I polished off the central square of the Rams & Yowes yesterday, and cut the steek this morning. On the needles, it seemed a long, narrow-ish tube but the result is a fairly satisfactory square. So today's jobs are (a) to apply a bit of steam; (b) knit a garter stitch swatch; and (c) determine whether the longest needle I have in the appropriate size is the longest available and if not, order from dear Meadow Yarns.

I might as well ask the same question of the needle needed for the Queen Ring Shawl, which I hope to knit edging-inwards.

So, not much Unst Bridal Shawl yesterday but I did finish one bump. I must keep picking away at it – it saves a tremendous amount of time and stress to have the edging pattern memorised, no peering at charts. If I don't use it, I'll lose it.

Ellen, thank you for the pointer to the Rene pattern. I like it, and will certainly include it on Archie's short list.

Laura, thank you for confirming my memory (in most respects) of that lunch scene in Busman's Honeymoon. And congratulations on getting to Iceland, and on setting in that zipper. That's one of the things I can't do. Yours looks perfect.

Sunday presses. Not my favourite day.