Year of projects - 05.01.14

So I'm guessing we must be around six months in and I know I am not half way through my planned makes, but hey ho....I have six months to work on it!

First up, was a Christmas present I made for my Mum.

Another Veera Valimaki shawl Bolt

Made in three different yarns, almost four, but I reigned myself in!  This was knit with two different shades of four-ply sirdar snuggly, the third was a part ball that I bought in Wonderwool last year.

It is another wonderful pattern, not a uniform shape like the other shawls I have knit.  You knit the first triangle, then cast off and pick up stitches along one side.  The curves are formed with short rows...but what really grabbed me, is the stripes....it is all about the stripes.

To finish of the gift, I bought another beautiful shawl pin from Begemmed this time with a Mother of Pearl stone to set off the hammered finish......another beautiful piece.

Changing up the 'soothing on the eyes' colours, you may want to reach for your sunnies! 

I have finally finished my Little Woollie Mixed Stitch Stripey Blanket This has been my post Christmas crocheting project.  I have picked it up and put it down over the past year and a half....it has been a fun project....and the finished blanket has already been snapped up by my littlest boy....that makes me smile from ear to ear when the things I make are claimed before they are finished.

This was made with Stylecraft Special DK mainly, and a few other acrylics thrown into the mix, it has certainly knocked back some of the weight off my yarn shelves.

The only complaint I have (and this is down to my own incompetence not the pattern) is that I seriously messed up the size.  When I finished the last stripe, I held it up in pride, only to realise it was way out along the sides....I had obviously not been careful enough making the same stitch count  as I went along each different stripe and over the course of the blanket lost loads of width.  I started out unravelling each side on the wider end, but even with hours of work, it was still very trapezoid shaped.  I almost put it away to forget about it, but decided to be done with it, so I've put borders on and I'm just not going to look at it laid out flat! (Head in the sand!)

So there we have it...I have started a new project on the list...a temperature blanket....but more on that next week!

To see more YOP work, check out the ravelry page here.

Year of projects - 02.09.12

Wow...we're in the ninth month....when did that happen....

This week I've been working on two new projects.

This is the beginnings of a new pullover for me......it's fulfilling the need in me to make a Veera Valimaki top....I love so many of the things that she has designed, but I am starting with something simple (hopefully!) her Plain and Simple Pullover......I am doing stripes, as I love me some stripes!  I am little concerned that I may end up looking like a Cornishware biscuit barrel....I'm going more for nautical.....fingers crossed then!

This has taught me  a new skill with changing colours in the round without showing where they start....youtube to the rescue for jogless stripes!

The second new project is a scarf that I've been pattern testing for Marie from Undergroundcrafter....great pattern, very easy to learn and flexible to make a scarf as long or wide as you like.  I tried this in King Cole Riot and have really enjoyed watching the colours unfurl....its not far off done in just a few days, just needs a couple more rows and a bit of blocking and it will be a done deal.

Well, the weekend has flown by again, and next week marks the return to school for two boys with little starting back the following week.

They have had a fun-filled holidays, lots of outdoor adventures despite the constant rain, so lots to tell their friends in the playground!

I will leave you with two photographs from yesterday's walk.

Sometime later when all has quietened down, I will look forward to reading about your progress too....until next week.x