Going Digital
I used to have a lot of magazines. I don’t mean just a few but shelves full of magazine boxes containing copy after copy of film periodicals, sci-fi mags, computer Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Marie Irshad
Making Monday – Knitting Mysteries Revealed
In this case specifically the Leethal Twitter Mystery Knit. It’s now been unveiled as Orthogonal and the full pattern is available as a free pdf. So how’s mine doing? Yeah, Continue Reading →
Making Monday – Building a PC
Doug’s main PC blew up last week So I built him a new one on Saturday. He’d ordered some parts from Scan (the “it’s a no brainer” bundle) which were packed in Continue Reading →
Making Monday – Plant Sensor
There are several ways that you can tell if a plant needs water, touching the soil to see if it’s dry or looking to see if the leaves are drooping Continue Reading →
Pink Knits
I’ve now reached the brim section of Wild is the Wind. It’s charted and I’ve got as far as the set-up rows so far. I’m making this from Lamb’s Pride Continue Reading →
Challenges
Yes, I know I’m posting on a day that isn’t Monday! 😉 I’ve realised that I seem to work better when I challenge myself. In my day job I have Continue Reading →
If At First You Don’t Suceed…
Quite a few redos this week starting with my Wild is the Wind beret. I’d made the mistake of of not realising that the twisted stitches in the pattern are Continue Reading →
Finished – Edinburgh Rock
I’m really pleased with how this turned out I’ve never blocked a scarf before but I’m tempted to block this one so that the yarn over design shows Continue Reading →
Derby Mini Maker Faire
Sunday, Doug and I decided to go to the Mini Maker Faire in Derby. It was held in the Derby Silk Mill which was built on the site of the Continue Reading →
Not much of a Making Monday…
A short post this week because the shoulder pain I wrote about last time was the beginnings of shingles. I’ve never had this before and assumed only older people suffered Continue Reading →