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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Seraphim: in charted waters

Finished the plain section of my Seraphim shawl on Friday and started the first of four charts. I knit tightly (continental knitting is helping fix that) and I don't want to run out of yarn, so I cut out one 12 row repeat in the plain section. Plus,

Sticky lizard

BBC News: Gecko glue exploits mussel power. The remarkable adhesive abilities of geckos and mussels have been combined to create a super-sticky material. Unlike other adhesives inspired by the nimble reptiles, "geckel" can attach to both wet and dry surfaces, the team that developed the material says.

Seraphim in progress

Made it over three-quarters of the way through the plain rows of Seraphim. If it's done by October 1st I will enter it in the Loopy Ewe Q3 challenge. Mum taught me to knit with the right needle held like a pencil, but that doesn't

Homer and the Giant

BBC News: Wish for rain to wash away Homer. Pagans have pledged to perform "rain magic" to wash away a cartoon character painted next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant. A doughnut-brandishing Homer Simpson was painted next to the giant on the hill above

Project planning: Seraphim Shawl

The Forest Canopy shawl is dead, long live the Seraphim shawl! This will be my first MimKnits pattern and my first charted lace. A little nervous about that one. I ordered four skein of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock in Pine from the Loopy Ewe on Friday morning, and

FO: Panda Monkey Socks

Finished the Panda Monkey socks a couple of weeks ago, and I'm all socked out for a bit. They turned out well despite the splitty yarn. Yarn: Crystal Palace Panda Cotton in strawberry limeade and sprite green, from the Loopy Ewe. Pattern: Monkey with a picot hemmed cuff.

Knitting funk

The Forest Canopy shawl bit the dust. The yarn is back in the box waiting for a new project. Tried to start a lace scarf with some of my handspun and ran into problems (wooden needles that cracked, two different patterns that didn't look good) so that got

The Police Live in Concert

Saw The Police in concert Monday night, they were great! They saved the stalker's anthem (Every breath you take) till last. In a crowd of over 17 thousand people, Hubby bumped into someone we know who was working on security for the concert. We had a fantastic time!

The Vikings are coming!

BBC News: The return of the Viking warship. On Sunday [July 1st], 65 men and women will embark on one of the most ambitious, dangerous and important experimental archaeology projects ever undertaken. They will attempt to sail a reconstructed Viking warship from Roskilde, Denmark, to Dublin, across some of the

"Something amazing!"

Still spinning the first 4oz bobbin of Crown Mountain Farms superwash merino, it's been two weeks now. For light relief I spindle spun some of the ounce of baby camel I got at Maryland Sheep and Wool in a coffee shop with Irene. Two engineering students at the

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