I am off for a flying visit to Amsterdam, wondering what #knitting project I should take with me. Socks are an eternal fave, but I want to knit lace not plain - which will make a project less 'commuter-friendly'. I could cast on a plain top/cardi etc as being more 'mindless'. Decisions, decisions.

#knitting #skyknits not sure the pick does justice to this sweater. It looks tiny but is a crop top with negative ease (and little puffy sleeves). Baby alpaca DK in dark blue, purple and green. Colourway is Engine Oil by Quack Yarns (UK etsy). It really does have that dark rainbow quality.

I really want a laundry room, esp as the weather is beginning to turn. I hold one in my dreams, a place to dry my hand knits. How sad is that? What a 1st world problem to have. My house is so badly designed (no woman would design such a layout) & there's really no way forward. Sigh.

So the Tories want to stop long-term unemployed spending money on booze, ciggies & gambling. How on earth are they going to police that? And, what is their evidence that money is being spent that way? Another example of making folks believe that's where money goes without supportive data.

Funny how short memories are. Wonder what locals made of RAF Barnham when previously occupied? Did they care that kids were roaming the village on foot, bike & moped at all hours, or that personnel were also out & about, making roads busy etc? Hubs lived there. Real issues or a matter of skintone?

Just thought I might mention eastangliayarnfestival.com tickets now on sale. I don't think I'll be there this time, like many things these days, it's too expensive. I don't know how it compares to others. #knitting #skyknits

East Anglia Yarn Festival

East Anglia’s premier fibre festival taking place 21st - 22nd March 2026 at the Norfolk Show Ground

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I spotted some lovely orangey yarn sitting in a WiP basket. Now I want to cast on another pair of socks. I don't need a) more WiPs or b) more socks. A #knitting thing.

#knitting the turtleneck is done but not yet caught down. My 1st ever Latvian braid is done. Now ready to start the yoke design. Had to adjust the maths on this pattern, but it doesn't detract from the fun of the process.

"Responding to criticism and comments on his Facebook post about the incident, Madgwick denied the reaction to the cricketers' arrival had been racist." If it wasn't racist, then what was it? 30-40 people confronting under 19yr olds - because of their skin tone, alone? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Group entered hotel of Pakistan cricketers mistaken for migrants

Protesters congregated at a Portsmouth hotel after false rumours that a coach of migrants had arrived.

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#showmeyourknits #knitting what's on my needles? (Or what's on my knee!) Just cast on a sweater this morning by @meerbuschknitter.bsky.social This will be my slow-flow WIP to be completed over the next 6mths, inbetween finishing other WIPs - mainly due to needle size vs ambition 😆

Last winter I knitted 🧶 my dad some socks. This summer he died, but my mum's started wearing them in the cooler eves (my dad had small feet). Today one of them are back at mine with a hole in!! Looks like they've been snagged by something, as it's in a very odd place.

@meerbuschknitter.bsky.social Hi - quick query. Just starting the neck of a dragon yoke sweater, but my count for the turtle neck pattern = 120 stiches, not 122? This may well be a labour of love as 2.25mm needles I usually reserve for socks!!! I think I shall enjoy this, slowly.

Tomorrow this beast gets blocked #knitting I am expecting some growth.

Ooh, happy yarn 🧶 buying accident. I thought I was buying orangey red and grey. Nope, the grey is coffee. The two look good together. This sweater will be a labour of love, I think. #knitting

I've ordered an online shop for tomorrow morning, usual early time only, working has been cancelled for the morning so I'm getting up whether I want to or not! Humpf.

I can't live with a cable going the wrong way #knitting woes

#knitting #knitsky query - I'm doing a Tee pattern & it seems that the shape is very much a 'T', meaning there are no additional stitches to be made under the arm. In the pic, the sleeves don't sit quite right & I wonder if that's why. If I was sewing, I might do a direct T shape, but knitting?

There is nothing more satisfying than hearing your brother & wife deserves meals paid for by mum because of all the work he's done since dad died. Well, it would be satisfying if he'd done even a quarter of what we've done 🤦‍♀️ Isn't it always the case when the absent one gets all the credit?

A pretty boring F1 followed by a pretty boring IndyCar. Thank goodness for #knitting. Current project doesn't photograph well at night, but it's a cable and lace v neck tee. Pics will follow at some point.

#knitting 🧶I've just done that thing where you're not so comfortable with the provisional cast on method, completed 2 sides & joined, gone to pick up the prov stitches & been really unhappy with them - so pulled the whole darn lot out! Now going to do that cast on method you use for toe-up socks.

The Sussexes are moving back to the UK & their kids have been enrolled in schools here. Well, good for them & I hope they have a peaceful time here. However, I can't help wondering if Meghan will get the same sh*t she got last time, based in the main it seemed, on being a Black, succesful woman.

Happy with these @verybusymonkey.bsky.social socks. Now making a t-shirt in the same yarn to complete an outfit!

Children on planes - tbh, if a child is too scared to fly, they shouldn't be forced to. If a child is simply refusing to buckle up, perhaps airlines could provide alternative harnesses (often used in cars) to ensure they are safely secured. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Canada flight cancelled after child refuses to wear seat belt

The incident has sparked a debate over child safety and discipline on commercial planes.

bbc.co.uk

Is this more about feeding anxiety of the vulnerable to reduce the population? Only asking because research says vax saves lives. Also breaking MMR down to separate doses does not prevent ASD, it just means more doctor appointments.

paulpro@mariopro.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@jackohman.bsky.social

#knitting doing a filler project. I don't need more socks, but I can't resist a @verybusymonkey.bsky.social design!

Dad's funeral today. Eulogy gave a few giggles & the wake was a perfect summer's morning in a pub garden, with a continental breakfast style buffet. As far as funerals go, it was a good day. Dad would have liked it, I think. Son created a picture album thro the ages & we took wedding album too.

Had a Sunday gastro-pub lunch and yet again, left disappointed. Everywhere you go, the menu is all but identical, just like the way it's served. Home-made prices but deep-freeze (buy-in) offerings. Another place I wouldn't choose to return to. What happened to decent pub grub?

Having spent 3 nights in a hotel housing the Nigerian athletics team at the weekend, in Scotland (son's wedding), I shall be watching out for them at the Commonwealth Games. I think we met most of them & what was nice is that they were generally a very happy bunch who all said hello 🙂

Third time knitting this shawl. I have one on wool (blues) another in cotton (also blues) which my mum now has, and this in black and dusky pink #knitting

I used the Persian Tiles pattern at the link, with my own colour palette. www.janiecrow.com/persian-tile...

PERSIAN TILES

Persian Tiles is our best selling design and it comes in lots of different colour ways. The design is based on Persian and Moroccan textiles and architecture.  There are just four different motifs...

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