Having finished my maillot jaune for Le Tour in a record 20 days for me, I turned my attention to the Ravelympic Ravellenic Games. I entered 3 events. And I have medals for 3 events. Hooray! My lovely Bandana Cowl: My finally(!) finished Kells sock from Janel Laidman’s Sock club (aka Skellig, were finally wrestled … Continue reading »
Category Archives: FO’s
Of mindfulness and bookshelves
Autumn has finally arrived. The scarves and shawls are out. I’ve several cowls in my rav queue, and I’ve already worn my leather gloves. I also have a pair of lovely purple-with-red-button cuffs from across the ditch from my fairy godmother and my god-puppy, which are getting some mileage at the moment, and will get … Continue reading »
Raising the knitting bar.
There is a time in everybody’s life where they do something, step back, look at it, and go “damn, how did I manage that?” (in a good way). I’ve had a few. And they are so few and far between that I can remember them clearly. The competition piece of That Scottish Play I directed, … Continue reading »
lessons learnt.
So Henry is done, the edges have been picked up and a sewn bind-off used for symmetry and elasticity. It took a while. But it’s washed beautifully and is currently blocking to 61″ long and 6″ wide. I’ll steam block it to set it tomorrow. But it is done. And here’s a sneak peek of … Continue reading »
Notes on a year…
2010 has been a turbulent year. Well, one of changes anyway. Drastic changes. It’s been a year when I’ve really had to find out who I am and what I’m really like. I’m happy to say that I’m not actually that bad. Possibly a tad too serious at times and prone to caution, but those … Continue reading »
Ah! Freedom!
Who would have thought that 4 months solid slog would make you feel so exhausted when you stop? And how incredibly bored you’d be? Granted, I’m still trying to get over the guilt of not working on my thesis, but I need at least a week off to recharge. Then I can think about re-addressing … Continue reading »
FO- Featherweight Challenge.
On the 17th of April, my cardi looked like this: Just shy of 700m (191g) of 4ply polworth-silk from Tarndwarncoort that I bought at the OBDM Celebration of Wool a year ago (and promptly drowned in creaming soda). My mother bet me that I could not have a Featherweight Cardigan finished in 2 weeks, and … Continue reading »
Someday I’ll be Saturday Night.
What a week. I managed to catch one of those dreaded bugs you get on flights anywhere over 3 hours long. Talk about knock you out for the count. I haven’t felt this bad in a long, long time. So nothing’s been done. Well, nothing but the test knitting and some cobblestone. I am told … Continue reading »
Back again!
What a week last week. I got caught in Melbourne’s deluge, consulted and workshopped at Melbourne Museum (a real eye-opener, that one), and repacked up my stash and worldly belongings to have them shipped over to the Land of the Long White Cloud. It’s been a period of high-stress and lots of emotion, but, in … Continue reading »
Whispering Leaves – FO
As promised, here’s my Saroyan – Whispering leaves in Vintage Purls “Whispering Thoughts”. I used the 4ply sock with 4mm needles to get a nice drape and fluidity to the scarf. I’m very impressed with the fabric that the yarn created. I only ended up using 86g of yarn (I could have done another 2 … Continue reading »
