The Chantilly Lace roving is almost half done now, and it looks very pretty on the bobbin indeed. I am going for long-and-even (relative term)this time around. Still don’t know whether to ply two bobbins together or whether to chain ply it. Still don’t know what to knit it into. The Merope second sock has …
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Monday is for…
Monday is for: cycling to the shops to post ATCs and buy soap powder making fish crumble spinning more spinning filling in the mortgage application form sock? spin a bit more The car is still only part way to fixing, so we are car-less for at least a week to come. I couldn’t do laundry …
Note to Self
NTS: In future, check washload for merino socks before switching washing machine on.
In a spin
Not much knitting getting done around here just now. I missed out my scarf repeat yesterday, did very little sock and am not yet past the cuff. Yesterday evening all handicrafts were abandoned, in favour of a garage clear out. We’re going for it, and getting the car MOT’d. Parts have been ordered and it …
Phew!
Well, I did manage to do some spinning before breakfast – inasmuch as I have not yet had any breakfast. We tend to rely on Nell to get us up these days, she’s normally better than any alarm clock but today she slept in – and so did we. I sat down to spin at …
TV we shall be watching
Hope Springs: “A sparklingly modern fish-out-of-water drama set against the stunning backdrop of gorgeous Scottish scenery, Hope Springs will be filmed on location in Wanlockhead in Dumfries and Galloway” http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/06_june/30/hope.shtml I coulda been an extra, with a real live Who star… We’ll be watching, if only to sigh over the gorgeous scenery. I love it …