Monday, February 08, 2021

 

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.

 

 

 


6 comments:

  1. 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?

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  2. =Tamar2:23 AM

    Legwarmers 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.

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  3. Anonymous5:40 AM

    I 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?
    JennyS

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  4. Anonymous10:48 AM

    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

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  5. I love that--return at least to the foothills of literature!

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  6. Are the legwarmers for Wee Hamish? You could do a Scots tartan colors in stripes.

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