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Mystery Shawl KAL: Part the Fourth
Not unexpectedly for a shawl requiring 680 yards of yarn, the rows are getting longer…and longer…and longer. At the end of clue 4 (whichever version you choose), you will have 329 stitches. Since my Knitpicks interchangeable set has a 60″ … Continue reading
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Tagged Follow Your Arrow KAL, KAL, knitting, lace, MKAL, shawl, Ysolda Teague
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The Road More Trampled
Ysolda Teague’s Follow Your Arrow Mystery Shawl KAL has a wrinkle I’ve not seen before: each week we are given two pattern sections, but we have to choose which one to follow. Since there are 5 “clues,” there are 32 possible … Continue reading
London Adventures, Part 8 (contains Sherlock)
So Tuesday morning I started out heading back to Speedy’s and possible Sherlock filming. The signs posted as early as Saturday said no parking from 8:30 – 6:30, but no one knew when they would really be there. I found … Continue reading
London Adventures, Part 7
Monday marked the beginning of three days completely on my own in London. I started off with Museum-O-Rama: The V&A, the Science Museum, and the Natural History Museum are all very near each other, accessible by pedestrian underground walkway from … Continue reading
London Adventures, Part 6
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! Sunday was busy and fun. I had been invited to check out “Made in Clerkenwell,” a big artisan festival. I started out the day by going back to Islington – there were shops in Camden Passage I … Continue reading
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London Adventures, Part 5
Friday morning brought a trip to Cheltenham in order to meet up with our online posse: Ladies who Lunch (and Sean). In a move that I expect to start a new trend, we lunched at The Daffodil, a theater-turned-restaurant used … Continue reading
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Tagged London, Sherlock, Speedy's, The National Theatre, The Shed
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London Adventures, Part 4
If you are a foodie, and you go to London, you must visit the Borough Market, or you will hate yourself for missing it. Situated right by London Bridge tube station, it’s certainly easy to reach. The Green Market is … Continue reading
London Adventures, Part 3
Wednesday found my companion and I splitting up: she left early on a coach tour to Stonehenge and Bath; I headed out for a day sightseeing in London. If you ever go to London, I highly recommend taking the Tally … Continue reading
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Tagged Covent Garden Market, London, St Paul's Cathedral, Tally-Ho Cycle Tours
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London Adventures, Part 2
My next couple of days in London were spent doing very tourist-y things: Kensington Palace, Hyde Park, a hop-on, hop-off bus tour, the Sherlock Holmes Museum (of course!), a look at the Buckingham Palace gates (the Queen was home), and … Continue reading
London Adventures, part 1
Finally showing my “international” side, I recently spent 12 days in London, seeing the usual tourist sights and having tea. But I also tried a few less-known activities, and met a couple of celebrities. In this resurrection of my comatose … Continue reading
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Tagged BAFTA, Ian Hallard, John Finnemore, London, Mark Gatiss, setlock, Sherlock, vacation
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