinked rows by any means. *sigh* It’s mainly a matter of eyesight, available light, and fiddly-slippery-ness. I a knitting on 2.75mm bamboo needles, which are far too blunt …
A Tumult of Waves
Finished Object! Morning Surf Scarf pattern, adapted for size only. Knitted in Colourmart Cashmere 2/28 NM, held double. Seven colours, mixed in various combinations. Blocked to 74″ by 15.5″. Ravelry project: A Tumult of Waves Made for the Item from 100 gms Wool class in the annual show, 1st August 2008. Entered despite a glaring …
Show Day
Three Firsts, and two Thirds. Not a bad haul. Sadly, only one Third with my knitting – the drop stitch wrap that I laboured on at the last minute. I guess it must have been worth it. Also a Third for one of my photographs. Another photo took a First, as did one of my …