Royal Highland Show

G & I went to the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston and had a great day.

We grazed our way around Lidl (the most freebies), Co-op, ASDA and the food hall. Lots of the same kind of foods -

• Oatcakes
• Honey
• Whisky
• Strawberries
• Sausages
• Dips
• Cheese (OMG I have never had as much cheese)

As well as all the food we saw

Alpacas

Goats

Take That!

Take That were amazing in Glasgow last night.

Knitting in Public

It was World-Wide Knitting in Public day today. Actually it was one of World-Wide Knitting in Public days. It is on this weekend, and next Saturday & Sunday.

There was an event in Edinburgh. Supposed to be at the Scott Monument in Princes Street. I intended to drive half way, then either get the train or bus. There are massive road works in Princes Street, and I didn't fancy walking far as I would need to carry my bag, knitting and a chair:-). Although it was quite bright, there were some ominous-looking clouds.

I drove to Edinburgh Park train station - no parking right outside, but I could see a retail park on the other side of the railway. Slight problem in that, although it was about 100 yards away, I had to drive over a mile to get there. By the time I did that, and parked the car, I missed the train. Grrrrr.
So then I drove to the nearby by park 'n' ride (bus). I parked easily (it's in the title LOL), and went to wait on the bus. I was under shelter, wearing my sunglasses, and I went to check the times of the bus which involved leaving the shelter, to discover it had started raining heavily.

I called a guy who was at the Scott monument (probably less than three miles as the crow flies), and he said it was dry there. Nevertheless I knew it wouldn't be for long, so I decided to drive into the centre. I managed to park close to Double Dutch (the alternative venue should it have rained), and spent a pleasant afternoon knitting and eating.

It took me about 90 minutes to get to Double Dutch by the time I went via the train and bus stations, and only around 40 minute to get home.

I meant to take pictures, but I forgot.. Still there's always next weekend!

Troon

Having a lovely afternoon in Troon. Sun is shining (but it's a bit windy). Just had game of crazy golf where G thrashed me. Of course I blame the wind, the course, the fact I haven't been playing golf since I was wee, etc., etc. Nothing to do with the fact I was cr*p! Just had an Irn Bru ice cream float - not as good as I remember from childhood but maybe that's because I improvised with Mr Whippy ice cream.:)

I can blog from my phone

And I want a goat:-)

It's a small world

I was on Ravelry this week, looking for a skirt pattern. I found this pattern by Gudrun Johnston. She was born and raised in Shetland, met her American husband in Edinburgh, and they now live in the States. On her blog I read about the Owl sweater which led me to Kate's blog. Kate is a designer living in Edinburgh, and on her blog she has photos of said Owl Sweater. One was of someone called Wendy, from Philadelphia. I looked on Ravelry for Wendy, and found her blog. I could hardly believe it when the current post showed a picture of, and post about, Ysolda Teague
I met Ysolda last year in Edinburgh, and here she was, in Philly. Ysolda is another designer, based in Edinburgh, but when I read her blog, it appears she's on a mini-tour of the States, publicising her book.

Last night I went to a stitch 'n' bitch at K1 Yarns in Edinburgh, where Ysolda worked part time before she went on her book tour.

I feel I've gone full circle in only 24 hours. It is a small world, and you can't hide, especially if you're on Ravelry LOL.

I don't know if I'll knit the Owl sweater, but I had a great time reading all the blogs I've mentioned. I will probably do Gudrun's skirt though.

Obsessed with Knitting

OK, it's official - I am becoming obsessed with knitting.
Next week will be a busy one, knit-wise. G will probably be going to Amsterdam, so that means:
Monday - Falkirk knitting group
Tuesday - Stirling Knitting Bee
Wednesday - City Knitty (Elephant House, Edinburgh)
Thursday - K1 Yarns (Edinburgh)
Friday - hmm, why are there no knitting groups on a Friday in Central Scotland?

It's just as well we are going away this weekend, as there is a knitting thing at John Lewis in Glasgow on Saturday, and I think it's City Knitty at Double Dutch on Sunday.

I'm working on a top-down top in 4-ply cotton, worked on 3.25mm needles. I've been working on it for about two weeks, and it's taking forever. Note to self - don't do skinny yarn on skinny needles. Will have to get the champagne out when I finish the first ball. An announcement in the Times should occur when I finish the thing!