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A Noro Moment - Rip Rip

Oh dear! Halfway through ripping my Noro Sideways Cardi. I asked DD for her opinion on the back, and whether I should use some fabric for it or order some more yarn. When I held it up, she just suggested I should look in the mirror to see if it suited me!! She was so right, neither the colour way or the style of it suited me, so I am ripping. What I'll use the yarn for I don't know, but at least I spared myself the added expense of another 3-4 skeins at 8e a pop. How I have not cursed I don't know. It must be the glorious sunshine outside today. Now for another project.

St Patrick's Day and No Excuse

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Happy St Patrick's Day everyone. I've no plans for the day yet, except maybe to take a spin on this lovely Spring morning.I have not been to the St Patrick's Day Parade for years, not since my children were much younger. Spent a lovely morning though in Dublin city yesterday, just browsing and having coffee and lunch. Very pleasant. A few weeks ago I went to the Avoca yarn sale in Avoca Handweavers in Co Wicklow. We had a really lovely day, and lunch with knitting friends. Didn't add too much to the stash this year though. Just some lovely soft brown wool/maybe alpaca mix and this gorgeous pale grey possibly wool or wool mix or maybe cotton/wool. I've no idea what the yarns are , but they are really nice, and I've no idea what I'll do with them. Then the fabric, which feels like a linen/cotton mix, and I hope to make a shirty top with that some time! This scarf I knit for my daughter recently. It started out as a fine knit scarf from some 'jitterbug

Mother's Day

Just a quick post to wish all my blog readers a very Happy Mother's Day, and hope that it was good for you too. Its good to have such a day to remember and appreciate all that mothers do. A big Thank You to my own mother too.