Laura | July 30, 2007
Yesterday, we got back from a flying visit to Kyle of Lochalsh [undiscoveredscotland.co.uk]. This is where I am from. We drove the 400 miles for my dad’s birthday celebrations. He was 60 this year We went to the Kyle Hotel and had a gorgeous meal there. It was really yummy. We *all* cleared our plates. [...]
Laura | July 25, 2007
I have just finished adding various links to my blog, including a list of blogs that I read regularly. If you are there and don’t want to be, then let me know and I’ll take it down. If you are not there and feel you should be there, then let me know and I’ll put [...]
Laura | July 22, 2007
Well, the school holidays are now upon us. And they were marked with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [amazon.co.uk]. Don’t worry, I shan’t put any spoilers here, but those who were expecting a children’s book should think again. It was extremely dark from start to finish. And it was bloody from [...]
Laura | July 19, 2007
Just to let you know that I have changed my comment settings, so in order to post a comment, you have to be able to type the word ‘giraffe’. Easy peasy. It is to block spam without me having to approve comments, as it was quite annoying as many comments weren’t getting emailed so I [...]
Laura | July 14, 2007
What do you do when you don’t know what to knit? Crochet! I learnt to crochet before knitting, really. About 12 years ago, I had to do some sort of needlework / yarn work for home economics at school and I picked up crochet. I made a funky crocodile (that I still have!). At the [...]
Laura | July 10, 2007
Pattern: Broadripple by Rob Matyska Yarn: Lucy Neatby’s Celestial Merino Dream in Fiesta colourway. Needles: 3.25mm DPNs These socks took ages. But for the right reasons. The pattern was so deliciously easy to follow and the yarn was yummy to knit with. I took a break after the first sock to knit my dad’s fathers [...]
Laura | July 8, 2007
Well, my yarn hiatus starts. Today. I shall not purchase anymore yarn until October. Now, if people decide to buy me yarn, then I will put up with that. But I shall not spend anymore money on yarn unless I really need to (ie – i’m one ball short of a project that needs finishing [...]
Laura | July 4, 2007
I have been simply swamped at work. I have done no knitting this week. I started the second of my Broadripple socks. Not got far. May try and convince David to go to the knitting ship this weekend. However, I *am* about to go on a yarn amnesty. I want to get as much as [...]