(Penelope Stitch is when you have to work backwards to undo a mistake - named after the Greek legend in which Penelope undid her weaving every night)
Lady Penelope. The bobbins are loaded, the pricking is done The pincushion is bristling with pins. Theres a picture of what the whole thing looks like And the big new adventure begins. Dive in with abandon, dont let the time waste A new project is such a delight Hang in those new bobbins, make the pins fly Ill have them all in by tonight. But now I work down to where two trails meet I find one is just not the right stitch. My picture says cloth stitch for the one on the right But the left one is proving a glitch. So Lady Penelope comes to the fore And backwards I go with my twist Cross to the left, take out the pin Back to where two pairs had kissed Then forwards again, with vigour renewed To the end of the long and straight trail. But whats this I find, Im a whole pair short Penelopes looking quite pale! So back lacing I go to the very first bit Where the last pairs of bobbins were hung. Id missed hanging one on the edge of the trail Must have been when the telephone rung. Now bobbins are all in their right proper place The pincushions bereft of its pins. The first repeats done, and the second begun Ive conquered, and Penelope wins. Noelene in Cooma, Australia (written from experience, of course) (I don't thing I've posted this before, sorry if I have) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
