KNITTING
As with most things I tackle, there is a method in my madness because I have discovered I am able to lose a little bit of weight rather than putting it on when I knit. The answer is in doing something with my fingers while watching TV instead of nibbling. This is the first time I have tackled a Dr Who scarf and although I have tried to keep the authentic colours, it isn't easy, so in the end, it won't look identical in shades, just in size. Another simple piece of knitting I've been doing is a nice little dolls dress, all done in one piece and just garter stitch. Couldn't do any fancy knitting while trying to watch TV, that's for sure. The dress starts off with 140 stitches for skirt and just tapers off at the waist for the bodice. I've made several of those. And back to scarves, I've made over a dozen of your everyday common garden variety, and I used that fluffy yarn to add a bit of variety into them. When I tried to use only the "Feathers" or "Lashes" yarn, it was impossible for me to find any dropped stitch I might accidently lose, so in desperation I decided to use regular yarn as well, knitting 2 rows of the regular yarn, using a colour to complitment the fancy yarn, and 2 rows of the fancy yarn, and the results have been quite stunning. I did the single rib... you know.. I plain, 1 purl, for those scarves but the Dr Who scarf stipulates garter throughout. I reckon single rib would have looked ok as well.