So, again the hand of fate has decided to outwit my plans for world domination through evilness. In fact I like to think that raw evil decided to bubble up through my skin I the form of big pussy boils known commonly as chicken pox. That’s how evil I am – I got the virus at the age of 30 that most people get by the their 8th birthday.

So I have been house bound for three weeks while I have even scabbing over. Fortunately I have had my mum, who is on school holidays, and the Olympics to keep me company. But now he Olympics as finished and I find myself at the mercy of the meagre offerings of BBC iPlayer and the wonderful box set sent to me by a minion.

That’s when my mum decided to do a bit of bonding and teach me ow to knit. And this is the result.

And yes, my jumper is on inside out. I am ill.