I dusted off my DSLR today, it has been many months since it saw the light of day. I even got out the tripod. I’m trying to practise yarn shots. It’s not going well. Lights, I need lights and reflectors… Anyway – here’s the rovings that arrived yesterday This is Inferno, merino roving from Copperpot …
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1 step forward
One step forward – I just upgraded Custard’s progress to 100% at Ravelry. I need to sew a few ends in and take photos, but they are done. If I ever shown the faintest inclination towards a mohair project again just shoot me! One step back – I set my Spring Cap’s progress bar backwards, …
Curses
I have a great deal of sympathy for Captain Haddock, you know. There are times when a wide vocabulary of curses can come in handy. I had a quick scan of the good Captain’s vocab but he seems to have missed out the fashionable epithet GREAT TINKING MOHAIR!! You know, I am never going to …
More colour needed
I was just looking at my Ravelry projects page and thinking how nice it is to see some new colours appearing. I reckon, though, that the page needs some yellow, and a load of green. Green is coming up, with brown and metallic, for April and May on PS3 – I fully intend to whip …
Off the wagon already
So much for self discipline. Having cast off my first mitt, I cast on for the second one and was happily knitting away when my beloved suggested an early night with a good book. I didn’t want to read but I didn’t fancy my chances of keeping the mohair right in bedroom lighting – so …
Castonitis or WIP-ping up a storm?
Decision time. I definitely have castonitis. But I also feel a strong urge to clear some WIPs. I have so many wonderful patterns queued, and lots of gorgeous yarn, and I feel them tugging at me. But I also crave the glow of casting off. What to do? Do the second Dragon Scale mitt for …