My arm is screaming at me so I am trying to keep computer time to a minimum. This explains the shortness of posting around here of late. Sadly, the arm is becoming so sore that I need to rest it from knitting and spinning also. Somewhat disgruntled by this, I rejected all forms of common …
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Going well
The Chantilly Lace roving is almost half done now, and it looks very pretty on the bobbin indeed. I am going for long-and-even (relative term)this time around. Still don’t know whether to ply two bobbins together or whether to chain ply it. Still don’t know what to knit it into. The Merope second sock has …
Monday is for…
Monday is for: cycling to the shops to post ATCs and buy soap powder making fish crumble spinning more spinning filling in the mortgage application form sock? spin a bit more The car is still only part way to fixing, so we are car-less for at least a week to come. I couldn’t do laundry …
Today’s pics
Still trying to determine whether or not the soy silk will ply with the Inferno. It’s kind of too close, but not close enough IYSWIM. It looked worse in full light – in the house it looks good enough, but not in the glare of daylight. I guess a lot depend on what else I …
What, over already?
I think it is fair to say that we have had better weekends… The car is not progressing well. One shocker is now fitted and one disc brake is finally off. That’s it. Oh, and the score also includes a broken torque wrench… and the potential purchase of at least one new calliper. Ouch. Things …
In a spin
Not much knitting getting done around here just now. I missed out my scarf repeat yesterday, did very little sock and am not yet past the cuff. Yesterday evening all handicrafts were abandoned, in favour of a garage clear out. We’re going for it, and getting the car MOT’d. Parts have been ordered and it …