WIP Wednesday again. Already? Not possible!
Real life continues to intervene but I am slowly finding niches of time in which to play.
Progress report on Dido, ferry blankie, and some weaving…
gathering it all together
WIP Wednesday again. Already? Not possible!
Real life continues to intervene but I am slowly finding niches of time in which to play.
Progress report on Dido, ferry blankie, and some weaving…
Mr L had a telephone conference today so the dogs, cats and myself were evicted from the office. The bad back prevented very much activity so we hightailed it to the bedroom and I decided it was time to exercise a few knitting muscles. That was when I discovered that my key piece of knitting …
One set of gifted yarns that I can readily identify is that from Jenny, who sent me a set of tiny skeins from her precious collection of Bonny yarns from The Yarn Yard. Each little skein is just long enough to make a square, thanks to some very rough mathematics and Jenny’s measuring.
This blanket makes me smile so much – I love the parcels and the kindness of strangers, and I love the knitting process and selecting the yarns from the stash. I was considering renaming the Ferry Blankie as the Community Blanket as it seems at times that the entire kntting community is getting behind the project! I have given that some more thought and have arrived at a different naming strategy…
The main problem with the Ferry Blankie project, as far as I can see, is that it is very difficult to put down. I shall never be able to pick it up daily and knit one square. Not just one square. Not with all those beautful yarns clamouring to be matched up and used.
I tried to knit one square yesterday, and just look what happened!
There has been little mention of the ferry blankie project recently – most likely because there has been little progress. There have however been plenty of generous donations! I am hoping that I have kept track of them all and said my thank you’s where they are due. I added one square to the blankie …