2024 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

PollyWollyDoodle

Ooh a meeting up - I'm very envious!  And how lovely to pass on your excess fabric stash to someone who you know will use it well.

Good idea about the book, @alicef - I was very excited to see that Patrick and Esmè are doing a talk at a theatre in Cambridge, which is not far from me.  However the tickets are £42   I'm sure it would be good, but I will not be going.  I might see if I can get the book through the library though.  

alicef

I'm staying up late to see if I can obtain a photo of the aurora borealis.

@PollyWollyDoodle agreed - book thru' library makes sense.   £42 pounds!  Mmmm - that's a lot of yarn or cloth purchasing potential.

thriftwizard

It was lovely to meet you, @Laura_Elsewhere, and thank you for the treasures! All will be used or passed on to someone else who will use it. I hope you've had a smashing weekend and will have a safe journey home.

Laura_Elsewhere

Thanks, @thriftwizard, we did and we have done! 

keepcalmandcraft

PollyWollyDoodle 

said:

Ooh a meeting up - I'm very envious!  And how lovely to pass on your excess fabric stash to someone who you know will use it well.

Good idea about the book, @alicef - I was very excited to see that Patrick and Esmè are doing a talk at a theatre in Cambridge, which is not far from me.  However the tickets are £42   I'm sure it would be good, but I will not be going.  I might see if I can get the book through the library though.  

@PollyWollyDoodle I'm near Cambridge too and did the same as you, got excited about Patrick and Esme coming then got put off by the price!

PollyWollyDoodle

I’d pay that for theatre tickets but it seems a lot just to hear them talk. As @alicef wisely said, that represents a lot of yarn/fabric/craft supplies!   

PipneyJane

Sarahspangles said:

I love that hat, and little shops that have been there forever.

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This week I’ve mended a bra and I’m just sorting out some pulls on a merino sweater. We’ve managed to book a holiday and I’m wondering if it would be mad to take a small knitting project!

@Sarahspangles not mad at all.  I always have a small knitting project in my handbag, usually a sock.  When we go on holiday, I’ll pack an extra ball or two, so that when one pair finishes, I have another I can start.

Thanks everyone for your complements re the hat.  It went really well with my dress on Saturday:



- Pip

Laura_Elsewhere

@PipneyJane - you look utterly brilliant, really nice outfit from head to toe- plus you look lovely and healthy, and long may that last!!

@Sarahspangles - you mean there are people who don't take needlework on holiday?!?! I mean, yes, obviously folk who are not needleworkers, but surely everyone who does knitting or crochet or sewing would take something with them to work on??? 

Sarahspangles

Laura_Elsewhere said:

@Sarahspangles - you mean there are people who don't take needlework on holiday?!?! I mean, yes, obviously folk who are not needleworkers, but surely everyone who does knitting or crochet or sewing would take something with them to work on??? 

I take my sketching things, but it never occurred to me to knit! I couldn’t imagine working on a sweater on a sun lounger, and the weight would be a consideration.

Has anyone flown recently with needles in hand luggage? And knitted on a plane? Some fine bamboo DPNs would fit in my pencil case. My next project is gloves and hat in fingering yarn.

PollyWollyDoodle

@PipneyJane you look fabulous!  Great to see.