As an adult orphan, I find I'm ok with Mother's Day/Father's Day as a concept. My parants are still with me in a sense and it can be at time to reflect and remember. I think what people find hard is the in-your-face commercialism. Anyway, my friend just paid for lunch with her son, husband and me

Friend up to stay. Busy bee

Arrived at the hairdressers buffeted to bright red cheek status by the wind and soaked to drowned rat status by the rain. Despite a coat and £500 Arcteryx waterproof jacket over the top and both hoods up. Stylist had to dry my hair before she could do the colour. And I sat in soggy wet jeans. Fun

Had a personality bypass. Have washed not one, but two sets of bedlinen. One has been flapping about in the strong breeze* and the other has about 10 more mins in the washing machine**. Have also changed the beds *hideous gale **where it will prob stage because my attention is diverted now

Wish they'd got rid of gangster-alike Kai rather than Nadiya, IF it's true that there are tensions post break up. IF (they broke up 2 years ago)

I was talking about books with my friend as we marched up Beacon Fell. She asked me if I had read the book about Harold Fry's pilgrimage. I said "ye-es" a bit doubtingly, because the title seemed familiar but I couldn't remember what it's about. Even with a synopsis I only recognised bits. She 1/2

Karen gone from Strictly. Not gutted about that, but she was maturing quite nicely so I wasn't agin her like I was until a year or so ago. Actually a bit sad for her. But they've kept Katya which I just cannot fathom. Of all the agins I have she's my most aginnest. And for my extended family too

NOOOO!!!! Gorka and Nadiya have gone from Strictly 💔 Luba and Michelle too. Not bothered about Luba, she had opportunities, but Michelle never really got to show us what she could do or who she was.

It was I'd Do Anything, for the part of Nancy in Oliver! (Not Somewhere Over The Rainbow for the part of Dorothy)

Gah. I've been in, sat on my arse watching Pottery Throwdown, and I've just had a message saying my parcel will be redelivered BECAUSE I WASNT IN! (It was royal mail who usually do a proper knock that can be heard. Don't know what happened today)

I don't know anyone irl who doesn't know Jessie Buckley. I accept there are such people, but I don't know them. Everyone I know has known her since our collective outrage that she didn't win Somewhere Over the Rainbow (That's a lot of "knows" in one post. They were needed)

Crochet update in SparklyLand: I now have two projects on the go. I mean, I say that, but there are at least 5 other projects in the naughty box awaiting some enthusiasm and momentum to complete (or frog). Anyway, these two things are actually happening. The star stitch cowl is v rhythmic and 1/2

Jesus. Just seen the news and footage of the Glasgow Fire. Horrendous. Such a staggering blow to the city

🧶 Still interested to know what your own favourites are! And have you made any? If so, did you buy the pack and follow her colour order faithfully or did you create your own colour palette?

🧶 knitters... I used to be able to knit beautiful, neat, twisted rib that was really springy and stretchy. I stopped knitting about 5 years ago because... boring. So now I crochet. But I will often knit a ribbed cuff. The ribbing still LOOKS good, but hasn't got the stretch. What am I doing wrong?

Anyone here an Attic24 fan? 🧶 I've been browsing all her blankets and for absolutely no purpose I was wondering which is your favourite. Mine is Harbour. The stitch pattern and the colours all come together and there isn't the feeling that some of the colours are only there to make the required 15

Been a crochet designer again. Couldn't keep my hands of the scrumptious purple wool, so even though the star stitch cowl isn't finished, I started on the lemon tree infinity scarf. But I didn't like the gappiness in real life, so I've been experimenting with stitches and got the look I want. Smug

I don't want any dinner. That's just not normal. I only have two meals a day and I usually really looking forward to my second meal. I might manage some soup. If I had some

For all of us who are eternally 8. (Also, appropo of absolutely zero, I have friend with the same name as this poster and it gets me every time)

Right. Time to put the kettle on for my 9.30 coffee in bed. Anyone need me to put water in the kettle for them?

I'm getting a fair few posts in my discover feed of people knitting the rannaculus jumper. I only heard about it about 4 wks ago and now I can't get away from it. It has 34k, and rising, projects on ravelry. It's meant to be easy, but it's top down and in the round which is a billion sts. Pure hell

I went to a charity shop and scored 3 balls of merino angora. I know EXACTLY what I want to make with it and am.itchingbto gets started. But I'm only halfway through the star st cowl. I'll be old and grey before I get to my yummy new wool (yarn for the cowl was yummy and new 2 weeks ago. Over it)

Shame on you all! No heads up on Sunday that the semi final of Pottery Throwdown was on that evening 😱 It only took me until today to remember all by myself. Anyway, it was a clear as day who they were giving potter of the week to but I prefer Fynn's aesthetic. And SO sad about the one sent home

I'm involved in a similar project in the Lake District. This is heartening

Does *everyone* think Timothee Chalamet is a great actor? I find him annoying and one dimensional. I'm agin

If I've laboured my points about baking bread or labelling handmade crocheted things it's because my ostrich instinct has kicked in due to all the very bad things happening right now. Baking, crocheting and pretty labels is all my brain is allowing me to deal with. (I can do nice books and music)

Art

I heard the news today. Oh boy

I *might* have the wrong spelling of Weatherspoon in relation to 'Spoons pubs

Yip yippetty yip! I have noticed and felt the difference in the last couple days. Makes me feel all dancy

Teresa Weatherspoon is trending and I genuinely thought she was the daughter of Tim Weatherspoon

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus... Yn barod!

I wouldn't expect anything else 😂 Tbf, it's actually just another pale grey, meh day. But I expect it'll rain later because I'm washing bedlinen

Well, I totally missed this, but doing it anyway. Last week I re-read High Rising by Angela Thirkell because I like the light humour and the wry, observational style. Written in 1933 it captures that mythical upper middle class rural life we imagine of the time.The antisemitism is an issue tho

Ravelry... Really excellent for browsing and researching patterns. Almost as toxic as the other place if you post on a forum. 4 days ago I asked a question simultaneouslyon here and on ravelry about working increase intervals. Bluesky got there first, but the 4th ravelry person got there not 1/2

Not raining today. A light grey, meh day. Shall watch detected crochet. Probably

She's not wrong about their callbeing the herald of spring. It'll be a few weeks though. We're still very much in winter. Spring doesn't really appear until *after* the spring Equinox

When did that change happen? I'd only ever heard of hedge sparrows and when I started hearing about Dunnocks assumed it was a completely different bird species. Was my name left off the Change of Name Memo?

I know it's old news now, but I'm so proud of my friend and all the work she has done on the White Paper on SEND provision. Anyway, she made it to the Guardian. (She's the one not name checked on the photo caption)

Can you undo a repost? Just posted the wrong one

DEFECTION SHOULD TRIGGER A BY ELECTION AND I CANNOT FATHOM WHY IT DOESN’T

Isn't it law to do so?

But I've never had a dream. I've never known what I want to achieve. I hasd come to terms with not knowing and just bumbling amiably along. But NOW...

My godson and his fiancee are getting married in Crete next year. Not only am I invited, but they want me to be the celebrant. Overwhelmed, honoured and otherwise speechless!

My woollen hat got a thorough soaking in yesterday's soggy adventure. I rolled it in a towel to soak up some water. Then did it again. Layed it out flat on a towel fold into four layers and left it overnight. Did the same process again this morning. Still soaking. And that's why I don't block

I think I've said this before, but when I'm reading a book I see a film version in my head and start casting (unlike Emerald Fennell I stop there; I don't have the arrogance to imagine my version will appeal to anyone else). Anyway, I'm torn between Keeley Hawes and Olivia Colman as main protaganist

Finally warmed up after planting wildflowers as part of a regeneration project in a remote part of the Lake District. 6 hours in persistent, very wet rain which soaked through 6 layers on top half and 3 layers on bottom half as well as underwear. Fine whilst digging but cold to the bone after

I'm going with this! Thank you to Carol Ann and and Helen and everyone else for their prompt response xx

In case you need to know, it's this pattern ravel.me/southern-sun... And this is how little I have done due to the huge stumbling block of where to place the increases:

Dear crochet superstars and maths geniuses 🧶 I have a pattern which has is fairly simple but overcomplicated everything, but oversimplified increase instructions so that all is says is to increase by placing 2sts EVENLY in 6 stitches along a 94st round. No instructions of which exact sts Cont...