Saturday, January 23, 2010

Blanket Race!




Despite the fact that I'm quite new to crocheting, and I usually have a mental block when it comes to reading the patterns, I seem to be progressing very well with Kodys' blanket (only another 10 rows to do, out of 82, phew! Then a border.) I really like the simplicity of the pattern and the quickness to make up and I'm not ashamed to say it is rated as an Easy Level of crocheting (we all have to start somewhere). Our (my sister and I) only problem, is trying to prise the old blanket from my little nephew and convincing him the new blanket, is far superior. Watch this space!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Mood Mosaic!


1. Feel the Blues! - It's calm on mondays [EXPLORE], 2. Under the Berkeley Pier, 3. Khayal : Stressed out, 4. Lucky Charms, 5. twilight, 6. Vampire Mood, 7. Fallen Beauty (A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall), 8. Bitch, 9. Let it snow in the Amsterdam

My WIPs and I in Hibernation!

Currently I've been slowed down by depression, this is my 3rd serious run in with this illness in the past couple of years (since 2008 to be precise). My knitting is usually my Saviour and way of controlling or working through this illness, so much so that I have a frenzy of knitting and turn out loads of beautiful items, and at other times I knit much less or not at all. Oddly, this time – I can’t concentrate on knitting and I’m lucky if I am able to finish a single sock. I have tried to reassure myself that my knitting mojo will return in time and just to go with it. Very frustrating.

I think my sister is trying to help, she has just phoned to ask if I could crochet a blanket for my little nephew Kody (his original blanket has seen it's day and is going to it's blanket maker in the sky). I have to reassure myself that crocheting isn't really cheating on my knitting, it's just the first step to recovery- yeah right!

This is the pattern I am thinking of for Kody 'The V-Stitch Blankie by Lion Brand". In Robin Bonny Babe in Powder.

I have managed to knit a couple of repeats of this pattern: Falling Birch Leaves by Linda Choo (yarn is Knitpicks shimmer, in colourwave Teal) it's only been on the needles since September 2009, "sigh"



and this has come out of hiding, I'm thinking about the second one. Only thinking mind! (on needles since November 2009) Hunters' Socks by Freshisle Fibers knitted in yarn, gifted to me by Dawn.

And the second one finished and being modelled by my O/H.


Time for a cup of tea me thinks and a biscuit :)

Saturday, January 02, 2010

Knit Camp 2010!

Squeeeeee! I have just booked to go to Ysolda Teagues 'Monsters' class at Stirling University during Knit Camp week. Can you tell how excited I am. :)

Fantastic Animation About Knitting!



Beautiful animation about a womens knitting obsession, that nearly kills her! Who says knitting isn't dangerous!

Edinburgh Street Party 2010!

Happy New Year to one and all. x