I am still here, I haven’t gone anywhere… just very busy with all kinds of domestic calamities in addition to major projects and two courses. You’d not be surprised if no knitting were happening at all but I am pleased to say that Flukra is growing a little at a time. Chart A of the …
Author archives: Scattered Thinker
September
Yummy yarn from Natalie. This is Pentland, a blend of baby camel and silk in laceweight (800m/100g). The colour is named September. I have cast on with this yarn for The Shetland Trader’s new triangle, Flukra. Flukra is constructed in the same way as the Aestlight (of which I have made a good several so …
Phew
I am very excited. It feels as though a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Yes. I am on the final row of the swirly red thing. Thank goodness. Now, should I knit it? or should I grab my camera and go capture those seabirds that are thronging the newly harvested barley field?
Making a withdrawal
We went to the recycling point today. Just as we were about to pull away, having recycled all our empties, the local delivery van pulled up beside us. I remarked that they must have a delivery for us… and they did. The Virgin Wines order was duly stowed in the car, thereby saving them a …
Horrible, horrible thing
I am having a total nightmare with the red swirly thing. I swear I have been knitting for hours and am no closer to kissing it goodbye. There is no real reason why it should be giving me such grief, it just is. I keep going wrong, tinking back and making a hash of that …
To see ourselves as others see us
As Mr L had done a mound of shopping on Monday, I was able to go to spinning today. I kind of wish that IÂ had not, as I now feel absolutely wiped out. It is quite alarming to me that IÂ now find spinning sessions so stress-inducing. It used to be fun. I hope …