I've been spending the last month or so thinking and designing rather than blogging - I've had an idea for a really exciting project (well, exciting for me) when sufficient inspiration suddenly struck for a 4 pattern e-book, so I've been frantically knitting samples for that while I still have the muse upon me!
I've also reached the point where rights from pattern sales have started to revert to me, and have released 2 patterns previously published in magazines for sale: Talboys Wrap and Cecily Mitts. As Alex is now nearing her100km walk for Team Bob in aid of the British Heart Foundation, 50p from each sale of both these patterns will be going towards her walk.
In the meantime, glad news this weekend was Bradford City's playoff win and promotion to League One. I didn't go to the match as we already had tickets for England v New Zealand at Lord's. "Luckily" Lord's was utterly freezing, so I was able to wear my Bantam's Beanie while desperately trying to get enough signal on my phone to find out the score. The lovely Yorkshire yarn shop Baa Ram Ewe have also just created a "Bantam" colourway for their Titus yarn, inspired by Bradford's rather distinctive strip, so I was able to celebrate with a purchase - should be arriving soon! More immediately, what better way to celebrate than a few glasses of vino and the Eurovision Song Contest. I thought Romania (my description: cross between Peter Andre and Cruella de Vil; described by England cricketer Graeme Swann on Twitter as a "eunuch vampire") and Greece (football referees in skirts pretending to be Madness with their grandad, singing "Alcohol is Free") were cruelly robbed. Although I am fairly sure the Greek entry only got through due to a Father Ted/My Lovely Horse-type decision based on lack of funds to ever host it again.
And, seriously, is there some international bribery scandal brewing as regards Azerbaijan? Votes from the most unlikely places for a deeply peculiar performance.
