Mummy's Little Helper

As promised some photos of knitting - this is a tudor grace from Knitspot.

I started it a few days ago, made with Silkwood sock wool, I'm just about to finish the first 50gs.









And with flash the lace pattern is more visible..

As you can probably tell I did have some help while trying to take the photos..











And this is Dun at his most helpful !!












I've also been working on the table runner...

Peeling Bell panel (with cat)

And the centre star.

I'm just about to start the second peeling bell panel, then I will have one bead, two trees and two chevrons and the bell edging and it will be done... probably about ten hours of knitting - better get on ;-)

Click click

Today I have been mainly clicking - with sticks and not a mouse !

I'm at the half way point in the runner

It's too dark to take photos of white cotton :-(

Fifteen hours so far, I'm hoping the next half will be quicker, at least there will be less beads to slide on the cotton ;-)

Wednesday Wye

Sorry for the gap & delay, life was not good to me last week, and this week a productive cold has taken hold...












Last week I was told to keep busy...
So I cast this on, only two days worth of knitting here - it is the daffodil tea shawl by Marianne Kinzel. A very pale yellow colour that will probably be dyed when finished...









And the first socks from the pentathlon, Jacobean.

The choice of yarn was not good to show the pattern but it is very spring-like. Greengage by Silkwood.

I think I finished 37 out of all the contestants, not bad considering I was out for the first two days of knitting.

I did manage to knit both socks together with magic loop - so much easier than having to count ...




And a picture for Anne.

This is the first time I have got this type of orchid to reflower - there are another 4 spikes in bud...

I'm off to Skipnorth tomorrow - I do hope my cold has turned by then. Please be gentle with me in the workshops and I do hope that I keep my germs to myself...

I'll be the one with the red nose and a box of tissues to hand !!

Happy interuptions

I was in the shower when the bell rang - I rushed downstairs and was dripping wrapped in a towel to greet the postman - I grabbed the package out of his hands, ripped it open to find.... Wormhead's book.

I thought it would be brill and she has not disappointed, Anne's photos are great and the models really do the hats justice (for those that were at the campsite at Woolfest I didn't, did I ?) But having said that I am going to try again, there must be one in there that I can wear without frightening young children !!

So tomorrow I'm going to be mainly knitting hats and frivolous monkey socks.... I would show you a picture of the yarn (which is from Chewy Spaghetti) but my camera (or the operator, more likely) seems to have taken blurred photos of all my sock stash ... I have collated all of it and found that I have enough to make one pair of socks a week for one year...
I did have a look at the lace stash last night and that doesn't seem too bad - having said that I dont know what I've got on cones (or I do but I'm just in denial...)

The wip challenge is nearly complete, I frightened myself with how much I managed to finish (ok I've got a couple of things to sew up but they will be done by midnight..) I was so keen to start/finish that I didn't take any before photos, so you will have to trust me on progress.... And now I'm going to read Woolly's book again and plan for tomorrow (and take lots of photos of yarn, again, sigh.... and maybe do some frogging, yippee... and sewing up, yuk... )

Have a good New Year, may it be filled with health, much happiness and lots of finished projects..