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Frakking Socks - Episode III

As I was visiting my parents I couldn't spend all weekend knitting, especially on a lovely day out to Durham. I didn't knit when we stopped for a picnic lunch by the River Tees as I was too busy feeding the ducks and taking in the view. If I'd been knitting plain socks I might have been able to knit and walk. But I wasn't, so I didn't knit as I walked along the Tees, taking in the lovely scenery. I also didn't knit when we were trying to spot Durham Cathedral through the trees or when we examined this interesting sculpture or when we visited the Old Fulling Mill , Museum of Archeology which was a bargain at £1 to visit. Inside there was an exhibit of Chinese Funeral stuff and also British History, mostly of the surrounding area. I thought you might like these Bronze age spinning whorls. I didn't knit while over looking the Tees either but did take a photo of sock no. 2. I also didn't knit (yes there is a theme here) when ...