In like a lion…

I have only five and a half inches more to go before I get to divide for the placket! I am Thermal, hear me roar! I’m saving my perseverance for the sleeves. The body is worth sticking it out because of arm holes, plackets and neck shaping. Sleeves, they got nothing. To counteract the 3mm-ness […]

Monday, Monday

Today was a bit strange. It all started this morning when a pigeon landed on my head… as I was walking down the road to the bus stop. I was hurrying to make it to the pedestrian crossing before the green man turned red when I felt a whoosh and something grabbing my hair. I […]

Swatch this space

Today I decided to get down to the business of swatching for a potential pattern. I think the idea for this came from petting various shades of angora. Whilst describing a vague idea to my mother on a napkin in the M&S cafĂ© about two weeks ago, I came up with a shape that might […]

Socks and cheese

My commuting blue sock had the pleasure of sharing my handbag with cheese, eggs and a big bunch of scallions this morning because I forgot to bring my shopping bag. I thought I had one with me. I got really paranoid in Lidl and became convinced someone had stolen it out of my handbag (who […]

Back where I was

…well, nearly. Today was cool because I got some work started on pieces I haven’t played in a while, and I had the day to myself to put my feet up for a good spell and get some knitting done too. Thermal is back to where it was! (I arted up the shot because it’s […]