Well, I survived my patchwork class. I even came out of it without tears (there were just the two swear words uttered) and I brought home two squares stitched from a pair of triangles each. We got homework!!!!! I was wiped out after class. I haven’t felt like that since I was learning Calligraphy many …
Tag archives: Water
Blinking Gorgeous
Could there be any better PS3 Water project than this? I don’t think so. Look at those ripples! It’s going to be blinking gorgeous. Even if the flash does do the colour no favours…
Blinking Heck!
I should learn to read. Blink does not take 4mm needles, it takes US Size 4 needles – which is 3.5mm. I had the right needles available all the time. *groan*
Blink!
I resisted the temptation to cast on for Blink without washing my skeins – and they are currently drying on the line. Much more colour washed out of these skeins than I had anticipated. I can’t help but wonder if the colour will be significantly changed. I have run out of Eucalan and couldn’t find …
Yarny goodness
The basket of cone ends, all finished off. Merino/Silk/Cashmere in a 70/20/10 blend; 2/28NM laceweight. An array of neutral shades, collected with red tones and an apricot shade. A real treasure trove. There are two 300g collections here and each cost circa £11. The yarn will go a very long way, even if knitted double …
Moving on
After winding all that 2/28 yarn I disappeared into a deep hot bath with a long drink and a spouse. Then knitted on ‘is sock in bed for a while. I am about to begin the toe shaping. It makes progress but does not enthral me. This however, does. Isn’t it gorgeous? Woken by Nell …