Yesterday was busy. The results posting on the Sanday web site took far more energy and time than I had expected. The stats show that the effort was worthwhile, though and our new website took a real spike in the page hit count: 2,033 page views yesterday and 597 so far today. Our previous best …
Tag archives: Spin
Yay!
The DFV is done. 354 yards total. All 3 ply. What a relief. I think I’ll knock up that stuff that we bought in Stromness last week for my next project. Something thick and bouncy and really slubby. I might leave it as a single and get a spool of something interesting to ply it …
The DFV
Skein not yet washed. I really am not at all keen on this stuff. I liked it in the batt. But not on the bobbin and certainly not in the skein. The lovely green that I liked so much has all but vanished, and the rich glowing tan has flattened and gone dusty and uninteresting. …
Confidence and Ambition
What’s the difference between Confidence and Reasonable Ambition? Well, in this case, “something akin to a dog’s breakfast” must be the answer. I am reasonably confident that I have been overly ambitious in wanting to Navajo ply all of the Deep Fried Vegis. Anyway, it is a skill that I wish to master – and …
Shattered
I am absolutely shattered and Nell is going back to sleep on her own tonight! Nell is obviously feeling A1 and she wants to go out to lay. But she isn’t allowed to for another week yet. She’s whining and whimpering and being a right royal pain. Added to which is the fact that she …
Burning again
Cash and Burn is under way again, and the second sock is cast on, joined, and the rib begun. That should keep me quiet on the boat. And I am almost ready to graft my scarf – but that will be later in the week, I think. Once that is done, and this sock is …