Finished Objects
Hufflepuff Scarf - Oct 2010
Because in the Harry Potter World I'm a total 'Puff.
Felted Tote Bag - Feb 2011
I crocheted the tote but it ended up so enormous that I threw it in the washer on the hottest cycle and it felted down to this perfect size.
Lacy Summer Socks - June 2011
I started these on the coach trip in Europe at the end of May and finished them on the plane to California in the middle of June. They are Cookie A's "Summer Sox" pattern and were so much fun to knit up.
Stashbusting Bags for the Kids
And some charity knitting
Recovery Buddies
and a random alpaca hat for a homeless charity
I've also knit about 8 cotton dishcloths but haven't bothered to take pictures of them.
What's on the Needles
As of this moment I'm a couple of inches into a second sock for mom.
These are Cookie A's "Monkey" socks and are looking good in the self-striping wool I'm using. I started these at Mom & Dad's in June and will hopefully finish them in time to give them to her for campmeeting in a couple of weeks.
I'm also knitting an "Old Shale Scarf" from bamboo sock yarn and I love the way the self-striping is creating the wavy pattern in the scarf.
Hibernating
I haven't worked on my pink alpaca cardigan since I finished knitting it in the winter. It just needs blocking and sewing up but I just haven't found the initiative to do it yet.
I finally started the "Crow Waltz" shawl in my beautiful "Old Maiden Aunt" yarns in April. I knitted up the lace border and then picked up the 200 odd stitches to make the body but several inches in realised I'd been doing something wrong and had to frog back to the border. Since then I've been too demoralised to pick it back up again. I think I will take this to California with me later this month and make it my campmeeting knitting.
New Stash
I got money for my birthday and the very next day went to Muse in St Helena and blew it all in one go.
The bright pink with a hint of green is Zauberball sock yarn and I've been coveting this colourway since the first time I saw it. Initially I thought I'd make a pair of socks with it but then I saw a picture of it make up into a Citron shawl and due to the semicircular shape it looks a bit like watermelon so I think I'll go with that.
The other two skeins are Manos Serena, made of baby alpaca and cotton and I just couldn't resist them. One is a solid purple and the other a variegated purple. I'm not sure yet what I'll make of them yet but in the meantime I'll enjoy petting them.
So thanks to Lauren and Fin for the funds, and Maria R-B for her excellent enabling!
What I'm Listening To
Mostly I've been listening to books on CD lately, rather than music. Right now I'm alternating between Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None", and William Gibson's "Spook Country". I've also, belatedly, discovered knitting podcasts and have been working my way randomly through some of the ones I've found on iTunes. I particularly like the Knit Picks podcast as it's well produced and extremely informative and entertaining.
What I'm Reading
As I've been listening to books on CD I haven't done a lot of reading of actual books but at the moment I'm re-reading Laurie R. King's "The Language of Bees" before I read the sequel, "God of the Hive".
Hufflepuff Scarf - Oct 2010
Because in the Harry Potter World I'm a total 'Puff.
Felted Tote Bag - Feb 2011
Lacy Summer Socks - June 2011
I started these on the coach trip in Europe at the end of May and finished them on the plane to California in the middle of June. They are Cookie A's "Summer Sox" pattern and were so much fun to knit up.
Stashbusting Bags for the Kids
And some charity knitting
and a random alpaca hat for a homeless charity
I've also knit about 8 cotton dishcloths but haven't bothered to take pictures of them.
What's on the Needles
As of this moment I'm a couple of inches into a second sock for mom.
These are Cookie A's "Monkey" socks and are looking good in the self-striping wool I'm using. I started these at Mom & Dad's in June and will hopefully finish them in time to give them to her for campmeeting in a couple of weeks.
I'm also knitting an "Old Shale Scarf" from bamboo sock yarn and I love the way the self-striping is creating the wavy pattern in the scarf.
Hibernating
I haven't worked on my pink alpaca cardigan since I finished knitting it in the winter. It just needs blocking and sewing up but I just haven't found the initiative to do it yet.
I finally started the "Crow Waltz" shawl in my beautiful "Old Maiden Aunt" yarns in April. I knitted up the lace border and then picked up the 200 odd stitches to make the body but several inches in realised I'd been doing something wrong and had to frog back to the border. Since then I've been too demoralised to pick it back up again. I think I will take this to California with me later this month and make it my campmeeting knitting.
New Stash
I got money for my birthday and the very next day went to Muse in St Helena and blew it all in one go.
The other two skeins are Manos Serena, made of baby alpaca and cotton and I just couldn't resist them. One is a solid purple and the other a variegated purple. I'm not sure yet what I'll make of them yet but in the meantime I'll enjoy petting them.
So thanks to Lauren and Fin for the funds, and Maria R-B for her excellent enabling!
What I'm Listening To
Mostly I've been listening to books on CD lately, rather than music. Right now I'm alternating between Agatha Christie's "And Then There Were None", and William Gibson's "Spook Country". I've also, belatedly, discovered knitting podcasts and have been working my way randomly through some of the ones I've found on iTunes. I particularly like the Knit Picks podcast as it's well produced and extremely informative and entertaining.
What I'm Reading
As I've been listening to books on CD I haven't done a lot of reading of actual books but at the moment I'm re-reading Laurie R. King's "The Language of Bees" before I read the sequel, "God of the Hive".
