I’m a believer in reading a book and then seeing the film. Or not. Let’s be honest. Some stories are best left as books, with the images swimming around your mind for weeks, months, years later. Savouring it. Watching the film version would never live up to your imagined images. […]
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What was once a knitting project…..
On the face of it, I’ve made little progress on my shawl. It has grown by 30 rows, which doesn’t account for the other 20 odd rows that went wherever frogged rows vanish to. I’m a tad frustrated. The pattern is not complicated. There are yarn-overs and pass-stitches-over-other-ones, but it’s […]
Read moreA ball of harlequin yarn
I’ve started a new knitting project, which also means I’ve finished one. My odd socks are complete and ready to wear. Want to see them? As predicted, they are odd. Never shall the pair match. The size and stitch pattern are as near to identical as they could be, but […]
Read moreYarn Along: Knitting imperfect socks
I think it must be the change of light or the fact I’ve knitted more rows, but I can now see what is wrong with the socks I’m knitting. Functionally they are perfect. They will fit and they will be warm. Stay up. No holes. Perfect for wearing with my […]
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