Yellow shell

Found this tiny yellow shell on our Sunday beach walk. It has furnished me with an idea for a PS4 East/Air project, which I hope to concentrate on while Mr L is away.

Yellow dandelion

Obviously suffered at the dogs’ attentions. I found this dandelion head lying in a puddle by the back door. I like this shot because it shows the tenderness of  the petals. The island, and our garden, is awash with dandelions right now – they do really well here. They will be followed by other yellow …

Goodbye to the North

Here we are, galloping towards the end  of April and it is time to take stock of the last two months and Project Spectrum. Generally it was pleasing. There was considerable output: the Invincible Summer hat, the Winter-white Alpine Butternut Scarf, the properly-green Northern Neighbour cowl and the also-green Laeticia socks all began and completed …

Looking East

The Big Push on that UFO shawl project has been going very well. From picking it up on Tuesday at 18% done, it is now 75% completed. Maybe. That is if I do not elect to add a few extra repeats. I think this shawl is destined for the bedroom, to pop round my shoulders …

Catching up

Spinning Spinning was Chez Woolgatherer today. We had the Moist Chocolate Cake and some (not)Mars Bar Crispies for the gluten-free choice. I managed to spin quite a decent amount of my roving before my hand cramped up, and I was pleased with that. There will be something to ply soon!  I also did a show …

PS4 North FO: Joy without Joy

These socks were a fun and speedy knit. Each sock took just two days to knit.

Laeticia – a sock pattern from the Twist Collective, by Stephanie van der Linden. I knitted these for myself from Toddy, my favourite sock yarn from The Yarn Yard.

A Project Spectrum project.