A day of mixed fortunes today. Mr L elected to go alone to the hospital, leaving me to mind Nell at home rather than traipse her around in the car all day. I kept myself busy, having one of those “hubby’s away” productivity days. Several loads of laundry went out on the line, until the …
Category archives: Knitting
Slowly, slowly, getting there
I kid you not, it is like being back in the middle of winter here. It is wet, grey, windy and quite frankly, dismal. There is very little available light in the house, making any kind of close work difficult. Gill brought me some more Art yarn today and I have wound both it and …
Curlylocks, wilt though be mine?
Blocking a Curl is actually good fun. It’s quick and relatively easy. Use of one wire is helpful. Next, pin out the long curved edge. I find it useful to put a few pins in the top edge to help me get some tension. These I then remove as I go, so that the short …
Sticking pins in it
The cashmere cowl is unpinned and looking and feeling good. I have always loved these two shades of this yarn and when put together they harmonise so well. The cashmere is wonderfully warm and so soft against the skin. I do not believe that I could ever have too many scarves made from this yarn. …
Pins and … more pins!
I’ve done sufficient housework today to approach the tearful stage. This is something I generally try to avoid – if I must clean then I prefer it in very small doses with plenty of creative breaks to alleviate the stress. However, Mr L remains hard at work in the porch, doing a job that he …
Me likeee
Me likeee, very mucheee Nut-hap Ravlink Is there a millshop at Rowan and can I persuade Mr L to take me there for some money-saving yarn-buying when we are next in GOC? Why can I no longer edit an image inserted from URL in order to add details, copyright, link and resize? What have …