Disaster!

A tale of woe regarding an expensive and now apparently ill-advised purchase of hardwood DPNs:

“I heard something.

A tiny something.

A tiny but unmistakable something.

I heard…

…a snap!

I looked down and there, in my left hand, dangled two severed ends of my very expensive and much-loved DPN… “

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.

Prescience

I know the theory of lifelines, but rarely effect the practice. Sometimes I put one in for the first pattern or two, but soon get fed up and lapse. I’ve never actually had the need of one, so it has been easy to be lax about it…

…I had to rip out eleven rows of cobweb weight lace….

Knitting Roundup Week 01/09

Knitting roundup summary post, plus forward planning to reduce the WIP queue