hand-knit
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Socks and songs and sticks
I don’t know what I am doing casting on socks this week when I should be working on my jumper, but sometimes you just have to accept that you’re in a sock mood and go with it. Actually, I’m trying to justify the project on the basis that I knew I was going to be… Continue reading
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Slow, but still progress
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
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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… Continue reading
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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… Continue reading
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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
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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
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