Earl Grey socks in Toddy yarn. Basically a lovely semi-plain bloke pattern…
These are really splendid socks. The recipient loves them, and so do I.
Month: January 2009
“One of the things that I love about living by the sea is the way that the view is a new one every day. The tide comes and goes, and the birds and seals come and go with the state of the tide too. The colour of the sea is ever-changing under the volatile sky, and it’s very nature changes with the phase of the moon and the force and direction of the wind. All weekend we had a dark and stormy sea, with large waves and spray breaking over the road and into the garden. Today is as calm and still as it ever could be. It’s cold today – frosty in fact – and sunny. I had a splendid cycle ride to spinning…”
Spinning Day chatter, plus news of parcels in the post – new stash, new FOs and Hit List plans.
“It’s Spinning Day today and once again I shall be knitting. Still, dry days are so rare at this time of year that I have to take my bike out when I am able. One day I shall get myself a nice drop spindle and learn to use it well – then I shall be prepared for all eventualities…
…I almost mugged the postie when he arrived just now, as I had Great Expectations. Most of them were fulfilled…”
“Is knitting a creative activity? It is certainly a productive one – there is an output from the process. The outputs may vary in quality, for sure (well, mine do anyway) but is there a scale for creativity as well as for quality? …
…I wish to be entirely free in my design choices also. I may be creative in only a very small way but I do relish that piece of creativity. I get a real buzz from seeing the realisation of my personal vision and knowing that I was absolutely correct in my choices…”
I ponder on the question of whether knitwear designers should control the outcomes of projects that they have designed – and whether the paid designer’s creativity is of greater value than that of the humble knitter.
A dark wet windswept day today. All energy is being sapped and nothing much is happening at all… especially in the kitchen, where plans for today have stalled. Where are all the good films when you need them?
I have a new book to teach me to crochet.
“A few days ago, my pal Fenny announced that she had begun decluttering for 2009. One of the items that she was getting rid of was a book on crochet. I know that I have to get to grips with crochet some time…”
I know the theory of lifelines, but rarely effect the practice. Sometimes I put one in for the first pattern or two, but soon get fed up and lapse. I’ve never actually had the need of one, so it has been easy to be lax about it…
…I had to rip out eleven rows of cobweb weight lace….