Summary: <br> Hello from a defrosted Cheshire Plain. In this episode I talk last minute Christmas knitting, share discoveries over my sense of self and raise a glass in toast! <br> On the Needles: Here's a photo of the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/christmas-cowl-the-second">second Christmas cowl</a>, knit in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lmmperry">Thistledown Yarns</a> as promised last time: <br> <br> <br> I also completed these socks at the last minute: <br> <br> <br> The pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/scar">Scar</a> by Julie Gardner and can be downloaded for free <a href="http://stashly.blogspot.com/2010/09/scar-pattern.html">here</a> from her blog. Details of this pair can be found on my Ravelry projects page <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/talesfromtheplain/scar-3">here</a>. <br> <br> I have also cast on a third cowl, again in the Rowan Colourscape Chunky: <br> <br> <br> <br> Review: <a href="http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/Colourscape-Chunky.aspx?testid=23">Rowan Colourscape Chunky</a> <br> <br> Something I Really Like: My new D-SLR camera and playing on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>! <br> <br> <br> <br> And yes, this was me during the podcast today. Not quite mastered the art of smiling yet... <br> <br> <br> <br> Music: Rondopolska by Barry Philips, from the album Tråd, available from <a href="http://magnatune.com/">Magnatune</a>. <br> <br> Feel free to leave a comment here or at <a href="http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/">http://www.yarnsfromtheplain.blogspot.com/</a>, or email me at <a href="https://yarnsfromtheplain.podbean.com/mailto:yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com">yarnsfromtheplain@googlemail.com</a>. We have a Ravelry group <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/groups/yarns-from-the-plain-podcast">here</a>, so come on over to chat. You can find me on Ravelry as talesfromtheplain and on Twitter as talesfromplain (although Tweeting can be sporadic!). <br> <br> Happy New Year! <br> <br> TTFN, <br> Nic
