I have posted many years about the Marysville Marathon Weekend. My parents have a holiday house in Marysville, and in the second weekend in November we go up there and participate in the run. This year I couldn't run because two weeks ago I tore my meniscus, but Leon did the half marathon. I did go for a 5km run to the Falls, which I really enjoyed and also reinforced that I shouldn't have been running at all. You can just see Leon, almost at the top, in the red running vest. I gave my mother her birthday knit: We went out for a family dinners and family walks, and unintentionally and unironically wore matching knits: And my parents were cute. The thing is, my parents share their house with a friend and late last year they said they wanted to sell. At the time we were outraged, but having spent a weekend there with them they are getting on and I think it might be good for them to not have a two hour mountain drive, or the responsibilities of two houses. They have already ann...
Did you know you can do long-tailed cast on in knit AND purl? Neither did I, but it's really easy. I was pretty excited when i learnt it. I've spent a lot of time thinking about the best cast on for the top of socks. I had previously used the alternating cable cast on as my favourite. I cast on each of these socks using those methods: And I can say that the long-tailed (on the left) is quicker, but the alternating cable (on the right) gives that beautiful rounded edge, so I'll be sticking with that. The other thing I tried with these sock is the Addi Trio Unicorn . I don't love magic loop and because we were bush camping, in cars and on public transport I didn't want to risk dropping a DPN. Also, i love to try new things. I've tried the Trios before, but that was when they only had short ones, and I need a 15cm because of my knitting style. These are...fine. Because they are longer, they droop down a bit and remind me of when i used to knit on two circ...