Spot the difference.

I really am not very good at this swatching business. It used to be so simple. We went to the shop on the corner, chose the pattern and wool, and Mrs. Brown sold us two ounces and put the rest in a big paper bag with our name on it, for when we could afford it. And the jumpers turned out pretty much as we hoped they would.

As I merrily knitted last night, I looked at the work and thought, "Yes, that will be wide enough." Then I thought "It is DEFINITELY going to be wide enough." Then "Just how many times is this supposed to go round me?" As soon as I got enough spare carpet to lay it out on, I measured, and the answer to the last question was "Approximately one and a half."

The last half hour of the day was spent in deep thought, aided by the calculator. Ah well: spring is just around the corner, frogs should be waking up.