Saturday roundup
Much like the Saturday Tidy, the following post is a ’rounding up’ up of loose ends. And…….it’s Saturday. Creative, eh?
This Is Knit
Caught the train this morning down to This Is Knit. Hadn’t been there since they moved into their more permanent digs. Great place! Went in to say hi and have a chat with Lisa and Jacqui. Walked out with a pair of Addi circular needles and 4 balls of yarn. Eeek! Must…stay…away…until…stash…is…worked…down…to…reasonable…size…
Fetching
I confess I’ve never had an aching desire to knit fingerless gloves or handwarmers. But after seeing Mary with a Noro pair at our Thursday evening Costa Coffee knit group, I knew I needed some! You see, I have fairly poor circulation. Lose the feelings in my hands and feet in coldish, dampish weather. As I live in a coldish, dampish climate, I am sans circulation for quite of bit of the autumn and winter (and yes, sometimes spring) months!
Began them on our trip to Birmingham. Still need to get past my feeling of ‘yes-I’m-a-poor-waif-who’s-escaped-from-a-Dickens-novel’ while having them on. I will rarely wear them with short-sleeves (as the photo would imply), but wanted to show the never-done-it-before-cabling.
Daughter-Kate is eyeing them. Wants to knit a pair. As good a knitter as she is, for being nine-years-old and all, I don’t think she’ll be able to get the hang of it. Right, have to add that to the ever-growing list of projects for Christmas! Blimey, there’s even a kid-sized pattern in the Debbie Bliss Junior Knits book! Won’t have to alter the pattern I have. No excuse not to do ‘em now. And hence the purchase at This Is Knit…
Will have to make a few more. Started another pair at the Stitch n Bitch Kick-Off Party at Barnie’s today. Which leads me to…
Stitch n Bitch IE
Had a lovely time at our first gathering at the-new-meeting-place-Barnie’s. The place wasn’t quite as deserted as the manager led me to believe. But still, it lent itself to a busy-hip-and-with-it atmosphere! Finally met Knitting Neels (hiya!) and some newbies to the group. Had such a good time chatting that I completely botched the knitting I was doing, a new pair of handwarmers. So….riiiiiipppp…
Getting My Teeth into Houndstooth
Began the bouclé version. Not sure I like it at this point. Looks a bit like a cheap terrycloth bath towel. But I think when I get the weft going, it’ll look cool. At least I hope so!
Didn’t realise my little study in houndstooth was on the cutting edge of fashion design….saw this spread in today’s Irish Independent. ‘Houndstooth is back on the fashion menu this season in a variety of guises.’ Well, what d’ya know?
