It’s finished! At last, long, long last, I have finished Checkers. I really love this scarf: finishing it was one of the highlights of a really great weekend. May I present it, modelled by the ever-charming Mozart. Remember how I may have implied I was getting sick of knitting this? I don’t. All I remember […]
Also tagged FO Report, knittingIt’s been a while since I posted anything about knitting. There’s a very good reason for that: it’s been a while since I had anything worth posting about knitting. I’m still ploughing away on the Checkers scarf (when will it END?), although my use of the verb ‘ploughing’ suggests a degree of activity and energy […]
Also tagged knittingI knit because I love to do it. I love the gentle, non-attentive process of creating each stitch, and I love the intensive concentration period before casting on, where I examine the pattern thoroughly, identify potential problems, and work out whether or not the gauge is going to produce a garment to fit me perfectly […]
Also tagged knitting, Purple OliveI said I would finish things, didn’t I? Here we go: a pair of cashmere footlets. This is part of my 2008-Let’s-Make-More-Socks campaign (I’m looking for a catchier title). Also, I know I used this pic before, but taking pictures of my feet is a bit too difficult for tonight. Maybe later, darling. And let […]
Also tagged FO Report, knitting