A couple of times over recent years I’ve been burnt when knitting for ‘friends’…..the last occasion was nearly three years ago
Remember the episode with the red jumper with the white stranded work – you can read about it HERE
I brushed it off but was quite annoyed so told myself enough is enough- no more favours Catherine.
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So when….
Yes, I bet you know what happened….I was approached again and this time actually said ‘I’d think about it’. Not a definite no because I had a feeling this would work out right.
A long time ago (think about 20yrs) I would make up little sets – similar to the ones below- using the sizing of this sleeveless jacket pattern and reasonably priced clothing for babies 6-12 mth.
So what do you do when you’re asked to make one of the jackets by someone you cuddled when she came to craft as new born with her Mum and who actually wore one of the early sets.
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So here’s the start of the one she asked for…..in red please and a squishy stitch. I did contemplate fisherman’s rib but for ease (because at the moment my mind is going round and round in different directions) decided on broken rib instead.
One row knit – one 1×1 rib…….which won’t be quite as bulky.
And the book on the table ( Migrations ~ Charlotte McConaghy, my book club choice) propped up so I can multitask 🙂 is the large print version – so I can actually read it (because the print in the paperback edition was very tiny)
Eleven chapters in…..it would be ok if it didn’t keep jumping backwards and forwards returning to incidents just noted in passing. Not too keen on the main character either – maybe it’ll all fall into place the further along I get
Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool—a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime—it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds
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(Thank you all for comments on the last post. I am contemplating the suggestions made by the Specialist – who looks far too young to hold such a responsible position!)
Anyway- it’s too far advanced for conservative treatment so a laminectomy via endoscopic (key hole) surgery is indicated. Less invasive- less hospital time – faster recovery. And he’s quite confident ‘all going well’ we’ll be able to spend the winter months in Bowen😎
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