This blog is no place to describe the cloud of doom and gloom that appears to be surrounding me at the moment. So instead some success stories.
First, the death of the indomitable Sir Washie. Well he didn't actually die so much as ask to be put out of his misery one Friday morning. After a telephone diagnosis of 'broken bearings' from the local white goods shop I hot-footed it down there to choose a new one. With some help from Tom the new model was selected at 11am, and installed and working by 3pm. Definitely a gold star to the Shop Local campaign.
You might be able to see that he's a Bosch, thus christened Sir Boschie, and a very fine specimen he is too.
Other news is that K1S2 had its first outing to Make, Do and Knit in Liverpool. Lots of lovely things were seen, felt, bought and eaten and we all had a good laugh at the 'fashion' show! Thanks to Catherine for driving or I'd have been even more pooped the next day. Two skeins of sock yarn, one from Krafty Koala and one from Babylonglegs and a book of hats by Woolly Wormhead are now proudly in my possession. And some really special buttons which are going to be attached to some glam gloves using the other half of the Echo self-striping stuff from Fyberspates at I Knit London Day 2008. Incidentally most of the black dye washed out of the shawlet made from the first half, and I much prefer the end result.
