Steve has been pursuing his other passion – Barbershop singing. He belongs to Cottontown Chorus, from Bolton, who have been National Chorus Champions seven times, most recently in 2018. Last weekend they had to relinquish their crown at the annual convention of the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS). As retiring champions they were barred …
Month: May 2019
The Great Pyramid
Almost nine years ago Steve designed, and knitted, an illusion of the Great Pyramid and Sphinx. He constantly looks for new challenges and this was a very early one. At the time he wrote: He was pleased with the result. Photographs never do justice to illusion knitting. They have to be seen in real-life to …
More Needle Gauges (3)
Many of these gauges are relatively modern. The organisation is not always completely logical as there are so many different ways the gauges could be grouped together. This board has my two favourite gauges. I love them because they are so wrong. Can you spot them? Part of the reason I originally started collecting gauges …
Klein Bottles
Squiggly Things
A few months ago I made some ‘Squiggly Things’. They don’t have a proper name but they are a form of hyperbolic crochet and great fun to make. They are nice toys for children or for stress-relief. They are very tactile and can be twisted and turned without getting damaged. This week someone asked me …