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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

A Tale of Two Hats

My beloved husband wears a hat, a baseball cap that has seen better days. He loves that hat, and it gets comments because of the Linux penguin, Tux, on the front. I got it for him from ThinkGeek at least three years ago and I've been bugging him

Lucky 13

August 5th is our 13th wedding anniversary. I love you Hubby!

Yarn Tasting

I attended the first ever Yarn Tasting at Knitty Couture on Saturday 2nd August. The yarn was from Imperial Stock Ranch in Oregon, who have a herd of Columbia sheep, a cross of Lincoln and Rambouillet breeds. There were different wines to try, chocolates, fruit, cheese and crackers, and three

Tortoise and Hare

Last knitting morning I got Eris to the start of the waist shaping and the end of the third skein of yarn. The pattern says I only need eight skeins, but I have two in reserve just in case. I'm using the cabled waist shaping to match the

Boozy shrew

BBC News: Small shrew is heavyweight boozer. A tiny tree-shrew that lives on alcoholic nectar could - pound for pound - drink the average human under the table, scientists have discovered. Malaysia's pen-tailed tree-shrew waits until nightfall to binge on fermented nectar from the bertam palm. Despite the

Limping over the finish line

The Tour de Fleece is over. I didn't get as much done as I'd hoped, but having surgery partway through will do that for you. I did finish a mini-skein of Navajo-plied, spindle spun, Wensleydale yarn that I'm pleased with. I took three rest

Seaglass

Glass that has been tumbled and smoothed in the sea washes up on beaches as sea glass, or beach glass. Got these on Etsy, but I replaced the jump ring on the cobalt piece with a silver bail from Rio Grande. The glass is likely ten or more years old,

Early Computing

BBC News: Celebrating the UK's computer pioneers "The layman when asked about the introduction of steam power will usually reel off Newcomen, Watt and Trevithick," said Chris Burton, of the Computer Conservation Society. "But when it comes to computer pioneers they are absolutely baffled,"

Lanterne Rouge

The Tour de Fleece ends on July 27th, and right now I'm definitely feeling in last place, which makes me the Lanterne Rouge. Here's the latest progress, or lack thereof... Sunday 20th July Another rest day, friends don't let friends spin while on industrial

Sounds of Doctor Who

BBC News: Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer. A hidden hoard of recordings made by the electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme has been revealed - including a dance track 20 years ahead of its time. Delia Derbyshire was working in the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop

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