The current project is a free pattern, from Interweave Knits via Knitting Daily: the Pine Cone Scarf. It should be fashioned in Mountain Colors Mountain Goat but I am using Noro Kureyon. This was a poor choice – I hadn’t realised that Kureyon is not washable. Oops. However, it comes in fab colours and is …
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One stitch forward, two back
Well, the yarn that I had ordered, then cancelled, arrived today. I still hadn’t decided what to do about it. Unfortunately, the yarn looked so gorgeous, I coughed up the dosh and cast on 🙂 The centre panel knitted up quickly, although the “BO all stitches” had me foxed for some time. What on earth …
Cherry-almond spinning
Spinning day today, at P’s. The cake was cherry and almond. I like spinning at P’s. I have discovered that, if I sit on her sofa, it’s very comfortable for my bad arm and it doesn’t aggravate it, even if I spin all morning – so the BFL is progressing. Painful slow progress, to be …
Well, what would you do?
It beggars belief, but after asking the seller to cancel my purchase as it is now too late for me to receive it in time to do what I want to do with it – she sent me a new invoice! When I said I had no intention of paying it, her response was that …
Dejected
Last week, on the 19th Nov, I bought some lovely Noro Kureyon (at a v attractive price!) from an eBay seller. I planned to knit this with it for my beloved’s birthday next month. I paid immediately, by PayPal, as is my habit. Postage was for 1st Class Mail, so I expected to receive it …
Spinning day
I made it to spinning group today despite a lingering migraine. I didn’t expect to get much done, but I did manage to ply off the remainder of my two bobbins of BFL singles. I now have 2 skeins plus a short skein of 2ply. It’s gorgeous soft stuff, really lovely. I now cannot wait …