Warning!

The following post contains images of human-computer interfacing. They may be considered nauseating by most right-thinking persons and are not suitable for anyone.

Crafting will follow the lurve.

Mac love 3

Mac love 2

Mac love 1

I wuv woo.

I’m still working on a few hiccups (like the fact I can’t see pictures on Norma’s blog or Grumperina’s site and I can’t download my audio books from Audible.co.uk) but overall it’s been a smooth ride.

Crafty Goodness.

Rowan 4-ply swatch This is what I’ve decided to do with the Rowan 4-ply cotton which used to be the Rowan design “Martha”.

It’s going to be a scoop-neck summer cardigan (although when I’ll get around to making it is another thing all together).

I’m planning elbow-length sleeves and for it to be fitted, but not clinging. I’m going to work it in pieces to provide some stability for the cotton yarn. Oh, how traditional!

EDIT – Check out one of the Knitty surprises. A cardigan with the exact same stitch pattern – talk about weird!

New tools Lookie what I got from Get Knitted!

You can’t see what the needles are (I wasn’t really paying attention when I took the photograph) but they are the knitting equivalent of hen’s teeth; 2.25 mm bamboo double pointed needles!!!

The 2 mm are too small and sometimes the 2.5 mm are too large.  Just call me the Golidlocks of sock knitting needles, I suppose!

(Yes, three exclamations marks were strictly necessary.)

And check out that crochet hook! Mmmmm….. comfort grip …. 😀
Cotton Ease competition yarn And finally, Wanda rocks.

She held a blog competition/draw for her blog’s anniversary and I won 5 balls of Lion Brand Cotton Ease. The yarn is really light and doesn’t feel like an aran-weight at all. I see a nice sleeveless or short sleeved top in my future and I already have a couple of ideas floating around in my head.

Thank you, again, Wanda.

Brief, but all the better for it!

5 thoughts on “Warning!

  1. Oh Dave, Can you hear me Dave? (or Daverina I expect!!) I expect it will be much more reliable than a man!!!!!! As soon as I saw your swatch I thought of the Surprise cardi!! How spooky!! I love only 2.25mm dpns. Here others struggle to find 2.5mm. We always yearn for what we can’t have!! What a nice win, you have done very well.

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  2. If…AHEM…I mean WHEN I get a mac, I’ll be kissing and hugging it too. It may or may not make it into photohistory or blogland, but I’m sure the description of it will be….public, yeah, public.

    =)

    yaaaay Macs rock

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  3. Congrats on the Mac! Looks like you are in love. While you love the 2.25 mm, I’m usually on the prowl for 2.5 mm, which are a bit rarer to find in the US. Pretty funny stuff. I’m glad that you found a new use for the Martha sweater. The Cotton-Ease is really quite nice and it is lightweight, not aran weight at all.

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  4. Lovely yarn – it should be very cute in the sweater you have planned! And obviously you are on the fashion curve, since there it is in Knitty!

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