Blink is blocking. I didn’t plan to block it because I liked its texture but after I soaked it I found that it really wanted to contract, so I pinned it out roughly. I only did the basic 12 and a half repeats in the end – then fretted as I knitted the decreases because …
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Stalled
1) Thanks to Jenny,I now have a UK source of slipper soles – just what I was seeking. I knew I had seen them previously but couldn’t track them down when I looked the other day. Thank you very much. 2) and for your next trick, dear readers, I want some polystyrene feet. Again, I …
Busy, busy, busy
My life has become incredibly busy of late. I cannot imagine what has happened! This coming week will see me rushed off my feet: I have three separate clients to see for Sandaysoft, an appointment for training an individual for another client, a Development Trust Board meeting, a mountain of documentation to write, three web …
Blinking Lights
There are lights beginning to show at the end of the Blink tunnel. Eight repeats completed and the first skein is close to its end. I shall need to crack on, as the yarn for my slippers arrived this morning and is beckoning to me. I need to go look for some suede or leather …
About blinking time
50% done. Hurrah! (nominally, at least – because I shall be knitting until the yarn runs out) Pretty though, isn’t it? Onward!
Blinking thing…
Blink seems to be steadfastly resisting the halfway point and I seem to be spending more time going backwards than I am spending going towards my goal. This scarf is turning out to be anything but the quick knit that I intended it to be. I don’t know what it is – because it is …