Faina continues
Sat down this morning and did row 88 of the Faina scarf first time through. No rip-outs, no errors, nothing. Row 92 is next.
Alison Hawke
Caveat Knitter
Row 88 of Faina is kicking me around the room. After FOUR attempts, I give up, I'm going out.
Jonah's prayer
Jonah 2
From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the LORD his God. He said:
"In my distress I called to the LORD, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry. You hurled me into the deep,
FO: Jayne Cobb hat #2
This is positively the last one of these things I'm knitting:
This thing cuts your IQ in half the moment you wear it. It is the perfect Jayne hat, made from Reynolds Lopi on size 8 needles. I do not like making pompoms. Look for action pictures of
Geek roundup
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Web page backgrounds by Squid Fingers. Lovely designs that remind me of William Morris, free for use if
Best and Worst of the UK
Hull 'worst place to live in UK'. According to Channel 4, these are the top ten best and worst places to live in the UK.
The best are:
1. Epsom and Ewell (Surrey)
2. City of Westminster (London)
3. Harrogate (North Yorkshire)
4. Ashford (Kent)
5. Stratford Upon
Holy Lace Batman!
I couldn't resist that title! This is the first 36 rows of the Faina scarf and it's working!
I've only had to tink part of one row where I forgot a yarnover. It will need blocking and it looks much better in person, but
Tiger! Tiger!
We stayed at the Carriage House at Inn St Gemme Beauvais in Ste Genevieve! The inn is the oldest continually operated bed and breakfast in Missouri, every room has a different theme, it's like stepping back in time. Our room had a four poster bed, fireplace, double jacuzzi
Tenth Anniversary
I'm not really here. Hubby has taken me somewhere out of town to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary (tin or aluminium), it's been a wonderful ten years and I wouldn't trade it for anything! I love you!
I'm leaving you with cat
Good things
* Our tenth wedding anniversary is tommorrow! They told us at marriage preparation classes "The first decade is the worst."
* Going away for the weekend to some mystery location.
* Being able to jog for twice as long and sprint for two-thirds as long as when I started running in