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Why I (very neatly) sewed the ends in on one side of this sleeve, but not the other?
Answers on a postcard, please.

May 19th, 2012 | Category: Crafty So & So's, I'm not pleased about | Leave a comment

I’ve waited until now to do this:

…because doing it on the train seemed vaguely wrong. See, even *I* have a sense if what’s socially acceptable, even if it gets in the way of my knitting!

May 16th, 2012 | Category: Crafty So & So's | Leave a comment

I’m shattered.

I still haven’t recovered from the sore shoulder I gave myself last week when ten pin bowling, meaning I now have, hopefully temporarily, two manky shoulders making my usual sleeping position very uncomfortable. It’s possible I haven’t slept well all week.

So, today although I initially had help, I’ve basically single-handedly turned this:

…into this:

(Please note the carefully fenced off salvaged garlic in the nearside corner.)

And this:

…into this:

I’ve uncovered the blueberry bushes and at least 2 of them aren’t dead. I think they could use a new location, though.

I also had a culinary triumph in country beef with herb bread, made in the slow cooker. Even if I say so myself…

May 12th, 2012 | Category: eco-jude, felicity kendall eat your heart out | Comments (1)

To anyone who knows Our Joel, this scene will feel familiar. I don’t know what he was telling his favourite English Uncle Pete (there are too many Petes in our extended family. Just sayin’), but he’s giving it the (n)usual level of detail. And I’m pretty sure Pete wasn’t generally looking as bored as he is here ~ his brother in law was playing dancin’ music so I think he’s leaning over to listen better rather than hanging his head in a “will it never end” style that a quick glance might suggest…

May 8th, 2012 | Category: I'm pleased about..., Kids Stuff | Leave a comment

We went for a walk on a Coastal path on the way home this morning, along with Tom & Joyce & Poppy the puppy. The beach was very shell-y, but with a good expanse of useful sand…

Slightly further on, this small bay was christened “the volcano”:

We went up to the highest point nearby, and admired the lake district, where it looked like (for a change) it was raining

May 7th, 2012 | Category: Holiday Pics, Kids Stuff | Leave a comment

Contemplating the view while cleaning teeth…

May 4th, 2012 | Category: habit (franklin) | Comments Off

It turns out it’s just as well I wripped back as I’ve found at least one row (a lime green one) and possibly a cream stripe that I’d missed out the first time… Although I just discovered a little ball of cream under my arse, so I can’t be confident about the cream stripe…

May 2nd, 2012 | Category: Crafty So & So's | Comments Off

…since I blogged about knitting.

With the latest Twist out, and a set of knitty.com extra surprises, I thought it was time for a quickie.

I have some textured yarn which I want to do something a little different with. I’ve got several ideas in my head for something unique to me, but this Laresca tank top might be just as good…. if I have enough of the yarn!

Looking through, this Brookline cardigan caught my eye. It’s more feminine than the stuff I usually go for, and my width might make it an unwise choice. Also, I don’t usually go for structured stuff, so on that basis, it could be a good choice.

And finally, socks. I think I have some lovely blue sock yarn in the stash, which would be ideal for these Campanula socks. I’m very much liking bluebells, which given how many of them there are around at the moment, is probably a good thing…

So, there you go – my highlights from Twist this season, with apologies to Lorna

Oh, nearly forgot Knitty. This scarf was mentioned to me on Saturday. I may never make it, but I love the fact that it exists, and applaud the sentimentality behind its creation.

May 1st, 2012 | Category: Crafty So & So's, I'm pleased about... | Comments (2)

Having previously done about 3/4 of the first sleeve, being back here:

…is a little depressing. I discovered I’d decreased by a stitch at the end of the ribbing, which I was prepared to overlook. But then I apparently gained a stitch while shaping the armhole, and that was one mistake too far.

Better, in the long run, that it’s right, I thought. In 2 years time I will have forgotten I had to do this. Although, knowing me, there’s every chance it will still be festering. Less than if I hadn’t, though, I like to think.

May 1st, 2012 | Category: Crafty So & So's, I'm not pleased about | Comments Off