Blocked

Erg, can’t really think of much to say for some reason.
I went to Haysden Country Park with Suzy so that we could give our Galapagos sandals a test run. I took a shitload of photos, but then couldn’t think of any amusing words to put with them. We had a lovely time, the weather wasn’t [...]

Boah, as the Germans say

Mmm, yummy woolly goodness. Thanks to Ebay, I got my hands on 3 skeins of this discontinued “Carnival”-coloured chunky wool. Is it not the best wool ever? I’m just airing the slight smokey smell out of it and then I shall be casting on. Who wants a hat? Or a migraine?

The other delightful wool I [...]

Knitting my way to RSI

At the weekend I made a hat for John, my first production for someone I know. He’d requested black with a contrasting stripe and no turned-up brim. I adapted the pattern I used for the red hat and made it only six inches long before the decreasing as he has a tiny head. Tiny. I [...]

Get ‘em while they’re still young

We were graced with the grand presence of Darcie yesterday. For those of you who don’t know, Darcie is my brother’s girlfriend’s sister’s daughter. Or, if you think that’s me making it complicated, if John and Sam were married, Darcie would be his niece. There, get it?
We only see Vanessa and Darcie now and [...]

Mama Says Om: Delight

I was hesitant about posting this pic under “delight”, lest you all think I’m some kind of lush. But there’s a point to it all, I promise.
I took the shot on Wednesday, when some family friends were here. As is traditional when we have company, we all had a glass of sherry before our cooked [...]

Self Portrait Tuesday: April Fool

Daph promised to behave (I note that no-one else took any such oath) and so here’s the promised photo of me and the hat. The amusement to be had with my camera, a mirror and my own face is pretty endless for me and thus the gurning fits in nicely with this month’s Self Portrait [...]