Knitting Fail

Cherie - I have that pic saved in a folder full of things that make me smile. It also includes links to reviews on Amazon of sugar free gummy bears and cat pics.

Eileen - I thought it was fascinating to see the link between the Cailleach and the groundhog. I was devastated I couldn't get a pic.

First pic - something that made me smile. Some non-sparkly scrubby yarn that I ordered a while ago turned up and I will make a scrubby strip to use as a long loofah. 

Then something that didn't make me smile.

It's a decent sized hole in the fabric. I think I got the join wrong when I joined some yarn. The yarn is quite soft and slippery, and my usual method of knitting two strands together may not have worked so well. I also made a mess of the cast on with stuff like this. 

I used the thumb method, which doesn't give a secure cast on but is nice and loose for knitting blankets. I am not sure I'm up for a long tail cast on over 170 stitchs. I'm going to rip it out and start again.

I'm usually all for neutral or dark colours but recently I've gone very multi coloured. I'm worried that I could break out in chintz at any moment.

Writing stuff - today's short story is from before the current health crisis, and a reflection of a way of seeing plague in medieval times, here. 

Hugs and good health to all.