Scarf-o-matic

Off to get baked in the sun

Quietly sneeking off to have a break in the sun in Southern Spain (though as I have some deadlines, I am taking some work material with me too. But I have promised myself to not feel guilty if it all stays in the bag!). This is the cottage:

And this is the view:

Back in a week.

Hot Dogs in Madrid

Back from my research trip to Madrid, where it was as hot as Hades! Although I must confess that I did take a sock project with me, I hardly knit a stitch. I also did not buy any wool, as I realised before I went that I actually haven't used any of the stuff I bought last time. I think I may have reached that stage in the new knitter's life (I started in Autumn 2004) when I start to say boring things like: I must stick to my stash. How depraved, I hear you cry, to deprive us of eye candy!

So if I cannot show you pictures of yarn, what can I show you? Well, I spent my spare time out of the library either cooling down with a beer, or pounding the pavements from bookshop to bookshop, and I couldn't help noticing the dogs. There are a lot of pooches in Madrid: big ones, little ones, and all of them were hot too!

And these two made me laugh!

And least you think there are no cats in Madrid, here is one snoozing in a cafe:

competition result

Needless to say I ran out of hand spun yarn before I completed said hat, so it is back to the spindle for me! However, I printed out the comments, cut 'em up, rolled each one into a little ball and asked the Other Knitter in the House to pick one. And the winner is: Nadine!

Now my blogging may get a bit erratic over the next couple of weeks! On Sunday I am off to Spain to do a spot of research, and must pack my bags over the next few days. Someone is not entirely happy about this.