It’s cold. It’s
very cold. Much of the rest of the country – including south Edinburgh – has had
a fairly substantial amount of snow. We’ve had only a not-slippery dusting here
in Drummond Place. Helen and I got once around the garden this morning in
brilliant, cold sunshine. Real ski-ing weather. 2375 steps today. And no cider,
due to my new four-days-off-three-days-on routine. I thought it would be like
having Ash Wednesday every week, but I’m still coasting on the momentum of my
Dry January and today was easy.
And I’m up to 10 ½
edging scallops on the fourth side of Gudrun’s hap. Four more points for the
sidebar. The end is, literally, in sight.
A request has come
in for leg-warmers to commemorate the great Calcutta Cup victory – an interesting
idea. That would be in addition to a Fair Isle vest for Hamish. I’m searching
the world of art for a suitable picture to copy colour from. Same colour scheme
for both projects. Similar but not identical Fair Isle motifs.
I’ve been reading
a book about the Royal Family – an embarrassing thing to admit. I’ve finished
it, and will return at least to the foothills of literature tomorrow.
Don't be embarrassed. The British royal family is an institution, with the longest reigning monarch ever. Plus, I enjoy it as well! Leg warmers sound like an interesting idea, adult size?
ReplyDeleteLegwarmers would basically be kneesocks without the feet, so they would be less likely to wear out. Not a bad idea. They could do double duty as arm warmers for reading in bed.
ReplyDeleteI don't think legwarmers need the shaping that goes into kneesocks, people seem to like to wear them with a certain bagginess both in length and width, also over trousers or leggings......does the requester have a favourite pair whose dimensions they could supply?
ReplyDeleteJennyS
Would you knit the legwarmers with circulars or dpns? For some reason that interests me. I prefer circs but with Fair Isle it might be a different story. Chloe
ReplyDeleteI love that--return at least to the foothills of literature!
ReplyDeleteAre the legwarmers for Wee Hamish? You could do a Scots tartan colors in stripes.
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