No pictures of knitting to show you today as nothing interesting has happened that would require dusting the old camera...
I have started Bianca's back which is the same as the sleeve but wider, and I have finished Valenciennes's lace border which is the same as before but longer... Nothing exciting then.
Tomorrow, after the shopping and ironing chores, I am planning a long knitting session as I will have more time to myself! Delphine has decided to join the Athletic training and Christian will have Orchestra practice, both after school. I think I am going to love Mondays this year....
Tuesday I am off to Southampton for my Autumn visit to John Lewis. It is time to gather up wool for serious Winter knitting and I want to see the colours for real and feel the yarns before I make the final decision(s). I am more organised this time and will take a list with me of yarn requirements for two (or maybe three) projects which are waiting (im)patiently in the queue...
Everybody at home thinks I am really weird to get so excited at the prospect of buying wool. They look at me sometimes as if I am an alien or somebody with a very serious mental disorder and I am sure I can read pity in their eyes too... But I don't really care... Roll on Tuesday!!!
happy shopping! Now Jill is having fun with the new Louisa Harding books and yarns, and JL might stock them. Worth checking out! I saw several of her yarns (can't remember the names, a Sari Ribbon, some mohair ribbon and another luscious yarn) and they were well priced, something like £3.95 a ball and very nice stuff. Compare to some of Rowan's overpriced and overrated stuff...
Dawn
Posted by: dawn | September 19, 2005 at 12:36 AM
Hope you've got the ferry company on standby for extra cargo!
Posted by: Tracy | September 19, 2005 at 10:53 AM
Have a lovely time tomorrow! How exciting! ;)
Posted by: Lolly | September 19, 2005 at 02:36 PM
Don' forget to buy some laceweight... for a wool shawl, you hear? Methinks a Flower Basket Shawl would be a good idea! :-)
Posted by: MJ | September 19, 2005 at 07:00 PM
Jeudi sympa en perspective!!!
Et... non, tu n'est pas une alien... Tu es juste super-branchée (et donc TRES en avance sur ton temps).
Tu peux signaler à tous les obscurantistes que Sharon stone, Uma Thurman, Julia Roberts ou Kate Hudson, pour ne citer qu'elles sont des tricot-addicts notoires!!!! cqfd : tricoter c'est SEXY!
Posted by: cécile | September 19, 2005 at 08:40 PM
Have a lovely day out. I shall look forward to reading all about your purchases.
Posted by: Carol | September 20, 2005 at 01:31 AM
Have a fun day buying wool, no-one here understands the excitement in yarn shopping either!
Posted by: yvette | September 20, 2005 at 03:47 PM
I can't wait to see what you buy. I'm on a serious yarn diet, so I'll have to live vicariously through you. :\
~Aimee
Posted by: Aimee | September 20, 2005 at 06:06 PM
Francoise-
What is John Lewis? I am out of the loop? I have never been to Southampton. Is this in the UK? or the Hamptons in the USA?
I am in Southern California and it all feels so close. I hope your day was lovely and I look forward to your report.
Posted by: gina L | September 21, 2005 at 05:12 AM