My friend Claire did the first eyes and we thought one was bigger than the other and she was going to fix it when we meet for knitting at the pub, but I visited my Mum yesterday and she decided to have a go at them. She decided to make them smaller and bring them forward a bit and he is definitely looking more Polar Bearish now.
I made this bag from a pattern in the knitty archiives I used recycled sari silk. I didn't enjoy knitting with this yarn, it's a bit rough on the hands. But it is absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to give it to my friend Wendy for her birthday at the end of August. She travelled to Nepal with her partner a few years ago, so I think she will appreciate a gift made from yarn spun there.
I am getting on well with Geno. I finished the first sleeve today while hanging out with my friend Elaine and her three kids. It was really fun playing games with the kids so I didn't do that much knitting, but I did get to cast on for the second sleeve and I'll be able to work on it tomorrow at my knitting group.
There have been so many good patterns published this Autumn. Kim Hargreaves has a new book out called Thrown Together and it has beautiful designs in it as usual. My favourite design is Still.
I also have the new Rowan. Magazine 44 is the 30th anniversary issue and is a trully lovely issue. My boyfriend surprised me with it. There are several designs I want to make including Garbo, Lamour slipover and Florentino.
I'm reading this book at the moment. It is amazing. I highly recommend it. I usually speed through novels but I'm trying to savor this one and am only reading a couple of chapters a day. I have tickets to hear Salman Rushdie speak at the Edinburgh book festival later this month and am really looking forward to it. He is one of my favourite writers. I first read his book Midnight's Children when I was 17 and have been reading his work ever since.
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