Tis hard to get thick wool here (at the market anyway) so heigh ho! if it comes to it I'll just get some thin gauge wool & take a bit longr to knit- I'm thinking I'll probably knit some legwarmers as they're pretty simple & I'll definitely be able to use them! Luckily today my house has been relitively warm -I've also invested in some fingerless glove, so that I can type/write in my room without getting frozen hands. I've also set up a 'kotasu' like arrangement with radiator & my table so my legs are warm! Before my radiator had no effect on my room so its definitely an improvement!
D*mn my house is freezing! I sleep under a duvet & 6 blankets & I'm still chilly at night! Even with the heating it is only vaugely wrm while it's turned on -once it's off its soon icy again! At least our frontroom is warm -I suppose I shouldn't complain..
Anyways I should be getting on with work; maybe I'll tell you about my crazy angsty weekend, where I was the "house mum" despite being the youngest
A 'kotasu' - what a good idea!
Here's the technique I used for being warm in bed when I was a student...
Buy a cheap king size duvet with a high tog (>12), fold it in half and sleep in the middle. It doesn't need to be anything anything fancy or expensive like duck down although I'm sure they would work even better. I don't think the benefit comes from it being like a sleeping bag - I think it's because you're lying on something which you tend to sink into. (And if you have a double bed, you can always open it out for the benefit of guests.) If you're still cold, one blanket over the top makes a big difference but I think too many heavy blankets tends to compress the duvet and ruin the insulating properties.
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