From the knitting nook
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Missing due to inaction
Hello, September… goodbye September. There were tranquil moments like the one captured above, but on the whole it felt like an extension of August with too much heat and too much lethargy. I packed a lot of things into it but they were nothing much to write home about. Or, indeed, to blog about. Now Continue reading
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Hitting snags, knitting snags
Oh, how happy I would be to sit here and write that I’ve been quietly working on my knitting these past few weeks and, look, here are some finished objects. I am working on my knitting, but any finishing is in the far distant future. My current project is The Replicant, my second cardigan based Continue reading
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Spring: blossom and wool
We’ve had an unusually mild spring here in Eastern England so it feels surprising that the blossoms have only recently come into full flower, yet here they are. This being Easter weekend, I’ve taken the opportunity to wander through the fine city I call home and take a few snapshots for the album. My knitting Continue reading
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The 1986 wrap party
The 1986 is done, hurrah, so it’s the ideal time to have a chat about how it all went and perhaps touch on some technical details. The headline, though, is that I love it! The finished garment is loose and hits below my hip. To begin with, I thought that might be a little longer Continue reading
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Thus plans evolve
For a while there I had a plan for my knitting which would probably see me through the first quadrimester of 2025 (do you remember that I’m splitting my years into three parts to make it easier to plan and track progress?). First order of the day was to finish The 1986. For my second Continue reading
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A nook to knit in
I am feeling quite proud of myself. Throughout 2024 my knitting didn’t go quite as I wanted it to. I don’t think it would be fair to say it felt like a chore, but I got myself into a place where I would prefer not to pick it up, which is silly as I enjoyed Continue reading
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