Response issues

Woolgathering seems to have developed a terminal sulk. I find that there are significant response issues but cannot track down a reason for them. I spent much of last evening investigating the database and unplugging plugins and changing templates – all to no avail. This morning Gill tells me that she is finding the site …

In the post

In today’s post – this gift from my beloved It’s a cushion cover kit that is destined to be a wall hanging.       Inside there was this gorgeous yarn I have never done anything like this before and am certain to be cack-handed… I had to try immediately. The instructions were a bit …

Dyeing experiments

Today, instead of spinning, we dyed raw fleece. Between cake-eating and chatter, we managed only one experiment – but there is plenty of dye powder left.  I have photos of the wet dyed fleece, but failed to take photos of the process. I’ll be trying more experiments in the next couple of days, to use …

Granny

Here it is

Success!

It’s not perfect by any means, but I do have a recognisable granny square made at last. Photo later. I spent all morning packing craft stuff for tonight’s craft club meeting, and now I have to walk the pup and make risotto. Life is full and rich, eh?

Making progress

I took my crochet into the sitting room yesterday afternoon while I sat with puppy doing her cage training. I’m making some kind of progress… So much progress that I have now practised a few rows of double, half treble, treble, and double treble. My tension is still appalling but things have gone slightly better otherwise, since …