So part 3 of the Let’s Knit nautical blanket became available at the beginning of July and part 4 is out on Thursday. I have nearly completed the blocks from the first and second release…
I am still behind and in need of a spurge of energy or something to catch up 🤔
I am quite pleased with my blocks so far although my colour block still curls a bit at the edges 😉
I could say it was breezy when I took the photo 🌬 but I would be lying. My colourwork is always a bit tight 😋
I have been something of a lazy moo, neglecting my blog and all things woolly. No dent in the stash I am afraid😥 however, it has only grown by this much ⤵
It was a free gift so not sure if that should really count 🤔
I have completed the honeycomb rim beanie
It makes for a very warm head so possibly only suitable for those really icy winter days ⛄
Not much to show for the weeks that I have been AWOL! And what have I been doing? Well work has taken up a large chunk of my time and I have to admit to being hooked on Celebrity Masterchef – I will not be showing off my culinary disasters here you will be relieved to hear 😊
This is a rather tardy June round-up and will be rather short as I didn’t get up to much last month.
Work sort of took over last month and the sheer quantity got a bit overwhelming. The care and all the extra cleaning are ok but the constant bombardment of paperwork was a bit much. Hopefully things will be better this month.
I have completed one of my Aldi kits, still loads to do…. Meet Wally the Whale.
The box said make a friend which doesn’t say much for my social circle. He is a bit lumpy – I am not a great toy maker and have never really got the hang of stuffing.
But for £3.99 he is quite cute and kept my needles busy for a few hours 🐋
Hallelujah I have completed the 2 trellis shell squares. Even though I completed a practice square (after numerous attempts) on old yarn I still had to do a lot of unpicking with the correct yarn.
So it is a six part project I have another windmill and another easy scallop to do as well as 2 waves and stripes, using colourwork.
Hoping to improve my skills but still not warming to lacework!! And not looking forward to the blocking at the end 😔
I have been working on the above for what seems like forever but in fact only since the end of April. It is for my partner’s granddaughter who we still haven’t met but he does get a daily photo – thank heaven for social media!!!
Anyway I am doing another one but reversing the colours, blue cardi with pink trim. Will get a crack on because, although they are to wear in the Autumn I think I will have to post them. The little one will be walking and talking before we get to meet her 😂
Hoping that your projects are moving faster than mine?
Although I have hit the knitting doldrums I am still knitting – phew!
I have been using up some of my baby yarn stash and also passed on some girlie coloured yarn to a client who has been having loads of pom pom making fun 😄
3 completed incubator blankets!
I have 3 incubator blankets ready to post to the warm baby project but as I mentioned in my last post I am on the look out for something new!
Trellis shell swatch
I have persevered with the lacy square from the Let’s Knit KAL and I have a finished square that I am quite pleased with. It is rather grubby as this was my fourth attempt and I used the same yarn each time but practice makes perfect. I will say that this square has confirmed my suspicion that I may have missed a couple of rows on the windmill square!!!
Anyway I am going to take the plunge and buy the yarn to make the blanket. Obviously I will use wool from my stash to practice the stitches first and will do another practice run of the windmill square 😂
So still looking for knitting inspiration but will be taking a walk to the post office tomorrow to post my incubator blankets.
My knitting mojo is suffering from angst! I have nearly completed 3 incubator blankets, 5 inches to go on the ladder blanket.
I am still working so have structure to my day but all of the fun activities I take my clients to are closed. We did attempt zumba via zoom yesterday which was not entirely successful. I jumped around to Europop anthems but my client was not keen!
I have found that I am better off at the moment – not putting as much petrol in my car, not buying coffee and not trawling wool shops. So I have treated myself to a couple of craft magazines. Now the problem with buying these is they are all wrapped up in plastic to protect the exciting free gift but this means you can’t flick through to see if you actually want to have a go at anything in the magazine…
Always drawn to the free gift!
I have bought a Mollie Makes which had a rainbow kit as a freebie. I was very excited unwrapping it but was sadly disappointed with the contents. A broad spectrum of crafts on offer but I probably won’t attempt any of them 😔
I have since bought a Let’s Knit which I have read from cover to cover. I feel inclined to do the monkey freebie and have taken an interest in the KAL. So much so I have priced the yarn on line and practiced the first 2 squares on wool from my stash. The windmill square is complete needs blocking but I think I missed a couple of rows!!! The lacy shell square has been thrown across the room and frogged twice, so nothing to show for that one!!! Probably just as well yarn shops are closed I might have rushed out and bought the wool to linger in my stash for months, possibly years 😂
Windmill square in blue!
I will reflect on the KAL. The benefit of doing it would be to learn how to do more lacy stitches but I might be unbearable to live with 😝 In the meantime I have started a beanie with a rather nice honeycomb brim and I have dug out some little Christmas card cross stitch kits. Variety is the spice of life so they say!!!
Who would have thought that I would get 30 posts out of my stash?
Still knitting for the warm baby project.
I posted 12 little hats last month and have since been on incubator blankets.
That is one check effect (blue, in the middle) completed, another check effect half complete (yellow) and a ladder effect half complete (again in blue). I got bored with the check effect which is why I now have 2 on the go – attention span of a gnat.
I have also been making little hearts with the intention of making another heart garland but I keep giving individual ones away with a little message attached so my second garland is a long way off 🤔
If you look closely there is a strawberry!A few cherries on the way!Just for fun a chicken guarding the strawberries 🐓
The garden is starting to look a bit tidier and starting to fruit. I usually do quite well for strawberries (touch wood) but the birds always manage to scoff the cherries, perhaps the chicken should be guarding the Cherry Tree?
April has been a busy month at work and then I have had to spend my time off at home with my partner and son. No trips to my local wool shop or Hobby Craft 😣
I have got my knitting mojo back after being in the doldrums during March. My partner became a grandpa over easter weekend so baby knits posted. Sadly we will not meet the new member of the family until the lockdown is over or eased?
I have been doing a bit of knitting for the warm baby project at Birmingham Children’s Hospital as well as finished off a few hats for a hoped for Christmas charity stall, pom pom joy 😃
I have jumped on the rainbow bandwagon and made a garland of hearts in rainbow colours as well as attempted to make a mask. I have actually made myself 2 masks for work. One is pretty good, however I used a tape with a satin finish for the second one and sadly it doesn’t fit as well as the bow slips a bit 😷
I have posted 12 teeny tiny hats to the warm baby project and have completed an incubator blanket and started a second one.
It is Thursday so I will be out with my frying pan and wooden spoon making lots of noise for my colleagues and the NHS.
WOOLLY WEDNESDAY 