Hazel

My sewing machine, my faithful Husqi 1, is gone for attention. Neither light comes on any more when I switch on and I'd put up with it, using a small table lamp at the rear of the work so I could see to sew. Then the reverse button died. I said a couple of naughty words (Fouaithe!) and worked around the problem. After all, I only need to sew backwards when applying a binding. In fact, most of the quilty things you've seen recently were made under the twin handicaps of no lights and no reverse. Yesterday, I decided that enough was enough and rang the shop. And that's the pixie in the potion.

( Du mio pus )

I came home from the weekly shop with a new knitting magazine; Knitting. There were several new designs or tasters for Autumn/Winter knits that interested me, eliciting several 'oohs' and little squeaks of delight.

I also ordered two more balls of sock yarn. My first pair of socks is coming along nicely and I've rather got the hang of them now. :-) (pic spam will occur upon completion!) I'm fancying a pair for myself.

Then I was salivating over a new Colinette jumper knitted in Iona. Until I worked out the yarn would set me back £81 approx. Hmm, I'll ponder that.