I finally unravelled my crocheting. Is it just me, but I have to leave a few days between deciding to unravel and actually pulling the yarn? The wool was in the odd balls basket at our local wool shop. Turns out, it wasn’t quite enough to make my yoke, but with a few alterations to the pattern, it will.
I love this stitch. It has the quick and ease of a granny square, but is less clunky to look at. Perfect for my needs. It’s called a shell pattern – split double. I might make a video showing how to do it, if only so I don’t forget.
Altering the design of the yoke should make it more interesting to look at too, so another silver lining.
Reading wise, I’ve not been able to settle into a book. Pick up a book, read a few pages and then abandon it in a pile of sewing. I was quite relieved when I found a copy of When God was a Rabbit in a local charity shop. It is quirky and, far more importantly, has kept me reading. Only a few chapters in, but at least it hasn’t ended up languishing in the sewing pile. (Not sure why it’s always the sewing pile. Maybe “not great” books inspire me to sew.)
While we’re on the subject of stitching, I have almost finished my latest sewing project. It’s squeezing into the back of the photo. Just too soon for a ta-dah moment. Gardening has definitely delayed this project. I find that if the weather is nice, I can’t waste time inside. No knowing how long it will last, and seeds wait for no-one.
(Technically not true, of course. Poppy seeds, for a start, have been known to lie dormant for 50 years, waiting for the right conditions to germinate and grow. That’s why a slight change in the farmer’s methods can result in an unplanned dash of red in fields, after years of none. They are there, waiting for their chance.)
(ladybird poppy from 2010. Current poppies are just leaves at the moment.)
The point is that, I need to get cucumber seedings potted up and sweetcorn planted out, otherwise I’m losing growing time. I fool myself that I’ll sew later in the day, but then I’m too tired/needed for homework/taxi duties. Sigh. So the sewing has waited. Hopefully I’ll be able to take photos soon and share here.
That’s me. How about you? What have you been making? Have you read a book recently that you couldn’t put down? I’d love to know.
I quite often do that look at a project realise it’s not right and then spend a couple of days thinking about unravelling/unpicking before I actually do it, maybe it’s the hope that when you come to look at it again, it’s actually fine and you don’t need to have to undo your hard work. Loved the title, When God Was a Rabbit, had to go and have a look on amazon for read, sounds good, will have to see if the library has it.
Ha! I love the idea that it might improve if I leave it alone. Unfortunately, I have too many craft projects that have been left and only gathered dust. Hope you find the book.