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Bitten by the lace bug

Thanks for your encouraging comments about my lacewreck, I have recovered but there's a lifeline going in every fourth row till the end. I love my lifeline! Started the third chart and the third skein of yarn, don't think I'll be needing the fourth.

Genetic handedness

BBC News: Gene for left-handedness is found. Scientists have discovered the first gene which appears to increase the odds of being left-handed. The Oxford University-led team believe carrying the gene may also slightly raise the risk of developing psychotic mental illness such as schizophrenia. The gene, LRRTM1, appears to play

Lacewreck

More of a fender bender than a total wreck, but disappointing nonetheless. I had 40 rows to go on my Seraphim shawl when I made a mistake. The fix looked almost passable, and I thought I could live with it, but it didn't look right. When I tried

FO: Pumpkin hat

For some light relief from the shawl, I made a pumpkin. This project has been waiting around for a couple of years. The yarn is soft but splits easily and it makes for a nice weathered pumpkin look. I made the smallest size which used less than one ball of

The Beast of Dartmoor

BBC News: Mystery surrounds 'big cat' photo. A photograph of an animal taken on Dartmoor is "almost certainly" not a big cat, according to a local expert. The picture was taken by falconer Martin Whitley, who stumbled across the creature by accident near Hound Tor. The

Vegas, baby!

We flew back from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, it was a fantastic trip! Hubby found a non-gambling hotel just off the Strip, and the weather was around 37C/100F all week. The first surprise was a Friday excursion to the Grand Canyon. A coach took us to Boulder City,

Wedding anniversary

Hubby and I will be out of town for a week starting Thursday. Every three years we go and see Phantom of the Opera for our wedding anniversary. He plans the whole trip and I find out our destination at the airport. One of our wedding presents was front row

My cat, let me show you it...

Have you found Kittenwar? A monstrous time-suck if ever there was one, but my cat Quantum is doing well so far. She's a lot bigger these days. For cats looking at cats looking at cats ad infinitum, hit the Infinite cat project, they're up to 1500

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. Its

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