Not long after I moved to the small country town I live in, someone warned me not to scratch my nose in a meeting, or I'd end up on a board of management. Wise words! I idly suggested to a friend in the CWA (that's the formidable Country Women's Association, referred to by one young friend as 'the kwah people' ) that I might enter some hats into their Beanie Affair this year, and before I knew it, I had entry forms, bank details and swing tags in my letter box, and a short deadline to work to. So I had to get knitting. First up was a good way to save some time: a cap I'd had sitting unfinished for some time in my collection of UFOs. It came from a free pattern I'd made up a few years ago, only to find it was too small on my head to cover the ears nicely. I had a remnant of some lovely dark blue wool and alpaca yarn, that I used to give it a band, and a pink crochet … [Read more...]
