I trust you all noticed that we had a comment from
Carol Sunday herself. I feel hugely flattered, like the day we heard from Hazel
Tindall. It is very good news indeed that she is working on a two-colour
brioche design which is somewhat, at least, garment-like.
As for me, I have finished knitting the Soutache. A
fancy bind-off remains to be done, and end-tidying, and steam-blocking – but I’m
getting there.
And I’ve decided on my EYF extravagance. (I don’t
actually have to buy it.) It’s Gudrun’s Johnston’s “Kirigami”
in Jared’s “Winter 18” collection. I will at least go armed with the yarn
requirements. The pattern is written for Jared’s “Arbor” yarn; Loop will be
there, and they may bring “Arbor” along. They stock it in a good range of
colours. I had some pattern of his in mind last year, when Jared himself was
there, but found the yarn too expensive even for my extravagant self.
And there’s much to be said for just walking the
marketplace with nothing in mind, discovering yarns and feeling them.
Meanwhile Alexander came over and has been measured
for his Calcutta Cup vest. He wants the whole family kitted out – Ketki to have
the swatch-scarf, and hats for the boys. Why not? The first thing to do is to
establish a number of stitches – the number EZ calls “K” – bearing in mind
Alexander’s circumference, the need for some positive ease, and the desirability
of having the number of pattern-repeats divide evenly into “K”.
Then decide where to start in order to have the
pattern centred centre-front so that the v of the v-neck can fit into the X of
an OXO, as Meg likes to do. I’ll hope to get these calculations done in the
next couple of days.
As horror descends on me. The reconditioned Aga is arriving
on Friday, so tomorrow, after cooking my Mindful lunch, I will turn Old
Faithful off again. Then (if all goes well) I will have a weekend without hot
water in the kitchen, but with an Aga, and then on Monday all hell breaks
loose. But Helen will get back from Greece that day. She can take over.
Dead cat (not):
ANother lovely yarn I saw on the list is Myak. But so many I would love to see in person. HAppy to hear that Helen will be back to help supervise!
ReplyDeleteIt is no wonder the cats love being in the kitchen, when you have the Aga. They are gong to find the upheval disconcerting! My I be nosey and ask how the stove is fuelled? I grew up with an Ess, which burned phurnacite, and then Mum changed to an Aga when replacement parts became an issue. That was oil fired, and of course both required outdoor space to store the fuel.
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ReplyDeleteWow. What a unique pattern. It will be interesting to see what color you choose. Chloe
ReplyDeleteCould you, perhaps, be overfeeding your cats? We have one cat that holds onto her paunch no matter how much we limit her food. I can barely lift her. Ours is a calico also. ‘It’s gotta be the genes’.
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