There won’t be much scarf knitted today. Here’s the plan: venture forth to the Post Office (FiL b’day card and a Swap-Bot swap) done and the Stores, for cake-making stuff done make Spinning Cake flapjacks[1] made, and measuring and weighing done ready for morning make Minestrone soup (beans soaking) and garlic bread done eaten! it …
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Currently Reading
The library van manages to furnish me with some interesting reading these days. The fiction shelves leave much to be desired, but the creative soul is well catered for by the Orkney Libraries service. This time around I have been delighted by a couple of books that I picked up in fairly arbitrary fashion, and …
I had a plan
I had a plan. I thought I made it a week ago. It took ages to find it. Here it is, from March 4th: Decision time. I definitely have castonitis. But I also feel a strong urge to clear some WIPs. I have so many wonderful patterns queued, and lots of gorgeous yarn, and I …
The little miracle called blocking
I tried another photo session today. I wanted to get decent snaps of my felt, and also a FO shot of the Noro Hat – plus a quick snap of a newly cast on project. I was surprised (why? I shouldn’t have been) when I picked up the Noro Hat (should I call it a …
Goodies
My Clover felting tool and mat have arrived. I have to read the instructions fully yet but a cursory glance tells me that the tool will overcome my present difficulties in attaching small embellishments – the wooden tool that I was given has very widely-spaced needles; the Clover tool needles are much closer together. This …
My first needle felt
It’s too gloomy to take photographs, so I thought I’d scan these. Incorrect decision. I’ll take photos another time. Keeping with the PS3 “Fire” theme, and deploying Torch Island and Inferno rovings as wells as combed merino tops that have been lying around the house for 18 months now… Can you tell what it …