WIPW

I am now up to doing the pattern on my jumper and that means learning how to do twisted stitches.  I found this exercise really hard on my right wrist.  It turns out there are 4 different way of knitting these stitches.  After much trial and error I selected the method that caused the least pain.  I knitted two swatches.  One in 5ply,

and the other in 8ply.

After blocking the swatches I can see that I will have to reduce the size of my needles to get the tension right on the 8ply wool,  I will need to knit another swatch to check this. But I have learnt two new things this week, twisted stitches and plush work!

I have even finished another two embroidered seams.

I think that I might also brush up my French.  All the time I took translating information from French sites, for embroidery and music,  this week shows me I really should set time aside to master this language.  And I have also become interested in those early French explorers who were in the Southern Hemisphere.  Being able to read information in the original language would be helpful.

Comments

[Rachel]

That's quite a programme you have laid out!

[Carolyn Foley]

Learning French will be the most challenging.