Knitting · work in progress · Yarn Review

Friday Roundup #17

Here we are again at Friday, end of the working week for some. With me on my own this week, I didn't get as much done as I had hoped. No weaving 😦 but I did do some knitting. I started my scarf in the Bergère yarn that I made my first knit hat in.… Continue reading Friday Roundup #17

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Stashes, Swatches and Whoops!

I decided that I needed to dig into my stash to see what yarn I had that was suitable to contribute to my knitting challenge blanket squares.  And to give it a bit of a tidy, so that’s what I have done in Sunday. Little did I realise how much I had I stash.  Of… Continue reading Stashes, Swatches and Whoops!

General Topics · Knitting

Friday Roundup #16

I am so pleased that I finished my first knitted hat.  I was waiting for the DPNs to arrive, and thankfully they arrived on Tuesday.  When I ordered them, I didn’t think about the colour of them, but as they are KnitPro Symfonie, they are rainbow coloured too, just like the yarn.  Whilst they did… Continue reading Friday Roundup #16

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My knitting challenge

As you know I am challenging myself to get much better at knitting than I am; currently novice level.  In total I have probably only made two knitted items.  A scarf and a hat.  You can read about the hat here.  And the scarf is in my Ravelry projects. But I want to do more… Continue reading My knitting challenge

Crochet · FO

A Shawl Finished

Well, I managed to block my finished shawl on Saturday.  Because there is not much natural fibre in the yarn, it dried quite quickly.  It’s weird how the colour is different outside to indoors from early morning to midday.  When I first took a picture, the outside ones were almost lavender coloured and there is… Continue reading A Shawl Finished