there are ways

to get him out of his den.

 

mostly, they involved threats or chocolate

mostly, they involved threats or chocolate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this case it was a double whammy – his computer was to stay in the living room till his bedroom passed muster. (Oh, the evil mom) and the chocolate was the last bar from my hoard.

dark goodness in a fancy wrapper

dark goodness in a fancy wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with two bars inside

dark goodness in a fancy wrapper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65% Cacao

65% Cacao

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Fairisle

As strange as it might seem, I haven’t really knit all that many stranded projects. Or perhaps I should say that I have avoided the traditional fair-isle. It always seemed way too difficult and too much work. Back, before I left on the last pair of cruises, I ordered a Starmore Kit. Oregon Vest to be specific.

and discovered once again that the stranding is not the issue

 

 

after all, it is just going around and around

after all, it is just going around and around

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is all the flipping color changes! I mean really – there is a color change in one or both colors every four rows at the outside and usually every two.

 

just a few color changes

just a few color changes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

if there wasn’t a steek involved I would be totally insane. The good thing is that there will be no ends to weave in.

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3 Responses to there are ways

  1. Cat (the Downunder one) says:

    Oh Oregon….but then I do not mind Fair Isle

  2. Ruth says:

    Heh…the steek would be the thing that made me totally insane!

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