what’s on my needles…
Back in March I had Covid and, confined to barracks, I started a cable knit in a very dark navy. Sadly I have no progress to share on this because I have given up😏 the colour was just so tough on my eyes.
However, I am working on a summer cotton knit.
It’s a combo of stocking stitch and moss stitch and I am using a cotton aran by Paintbox yarns on 4.5 needles.
What’s on your needles?
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
WOOLLY WEDNESDAY 
I have 3 on the go at the moment. A cotton baby cardigan, a cardigan for me in handspun Suri alpaca and socks. There are always socks!
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You can always rely on socks 😊
The Suri alpaca sounds interesting? I took a client to a care farm the other day and there was a very friendly alpaca there called Carlos 😉
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that’s a lovely colour! I too have a summer top on my needles.
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It’s called dolphin blue. I’m a big fan of cornflower blue and that was the nearest I could find this year😉
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How is this cotton on your hands? I have three wool sweaters on my needles, and a summer wrap that I can’t seem to get going on.
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It’s quite nice to work with and the sweater is moving along nicely 😊
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That’s a lovely shade of blue and that too is coming along very nicely. I have a ginormous blanket on my needles (thanks to my mum 😆). I’m planning to knit a summer top too – possibly a little strappy number for the super days.
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Nothing like a ginormous blanket to keep going back to – reassuring and comforting 😉
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Great color. I just started a Stephen West shawl using a VERY dark MC so I’m worried the cables won’t show. If so I’ll rip out and use a lighter color.
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Sounds lovely. My issue with dark colours is the strain on my eyes😎
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I have a some handspun Clun Forest on my needles at the moment that I’m attempting to turn into a Victorian jumper following an original Victorian knitting pattern. It’s the first jumper I’ve ever knitted, but I’m making progress (although I’m at the monotonous straight knitting stage now, so my pace has slowed down somewhat!). 😊
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Sounds lovely ❤️
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I look forward to seeing the finished sweater! I’m working on a wool cabled sweater for a cousin, and a pair of socks; I’m hoping I can get the sweater done before it’s too hot to have a pile of wool on my lap, and I can pick up the socks when the sweater stalls out.
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Thank you. Knitting and hot weather are not the best bed fellows 😉
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Just glad to SEE you are back to knitting! Have two knit baby blankets going, one almost finished. One crocheted baby blanket variation on a Granny Square that I’m sewing up. I usually have 3+ projects going – keeps me from getting bored with just one thing.
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Wow you are busy! A blanket bonanza 😉
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I knit for various charities – mostly baby items.
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That is so kind 😊
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The good thing about knitting for charities? I can knit whatever I want & donate it – people give me free yarn all the time so I get to do what I love and then GIVE IT AWAY! WIN/WIN!
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My tip for your navy wool is to find a nice paler co-ordinating shade (you may like mohair) and do a marled project.
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Nice idea or I might donate it 😉
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I have a hard time working with dark colors too, probably more so with fabric than with yarn. I wonder why that is? It seems like you just can’t get the light just right to be able to see what you’re doing. 🤔
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Light and tired eyes I think 🙄
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I too struggle knitting and/or crocheting with darker yarn. I just can’t read it very well, especially if and when I go wrong, even in the lighter days of summer. I’ve a few blankets on my needles currently, one in particular that I’m hoping to make significant headway on in the upcoming summer holidays when I have more time to work on it.
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I hope it’s not too hot to be working on your blanket 😊
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They’re squares so they should be fine 😀
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I don’t chose dark yarns anymore either. Not nice is it. Mind you there is the having a good light over your shoulder and something white on your lap thing to help see the stitches. Still loses pattern in the colour though.
That’s a pretty blue. I hope you enjoy the cotton, I don’t like the lack of movement in it myself. I have a couple of things started I may never finish in cotton/linen.
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I’m on the last sleeve now so close to the end. Will see what I think as to whether I make another 😉
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