Things are not as good as they might be on this Windswept Acre, so please forgive if blog coverage is patchy for a while. My back continues to trouble me but that is not what keeps me awake at night. The last couple of weeks of feeling generally "off it" and full of nothing but …
Grumpy.
I hurt my back on Thursday morning. It hurts when I sit down. It hurts when I stand up. It hurts when l lie on my back. It is now Sunday and I am losing all sense of proportion with this pain that has been going on forever. I'm trying to do without painkillers today …
Project Bags
A woolgathering shopping/knitting tip!
Surprises, knitting ones and otherwise
The Red Emperor scarf seems to be on hiatus. I was surprised by the way in which the Aestlight Shawl grabbed my attention. I completed Light and Crusty in 3 days. It is currently blocking and an FO post follows soon. Brace yourselves, though - there are now two more Aestlights on the needles! Read on for more surprises.
Fo: Fernfrost Scarf
I think that I may be addicted to Anne Hanson's "Little Nothing" scarves. Here's the latest - Fernfrost. Knitted in heavy lace weight cashmere from Colourmart.
Fo: Roger’s Homespun Hat
I met a man at the Sanday Show this year. We spoke of this and that. We admired the sheep. He told me that while he was on holiday here he would like to buy a hat. His ideal hat would be hand-woven or hand-knitted from handspun yarn originating from a local fleece. This is Roger's Handspun Hat