Surprised today, and not a little disappointed, that the yarn for Mr L’s sweater was not delivered yet. It does give me breathing space on the Warriston but I guess it means that I am held up to next week with the birthday sweater. Warriston itself is cracking on nicely. I am now working on …
Category archives: Living
Putting to good use
Today’s edges are just a little tinged with sadness memories. When Suzie was still with us, she loved to chase Frisbee. We would buy Frisbees for her by the dozen as they either took flight into the sea, were lost in the barley next door, or simply wore out. When she died, we had a …
Warriston actually progresses
I did it. I finished Warriston’s second sleeve yesterday evening and today I have joined both sleeves to the body and began raglan shaping on the yoke. It is very awkward and unwieldy at present. With so many stitches engaged it will feel like slow progress too but it will grow. I could use a …
Simples
I have been feeling low but I am tackling matters and hope to be more cheery soon
The Bitter Ends
I have been knitting. I said that I would, and so I have been. Not a lot of knitting, to be sure – I was working on the Colinette throw and as it became every heavier and harder to manage, my knitting bursts grew shorter and shorter. Am I happy with it? Perhaps not totally. …
Making our own amusements
The weekend continued on the theme of simple pleasures, with a puzzling session in bed on Friday evening, limbering up in readiness for Monday’s SUMS Puzzle Hunt. We printed off a crossword from the Guardian and a few of the Puzzlebomb sheets, poured a glass of wine apiece and got stuck in. One of the …