Mostly, my brain is settled to the idea that I am a hopeless, disorganised incompetent. There is plenty of evidence to support this position… and much of it is piled in crates in my workroom, defying all resolutions to stash bust, for one good reason or another. Take the case of the Seductively Orange Pencil …
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When relationships break down
Over the last few weeks I have been rediscovering something approaching knitting fidelity. The Great UFO Reduction Plan, coupled with test knitting and KALs resulted in drawing me back to the straight and narrow path of one-project-at-a-time. The one true way, some would say. To be sure, I have enjoyed seeing projects grow rapidly and …
Your thrills and my thrills
Taking a look at the blog stats just now I was amazed to see how much activity there has been on a previous Thursday Thrill post…. the one about The Smell. I can only imagine that there are reams of folk out there who are troubled by their own strange household odours, and in search …
The Thursday Frill
The Ruffled Fichu is making excellent progress. There are now 941 stitches and the project is 70% complete. There are increases on alternate rows for the frilled edging and we shall end up with 1,773 stitches on the needle… and then…. and then…. there’s a picot edging to do. Here it is – the apple …
Each to their own
You may be slightly underwhelmed by this week’s thrill, but you may rest assured that this particular blogger could not be more deeply thrilled than she is today. Why is that? You may well ask. You see… I can walk around the house, inhaling deeply, at last. The Smell has gone. We have been living …
Thrilled Skinny?
Two Thursday Thrills today – both come to us via other blogs. My first thrill comes via Romi’s post on Tuesday – Perfectly Plus, a knitting book especially for the generously proportioned knitter such as myself: Perfectly Plus offers nine knit-to-fit garments stylized to accentuate the positive parts of you while emphasizing proper proportion in …