Yesterday, I finally addressed something that had been bothering me for a long time. Remember that doctorate that I was awarded a bursary to do? I’m not doing it anymore and I’m going to take a break from playing solo piano stuff for a while. I realised that the doctorate would end up taking me…
As you may or may not know, I’m a coeliac. Being a coeliac means I’m allergic to gluten which is found in wheat, oats, corn/maize, barley and rye. I found out about it this time last year and have since found a whole new lease of life. I never thought I was terribly sensitive (some…
There hasn’t been a lot of time for knitting over the last few days but I’m still managing to crank out some sock. The yarn is Colinette Jitterbug and I have to confess that I was totally captivated by the colours. There is a good deal more maroon in the sock than there appeared in…
There. I said it. I’m knitting for Christmas. I don’t really enjoy knitting for deadlines but I always seem to end up doing it! The numbers for this took quite a bit of puzzling out yesterday, mostly because I forgot that there needed to be sleeves (Freudian or what… at least it’s one way of…
Ok, it was two weeks late but it’s finished, it fits and he loves it! Ribbed Cross-Over Collar The Infamous Short Rows Yarn: Debbie Bliss Rialto, 14 balls (hilariously I bought 6 initially thinking I might get away with it… delusion!) Needles: 4mm for the whole thing, didn’t bother going down a size for the…