STILL LAUGHING AT MY CARDIGAN Solution by the author, Bev Truter Start in outskirts of village. X view for a clue. Look under bushes to find old glove. Policeman - talk to him and ask him about various things, eg cardigan. Go to grandparents cottage and talk to granny several times, and grandpa. Open the fridge and cupboards in gran's kitchen, get beer and give it to the tramp in ruined cottage. He moves off after giving you a walkman. Go E and get the iron key, go to spare bedroom and unlock wardrobe (sleeping bag and length of wood.) Move the bed, then look under bed (chesspiece). X bed, X blankets (find mohair rug). Find chessplayer, talk to him, give piece to him, X bench and sit on bench (get pattern and 20p from player). Shake tree to find strange device. Go to meadow, talk to hiker, give bag to hiker - (get strange coin). X coin, X wildflowers, pick flowers (get bunch), search flowers (get brooch). Find hiker again in picnic area, give brooch and get spectacles. Go to handicrafts shop and give wood (get needles); buy teabag at general store with 20p. Make tea in kitchen, give tea, needles, pattern and bunch to gran. Give strange coin to owner of antique shop - get dictionary and can now go east. E to alley. X carpet, X circles (get cake). N to dingy yard - move bins and search rubbish (must be wearing glove) to find a pen and newspaper. Read paper (get crossword puzzle). Give puzzle, specs and pen to grandad to get paper money (ten pounds). Buy wool from shop (blue), get 10p change. Bakery now open, so go to counter, buy bun and give bun to Neville (he gives you a word to get rid of cashier.) TEABREAK - cashier disappears, go south to alleyway. Give walkman to Ford, get tablets. NB - must buy bun before giving last item gran. Give cake and wool to granny. When she has all 6 items, she suggests you go to sleep while she knits. Go to spare bedroom, sleep. When you wake up she's finished the cardigan. Get and wear cardigan. Return to the picnic area, get the note left behind by hiker, read note. Go to policeman and ask policeman about bag. Ask policeman about bakery. (Closed - poor Neville!) With cardigan, device, dictionary, tablets, rug and bag, go to outskirts and use device/signal spacecraft. Search shelves twice in Forgotten storage to find crowbar and security suit. Need to wear suit and card to enter maintenance area (door with camera). Need to have card and NOT wear suit to get into holodeck #2 (French Cafe). Go to the castle, talk to cook (needs 3 things). Get scroll from scriptorium, and key which falls out. Unlock pantry door with brass key, get flour and security card in pantry. give book and flour to cook. Go to banquet hall and X tapestry. Lift tapestry, NE to alcove, shake rack to get flagon of wine - need corkscrew to open wine. Go to Wine Bar, talk to barman. Go to forest trail and meet Frenchwoman. Talk to Gabby, take the note she gives you to Barman in cafe. He disappears to meet her, borrow corkscrew, open wine. Find barman & Gabby in forest glade. Return corkscrew (he will take it if you try to move out of this location carrying the corkscrew). Talk to Gabby - get packet of dried fruit. Take fruit to cook, she will bake you a loaf (come back later to collect it). X guard, X coat, X Princess. Talk to Princess (whisper to her if guard present). Put tablets in wine (out of sight of guard). Give wine to guard, get his coat, wear coat. Give mohair rug, sleeping bag and loaf to princess - get battleaxe. Go S to cold room, chop ice (must have battleaxe), get finger, X finger. X coat, X pocket, get fuse. Go to maintenance, E, X box, X fuses, replace fuse. Go to Hold and give card to traveller - get disk. Go up to the control room, talk to aliens, put disk in slot. Return to forest glade, go to grassy hill and lever boulder (must have crowbar) D, X spacecraft, X pad, Put finger on pad to open door. In the mini-pod flick switch - pod will return you to village if fuse fixed and disk in slot. Walk west from sunny road to get home, but must be wearing cardigan to get full points. - o -