Mostly Knitting – Sometimes Theology

  • In brief

    It has been a busy couple of months. Here are the highlights, because I guess it is better to write briefly than not at all. I finished my old job just after a very hectic Christmas We’ve moved house There was trouble with the kitchen floor (but I’d really rather not talk about it in…

  • Harrogate 2012 – in quest of laceweight

    I realised today that it has been nearly two weeks since I went to the knitting and stitching show at Harrogate. Time for a report. This has taken me all evening to write, so make the most of it. That was an evening of knitting I couldn’t really afford to miss since I have just…

  • Woolly thoughts

    I’ve realised that I never posted about the Hat Design Workshop I went to. It was hosted by Kath of Little Houndales Knits and taught by Woolly Wormhead (so sorry about the picture – believe me this is the best one). The maths underlying knitting is always fascinating to me, so it was great to…

  • Two by two, hands of blue

    Apologies to any Firefly fans who are now slightly freaking out from reading the title of the post, but really, what else could I call it, given that I have been making these? These are the Vintage Buttons Gloves by Ysolda Teague. Since the photo, I have completed the other three fingers, with 2 yards…

  • Multitasking

    I have reached a personal epiphany this evening. The one regret I have about having taken up knitting is that my reading time has been so severely cut down. I used to have a book habit the way I now have a yarn habit. (Let’s be honest, I still have a book habit, it’s just…

  • On beaded socks

    You remember my lovely beaded socks? The ones from Tour de Sock. These ones: When I first mentioned them, some people were sceptical about how practical they would be. I knit them anyway. I can now tell you that they are practical, as long as your outer footwear in no way covers any of the…

  • Open Sock Surgery

    It’s official: I’m not knitting any socks at the moment. Be aware that this post contains images that knitters may find disturbing. The final sock on my list of socks in progress was one for a friend that I custom-designed/tweaked to her specifications. It is in the most gorgeous purple yarn from Violet Green and…

  • Sniped

    My death socks arrived last week. Here is the report: Further to the reports of a sudden death last week, the investigation is now able to release some details. The crime was committed using the Moss Rock Socks pattern, and Ranco by Araucania. Due to recent cuts in funding for the local police, they were reduced…

  • A finished object and a glove dilemma

    The beaded socks are done. These were the 3rd stage of Tour de Sock and are in pattern Stardust and yarn Smoothie Sock. The yarn was a birthday present from my sister-in-law. I got the beads from Beads Direct. I know there were some queries about the practicalities of beads on socks, but I can’t…

  • Colinette Stash Enhancement

    I mentioned last time that I had managed to fit in a trip to the Colinette Mill Shop in Llanfair Caereinion. I was rather disappointed last month that the chicken-pox that curtailed our Welsh holiday also put paid to my annual trip to Llanfair, but I managed to find an excuse. My boss left here…