In the garden

The sock has been out in the garden. Just a couple more inches of foot to go before shaping the toe now. I have named the project: Cash and Burn – though, according to this pic, it’s a bit more like Orbison 🙂 Had to laugh, having been sat out in the sun in t-shirt, …

More socks

More socks? More socks! Whatever for? Damned if I know… … actually, because I need new needles for Bread and Beauty. The cheap ones that I have to hand are far too bendy and much too sharp. So I have a set of Knitpicks needles on their way to me. Feeling in desperate need of …

It’s a Wrap

I have decided to frog the Pomatomus sock – purely because I am unhappy with my workmanship. I will cast on again and knit more carefully next time. With two froggings in quick succession I now need a “big hit” – a fast and easy completion. I thought I would knit the Hug yarn up …

Wednesday spinning

I managed to fit some spinning in this morning before going out, without my wheel, to spinning group. Not enough, though. I made some progress on my sock at spinning group today. We had wonderful cake (an iced ring). I came home with a bag full of nostepinnes, some fresh eggs, and three balls of …

Waaah!

I have just lost a pair of socks.

Not so anonymous, really

Although I see hundreds of hits a day at Woolgathering, nobody much hangs around to say “hello” apart from the usual suspects. It’s a pity. I’d like the chance to gab a little from time to time, and to meet a few blog strangers. Our readers are not totally anonymous though, and I do pick …