Two new things, one practical and one FUN!! And new yarn….
Yesterday I received my new pin from Romi. I have 3 of hers already, but I wanted one of the swirls. This is so simple, yet so effective – just a swirl of metal (mine is nickel) which you poke through the shawl or jumper or whatever and twist. I hoped it would come in time to take it away with me and it has:
Here it is on a sample of the cloud cashmere, which arrived the day before. I also have a bit of white and a bit of bright pink, and it is set to become a gillet/bodywarmer/whatever you want to call it!
And the fun thing is an original cartoon from Alex. let me explain before I show you…
We have two local papers up here. One, Orkney Today, is better for news and the other, the Orcadian, is better for adverts. And the Orcadian also has a cartoon strip called The Giddy Limit, by Alex. These are always funny, often hilarious, and tell you a lot about Orcadian life. (In case you don’t know the expression, ‘that is the giddy limit’ is a phrase which shows something is extreme, usually in a good sense, but not always!!)
A few weeks ago the strip was about knitting – number 215 on Alex’s site. It is the original of this I have bought, and here reproduce it with his blessing:
Go to his site for a bigger version if you can’t read it… and also for some other sheep related strips.
Between times I have been packing for my trip. I leave home tomorrow afternoon for Inverness, where I am staying with a friend until Friday. After that I will be away from the net for three weeks.
But more of that later in the week…
did you have to post a link to those strips? I’ve been reading them for ages now and can’t seem to stop myself – hilarious:)) I esp. like the one with the winters getting harder:))
thanks for this, made my day!
good luck
Bettina
By: Bettina on November 23, 2009
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They are addictive, aren’t they? The best reason for getting the paper.
He does fine prints of them too….
Liz
By: Elizabeth Lovick on November 24, 2009
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I spotted that one a couple of weeks back. My…I mind Alex when he wis a peedie boy
By: Maureen on November 24, 2009
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It had to go to a knitting home, didn’t it?? He said on the phone that the idea came from his girlfroend when she came back from a knitting group…!
Liz
By: Elizabeth Lovick on November 24, 2009
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Thanks for the link to the comic strip, I have enjoyed reading thru them. Someday I hope to pack my wellies and mac and come visit the islands.
By: Suzy in Idaho on November 29, 2009
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