It's the first day of a new year, and I've managed to catch a cold. Which isn't surprising as there are cold and flu bugs everywhere right now. So I've spent the day mainly curled up on the sofa, listening to the radio, re-watching 'Mary Poppins' on TV, eating far too much chocolate and ... knitting. I don't knit very much at all, and my skills are basic, entry level. But for some reason the thought lodged in my head that I wanted to knit a shawl. I watched several YouTube videos and tried a few methods of knitting a triangular shape, and this was by far the easiest. You simply cast on three stitches - double knitting wool, size 4mm needles - and then increase 1 stitch at the beginning of each row. The video I watched showed the shawl being made entirely in garter stitch, but I prefer the look of plain and purl. The yarn used isn't actually sheep's wool, but 100% acrylic. However, it's not scratchy or unpleasant to handle, and...