I had a good workout with my trainer this morning, including
two circuits of the garden. The sun is beginning to have some warmth in it.
Knitting went well. I am most of the way across row 85 of
the first two borders of the Cameron Shawl (counting down from 110). It’s sort
of encouraging, with a slow multi-stitch project like this, to have this daily
record to look back on. The same was true of the final stages of the Dathan
hap.
I had an email from Misa Hay today, the wonderful woman who
organises and runs the Shetland Wool Adventures, one of which I went on last
year. She’s all booked up for 2020, I’m glad to report. But she had news of a
new venture: a week
on Fair Isle. Do have a look, even if, like me, you can’t possibly go. (I’m
too weak.) I’d have jumped at the chance, 10 years ago.
The organiser has built into the system the possibility that
you might not be able to get there on the day planned, because of the weather.
In that case, you’re stuck in Lerwick (there are worse fates) until you can
get across, and your week on Fair Isle begins when you arrive.
A propos the Oak Park scarf: my Wool Adventure
included a lace-knitting session (most encouraging: I could still do it). They
said that day – I think I’ve mentioned this before – that you shouldn’t
interrupt a Shetland lace project by knitting something else. It upsets the
tension your hands have become adjusted to. I’m still thinking about it.
Other
Cat and Tamar, yes, my bath is well-equipped with grab bars.
And it’s relatively low. Tamar, a grippy thing stuck to the bottom of the tub
is a good idea. James and Cathy have one in their bath. I have a bath every
morning when I’m there. Helen has wrought marvellous improvement in our
Kirkmichael house in recent times, including a new bath. It’s so high that I
don’t have baths at all.
I don’t think I have anything to say about the coronavirus
today.
Knowing you are well is virus enough information for me.
ReplyDeleteI think almost any project if interrupted for very long will suffer from a change of tension. At least this is true for me. I have trouble being monogamous enough to finish a big project in one go but I do try to knit a row or two on all the WIPs every day or so. (Note the word is try.)
ReplyDeleteWe were at the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and a woman seated behind us admired my husband’s fair isle vest. We got talking and she and her husband had just been to Scotland and Orkney and talked about Up Helly Ah. She talked about all the knitting she had seen, and wished she knit. A trip to Fair Isle....
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