Sorry – I have been obsessing with my camera since Friday and very little fibre work has been done. The Red Swirly Thing is still on my desk in front of me. I am eager to finish it but it just is not happening. Maybe a WIP shot tomorrow? There is new yarn but the …
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Well, that was interesting
Last night in bed I realised how great I was feeling. I have had an interesting old week of it and it has left me feeling pleased energised positive hopeful satisfied ambitious at the very least. I have been to a drawing class and had my very limited abilities thoroughly taxed designed and knitted a …
Photo Class
My first photography class was this afternoon. There were five of us, plus teacher, with one more to join us next week. Today was reserved mainly for the usual get-to-know-why-we-are-here stuff and Dominique also familiarised herself with the level of kit available to us. Then she sent us out and about on a twenty-minute photo-shoot, …
Packing it in
SpinningGill came round this morning and we fitted in a brief session drum carding. The intention had been to do some production carding this week but time seemed to get away from us. I had set up in the conservatory, with my carder and Gill brought hers round too. The idea was that she would …
FO: Icing scarf in Shimmer
When I blocked this scarf it reminded me so strongly of a crocodile in both shape and colour, not to mention the reticulated pattern, that I instantly renamed the project to Never Smile. Pattern: Icing by Samantha Roshak Yarn: Knit Picks Shimmer in Fennel £6.95 for 50g 440 yards 70% alpaca 30% silk Notes: I …
FO Friday on Saturday
About to leave to catch the ferry to town before we starve… that being so, and slickly passing over the fact that I never actually blocked my project yesterday… FO Friday will be delayed this week until Saturday. Or possibly Sunday. Maybe even Monday… There’s a shortage of Tuits in this general area right now. …