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 ♡♡♡
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 ♡♡♡
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 ♡♡♡
11 March 2024
Trotted along to knit and natter today, I’m on a late shift today. Lots of ladies with needles clattering. We have been asked to make some tiny little bears for Hugs, a charity supporting mums who have suffered miscarriage or still birth. So I have taken the pattern and will have a go this week.
You’ll be pleased to know that there was plenty of tea and cake, and much of the chat revolved around the up and coming craft fair where there will be a cake stall 😊
Not such a big haul as last time but only 2 weeks between visits, and I’m knitting a gift for a newborn a few doors down (which is a tale for another day).
A pretty grim and overcast day here, but spring flowers are out, so hopefully, spring is just around the corner 🪻🌷⚘️
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
26 Feb 24
My new year’s resolution was to attend knit and natter at the local church as often as work would allow. I attended the first 2 Mondays in January and then what do you know I was rota’d to work every other Monday 😩 but I wasn’t idle I put my needles to good use so that I had something to take in when I finally got there.
I had a lovely couple of hours drinking tea, eating cake and, of course, knitting with the lovely ladies at All Saints Church this morning. I’m finding that focusing on my needles is helping me not to dwell on sadder thoughts. However, there is a limit to how many things you can knit for personal use, so I’ve made trauma bears, little cardies and tiny hats for preemie babies. Counting the rows and stitches focuses the mind and with such small items there is almost instant gratification at having completed something. And then rewarded with tea and cake 😊
Apologies for my absence and hoping everyone well.
Woolly Wishes
Jane ♡♡♡
A quick update!
My last post was in February, so from St Valentine to Halloween 🎃
A lot has happened over these last months. Focusing on my creativity has helped me through.
I’ve spent September making pumpkins, which has been very therapeutic 🎃
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Experimenting….
I’ve always fancied the idea of wearing a beret but have never managed to pull it off😪
I found this yarn
Now this yarn says it’s made from recycled ♻️ bottles so I thought I would see what I could do with it. It seemed quite bulky for dk so I took time on working out my tension and then had a go at making a beret. After lots of knitting and lots of frogging and then more knitting I came up with this:
My tension was done in stocking stitch, I probably should have done a swatch in rib as well as it is a bit loose or my head isn’t as big as I thought it was🤣
I have quite enjoyed working on something from scratch and I am gearing up to work on the rib to improve the fit. I’m intrigued to know how all those water and pop bottles were turned into yarn though 🤔 I would hope it would keep your head dry as its all plastic☔️
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
WOOLLY WEDNESDAY 