The weather was not very kind to us today but the Show went on, as always. Personal fortunes were mixed, as normal, and there were the usual “interesting” judging decisions to keep us entertained and in discussion for some weeks to come – this year they fell more in my favour than against. I had …
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Catching up
I know things have been apparently quiet – behind the Woolgathering scenes it has however been all go… Most of is is extremely dull and I shall not involve you, dear reader, in the tedium of life on the Windswept Acre. Suffice to say that there have been many expletives emanating from the garage… and …
Sometimes I surprise myself
Thorfinn is a sock recipe that I conjured up for myself. It was intended as ferry knitting and has been on the needles for a very long time indeed. It went to town a couple of times, but not very often.
I grafted the toe just on the stroke of midnight. Now all I have to do is to knit the second one and I’ll have one more ball of wool for the blankie…
Blankie progress
Here’s where the blankie was up to last night: Six squares knitted in, and some of the ends tidied up. Also, three more squares for the foundation row…
Completely besotted
Who would ever have thought that knitting dinky squares would be so much fun and so absorbing? Not me! Anyway, I am totally besotted by my blankie and my mind was clearly working on it overnight as I woke up full of enthusiasm and ideas. I need more colours! One way that this can be …
Ferry Blankie
The ferry blanket is now a live Ravelry project – I expect it will do much hibernating over the coming months. I am just two squares into this project so far. One of the great things about knitting is that it leaves room for thought. Sometimes simple knitting is a good thing to do in …