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Milestones winner!

The humble colander is an item with many uses. You can strain vegetables with it. You can use it as an armoured hat in dressing up games. You can throw it in the air, take poorly-lit photos, and pretend it's a UFO sighting. You can also pull the

Contest: Milestones Past

I started this blog in January 2002 and my one thousandth blog post came and went unnoticed because of a quirk in post numbering. I thought it was worth celebrating with a contest, so I'm giving away this yarn to a commenter selected at random: * Two 50g balls

Stretch goals

I'm not a "big projects" person. Some people can churn out shawls and sweaters in no time; I take about a month for a pair of socks and judge bigger projects in terms of how many sock's worth of yarn they use. 800g for

Hemp and Lace scarf, take 6

Decided to try the trailing fuchsia lace pattern for the worsted hemp yarn, and I think it's working. The Summer 2006 Interweave Knits was a big help with yarnovers following purl stitches, from part one of their lace primer. Totally messed those up on the first try and

WIDTW

(Title stolen shamelessly from Plaid Dragon) Finished the heel on the first Owl sock and tried starting the Column of Leaves scarf. Messed up row 1 twice, and row 2 once before I ripped it out. Maybe I need something simpler. The yarn is a good sized worsted weight, looks

Socks, tools, and a poll

It's official, I like Opal yarn. It doesn't split and the Owl colour is very nice, though it makes me think more of McVities Chocolate Digestive Biscuits and milk than the barn owl on the label. It did attract a higher than average share of onlookers

Things not meant to be

Ever have one of those projects that refuses to co-operate? I tried to start the Matthew hempathy scarf in work on Friday and messed it up. Tried again twice today, and it still wouldn't work. Gave up and started the Trailing Fuschia lace scarf instead, and made two

Finished socks

Finished the cotton lace socks: I'm happy with these, it's my first try with a toe-up heel flap pattern that worked, first attempt at lace on a sock, first cotton socks I own, and made from formerly unloved sock yarn. Specifics are: size 1 needles, gauge

Life goes on

Over 180,000 houses are still without power in the St Louis area on Monday evening. Really good seeing people in church helping each other out, doing laundry and offering places to stay in houses and apartments with AC. Church had to move as the school we normally meet in

Thursday Lists

Songs on repeat on my iPod: * Fort Minor - Where'd you go? * James Blunt - You're beautiful * The Fray - Over my head (cable car) * Toad the Wet Sprocket - Walk on the ocean * Vanessa Mae - Devil's Trill * Lacuna Coil - Comalies (the

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