Back from the hols

Just after the last post, the washing machine broke down. So we flew off to France knowing that we had several things to sort out when we got back! At last I can report that the sock machine is re-attached to its desk, the car is running, and the new washing machine has done two loads today. I seem to have hit the ground running, so have only completed the rib and leg of a sock so far.

I brought back three magazines from France, mainly on crochet, some new techniques to try out, like their macrame crochet and their Cro-Tat, which have quite different interpretation. Macrame crochet looks a bit like Irish Crochet, and is done not over padded cords but over crocheted ones. The Cro-Tat is a wonderfully easy way of doing tatting, at last, without worrying if the knot is done the right way or the wrong way on the other thread. If you have ever struggled to learn tatting you will know what I mean!