Bling, bling

(With apologies to Abba's "Ring Ring")

I was sorting through my clothes
I was assessing all of those
That I shouldn't wear now that I'm a bit past forty
Experts say nothing terribly tight
Or too short, bold or bright
There's so little choice now that I'm over the hill and warty

And I'm down and feeling blue
Cos I dont know what to do with ...

Bling, bling. Can I still wear it at all?
Bling, bling: see I bought more than one ball
Bling, bling: I fear its my downfall
And I sit here admiring it secretly
Will people understand the need in me?
To wear bling, bling (I really don't mean to appall).
So bling, bling, I'm secretly knitting a ball


Four balls of merino/nylon/lame blend yarn bought on sale. A completely inappropriate purchase, but ahhh .... so shiny.

A fraud in our midst

Please choose the correct answer. The scarf wearer is smiling ...

1. nervously - wondering if she will fall off the child step stool while attempting to take this photograph in the bathroom mirror
2. proudly - wearing her first knitted accessory
3. uneasily - wondering if anyone will pick that the knitting is a cheat

I finished this cosy scarf in the wee small hours of Sunday morning and have been wearing it since. While I'm very pleased with the end product, I can't help but have mixed feelings about its creation. You see, I used a circular knitting loom.

Loom knitting is so quick and easy. The stitches are all regular. Tension remains even. You start and finish a row with the same number of stitches. And dropped stitches are a rarity. Its brilliant.

But what do the people who use two clicketty-clack needles make of loom knitting? Is it a bit of smoke and mirrors trickery? A knitting sham? Is it the same as mixing ½ cup of oil and two eggs into a store-bought packet mix and saying that you like to bake cakes?

Well, while I ponder all this, I'm off to do a bit more counterfeit casting-on ...