and a lot of twisting…
I currently have the back of an aran sweater on my needles.
The pattern is a Hayfield pattern that I found in an old issue of Knit Today. The yarn is aran weight from the stash 25% wool, 75% acrylic. Should make a good addition to my winter work wardrobe.
Anyway back to it, those 6 cm won’t knit themselves 🤣
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
And I’m not taking any chances on the next pair…
Two pairs of mittens completed using the frogged yarn, now I’m making a pair out of some leftover plum yarn but I’m paying more attention this time and keeping the first mitten close at hand to mirror. I know sone ladies who knit them both at the same time but when I attempted this I got into a hell of a tangle! So one at a time for me.
These are destined for the Shoe Box Appeal later this year.
Happy knitting!
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Getting my bits ready for knit and natter…
I have had a Monday morning off so yippee I had the chance to go to Knit and Natter. I’ve been making children’s hats and mittens for charity.
However,
On finishing everything off I discovered I’d made 2 left mittens rather than a pair. Shouldn’t accompany my knitting with a glass of wine 🍷 Anyway nothing to worry about I’ve still got plenty of frogged yarn to make 2 right mittens 😃
And back to Knit and Natter! I’ve had a lovely morning drinking tea and eating cake while knitting and chatting.
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
A nocturnal stash-buster. ..
As advised yesterday the pullover that I am currently working on is a very dark blue which is terribly hard going on my eyes. So last night I made this little chap:
from a pattern by Aine Marriott. I might be making him some friends to use up some more oddments 🐲
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Back to the stash…
My posts have been few and far between over the last few months and now I have Covid!!! I have been positive for the last 8 days and I’m really fed up. At least the weather is nice so I have spent a lot of time sat in the garden looking at all the jobs that need doing but really not having the energy to do them😣
I have delved into the stash and found some Oxford blue aran that I bought from Aldi a few years ago and on my pattern shelf I found a pattern that I bought for the princely sum of a penny when Littlewoods was closing down (and that really was years ago) so I am combining the two to keep myself occupied.
I can’t think why I bought Oxford blue because it’s so dark it’s nearly black and hence very tough on the old eyes!!! Just as well the weather is good as I’ve been knitting in the garden in natural light, much kinder to the eyes.
What has everyone else got languishing in their stash I wonder?
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Miaow. …..
Look what I came home from work to!
N has a kitten. Maro (said kitten) and I have had loads of fun with a bit of yarn tonight but it has made me realise I need to confine the stash because he could have far too much fun if he found that😉
So looking for more nooks and crannies to hide the stash because let’s face it N doesn’t need to know how bad (big) it is 😂
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
One from the hoard…
As I have confessed in the past I have a weakness for crochet/knit kits. I get drawn in by the cute picture on the box, buy it and then stash it🤔 I have a load of them hidden in the garage that I may or may not get round to completing!
The snail came in a crochet kit from Aldi. Everything that I needed to make 2 snails, including a horrible plastic hook. Less complaining Jane! I have made one snail and there is plenty of yarn left, might even be enough to make a third? So for £3.99 it was quite good value, not that I will be making another one any time soon. The pattern was quite straightforward and I have finally mastered crocheting in the round without too much swearing 😉
I might dig out another kit next month and see how I get on but in the meantime back to my blanket😊
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
I really need to get out more 😉
Still on the look out for the inspiration for my next big project. In the meantime I have been making more cosies for old jam and pickle jars.
Though I say it myself I am quite pleased with these. Super chunky yarn on chunky needles worked in garter stitch. You may recognise the yarn from the toy basket I made a couple of months ago.
So great way of using up old bits of yarn and I should have the tidiest desk in town with all of the desk tidies I have been making but sadly it just looks cluttered with desk tidies 😂
Anyway I have decided I need something to get my teeth (or needles) into so I am going to start a blanket for Lucia the camper. I’ve got a bag of little balls of DK that was free with magazines so I’m going to use that up. It will be a real mishmash of colours but it will be a great stash buster 😋
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
A holey bag in one…
I have been dabbling in crochet this year trying to learn new skills and techniques. I have also been drawn towards storeage ideas. Useful makes!!
A couple of years ago when I was dabbling with macrame I made a market bag but it wasn’t very satisfactory! I ended up using it as a gift bag for a bottle of wine 🍷
But I have been dabbling and produced this little market bag out of 100g of baby yarn from the stash. I haven’t even sewn in the two ends before using it😉 It now holds some organic cotton yarn ready to make another one… I was quite pleased with my practice effort, so using my notes I hope to be able to reproduce it in sage and cream. Fingers crossed.
Still plodding on with my nephew’s cable knit.
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
Hooking and me 🤔
I am still in a storeage frame of mind so thought I would have a go at crocheting a basket.
Now this basket made in the round is a bit of a jumble, I lost track of the join and ended up with too many increases. So I finished it off added a little loop to use as a work basket.
I do like the little neat stitches and the firm fabric it has made but need to pay more attention to marking the join.
I have made a larger crochet basket.
I just worked this backwards and forwards which was easier to keep track of the increases and then I sewed up the seam at the end. I do like the ridges created by working this way.
Both baskets were made using aran weight yarn and I chose a size 4 hook which has made a nice firm basket.
Not a natural hooked! !!
Woolly wishes,
Jane ♡♡♡
WOOLLY WEDNESDAY 