Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 10:23PM 
..or unknitting.
The Mobius scarf looked like this yesterday, but as soon as I cast off the needle, I knew it wasn't right.
Too long.
Too loose.
Too droopy.
Not wide enough.
So, out it came. Pity I'd done such a terrific job of working a picot cast off.
Will have another go with half the number of stitches and a smaller needle size soon.
Let's hope I don't overdo the redux.
Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 11:26AM 
Finished the first of my "holiday" socks last night - the knitting was already done, but I didn't take a sewing needle with me so couldn't do the toe. At the last minute, I changed my mind and left the green lace socks at home, thinking the pattern was way too complicated for me to do in anything less than peace and quiet. So, I started this pair for Mark, in the same Fortissima Socka yarn as the Jaywalker, but blue, using a pattern from Sensational Socks. The pattern is a false cable and is just the right balance between interest and mindless. Did a traditional heel on this one too, since he finds the short row heels make for difficulties getting socks on and off.
The cable pattern makes the finished sock very long and narrow, so I had to fold it to get it into the picture! Have started the second one already - can't have two cases of SSS at once.
Monday, August 28, 2006 at 3:39PM 
August Bank Holiday here, and so there's a quiet day to get on with some work.
Remember the angels from before my holiday? They still need sorting out, but rather than face those today, I worked on the gift box samples. Had to scale the pattern, which took forever, and make adjustments to the top, so that they could be fastened more simply, but I was quite pleased with the results.
Have done the instruction sheets, the patterns and the samples. Maybe tomorrow I'll tackle the angels...
Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 3:29PM - no blog entry for a few days and then several all at once.
The fact that three different people offered me plums yesterday led me to go and look at the progress of our own. I knew they were not completely ripe, but thought I'd take a closer look and maybe get enough for a crumble.
I was right, the plums need a few more days of sunshine, but oh my goodness, the apples were dropping off the trees and there are so many of them!
This one had a rather cute "birthmark"
(It's now in a pie by the way!)
The fun came when I walked underneath the greengage tree and bumped my head on a branch - I was showered with a deluge of the small round, golden fruit which was so ripe it was ready to fall. I collected a large bowlful and brought them in for lunch. When I ran cold water into the bowl to wash them, bubbles of air formed around each fruit, giving the impression they were set in glass, each fruit having an individual crystal casing.
As soon as I put my hand in and disturbed them, the effect was gone.
The greengages are gone too. They were yummy!
