I’ve frogged the Fountain Hat. I spent an inordinate amount of time tinking this thing every couple of rows or so. The tension is all wrong. The needle size is wrong. And it is impossible to read the knitting and find the errors easily. So, a two-stick attempt next. Friday Spin Three of us met …
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Spinning Day
Orange sandwich cake and warm Gingerbread. We live the high life! I did spin a little of the mohair/merino. It’s looking good. I also knitted a little on my Fountain Hat and a little on The Antidote (about which I do feel slightly better today.) Today I bestowed my Spring Cap on SpinningGill. It looks …
Short Attention Span Knitting
That’s it. I have exceeded my tedium threshold. I need an antidote to The Antidote. My Lace Ribbon Scarf is back in its box for a while. I need a change of pace. And now I am off to make an Irish Stew. Reheated, it will taste even better tomorrow when I leave it ready …
Monday activity
I am stealing a day for myself today. The Antidote is making remarkable progress – far too much progress in fact, as I should be doing Other Knitting. It’s just so easy to pick up and knit on, you know? I sat and knitted in bed last night while we watched The Commitments (OK, I …
Good grief
This hat has caused a disproportionate amount of grief. At least it is off the needles – finally. My camera didn’t like capturing it. The photos are out of focus and way off colour. It needs a good blocking, I reckon. Me and my camera will revisit the Spring Cap once it is …
Groovin’ along
Mr L’s hat is storming along – this is where it got to last night. The project is now on hiatus until I can spin a bit more yarn. I also need to free up my DPNs. I could knit another decrease or two on the circs but it is now affecting my tension rather …