Out of ideas
It's that time of year, when the faint shadow of November stirs and reminds you, in a chill whisper, that you have NO IDEA what to write for your NaNoWriMo novel this year. This will be my seventh year of NaNo'ing.
This is a problem I
Alison Hawke
Tweets for August 1st to August 15th
* Planning ahead: how would you transport a shovel from St Louis MO to San Francisco CA for a weekend? #TravelingShovelOfDeath #NaNoWriMo
* They dropped a CHANDELIER on our HEADS at Phantom Of The Opera. 15th wedding anniversary today, year 16 starts tomorrow.
* First ever manicure, turns out I'm not
Heels really ARE bad for you
Discovery News: High heels cause long-term damage.
In a study published last month in the Journal of Experimental Biology, scientists in the United Kingdom found that women who wore high heels five times a week for two years had calf muscles that were 13 percent shorter and Achilles tendons that
Home again
We're back from Las Vegas!
We had a great time, walked our feet off up and down the Strip, went to a buffet at the Bellagio, two awesome Cirque du Soleil shows (O at the Bellagio and Ka at the MGM Grand), and saw Phantom of the Opera
Trying new things
Got two skeins of Wolle's Yarn Creations Color Changing Cotton (2 x 240yds) from Etsy for a future smallish shawl:
It's an odd yarn, four thin strands of cotton, totally unplied, which will make lace knitting difficult. This will need to be used on a simple
15th wedding anniversary!
Fifteen years ago today, Hubby and I got married in Millmead Baptist Church in Guildford. I love you Paul!
Every three years we go and see Phantom Of The Opera for our anniversary. Paul's sister gave us front row seats at Her Majesty's Theatre in London
Seven smallish shawls
Attempting to work my way through the sock yarn stash, I got Rosemary Hill's eBook Seven Small shawls. The patterns are meant for sock weight yarn, and I have enough of that to make 24 pairs of socks. There will be seven patterns, plus a few goodies, released
Tweets for July 16th to July 31st
* There's no interesting way to report progress on knitting a scarf, "slightly longer than yesterday but not long enough yet." Bored now.
* Best spam blog comment EVER! "HELP! I’m currently being held prisoner by the Russian Mafia and being forced to post spam comments
FO: Sparkly Little Leaves shawl
This shawl had the longest cast-on I have ever done, 331 stitches, compounded by accidentally casting on an extra fifty stitches. I learned a new stretchy cast on (YouTube link) for this project that I'm going to keep using.
Pattern: Little Leaves (Ravelry link)
Yarn: Miss Babs Yet
Spinning FO: Falklands 3 ply yarn
My cat tried to eat this wool as I was spinning it, which proves it's a merino cross-breed. She's never tried to eat any other fibre but merino. She didn't get any but I'll be watching when I spin up the rest