Hoopla

Unfortunately my body appears to lack hoop memory.

Forward momentum

Hugo is finished, washed and laid out to dry.  It may be two or three days before it’s dry enough to wear. I’m very happy that although I wimped out on the Hand Wash Wool cycle, the poncho did survive a Slow Spin. It was amazing how much muck came out in the wash. I …

Philosophically speaking…

If a body had sort of promised themself that no new projects would begin… you know, like if a body was concentrating on clearing up UFOs… and if a body was faced with a project bag containing paid-for pattern, purchased yarn and needles… would a body be correct in calling that project bag a UFO? …

The Holiday Hit List

    So much for finishing Flukra off this weekend – I managed all of half a row. I hate this time of year, when routine is so disrupted. Looking forward to normality being returned to me on 2nd January. ALL the commissions are completed, bar a hat to be made for February. The bed …

Phew

I am very excited. It feels as though a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders. Yes. I am on the final row of the swirly red thing. Thank goodness. Now, should I knit it? or should I grab my camera and go capture those seabirds that are thronging the newly harvested barley field?

In the Mood

A triumphant final sprint saw the Ruffled Fichu completed late yesterday, and one more tick against the UFO list. Hurrah! I immediately went in search of yarn with which to make my next Silk Road Socks – Mood. I chose Nyoni in Sea Spray. Unfortunately it turned out to be a tangled skein and I …