Current WIP count: 6
I over-ordered the yarn for my Flax Light, so there was a whole skein and at least 1/3 of another left over. That wasn’t enough to make another one for myself (tempting as it may be) but I knew it would definitely be enough to make a mini version for my friend’s toddler.
So that’s happening. Her birthday is at the beginning of December so that’s my initial goal, but if I miss that then the aim is Christmas!
There’s been very little time at home over the last week so I haven’t made much progress on Morag. The loop stitch means it’s not quite mindless enough for working on at choir.
I have a train journey or two coming up at the weekend so I should be able to get a move on with her.
A question for everyone – what is your opinion on knitting or crocheting at a wedding and/or wedding reception? Yes? No? “You’re a terrible person for even thinking about it”? Asking for a friend….
Hannah
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Quiet Water Craft 
You have set your self a deadline with the new flax light. Good luck keeping it.
Um knitting or crocheting at a wedding I wouldn’t. I would perhaps on the trip to/from but not during the service or reception.
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There was a mix up with the transport and we ended up standing around for quite a while at one point, so I was glad I had my knitting with me!
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It’s always nice having the excess yarn “problem” to overcome and it sounds like you came up with a good solution to it. As to knitting or crocheting at a wedding and/or its reception, you’re/they’re not a terrible person for thinking of it (I’m one of those people who find weddings mind-numbingly boring and suspect that they’re socially-engineered public torture devices, so I totally get it), but I’d say that a guest definitely shouldn’t do that. The wedding day belongs to the lucky couple and the role of a guest is to do his/her best to make their day as special as possible for them. That means a guest is stuck doing nothing but wedding-related things. I hope it’s quick and painless and that you/they can get back to knitting and crocheting soon.
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None of the family like the groom so it wasn’t exactly painless, but it all went without too many hitches.
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I think crafting at the service no but at the reception I’m not sure. I think Miss Marple would have been knitting at an informal reception 😉
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The lighting at the reception was too odd for knitting my dark Flax Light, but I was glad I had it with me when we were left standing around for half an hour waiting for transport to the reception.
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I take my socks in progress bag (nearly) everywhere. Even if I don’t do any knitting I find it comforting to know I have it. Xxx
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Shame about the lighting. I hadn’t considered that. Xx
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Me neither!
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I wouldn’t knit at the service, but the reception? Why not. As long as it isn’t during speeches or other celebratory rituals. But once the drinking and dancing starts, no one will remember anyway. 😄
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Although you might prefer to dance! Also, I’m in the states so might be different here.
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I don’t really like that kind of dancing, although my boyfriend did manage to drag me up for a slow dance!
I didn’t knit at all during the actual wedding-y bits, but I’m glad I had it with me when we had a wait for transport.
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I had to laugh. While I totally understand your desire to use the space of time from a wedding to work on a project, something tells me it might be frowned upon. But bring it in the car (just in case) 😉
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It did come in handy when we had a long wait for transport from the church to the reception!
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