Thai curry for tea and a neauty parlour in my own bathroom... News of knititng, and of work to come.
Rainbow Swallowtail
A new Finished Object - my Kauni Rainbow version of the Swallowtail Shawl. This project has a long history - this is a long post! "...The project went well, or so I thought, and it grew very quickly - but looked somewhat odd. I had knitted shawls before, but only tip-up, with a clear understanding of the increases and the way on which it was shaped. Trying to get my head around the centre-top, out-and-down construction was difficult. In fact, I adopted a wait-and-see approach, looking forward to the eventual surprise..."
Spinning Day
Spinning day at my house. Tales of cake, of knitting, of crochet and of changing plans regarding WIPs. Very little inthe way of spinning. None. Actually.
Flogging a Dead Shawl
A long tale of woe and stupidity, concerning the ill-fated Rainbow Swallowtail project. Amazingly, no profanity! Definitely more than a hint of tears...
Quicknitroundup wk 03/09
Summary post: progress against the hit list and new targets for the coming weeks.
A couple of FOs
Three finished objects in one post! "It seems like forever since I began the Baby Surprise Jacket. I had just heard that a friend and former colleague and his wife were to have a baby. Baby was due December 16th, but I couldn't resist casting on immediately. I got most of the jacket done in a day, knitted a bit more the day after... then it languished - for reasons I am now uncertain about. The project took a kick in the pants when N e-mailed me this week ..."