I was most amused on a recent trip into the city centre to see how our local sci-fi/movie memorabilia store is approaching the pandemic precautions - a helpful reminder that most things are better if you retain your sense of humour. It was the first time in a while that I had sat at a… Continue reading Slow, but still progress
Category: Knitting
Gully or gulch?
Gully: A channel or small valley, especially one cut by heavy rainwater.Gulch: A narrow ravine cut by a fast stream.Collins English Dictionary I hit a snag with the Heather Sweater over the weekend. I had been expecting the lace panel to become easier to memorise the more I worked it, but I had to admit… Continue reading Gully or gulch?
Lazy music in the rill
"The mornin' dew is blinkin' yonder, there's lazy music in the rill,And all I want to do is wander through the heather on the hill."From the musical Brigadoon The Heather Sweater is underway and I'd say my progress to date is reasonable. I would possibly upgrade that to very reasonable considering that the recent few… Continue reading Lazy music in the rill
It’s a wrap
Well, that would be a finished object, wouldn't it? The Navy Sleeveless Sweater is completed, fits very well and looks marvellous with the autumn/winter wardrobe which is shaping up nicely. Top marks for practicality. You can tell, I'm sure, that I am damning this project with faint praise. Yes, it's perfect, I will wear the… Continue reading It’s a wrap
Incoming
A bundle of wooly goodness has made its way to me in the form of my latest order from Woolyknit plus a couple of pairs of knitting needles from Hobbycraft. I'm generally very happy with the new cones of wool. First off there's the additional cone of Merino in the smoky blue Cadiz colour so… Continue reading Incoming
Coming to the border
The sky is a stunning melange of true, sunny, sky-blue and puffy white cloud, and this light aircraft has been circling outside my living room window for a while, drawing my attention to the great outdoors. I noticed a fair bit of aircraft noise earlier in the week, associating it with the Air Force being… Continue reading Coming to the border
Three Hundred
Welcome to the 300th post on my blog, which should by rights be a widescreen epic, but just how epic can a little old lady whittering on about knitting and stationery be? I've been asking myself if I am the same person today as I was when I began to blog and I think largely… Continue reading Three Hundred
‘T’ is for tank top and torpor
Here is the current state of my navy blue tank top. I've completed the front and, since taking the photo, I've got the ribbing finished for the back. Speaking of the ribbing, it's so brief that it's got an annoying tendency to flip up, thus my choice to anchor it down with pretties for the… Continue reading ‘T’ is for tank top and torpor
Knit-plot
I've been doing some very gentle plotting this past couple of days as a result of trying to deduce what I actually think about my autumn/winter clothing and how that affects my knits. Thus far, I have concluded that I am good for skirts but a bit light on trousers for what is, essentially, trouser-wearing… Continue reading Knit-plot
Nothing exciting
Yes, I must admit from the start that this isn't an exciting knit, but it is a new cast-on and I am picking it up regularly, which just goes to show how vast the chasm can be between 'exciting' and 'interesting'. I was in two minds whether to put 'worthwhile' there instead of 'interesting', but… Continue reading Nothing exciting
