I’ve managed to get on with some Norovember knitting which is super. This multi-directional scarf is a super pattern which really shows off the self-striping elements of Noro. I’m ever so pleased with it. Thanks again to Robin for sending me the pattern – I can understand how knitting these can be addictive. I’ve also [...]
Just two and a half pairs of socks were knit in Socktober but my excuse is that all my free time has been used up working on the chapter, being ill and being busy busy. The highlighter socks as I’ve named them were great fun as they attracted a lot of attention! I’ve called these [...]
I’ve had a couple of UFOs hanging around and I had every intention back in January to get on and participate in the UFO Resurrection challenge but after the first couple and with moving and all, I didn’t manage it. Now Norovember has come around again, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to [...]
Thank you so much for your kind words about pao’s op yesterday. If you are curious (and are not squeamish), you can go and read his version of events. I’m going to post more pictures from our US trip in the next few days but I thought I’d catch up on knitting before that as [...]
I thought I was on the home straight with the Forsa scarf but as I was on the last 10 rows of the pattern I realised that there was something wrong. I was about two stitches adrift of the pattern. I was awfully tired but I could still see that the ribbing was wrong. I [...]
A bit of a jumble this evening. Throat infection is giving me trouble today so I’ve been feeling very grotty since this afternoon. I can’t find the dispersible aspirin I was told to gargle by the doctor after doing lots of tidying on Saturday so will have to sit and suffer until I can get [...]
It’s getting very very cold here at the moment and I hate it when my hands are cold so when pao urged me to choose some Noro last week, I thought mittens would fit the bill. I have been working on the Forsa Mittens in the Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton Book 2. I sought advice from [...]
I am so extremely lucky to be married to a pao who took me into John Lewis in Kingston (by far my most favourite store because you can get practically anything you’d need in there including yarn) on Saturday afternoon and forced me to pick out enough Noro for some mittens. He then insisted that [...]