{"id":425,"date":"2013-07-06T10:48:01","date_gmt":"2013-07-06T09:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tuesdayfortnite.co.uk\/?p=425"},"modified":"2013-07-06T10:48:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-06T09:48:01","slug":"bonjour-mes-amis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuesdayfortnite.co.uk\/?p=425","title":{"rendered":"Bonjour Mes Amis"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like ages since I last updated, but of course that is because it\u00a0is <\/em>ages since I last updated here!\u00a0 The 5th May to be precise.\u00a0 I am so ashamed of myself.<\/p>\n

However the time hasn’t been wasted, I’ve been very, very busy!<\/p>\n

First up I finished a hairpin lace tunic as a class examplar for the hairpin course in November,<\/p>\n

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hairpin lace tunic<\/p><\/div>\n

I really enjoyed the process of making this tunic, though, I’ll be honest, I’m still undecided about the final result. I also finished one of the baby blankets that I needed to get done (the other is still in ‘kit’ form, and as the baby is due next week I really need to crack on with that).\u00a0 I’m really pleased with how this came out – I love the colours together, and the stitch is a really pretty stitch and works really well in this context.<\/p>\n

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1970’s colourway baby blanket<\/p><\/div>\n

I also taught the Tunisian Beginners course to a full house, and there are some outstanding ‘luxury spa cloths’ appearing\u00a0on the Glamourous Knitters<\/em>\u00a0 forum on Ravelry as people post their finished projects!\u00a0 There is already demand for a follow up course to look in more detail at some further stitches and advanced techniques, so I shall start work on that soon I promise.<\/p>\n

However, my focus the last few weeks has been France.\u00a0Pourqoui? I hear you ask.<\/p>\n

Well just after my last post, I had the ever lovely V (whom I met at KnitNation 2011) come visit with his partner G, and we spent a few great sunshiny days in London.\u00a0 A promise had been made last year to go visit them in Lille, so a date was set for the last weekend in June – and a challenge of learning French by then!\u00a0 That’s all for another post.<\/p>\n

Having set myself that challenge, Channel 4 started showingThe Returned, a drama in French!\u00a0 handy.\u00a0 And I’m loving it.\u00a0 A clever, intelligent drama that doesn’t talk down to it’s audience and isn’t afraid to ask questions and leave them unanswered.<\/p>\n

Finally the weekend saw the start of the Tour de France, one of the two sporting events I actually sit down and make time to watch (the other being the Six Nations).\u00a0 I also take part in a sort of mass knit along on Ravelry with other Tour fans – setting our own challenge for our own pick of the jerseys.\u00a0 It’s lots of fun, and at least I don’t have to spin miles and miles of yarn for the famous Tour de Fleece!\u00a0 I’ve put myself down for a King of the Mountains (that’s the spotty one) to challenge myself to finish the Jan sweater<\/em>\u00a0 – afterall I have just one (cap) sleeve and the sewing up to do. This week I’ve managed to get the cuff done – so go me!<\/p>\n

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Jan Sweater – almost two sleeves!<\/p><\/div>\n

I’ve also set myself the yellow jersey for completing the Tunisian pattern Love is a Prism<\/em> in just 3 weeks.\u00a0 I’m twenty rows in and really enjoying it. The yarn was picked up in France, so more about that in the next post.<\/p>\n

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Love is a Prism starts..<\/p><\/div>\n

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