Well, I sent off the yarn for the painting themed yarn swap on TNN this morning, have just realised I forgot to take a photo before sending it; duh! Went to do some work on the shawl I have just started and found that the new needles have a raised bit which is catching on the yarn; luckily Morag at Vintage Purls is putting a replacement set in the post but it still means I can't work on it today.
I've finished the first swatch for my Paloma top, it's dried and is just hanging lightly weighted so I can see if I get gauge. If I do then I'll cast on for that tonight after I've got some work done. I'm using Elann Lara in the most amazing turquoise. Should look fantastic when it's done, assuming I do it correctly of course.
Mum's only got a wee way to go on George's jumper too, so he should have that for next winter no problems, though she's just caught a nasty bug and can't get up today.
I'm going to be working on some sock yarn on the weekend, try and get my first 3 ply set up. Technically it's not the first, that was my Merino/Yak/Silk blend, but this is the first I've dyed and spun from scratch. One ply is finished, 2 to go.
Had another meeting with Ian's school and GSE (group special education), no more hours yet as he has no time when he is independent so we're still only getting the time that they have a one-on-one person funded for. So still only 3 hours, next meeting isn't until the 4th week of next term so if we do get extra time it'll be for 6 weeks max before the Christmas holidays. We're working on getting him a bit more independent at home in the hopes that it will translate into the same thing at school. They were also doing the application for funding for next year. It's kind of scary, the max any child can get is 17 hours a week; Ian needs full time support and he's able bodied. What must it be like for children who can get that 17 hours but are not able to do anything for themselves?
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