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Friday, 15 January 2010

More knitting

but… ah ha! Not all the same knitting as before. I’m back to working on djeli’s scarf which is my first illusion knitting project and this evening I’ve finished the first pattern repeat. On the down side, it doesn’t look as effective as we’d hoped. On the plus side though, I managed to improve the less-than-clear chart so that it became much easier going. Djeli’s going to think about it overnight and see how he feels about the pattern so I guess tomorrow I’ll know if I’m continuing with this or starting from scratch.

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Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Carried on with the mitten-gloves

Yes, there’s been a lot of knitting lately! Mostly because it’s about all my brain can handle. Yesterday the physio told me my ankle may take up to a year to heal properly – that’s a lot of sitting around. Might as well make it productive sitting around…

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Sunday, 10 January 2010

Chatted for 2 1/2 hours

with a friend who lives in Paris – lovely random chat. Haven’t done anything like that in ages. Rest of the day was similarly relaxed – slept in, listened to music (Ravel, Faure, Elgar, etc), made big progress on djelibeybi’s hat (very nearly up to the crown shaping), made mushroom soup. And at the end of it am very nearly feeling human again. Shame I don’t have another day off – feeling very close to capable of writing some music, but I think it’d take another sleep to actually get there… when of course I’ll have to go back to work. *sigh*

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Saturday, 9 January 2010

Caught up on some sleeping

with a much-needed 4-hour nap. Also had a massage to counter the tension headache, which has been quite horrific this week, baked oatmeal scones again, did a bit of work on djeli’s new hat (I’ve passed the turn-up and am on to the hat proper now!) and received the first part of my Amazon order – Wii Fit Plus (which obviously I can’t use until the sprained ankle is sorted out) and 3 Beatles albums – Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver and A Hard Day’s Night – woo! Also had a bash at one of my new Wii games – Lego Indiana Jones – which looks like a heap of fun. A lovely, relaxing day – can’t remember the last time I had one of those!

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Saturday, 2 January 2010

Started a hat for djeli

Finally back from our Christmas travels during the course of which djeli mislaid his beanie, so I’m starting the hat I promised to knit him and hoping I can finish it nice and quickly.

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Saturday, 19 December 2009

Bought yarn and needles

to knit a hat and scarf for djelibeybi. Sage green hat and the scarf is going to be sage with a sort of pale silvery-wheaty colour stripe. Should be fun!

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Monday, 14 December 2009

More mitten work

Am now halfway up the flip-top of my convertible mittens. Coming along nicely. I think there’s a reasonable chance the first paw could be finished tomorrow.

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Sunday, 13 December 2009

Finished the thumb on my glove

then started and frogged and started and frogged and started (possibly to frog) the mitten-top that joins on to it

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Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Continued with the new gloves

I’ve nearly finished the first hand now – just one fingerless finger and the thumb to go before the hand part is finished. Looking good!

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Friday, 23 October 2009

O happy lunch break

Sitting in the sun with my knitting, Wagamama chicken gyoza and listening to Philip Glass’s music for The Hours. Heaven

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