Knithropology

…visitors may find that some photos in previous posts (mostly older posts) aren’t loading. It’s all part of the housework I’m doing and will be fixed as quickly as possible.

On the bright side, I’ll be posting something soon, so this blog isn’t a lost cause.

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This is entirely in my imagination, I know, but I have to say…I feel like a real knitter now. A real, grown-up knitter. I have finished my first sweater, the Ladanac (Saranac in Cascade 220 Heathers) [Ravelry page]. And no, I don’t think the Tomato I knit counts, as I don’t like it and there were some colossal screwups (yes, it is a reminder of how far I’ve come, but no I wouldn’t wear it in public). The Ladanac? It is brilliant. We’re both very, very happy with it.

Here’s The Lad enjoying his present at Rocky Mountain National Park recently:

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The Ladanac continues to grow, and I’m pleased to say that I’ve been toiling away at the yoke after finishing and connecting up the sleeves. That said, nearly immediately after I switched from knitting in the round to knitting flat, I managed to screw it up. Argh. So it has to sit in the corner and learn its lesson whilst I get up the courage to tink.

This unfortunate development meant that I needed something else to do – and inspiration hit during a plant trimming session earlier today. ‘The bedroom lamp. I must do something with the bedroom lamp…’

Our poor lamp needed a bit of an update, as it was languishing under a old and slightly dingy lampshade. But if I were to do anything with it, the pressure would be on – The Lad made the lamp when he was in junior high school, so it’s rather special.

‘What can I do, what can I do…what if I…oh!’

And off to my stash I ran.

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