The good side of this was that we had to sit in all day yesterday and wait for the repair guy! We caught up on quite a bit of TV that we have recorded (including the first part of Treasure Island, which I really loved, and more of the Killing). So, of course, I stitched!
While watching the Killing I knitted some more of my cardigan - I've now done the back and both fronts - so just 2 sleeves and a collar to go! When watching anything not with sub titles I have been working on Peacock Firescreen - I'm working on the lovely blues and greens of the tail that drew me to this piece initially:
On Wednesday night, Lou came over for another lace evening - I've started a little Bedfordshire motif, as I wanted a quick fix after completing the butterfly. This is also something of an experiment, as I don't have a photo of the finished piece, or a working diagram - I'm doing this deceptively tricky motif just from the pricking. It must be even trickier than I thought though, as the pattern called for 14 pairs and I used 18...
I should finish this on Wednesday, once I have decided how to chuck out 4 pairs during a windmill crossing...
I hope everyone has had a lovely, crafty weekend too - if a little warmer than it has been here!!
4 comments:
Ooooh, that peacock tail looks spectacular! Don't you just love snuggling in and crafting? Been doing that this weekend too :-) I hope your boiler problem has been solved.
Love the blues and greens, can see how you've been drawn to it.
I completely missed Treasure Island, but I love Eddie Izzard, so I'm going to have to try and get hold of a copy.
Hope you're warmer now!
I love your lace and the firescreen is looking lovely! Hope you have heat now!
Dont feel too bad, I've been behind in my blog reading lately too. Thanks for sharing your picture of the lace motif, it looks very intricate and interesting. Hope you're able to easily fix your problem.
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