Monthly Archives: March 2016

Ben A’an

Posted on March 24, 2016 by ballsofwool

A Trossachs hill 454 metres high for a winter walk. Blazing winter bracken and bare birches.

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The Fisherman’s Jersey

Posted on March 23, 2016 by ballsofwool

The pattern was Alice Starmore’s Stornoway. It’s knit in the round in really good quality 5-ply pure wool on tiny needles (less than 3mm). I had to spend time understanding the pattern, which included adding my own diagrams, before beginning … Continue reading →

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Biology reading list

Posted on March 22, 2016 by ballsofwool

Starting gently with some popular science. Nick Lane’s Life Ascending I can really recommend : it’s an eye-opener. Now for the heavy stuff. Two good modern textbooks and the latest from Nick Lane which is a lot more technical than … Continue reading →

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EZ goes to the Faroe Islands

Posted on March 22, 2016 by ballsofwool

I settled on this pleasing 8 stitch repeat pattern, knitting in the round. It was fascinating to see how some of the black and white patterns I had doodle- invented on squared paper looked so great on paper and yet … Continue reading →

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DNA, RNA, molecular biology, fiddling

Posted on March 16, 2016 by ballsofwool

Frantically learning some chemistry now so that I can do some biology. The good news is that its very interesting. Delighted by this quote from an old 1950’s interview with Maurice Wilkins, Nobel Laureate and the crystallographer partly responsible for the … Continue reading →

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knitting in black and white

Posted on March 15, 2016 by ballsofwool

There’s no way I’m going to knit a Sarah Lund jumper, OK. Sarah Lund and I have nothing, I say again- NOTHING in common- least of all , body shape…and I always turn on the lights when exploring cellars and … Continue reading →

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Obsolete already!?

Posted on March 15, 2016 by ballsofwool

Watching University Challenge while tipsy, cheering on the mature students. Watching Monty Don (60) on Gardeners’ World cutting back his grasses . His great catchphrase : “Relax, you’re not gonna kill it”. Going online to type this and being reminded … Continue reading →

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