I know, I’m late.\u00a0 Apologies.\u00a0 This isn’t Friday, it’s Monday – but that just means less time until the next update right?<\/p>\n
The past week has been a week of squeezing in simple pleasures.\u00a0 Those little events that give a momentary frisson of great joy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
First of all was picking up a project (my Honeymeade shawl), that has laid dormant for nearly 12 months and making a little bit of progress.\u00a0 Only 4 repeats of one of the charts, but given each chart repeat takes just under 30 minutes, that’s not bad going.\u00a0 During that process I rediscovered just how much I adore the yarn that finally agreed to be this wrapper (after 3 disasterous other, aborted, attempts) – the fyberspates 4ply is just gorgeous and the colouring is working up beautifully – I’ll try and take photos this week for you.\u00a0 Making any progress at all on any project is a minor win after being so unable to do anything for so long – but for some reason this one felt like a particular achievement.\u00a0 There’s still a long way to go on this project, but I just know that it’s going to stunning when it’s finished.<\/p>\n
As you (probably)\u00a0remember I had to frog the front of my Jan\u00a0sweater completely to get the rib section the same length as the back.\u00a0 Over the weekend I finally caught up with where I had got to previously, the small victory of finally working with virgin, non crinkley,\u00a0yarn warming the little cockles of my heart (and signifying the section where I have to concentrate on the armhole shaping, but the end of the front is in sight!).\u00a0 With a tail wind I might even have a back and a front of a sweater by the end of the week!\u00a0 Then of course there is the sleeves and the making up to do, but that’s not the end of the world.<\/p>\n
I love teaching, and there is little that is as exciting as a completely new course or workshop.\u00a0 However, doing all the prep is not my favourite activity.\u00a0 Finally completing all 26 swatches (yes, I have an entire alphabet of swatches) for the Crochet Shaping workshop in April was a moment for a little happy dance.\u00a0 All the little samples are finished, labelled, blocked and pristine – ready for handling and pouring over by curious students.<\/p>\n
Finally I felt like doing something I haven’t done in years, and the Hairpin Lace tunic in Crochet So Fine<\/em> has been looking at me for about 2 years.\u00a0 Along with the ribbon yarn that I got for free just as I got back into crafting seriously.\u00a0 I had been waiting for an opportunity to use my Ed Jenkin’s hairpin loom (that I also picked up about 2 years ago), and picking up a skill that\u00a0I haven’t touched for many years (and it coming back to smoothly and easily) gave a lovely glow of satisfaction to my Sunday evening.\u00a0 Again photo’s to follow.\u00a0 The loom is just gorgeous, and the art-silk ribbon so soft that it’s another project that you know from the outset is going to turn out better than you hoped.<\/p>\n Finally I saw a fabulous poster on Saturday that I wanted to share with you…<\/p>\n I know, I’m late.\u00a0 Apologies.\u00a0 This isn’t Friday, it’s Monday – but that just means less time until the next update right? The past week has been a week of squeezing in simple pleasures.\u00a0 Those little events that give a … Continue reading It will all be alright in the end.\u00a0 If it’s not alright, it’s not the end!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"