Three Firsts, and two Thirds. Not a bad haul. Sadly, only one Third with my knitting – the drop stitch wrap that I laboured on at the last minute. I guess it must have been worth it. Also a Third for one of my photographs. Another photo took a First, as did one of my …
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Project update
Really poor lighting conditions today, so utterly carp photos: Ultimate Temptation, the Hamsa scarf is blocking (under a rather Heath Robinson arrangement in the kitchen) and I really wish I knew how to do a good job of blocking! Gorgeous, gorgeous pattern. Must make another one soon. The Merope socks finally got a photograph …
Wipeout
Today was a total wipeout. A vile, vile, vile headache took me off my feet. I got up and showered, looked at my cereal bowl, threw up, went back to bed. The next thing I knew was that it was 4:30pm. I took some painkillers and came round slowly, with the help of a light …
Good for a giggle
The Giggle yarn is finished and I got all but the magic 400 yard figure: skeins of 120, 128, and 148 yards give a total of 396, just 4 yards short. Total weight about 4 and a quarter ounces – 124 grams. I wish the skeins had come out more evenly, I could have put …
Holier than thou, or tales of an impoverished knitter
I decided yesterday to just go for it and complete the knitting of the one project that I seem to be keen to knit on. I picked up my Hamsa scarf and knitted away. And then it happened… ASIDE: Since I gave up work to run away to Scotland and live the good simple life …
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Some progress
Some little progress is being made. I am working in short bursts, so finding it hard going and frustrating. Yesterday’s spinning gave me a little fillip and I sat and completed the Giggle spinning today in between doing other things. Just the plying left to do now. The Ultimate Temptation project still steals my attention …