Archive for January 2008
So Rob’s landed safely in Zurich and I’ve finally got time to write something in this here blog… the fact he’s away for a whole week hasn’t sunk in yet. There are loads of things I could be doing to pass the time but generally I think its going to be a whole lot of knitting/crocheting and felting (I might even get round to hennaing my hair again, at least you can still knit while you wait with henna)
As with most knitters, I’ve currently got 2 or3 projects on the go; a pair of slippers for my sister which I’ve realised are going to need felting slightly afterwards, almost like “shrink to fit” jeans.
This is what my pair looked like, before I felted them. My sisters are exactly the same, give or take the nature of natural wool.
Anyway, I’ll get round to those at some point this week, but the project I want to finish first (and mainly because its for Rob so it will feel like I’m doing something for him while he’s away), is a crochet scarf. I’ve never crocheted before and my practise pieces weren’t looking all that good so I’m pleased to say that now I seem to have got the hang of it, its looking bloody lovely.
I’ve done just over an inch in width of it but as you cast on (I’ve not quite got the hang of crochet terminology yet!) lengthways, its very quick to make.
The fun part is choosing the colours as I go along (you cast off at the end of every row) and making the pattern up how I please. I think Rob was hoping it would be symmetrical… ummm… not sure about that…