Do thread adventures belong here, alongside the yarn? I think that they must, for where else could I put them? I have been building a resources page for tatting on the craft club's wiki. (It's open for all to view at the moment, if there is any interest.) It's a work in progress that I …
Going up!
My Hipknits stash has been replenished. Much to my surprise, Kerrie sent me a new skein of the Vibrant, and wished me better luck with it. It certainly looks and feels much different. A very generous gesture on Kerrie's part, as it was way past the time when I would have thought a replacement was …
Going down?
Well, my stash busting efforts are bearing slow fruition. Three quarters of the Hipknits silk aran are now gone. Yes, ta-da - the Vibrotis is completed! No FO pics yet, as I want to finish unravelling all the dropped stitches and be able to show it off in all its glory. I love it. I …
Alas, poor Thorfinn…
Home again, home again... with only minor sock growth to show for three hours on the boat today. Social chatter very much got in the way and I think I have to admit that even a simple sock is too much for boat knitting. Perhaps I should find something just as portable, but far more …
Thorfinn sees the light of day
An entirely unexpected opportunity to go to Kirkwall today has seen me unearth my simple sock project, Thorfinn - established for just such an event. I am all dressed up and ready to go and ... resenting the time away from my Vibrotis, because I can see I am on the downward run with that …
Problem skein
Here's my problem skein, after encountering the fourth break. And some close-ups of the really gnarly bits [one, two, three] though a lot of it is in the little balls already wound. I don't think there is much to be salvaged from this skein, sadly. I'm just going to mail these pics in, to inform …