Final Secret Pal Parcel

I received my final secret pal parcel this week. I feel so wonderfully spoiled by Azzuka
She really took note of what I'd written about myself, and did a very good job of stalking me!



My particular favourite, the Cookie A book, I've wanted it for ages and now I have it! I also have some lovely wool, and silk, and some wool to knit myself a pair of Tonks socks!

Thank You so much, my faith in swaps has been restored!

Another year, another weekend in Wales...

Freakily I've written a post with this title before!
I spent the weekend in Wales recharging my batteries with the university climbing club. Saturday was spent climbing in the sunshine, and Sunday was spent in blissful solitude walking the hills above Beddgelert. I arrived home ready to face the final week of term, and the stresses that brings about. I have spoken to more parents this half term than I have in the entire of last term!

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A present

I finished my secret pal swap with my partner at the start of September. I knew term was starting, and that life would take over (well actually my job has taken over!)
She very kindly sent me a little parcel as a thank you, some beautiful cashemere merino laceweight that is beautifully soft, and some wonderful dark chocolate that has already been sampled.

Thank You so much Gisella, it's been a pleasure to pick things out for you.

A sneak preview

Hopefully my new p/hop pattern, it's had a few false starts but is now making good progress, I just need to decide on a tactic for the gusset.

I'm having a pyjama day today, sitting lesson planning, knitting and spinning.

Some success

I know it's been a while, and I'm sorry but crikey has this new job been kicking my butt! There have been tears from most of the department at some point this week, however I have managed to get some more tram knitting done. That frogged mess below is actually going to be a pattern that works for p/hop, I will post a spoiler picture tomorrow when I can take one in some decent light.... it's dark now, I'm in my pyjamas, and have a big glass of wine and am giving myself the evening off. I nearly fell asleep in the ICT suite period 6 today with my Year 11 group.

A failure

A new sock design has been brewing in my head for a little while, I know what I want to do, but have yet to manage to translate that to paper. I've been knitting them on the tram reccently, I tried them on and the colourwork section won't even go over my instep. Something of a failure then! I'm off to have a rethink....

Happy Birthday

The last photo didn't contain any scale, but I think was pretty obvious that the socks in question were bloke socks! They're now finished, washed and gifted to my Dad who's 53 today. I went home for a flying visit to deliver teh spinning wheel I bought off Ravelry for my Mum's birthday, to get my roast dinner medicine, and to help Mum and Dad box up the loft as they're moving house!


On Saturday I also had a wonderful surprise my secret pal parcel had arrived from japan! Even more exciting than the lovely yarn was the extra knitting goodies inside! Only in Japan would you get safety pins with fishes heads as the catches!

Some silk gimu yarn

Some Noro silk Flower

And my favourite bit!