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Virus shawl on a larger hook, complete with tassels :)

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Wellington said:
I still have a quilt in pieces that I planned for my baby niece. She’s fifteen now. I think my mum has one in pieces for my daughter, who is nine. (We have both made many other lovely things for all the children, I promise!)
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I don't feel so bad now!
I have made quilts for grandsprogs #1, #2 and #3 but the pieces for #4 are kept securely in a box, 3yrs after cutting them! I need to get a move on with it as since then #5 has been born and #6 is due in October ?
However I haven't been home much since we got the boat in Greece and then, last year, the motor home.
I have a (very basic) machine on the boat but no flat space to make a quilt, and not enough payload in the motor home. Or flat space come to that!
 
I went back to knitting socks but have done very little since the start of June.

Not sure if I have caught a bug but am generally not feeling great - went to see the GP last Thursday but he had gone out on an emergency so saw the APN instead - who told me I needed to see the GP (I would never have guessed!!!) anyway I have an appointment for Tuesday, not with my own GP though.
 
I love the virus shawl and the bigger hook makes it so much better.

I bought some yarn in a clearance store, Avocet Garbo and have no idea what to do with it but maybe a shawl would be nice.

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Puddleduck said:
I love the virus shawl and the bigger hook makes it so much better.

I bought some yarn in a clearance store, Avocet Garbo and have no idea what to do with it but maybe a shawl would be nice.
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Beware - the pattern is quite addictive and I can't wait to start another one!

I am just eyeing up my massive bag of cotton yarns that I have been collecting from charity shops for many years :)
 
Janine said:
Virus shawl on a larger hook, complete with tassels :)
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That looks lovely on the larger needles, and so speedy! I’m almost tempted to learn to crochet (because lace patterns are not fun to knit, for me, but look so pretty!) what size hook and weight of yarn did you use in the end?
 
Wellington said:
That looks lovely on the larger needles, and so speedy! I’m almost tempted to learn to crochet (because lace patterns are not fun to knit, for me, but look so pretty!) what size hook and weight of yarn did you use in the end?
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Thanks :)

It is probably equivalent to 4ply yarn and I used a 6mm hook.

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Puddleduck said:
I went back to knitting socks but have done very little since the start of June.

Not sure if I have caught a bug but am generally not feeling great - went to see the GP last Thursday but he had gone out on an emergency so saw the APN instead - who told me I needed to see the GP (I would never have guessed!!!) anyway I have an appointment for Tuesday, not with my own GP though.
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Hope you feel better soon
 
Puddleduck said:
I went back to knitting socks but have done very little since the start of June.

Not sure if I have caught a bug but am generally not feeling great - went to see the GP last Thursday but he had gone out on an emergency so saw the APN instead - who told me I needed to see the GP (I would never have guessed!!!) anyway I have an appointment for Tuesday, not with my own GP though.
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Sending PPP for you Helen.
 
Thanks for all the good wishes. I am pretty sure it is an issue with the crushed discs / vertebrae in my neck (car accident a few years back). It gives me terrific headaches and loss of feeling and control in (mostly) my left thumb and forefinger. Last time the GP suggested acupuncture so that might be worth a try. The drugs we have tried either didn't work or the side effects were unacceptable.

One thing that does help is gentle exercise such as cycling and kayaking! Swimming makes it worse.
 
Here’s a cute pattern for you to make, movan?

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Janine said:
Something to make for our men? :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

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Crochet Shorts For Men Are Now A THING And They Come With Tassels!

Made of recycled cloth, these handmade shorts come with beautiful tassels and in multiple colors and people are loving them.
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“People are loving them?” Who are these people? I shall ask Ken and get back to you.....
Ken said no thank you, the tassels would tickle his knees. I notice the chap on the right appears to be wearing dark socks. Always a fetching accessory for any short trouser. ?
 
Sus3v said:
“People are loving them?” Who are these people? I shall ask Ken and get back to you.....
Ken said no thank you, the tassels would tickle his knees. I notice the chap on the right appears to be wearing dark socks. Always a fetching accessory for any short trouser. ?
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I swear these things do the rounds every summer. They are so not a thing, and have been worn by no one, ever. For obvious reasons - they are thoroughly absurd! ?

(Please excuse my grumpiness, I am sulking. The yellow cardigan is inexplicably about six inches narrower than its predecessor, and it was supposed to be a slightly looser fit. It is in time out until I can bring myself to block it and see if that helps, because everyone knows if you ignore your knitting it pulls itself together and rights itself.)

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Wellington said:
Evidence that time out doesn’t work.

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How annoying. You could give it a warning perhaps...try finger pointing and exasperated sighing “out damn knot” “expand or unravel “. Probably unsuccessful but may produce a smile. ?
 
Puddleduck said:
Thanks for all the good wishes. I am pretty sure it is an issue with the crushed discs / vertebrae in my neck (car accident a few years back). It gives me terrific headaches and loss of feeling and control in (mostly) my left thumb and forefinger. Last time the GP suggested acupuncture so that might be worth a try. The drugs we have tried either didn't work or the side effects were unacceptable.

One thing that does help is gentle exercise such as cycling and kayaking! Swimming makes it worse.
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Friend has similar problem due to car ramming into her car few years ago. She finds chiropractic helps.
I’m just back from the vet with Holly. Big panic on my part as she collapsed in the field. Turns out she has the equivalent of sciatica, again as the result of the awful injuries she had as a youngster before I found her. She’s having laser therapy treatment at the vets. Only had her first treatment this afternoon.

Hope you can find something that helps.
 
Hollyberry said:
Friend has similar problem due to car ramming into her car few years ago. She finds chiropractic helps.
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I hope Holly is okay.

Chiropractic made a huge difference to my lower spine but they won't touch the neck having looked at the x-rays.

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