Oh *!@$!*%$!

I shall have to tink. I may have wasted an entire day. It was all going so well but… I fell at the last hurdle. At the end of the transition chart I should have 128 stitches each side. On one side I have 123. On the other? 124! I swear I counted every row. …

Some times the brain does function

Can I express sufficiently to you how very grateful I am that I had the good sense to send away for Addi Lace needles to knit the Laminaria on? No, I do not think so. Take it from me, the brain was functioning properly when I made that particular buying decision. I have just knitted …

Laminaria Maths 101

Having done the maths: 285 stitches from row 6 less 1 centre stitch = 284 divide by 2 = 142 stitches per side less 3 border stitches = 139 charted stitches each side minus 5+6 non-repeated stitches = 128 stitches for chart repeat each side (with me so far?) Now… 16 stitches total (3+1+3+1+3+1+3+1) form …

Laminaria Decision Point #2

Today would have been Laminaria Decision Point #2 – whether or not to lay the work aside at the end of the star section, until such time as the new needles arrived. With consummate timing, the Addi Lace needles that I ordered from Pavi Yarns on Monday, arrived in this morning’s post. I shall use …

Laminaria decision point #1

Mathematics!

A Sense of Smug

Serendipity, synergy, and smug.

Delighting in the pattern and the yarn.

Before a fall.