I'm not sure about the others, but I've been dreaming about knitting every night while on the course – I think it's not just the fact that we're doing so much knitting every day, but the way we're constantly talking about it too, which makes it get into your subconscious.
At last night's dinner we all had a wonderful three course sample of French cuisine at a special local restaurant – some of us knitting between courses!
The chance to try local cuisine is one of the attractions of the holiday.
We're approaching the end of our course now and this morning's class, led by Tracy, was about finishing techniques. We all knitted a striped purse pattern, which involved buttonholes, grafting and mattress stitch techniques, the plan being to embellish our creations with buttons.
Unfortunately for me, I'm such a slow knitter that by the end of the class I'd only got about halfway through the project! I am considering adopting the practice of underarm knitting to up my speed, but having tried it today, I'm still not sure if it works for me.
The weather has been lovely and hot again the last few days, so we've been enjoying the pool. This afternoon most of the group went on an excursion to visit the nearby Roman town of Saintes, exploring its impressive cathedral and amphitheatre before cooling down with an ice cream. Once again an intrepid group went in search of the local knitting shop for more yarn treasure.
Christine and Graham who own and run Le Vieux Monastere in front of their gorgeous pool.
