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Thought your work schedule had taken over, which was why we hadn't been seeing you much here. You are allowed to collapse into a deck chair (or whatever) with a cold (or hot) something in a glass (or mug) after you return home on Friday. MIL being out of hospital is probably a better thing for all, ...

I'll be glad to see her face -- she looks a bit ghostly at the moment!

Oh, my!

Good work, Mabel!

By Jove, I think she's got it!

My son would never have a matching pair if he just folded them. Although, come to think of it, his socks are either black or white... so perhaps pairing isn't that important...

The difference with your sock stash, of course, is that you actually use it. I rearrange my wool stash, and occasionally pet the silk stuff, but actually use it? Heresy!

Agree with Mabel. This is a complicated design by the mistress of complicated designs. Slower perhaps, but well worth it.

No wonder crazy quilting is very popular! I guess I never realised the precision needed for these named quilt designs, like Flying Geese or (my favourite name) Burgoyne Surrounded. Good luck!

How wonderful are these?!? A very good reason to knit. I follow a group on Ravelry to do with a particular hand-dyer of wool, and the members make incredible socks (among other things; shawls are a favourite). It's a real skill.

Simple engine design. (at the "simple" bit). Good on ya!

tricky

I thought so, but I'm always happy to have a second opinion. I am now over a quarter of the year done -- indeed, over a third -- am I can't say each day comes naturally to me yet! I often think I should take my time, except that I already stitch slowly. Let's just say I'm probably overcomplicating t...

government (well, sometimes, anyway)

Yes, I did couch it down --- not particularly well, it must be said, and I may try to sneak a few more "aurora" threads in where it's a bit thin. But it did the job. (Is brighter in real life: the colour is Caron threads "Aurora", spookily enough.) https://i.postimg.cc/Yqp15BC7/t...

I try to limit my stitch posting to once a week because no one else seems to be cross stitching anything. We seem to have lost Wendy when the forum crashed, I saw Nicola commented on a post the other day but no stitching updates and of course it is ages since we heard from Lyudmilla or Sally. I've ...

Not as much as I'd like to :-( - partly for very pleasant reasons like outings and a cousin visiting from the Netherlands, partly work and other commitments, but it means I have done no Certificate homework at all, and FoF is sadly neglected. Also, my eye problems are getting worse, which is worryi...

Thought I'd come in a dust, polish some glasses, tidy up the broken crockery destress suite. It's been very quiet on the forum lately. How's everyone doing? I'm now set up to start a small weaving for my summer course and then there's the garden. But I'm still beavering away at my daily stitch (thou...

You definitely don't want to take the chance on getting in a muddle with this tricksy piece!