The scarf is completed and ready for blocking. Perhaps not today, it’s so humid that I’d never get my washing dry. That same grey weather contributes to the lack of decent photographs. So, here’s a photo of the scarf draped over the window, and another close-up of the grafted section. It’s by no means perfect …
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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 …
Not really…
It’s not really castonitis. It’s more knitting-as-therapy. Yes, I have a new project on the needles. It will soon be off again. I am rattling up a 4 ply Shetland Lace scarf. After spending so much time on the web mastering recently, I was feeling very much in need of some mindless knitting. I dug …
It’s a sock
It’s a sock. It’s a very pretty sock It’s a very pretty sock, indeed! It looks gorgeous. Alas, it is also a sock in need of re-knitting. It is much too tight around the heel and ankle. I knew this all along. I could see it. But I kept on knitting anyway… The foot is …
A cuff round the ears
I must say, disregarding the trauma of the wrapped heel and toe, I do like this sock. It’s a pleasure to knit – the pattern has a nice rhythm to it and is simple enough to be error-free but demands enough attention to keep boredom at bay. I am just about to knit the rib …