Yesterday Yally and I had a good go at finishing the tiling in the kitchen. We are almost there. I'm not entirely happy with it. I don't like the colour of the tiles anymore and my tiling skills leave much to be desired. I even contemplated after a very sleepless night, chipping them all off and either starting again or getting a professional in. I am hoping that the grouting (which I should be able to do tomorrow) will improve the colour and generally give it a more finished look. The photos have a yellow cast, the colour isn't quite as bad as in the photo.
You can see in the first photo how much there is left to do and I should finish it today even though, it is painfully difficult and fiddly tiling around the sockets.
This is fun! Lesley has never knit socks before so, I've knit just one sock and written out the pattern for her to knit the other. Of course I am also sending some needles and the rest of the yarn.I used Garnstudio Fabel for this patten. The yarn has a very nice feel and is Superwash and can even be put in the tumble dryer which, I don't think I would dare do.
The annoying part is that there was a knot half way down knitting the heel and when I spliced the ends together, the colours were quite different and a new shade was introduced too.
I know I should complain and return the yarn but so much work has gone into it already; I don't think Lesley will be anal about the socks matching and I think the randomness gives them a certain charm. It will be interesting to see how her sock turns out with the other ball. I think this pattern would have been better knit in a plain colour yarn to better show the fishtail lace pattern. I have saved this pattern in pdf format to send to Lesley. If anyone would like a copy – just let me know and I shall email it. Or you can download it here.
Don't worry, tiles always look much better when they are grouted.
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