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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

The Beast of Dartmoor

BBC News: Mystery surrounds 'big cat' photo. A photograph of an animal taken on Dartmoor is "almost certainly" not a big cat, according to a local expert. The picture was taken by falconer Martin Whitley, who stumbled across the creature by accident near Hound Tor. The

Vegas, baby!

We flew back from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, it was a fantastic trip! Hubby found a non-gambling hotel just off the Strip, and the weather was around 37C/100F all week. The first surprise was a Friday excursion to the Grand Canyon. A coach took us to Boulder City,

Wedding anniversary

Hubby and I will be out of town for a week starting Thursday. Every three years we go and see Phantom of the Opera for our wedding anniversary. He plans the whole trip and I find out our destination at the airport. One of our wedding presents was front row

My cat, let me show you it...

Have you found Kittenwar? A monstrous time-suck if ever there was one, but my cat Quantum is doing well so far. She's a lot bigger these days. For cats looking at cats looking at cats ad infinitum, hit the Infinite cat project, they're up to 1500

Seraphim: in charted waters

Finished the plain section of my Seraphim shawl on Friday and started the first of four charts. I knit tightly (continental knitting is helping fix that) and I don't want to run out of yarn, so I cut out one 12 row repeat in the plain section. Plus,

Sticky lizard

BBC News: Gecko glue exploits mussel power. The remarkable adhesive abilities of geckos and mussels have been combined to create a super-sticky material. Unlike other adhesives inspired by the nimble reptiles, "geckel" can attach to both wet and dry surfaces, the team that developed the material says. Its

Seraphim in progress

Made it over three-quarters of the way through the plain rows of Seraphim. If it's done by October 1st I will enter it in the Loopy Ewe Q3 challenge. Mum taught me to knit with the right needle held like a pencil, but that doesn't work

Homer and the Giant

BBC News: Wish for rain to wash away Homer. Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant. A doughnut-brandishing Homer Simpson was painted next to the giant on the hill above

Project planning: Seraphim Shawl

The Forest Canopy shawl is dead, long live the Seraphim shawl! This will be my first MimKnits pattern and my first charted lace. A little nervous about that one. I ordered four skein of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Pine from the Loopy Ewe on Friday morning, and

FO: Panda Monkey Socks

Finished the Panda Monkey socks a couple of weeks ago, and I'm all socked out for a bit. They turned out well despite the splitty yarn. Yarn: Crystal Palace Panda Cotton in strawberry limeade and sprite green, from the Loopy Ewe. Pattern: Monkey with a picot hemmed cuff.

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