I haven't had it when I knitted more complex brioche in the round, it's only been on this one! Possibly I was pulling it too tight because it was my first time

that sounds like proof that the meds are working

it's a really good starter pattern for two colour brioche, and looks really dramatic if one of your yarns is a gradient

hi kitties!

two pictures of a two colour brioche cowl, ribbing in purple and pale pink. The lines of ribbing are at a diagonal angle

Another day, another cowl, another new technique to me when I knitted it - this was my first attempt at two colour brioche. I still have no idea why it went diagonal! Pattern is Chromatic Cowl by Amy Detjen, the yarn is from Siidegarte. #showMeYourKnits 🧶 #knitsky

it's really snuggly in cold weather!

This is the Niela Cowl, available only via Ravelry as far as I can tell, and it was a great pattern to try out stranded colourwork. The yarns were both from Nerd Girl Yarns - her Come Hither (MCN) fingering in Don't Blink and I Am The Doctor And This Is My Spoon

I love the flare at the bottom, it's great for tucking into the neck of a coat to keep the cold out.

a knitted cowl with a flared base. The background is light grey and it has variegated purple polka dots

Another new technique experiment for me and another cowl for #showMeYourKnits 🧶this was my first attempt at stranded colourwork. No, I won't show you the floats!

and the stickiness that comes from mixing golden syrup with the chocolate!

That sounds gorgeous. So many places do a pretty much solid slab of chocolate, which misses the point!

Ooh I love a bit of tiffin

it's such a simple pattern, and I started knitting it when I was at a convention so I had a lot of time to just knit!

A blue ribbed knitted moebius cowl folded up on a wooden surface

this week's #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶theme is cowls - I knit more than I wear and most of them are opportunities to try out new techniques. This Looped Loop cowl was a chance for me to try out knitting continental style after initially learning English style when I was little.

absolutely this! and depending on how your hands react, a lighter yarn might be easier than a thicker one for the movement of making stitches.

this would be super soft on your fingers and the variegation in the dye would mean it would look interesting when the knitting is boring: www.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

Happy anniversary!

Reform have so much funding for media - I've had six mailings from them in the last fortnight

Nothing encourages me to be tidy and put things away more than living with cats.

Not unrelated, Tilly just tried to groom my new cashmere yarn to the point I was worried about it felting. It is now put out of her reach to dry and will then be put away.

you, me, and the enduring spirit of Take That (! And Party)

you have my hand. And my Nirvana CDs.

bad news, there are still tickets for tomorrow

hope everyone at Woolly Good Gathering today and tomorrow has a wonderful time!

we may still be in Thomas More era

those look like Ginger Twist colours, especially the pink

I tried, but I already have!

1960s Style Poster, with a yellow background covered in white Paisley Pattern fronds, with the words: Paisley Opera's Carmen. Georges Bizet's Fiery Drama Comes to Paisley with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera & Right2Dance. 16th, 19th, 21st May at 7.15pm. 24th May 3pm. Tannahill Centre, PA3 1NT. Paisleyopera.org

Tickets ON SALE NOW at paisleyopera.org May 16th, 19th, 21st & 24th. Come & join Paisley Opera as we stage a St Mirren-inspired new translation of Bizet’s Carmen - In this new version of the most popular opera of all time, we swap our setting from a sun-drenched Spain to the streets of 1960s Paisley

A man afraid of water is unlikely to have cruised down carnality canal

I hope your migraine has released you now <3

he's playing Rosalind!