Starting early….
I have joined another knitting group run by the Wheely Different Theatre Company. The group has been tasked with making the props for their Christmas production. And I am making mince pies.
The pattern is from Fitting in Knitting, although the small one is something I’ve adapted! And they need loads more so the needles will be busy.
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
What do you wish you could do more every day?
Knitting of course! Sadly work and chores, eating and sleeping get in the way! Have to admit I don’t mind the eating and sleeping😋
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Solo holidaying – the new me 🧶
At the beginning of the month I had the pleasure of attending the Stitchtopia Festival. And guess what I’ve come home with four unfinished projects😱
I was quite late booking my place so my choice of workshops was limited.
I was really out of my comfort zone doing the falling leaves applique with Kim Suleman but I enjoyed what I did and fully intend to finish the project ( the crafter’s mantra).
I pushed myself with the little crochet pin cushion designed by Emma Leith and I’m quite close to finishing this, so actually have no excuse.
The cable and beaded handwarmer is coming along but winter is a long way off! The cabling is right up my street, the beading is new and working on dpns feels wrong!
The entrelac sample is strangely addictive and that is the one I keep picking up inbetween frogging old projects and knitting little hats.
Both of the knitting projects are by Frederica Patmore.
So keeping busy, need to pull my finger out and get something finished.
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
and she’ll start knitting 🧶
The other day I was frogging a little something that I nearly finished 40 years ago. Some might ask why didn’t you finish it? Well I’m a touch bigger than I was 40 years ago and, frankly, the sleeves were very inpractical!
But the yarn won’t be wasted! I have started knitting childrens’ hats for Knit and Natter. And the beauty of this tale is the hats are being made using the same pattern book 😄 although I might add a pom pom 😉
Plenty of frogged yarn so I should get to make lots of woolly hats.
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?
I don’t usually answer these but after being down in the dumps I do have a few ideas:
Craft and creativity – keeping hands and mind busy making something.
Exercise – a new one for me, I am the original couch potato, but its surprising how good you feel after a nice walk or jumping around in an exercise class.
Work – fills a good chunk of time and I’m so tired afterwards that I sleep like a baby.
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
It’s been too long!
It’s been a couple of years since my last post but thank you to those who have checked in over that time, it means a lot ❤️ Grief and feeling sorry for yourself sort of take over and before you know it two years have passed. I have thrown myself into work which fills up a good chunk of time and is tiring so I sleep well.
I’m trying to get my head around the whole JetPack thing so please bear with…
A bit short on projects but my father was clearing out a cupboard and found loads of half finished knitting. This one was mine. I must have started and forgot about this 40 years ago. I still have the pattern but a bit too vintage for my taste. And I seem to remember (yes I made and wore a garment like this) the sleeves are terribly inpractical, I was dipping them into everything 😱
I have my little “helper” still,
Projects to follow, if the cat gives me back my needles!
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
egg-cellent greetings…
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
25 March 2024
Claude is a trauma bear 🐻 My offering today as well as half a dozen little hugs bears. The lady only wants the knitted pieces for the hugs’ bears, so just a pile of stockinette with dangling ends. I must make one up myself just so that I can see a final outcome!
A dreary Monday made better by the click clack of needles, friendly chatter, tea and cake 😄
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
We have a new neighbour ❤️
On hearing there was going to be a new arrival a few doors down, I rather rashly bought a subscription book before Christmas. Being me, I didn’t start knitting until the baby was due.
Now I bought the kit from knit in a box, I have bought things from them before but always after the reveal, I bought this before the reveal. I avoid variegated yarn as a rule! Loved the pattern (King Cole) but got into a pickle with the colour changing. Sewing up was a nightmare! I completed the button band side without incident, but the other side, oh my goodness!!! Firstly, I caught myself trying to sew the sleeve in upside down and, then, when I finally put it in the right way up, I had sewn the sleeve in inside out 😱
Sadly I didn’t realise this until it was all sewn up, after lots of frogging 🐸🐸🐸 I put it to one side for a couple of days – I really wanted to throw it away! Anyway, I came back to it and sewed it all up as it should be.
Variegated yarn never again, my eyes just aren’t up to it 🤔
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
WOOLLY WEDNESDAY 