Daybreaking

Need to do a simple knit, with not much thinking involved, but am fed up of socks.  Decided Stephen West's Daybreak pattern would be ideal.

This was a great pattern and I really enjoyed it, though I did stop at 18 stripes (instead of 20) and only did 5 purl ridges on the border (should have been 7), but I am waiting for another sample knit yarn to arrive so I needed this off the needles. 

This shawl should get a lot of wear, and as I am going out tonight with a friend it will have its first outing.

I even managed to take some pictures outside today as it has stopped raining and the sun came out.  I hung it on the line under the pergola, which gets lots of sun all year round, I must remember to take some pictures of my hand knit socks on the line next time I wash them.

Hope you have a good week.

Socking Along

Life has been pretty busy with sample knits for a designer I work for, so I have not had much time to knit for myself, so any spare time has been taken up with small projects, mainly socks.
 

 

 
These are socks that I knitted in three days between commissions, the pattern is Simple Skyp socks which can be found on ravelry here.  This is a great pattern and is quick and easy, but gives you some variety from plain vanilla socks.  The yarn is by The Yarn Addict Bambino Sock Yarn, this so gorgeous and squishy.

I've have just started on Daybreak Shawl by Stephen West, which I am hoping to have completed by the end of the week, as I have another commission coming the post for a sample for a book.  Can't say anymore about that though at present.

Thanks for popping by. Have a good week.  Anita.

Missing in Action!!

Well I've not blogged for a very long time nearly 5 years in fact, but my husband keeps nagging me so I thought today was the day.   Have been for  a long family walk, the girls are relaxing and the hubby is reading.  So whilst I drink me cup of tea I thought I would show you my latest creation.  Not card making but knitting.

I've been wanting to knit this cute little guy for a while, and on Thursday last week I finally got round to it.  He is made from handspun which I spun up just before Christmas.  The roving was a special from Wingham Wools, and it was a joy to do, I chained plied it and got 120 yards of a DK weight yarn. 

The pattern is Voodoo You Love Me by Susan Claudino, super easy knit and brilliantly written pattern, highly recommend it. 

It only took a couple of evenings to make, and my hubby is really pleased with him.  It will be his only companion in his office, as he going self employed and is moving into the summer house/office.

He is sitting in a yarn bowl I bought at Unravel last week, which has been extremely useful, no more yarn rolling around the floor getting covered by cat fluff, or even being attacked by said cat.



Voodoo you love me