These were made tonight by my eldest DD and she has definitely put me to shame. I think she has done a fantastic job…not long before a sunday dinner then

BOOGA BAG…

So I still haven’t felted yet but then I only made it yesterday . It always makes me chuckle the name Booga…especially since I found it was another name for a Bogie…heh heh heh, i’ve made a Bogie Bag

and a clapotis too….i’m feeling a little better about the lack of progress that seemed to be lingering lately

I’m also practising uploading pics straight from flickr…if anyone has any ideas how to do multiple pics, could you let me know lol

This lovely little pattern has just got my sock mojo moving again

I was supposed to be trying 2 socks at once but I love my tiny 30cms circs and I just guess you can’t fit 2 socks on it lol
The pattern is zokni socks and i’m using fleece artist merino in rose garden colourway.

The left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.

Your right brain prefers day dreaming, philosophy, and sports.

I first read this on Joys blog and either my brain can’t quite make up it’s mind too or I use more of my brain than I originally thought lol Pretty cool though isn’t it?

Now I have been doing some knitting but there’s not much to show, as I have been somewhat scattered and just cast on for several things and that’s it…just cast ons!!! What I really need is for an exciting pattern to come along and grab my full attention – wonder what that (or when that) will be?

And just to cheer me up

You Are an Orange

You have a zest for life, especially for anything colorful, wild, or dramatic. You have a unique take on the world, and you’re not afraid to be a little funky. You are a bit reserved toward people who don’t know you well. You have a thick skin, which can protect you from anything that goes wrong in your life. Once someone does get to know you, they totally get and appreciate you. Your friends see you as a bright person with a refreshing take on life.

I’m a bit of a fruit too

Your parcel will be in the post as soon as

…have you guessed what it is yet? lol

It’s a skein of gorgeous bamboo from the Yarn Yard. The colourway is Kyoto (i’m definately having a purple phase at the mo)

Here’s my dishcloth from the swap over at CTnY Forum

This was made the lovely CraftyBernie. She also included a lovely needle roll

an inside shot too with little stickers and a pen.

And my comment in the previous post still stands….all comments will put into a draw for a little something from me….just haven’t decided what exactly yet lol

Right then, stuff

First up are the two things that have just won me the January Sock Yarn Challenge prize over at Crafty Threads n Yarns


My prize is a skein of yarn of my choice from n at the The Yarn Yard I’ve already chosen but i’ll post a pic when it arrives so you’ll have to wait till then…hee hee!

Then I made a matching hat…

..which is now owned by sis along with the wristwarmers! (you just can’t have anything can you? lol)

These were also finished last month, after I had a panic about running out of yarn…which is not like me at all but there you go lol
My friend chose the yarn and the tidal wave pattern, so I would’ve been gutted if I had run out. Instead I have about 20g left rofl!! The yarn was/is Skein Queen’s Plushness in Thames River colourway, it feels blummin lovely too

And finally here’s me…

…wearing my Purple Tree (Jacket)which was supposed to be my first FO of the year but it got pushed out by the nautiloid

Ciao For Now xxx

But HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! to everyone…I hope 2008 is a good un for you all.

I do have a couple of FO’s and a WIP…I’ll start with last years lol.

This was my practise hat…I made up a basic hat shaped pattern and used the snowflake chart from the lovely Anni’s snowflake socks.
Fairisle will be a big part of 2008 I think.

Now back to this year…My first FO…what can I say, apart from ‘Ds asked for it’

It’s knitty’s Nautie the Knitted Nautiloid (try saying that fast lol)
I think it’s weird, DS thinks it’s fab! (i’m not where the little knitted bug was made but he wanted in on the action too I think)

Next up are these,

The little sky socks from cat bordhi’s new book ‘New Pathways For Sock Knitters’
I love this book, ok…so it took some getting used to her descriptions of things but the diagrams are perfect and for the first time ever I get short rows.
I had a bit of a moment with the ‘daughter, mother, grandmother stitches’(if you’ve read the book you may know what i’m on about)…I obviously got confuddled cos when I got to the bottom of my shaping, i’d found my long lost sister but now I like making these, so it’s on to sock 2 (tomorrow)

And the WIP…well it’s something i’ve already made before but if a patterns a good one, i’ll go round the block with it!

Yes! It’s another Tree Jacket…this time i’m sirdar aran with wool in a purple called heather. It’s knitting up nicely but a tad thicker than the wendy aran so i’ve gone up a size to medium and it fits a treat. Not bad to say I was hoping this was going to be my first FO of 2008…ah well nevermind.

I’ll try and post again before february :p

Here’s what I managed to finish

These are Anni’s snowflake pattern from Sockamania…I love these
I used 2.5mm circs and Sirdars town and Country sock yarn in Lichen and a Brown mix.

And this chunky knit cardy for my neice…it does now have lovely pink buttons that match perfectly but I gave it to her as soon I had sewn them on and forgot to get another pic..ooops.

And because I really like using 2 colours at the moment, I decided to make a hat. It’s not a particular pattern, I just used the motif from the socks and let DD choose the colours.

Here’s my progress…

Right…I think this place needs a bit of tinsel and some trimmings…so i’m off to decorate.

Merry Christmas Everybody!!!!!!

Firstly, this is the Zephyr Style Tree Jacket. I love this pattern so much. This was my first attempt at a top down, in the round sweater and it has to be my favourite choice. I made the small size and used 5mm circs, the yarn was wendy aran with wool in Lagoon blue and I probably used around 650/700g (it was hard to tell as I had 2 400g balls but I have quite a lot left over)

This is yet another forest canopy shawl but again I adore this pattern and I will never get bored with it. This was the first for me that I have made using lace weight yarn though and the effect is just as gorgeous as 4ply, DK or aran…there aren’t many patterns that adapt so well…to like, everything!
The yarn was a merino lace the was sent to me by a very lovely person but we don’t actually know that much about it, which is a shame cos it is so nice. (sorry folks)

the next thing I have finished is this…

…CALORIMETRY!. These things are spreading like wildfire on the crafty threads n yarns forum. Personally I blame Franney but they are cool so I ought to thank her really.

(i’ll add clicky links to appropriate people and places tomorrow…it’s just too late now and it’s been sooooo long….i’ve forgotten how )