tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91230180329024144012024-03-21T17:25:28.337+00:00NevisknitterNevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-253155711129838552011-08-29T20:04:00.006+01:002011-08-31T09:37:49.680+01:00Nearly finished the GAAAThe end of the aran afghan is finally in sight, all 24 blocks from the book have been knitted, I've even designed my own block too so I have a 5'x5' square , I'm now in the middle of sewing all the blocks together then its just the border left to do.
<br />Its very snuggly, DS2 has already decided its his.
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<br /><a title="GAAA sewn up by Nevisknitter, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13114034@N04/6096142830/"><img alt="GAAA sewn up" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6086/6096142830_50070d89a3.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a>
<br />I'm determined to get this finished by next monday to show off to the knitting group at the library.
<br />Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-3192779565354212032011-05-31T18:49:00.003+01:002011-05-31T19:01:56.915+01:00Spring stash dash update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV14jGuyKg0i3d56Ppb3I-FrszrJwF0l5C1XZNRfkeeH1lGUtKmS2LAYjgn7c9ir73DpZrPyfgKyr9qp-qCjNKm07D1STDVduaPc1cpjDR6tR_7kSUnOMasvt9hmwA-yGqaSRBk8jLMzs-/s1600/June+stashdash.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612939609491522050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV14jGuyKg0i3d56Ppb3I-FrszrJwF0l5C1XZNRfkeeH1lGUtKmS2LAYjgn7c9ir73DpZrPyfgKyr9qp-qCjNKm07D1STDVduaPc1cpjDR6tR_7kSUnOMasvt9hmwA-yGqaSRBk8jLMzs-/s400/June+stashdash.JPG" /></a> Well, this is whats left of the Spring stashdash basket, I still have 2 1\2 x 400g balls of aran destined to be knitted into a Great Aran American afghan, 3 balls of wendy happy which will become mythos and a skein (now balled) of moondance which will be the mystery shawl from Wendyknits. The orange fluff is a fibre with mohair in, I'm aiming to spin a spindle full of fine yarn which will be plied on itself to hopefully produce a laceweight yarn.<br /><br />This is what I've achieved from the basket so far since mid April<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yiA7HrZ0DwqEU95ruVct16pICbATNV_LdZb-0JdMHiUzuUepcPukqj2V2P-EHXgNgarMxCMcdBAtn3fNY5rdxT4oZugKc9cxZWv05_Ihxqwpt9sKbHXC_q3gHme9lu1y5_O_388pKBYL/s1600/mums+cardi.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612939609157219074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yiA7HrZ0DwqEU95ruVct16pICbATNV_LdZb-0JdMHiUzuUepcPukqj2V2P-EHXgNgarMxCMcdBAtn3fNY5rdxT4oZugKc9cxZWv05_Ihxqwpt9sKbHXC_q3gHme9lu1y5_O_388pKBYL/s400/mums+cardi.JPG" /></a> A cardigan in king cole mirage for Mums birthday, she says it fits perfectly <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612939604482448450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4hR_VQ0DUtWSfxNkOWXMrVaHwojfZvU6Od1KNuhOHFRsbtCwNLyZMI4li1h71Aw9XqdzZn-iyX-S7nfgcc8GKGO1_1_rPRvix2kBplDERoPG23DGWeZVpv0Do1lmCDEHuuIBx04CG7EG/s400/May+GAAA.JPG" /> 4 and a bit more squares for the Great Aran american afghan<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS98r_VVZShCsQe_Lnwx4MNdTRmiAViPZBC33fhapMYeJUcp1nBwuLa7OoZ7685HxDJc9kwtI8NMSSBgoru_GmV_eGsdBEKQy7O16XC9EwrWYwFjh6jbmigj7cOXdrgggM3cGxzi4dw2a/s1600/Kvothe.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612939597960567906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCS98r_VVZShCsQe_Lnwx4MNdTRmiAViPZBC33fhapMYeJUcp1nBwuLa7OoZ7685HxDJc9kwtI8NMSSBgoru_GmV_eGsdBEKQy7O16XC9EwrWYwFjh6jbmigj7cOXdrgggM3cGxzi4dw2a/s400/Kvothe.JPG" /></a> I finished Kvothe, kitted in zauberball<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlqv-KDYJhkma5evcVVrTnT8QYG2z_S3HP71BlGaEadtrag7lfMaSGWUbzUBprAuCodv5kv1qskmwK__VKJWcHyI049gtM_CMZS6IFEMcyRrmEnsBVXWpGCWleAUYWAUxLXTg9KOt6pgv/s1600/April+and+May+spinning.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612939594365517362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUlqv-KDYJhkma5evcVVrTnT8QYG2z_S3HP71BlGaEadtrag7lfMaSGWUbzUBprAuCodv5kv1qskmwK__VKJWcHyI049gtM_CMZS6IFEMcyRrmEnsBVXWpGCWleAUYWAUxLXTg9KOt6pgv/s400/April+and+May+spinning.JPG" /></a> And spun 5og of oatmeal BFL (front) and 20g of browngrey BFL (back)</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Hopefully I dont get too distracted and manage to work my way through more of the basket.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-46096207198284702882011-05-06T20:16:00.002+01:002011-05-06T20:25:40.089+01:00Spring StashdashI decided to join in the Spring Stashdash taking part over at the Stash Knitdown group on Ravelry. The idea is you fill a basket with stash\ current projects and only work on those until the end of June.<br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Heres my basket with the planned knitting in it.</div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 220px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603684806876301394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoK-HF5LzgBPjt0ghCrQ6E4VjP_aJbCTgsO_DJNnXdeQw1pTLbd0MvQI37zwpxOE6kTIb8w5qHA77M23yi6WUiXuaqN-wH4DgfAw6EmwAZ2NwfUs-dqqSxSux7XCybpPuXdhOmEmDwyFo/s400/spring+stashdown+2.JPG" /></div><br /><div>And it all spread out on the bed, theres a bit of fibre there too to spin with<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 353px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603684809628946658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguB_x9nP3XOQ9gmtGmHizJqinD_5XRU-T5AdB9bK7G1hl_Q5m4KFWH5j12jCQC3eQTpmz85sRMSYwC438acsbq-n1eK51Vd0M3NaHBWIYjV_XzjE4HDStGSHJX-NWrlerz5Fbout1FAawv/s400/spring+stashdown+1.JPG" />So far I have finished the shawl at the left front (the orang and purple yarn) and knitted up 2 balls of the blue striped yarn,<br />I think I might swap the grey skein for another as I am going to knit my neice some socks for her birthday at the end of June.<br />Wonder how long it will take for me to get fed up with these projects, or whether I will see the bottom of the bin by the end of June.Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-20290019080375562072011-05-03T13:36:00.003+01:002011-05-03T13:47:46.696+01:00Its been 6 months .. what have I been up to<div>Hi, since last blogging I completed the naknitmo challenge. I originally thought I could knit 30000 stitches in a month, I managed 68992. <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Knowing I knit that much means theres no reason why my stash is as big as it it. I took pics for 'flash your stash' day on Rav at the start of April, I can just get it all squeezed onto a double bed </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602469044827087234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1luZaeCDK_Udz0ljaVlghq2w1iUteupwF_42zsiqOiRu62K-XKtmtlTxkJ_kP-A7oow34Oo3O3HiGrTtXhZZEYkLu9mTj9X1fVM9TsmWYEIFdrkWVL3DUSEolP_J860gVwQVk5I75eQKS/s400/fys2011+4.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602469038512144946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRrXEDLVzRUkx2umvOsn5DCJRWpJK3NXixqEHUbD6RGsfCgVgsRkgy4JP_OWC4TkCufz71gAKqaUmzwbrlZuGFUEI1DljHj6c0AexKemFuHlVdvmJerZD5QkUzZJTHjzIa0aq_ndAt3iC5/s400/fys2011+3.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602469036507381730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8n0Aab9a_BfomFioCqbG00GWPt37JZqdMzjkwQ0dmilKhIER5fVnY1ORk1E8G7wfRBBxN8H1YX-SKn6nnR_1F8dhjh_2s6dBhiV2J-E-W-_7RFTslWuX3IdLIZUnhVFIS63PqucB5wfE/s400/fys2011+2.JPG" /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602469030321924882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVrTAXqkuqUlAemc-q2Od__KqH8wo6KWxJEaXe3RYon0cY6xHZE8Ls_ccjaY5jPd8NFB_1AoItmhPG9-4xiAGuqf7pg-6O2qqeuwOpwF2X6rwfl0A3GyYrdxZVigoSViYXcQ0VFVXSFQp/s400/fys2011+1.JPG" />I decided at the start of the year to only buy more yarn if I could buy it in person, so made sure that I stocked up when away at Skipnorth in March. Some of this has now been knitted up<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-64625446821959361862010-11-01T22:49:00.002+00:002010-11-01T22:56:48.482+00:00NaknitmoHavent blogged for ages, but still been busy knitting. For the month of November I've signed up to Naknitmo, the idea is you set yourself a target number of stitches to knit during the month. you can up your target during the month but cannot decrease it.<br />I've set my target at 30,000 stitches to start, no idea if this will be easy to achieve or a struggle, time will tell.<br /><br />The first project I'm working on this month is the lacy sweater from Adorable knits for Tiny Tots by Zoe Mellor, I knitted this 2 years ago for a friends wee girl but she has now outgrown it and her mum had requesed another in a bigger size. I'm using James C Brett Kool Cotton, purchased at Texere in March 2009 on the way to Skipnorth.<br /><br />Will post progress pics and stitch totals later in the week.Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-11874121343257679922009-12-16T21:47:00.003+00:002009-12-16T21:56:59.152+00:00Yes, I'm still hereCrocheted this christmas tree for the local library where I work as a relief library assistant, we have no spare plug sockets for a tree with lights. Its 7" high, and the lights are hama beads<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxPeBVOTeFymLEOZuTe5aA2vk4igUoxznKZEO-3WpBCKdM8DUOyiRsTtfCjWsirNpJa8Gpm99wsPe8z0V3owHI7E1ycAtHWwJ2laETGKdRhzBzUP_zW1RiuJaiCQ6_knhsuVCBFZoK7av/s1600-h/christmas+tree.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415954729419376562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxPeBVOTeFymLEOZuTe5aA2vk4igUoxznKZEO-3WpBCKdM8DUOyiRsTtfCjWsirNpJa8Gpm99wsPe8z0V3owHI7E1ycAtHWwJ2laETGKdRhzBzUP_zW1RiuJaiCQ6_knhsuVCBFZoK7av/s400/christmas+tree.JPG" /></a> I also made some cranfords from the leftovers from my crochet jacket, these are too small for me but are now keeping a friends hands warm<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibfxVWfk2zcDexALyqvXtviBgRe9VNiEhUnkVoCxsICcKPDHlOjYftwt-wnBuLNvmh-vI2AMicQBja96e7l6gNGG6xQzok3hQTetTGzN7Nc4zyEfJPe6a1DCQRYcemW-2S_tHLg5bhFbR/s1600-h/cranford+mitts.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415954722533372146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiibfxVWfk2zcDexALyqvXtviBgRe9VNiEhUnkVoCxsICcKPDHlOjYftwt-wnBuLNvmh-vI2AMicQBja96e7l6gNGG6xQzok3hQTetTGzN7Nc4zyEfJPe6a1DCQRYcemW-2S_tHLg5bhFbR/s400/cranford+mitts.JPG" /></a><br />These are 2 more strips I made for 'stitches on the bridge'<br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 231px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415954718950813314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2A6QGbf1UEEz0lc3CfB8-XAcJjsDwZi2w7NXLeuKbVGpdNKEgRyOscff-208poJohifm_QQBYIKb1bvzXUKIKFGFjFsJgOm4LfrMPM47RCTW7PMVv01FZjXPZ7mnpJjpFcqyvcqBR4Zw/s400/stolen+moments.jpg" /><br />The scarf above is stolen moments<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAbifHjgqZWIS2dGGZPSaGk8J1Q4drtn008m68lXIkzZQ5E-Vts6w1xKKaeeV6plp-rtEzn39nQxBhDH1jdOYIys3Z0X0oOEpVemfPIjJfJ-7IumVuXTI2hpNuzPsX8siP8437z2NFGT6/s1600-h/clapotis.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 190px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415954717823811634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAbifHjgqZWIS2dGGZPSaGk8J1Q4drtn008m68lXIkzZQ5E-Vts6w1xKKaeeV6plp-rtEzn39nQxBhDH1jdOYIys3Z0X0oOEpVemfPIjJfJ-7IumVuXTI2hpNuzPsX8siP8437z2NFGT6/s400/clapotis.jpg" /></a> and I'm sure you all recognise clapotis.</div><div> </div><div>I dont think I will manage to finish 12 sweaters this year, I've finished 4 more (photos soon) and have the sleeves to do on no 11 but been sidetracked by other knitting. I still have 10 more sweaters than I did this time last year (and my mum got one too). I still have plans to knit more sweaters next year but found being tied to one type of project too stifling.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-9188999367202750902009-08-22T22:01:00.002+01:002009-08-22T22:09:26.114+01:00Halfway through NakniswemodoDont know if you remember back to the start of the year, but I set myself the challenge of making 12 sweaters this year, as part of the nakniswemodo (knit a sweater a month dodecathon) group on ravelry, the only rule being they had to be adult sized.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372896797219115474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ixwuObyxLRorOZEdxYngxkqOoHCIFXUyA1ajX9A1zU7vloZbLwSBjVZGrFvV4YUlv5SYM_Eq3Sb79dHKkSMjz77HIWc7wA-MoP3VOctlBah1fii_rQEUmU8psmXpubb7wHNXXa7Vc4uZ/s400/lochan+crochet+cardi.JPG" />I've now passed the halfway mark, this is a crochet cardi for me crocheted in Yarnyarn lochan, I got the main colour at woolfest last year and the purple contrast this year, the pattern is an old one from Me magazine (late 80's or early 90's) which was a jumper, I've adapted it to a cardi.<br /><br />Sweater no 7, 8 and 9 are all on the needles and now the baby stuff is all finished (for now) I might manage to actually finish all 12 by the end of December<br /><div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-78955595806781438462009-08-15T18:01:00.003+01:002009-08-15T18:08:28.257+01:00Bakewell tarts and skye bridge scarf<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEx9inzj5GbaZKlvjjNe7uKq1CAS8Aa-W0y-OcDA_jRiiYP9E0iWCq0IqvAm3dOlILTwwL9z9UXEwLw1AI1doXqt8zCP60wnKEgKq9TxNtcgpo6pcY2WuGrxBVoDUk_TfEptH1VwTFn1u/s1600-h/bakewell+tarts.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370237170545878402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEx9inzj5GbaZKlvjjNe7uKq1CAS8Aa-W0y-OcDA_jRiiYP9E0iWCq0IqvAm3dOlILTwwL9z9UXEwLw1AI1doXqt8zCP60wnKEgKq9TxNtcgpo6pcY2WuGrxBVoDUk_TfEptH1VwTFn1u/s400/bakewell+tarts.JPG" /></a> Crocheted these bakewell tarts for Rhymetime in Fort William library to use with the song '5 currant buns in a bakers shop'. They were used for the first time last week, the toddlers loved them so much that some tried to eat them.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCsznsoDD0qWD_V_Q43c7gHRSFTiJjHdANO8D1xkjOQUtYOWIYry-3r4uhxca_4jA0DcfCDl4MksAe4am014Gxz0qKvPCCtxSfrRijzKQbd0t9fg7N5TrR1lQmu0S3IAvQMENy-twDnSR/s1600-h/broomstick+scarf.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370237160885098914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCsznsoDD0qWD_V_Q43c7gHRSFTiJjHdANO8D1xkjOQUtYOWIYry-3r4uhxca_4jA0DcfCDl4MksAe4am014Gxz0qKvPCCtxSfrRijzKQbd0t9fg7N5TrR1lQmu0S3IAvQMENy-twDnSR/s400/broomstick+scarf.JPG" /></a> This is a Broomstick crochet scarf for the <a href="http://www.stitchesonthebridge.co.uk/">stitches on the bridge</a> project on Skye, I did a panel measuring 26cm x 200cm, hoping to go over to Skye for the day when all the panels are on the bridge, they will be up from 22nd to 26th October if anyones interested.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-35657896177648001002009-08-14T18:10:00.002+01:002009-08-14T18:18:52.162+01:00A to Z<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369868440862703666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJX8JN9coq3WSS2P9X-BVO2zm7dWPcACCWoYCFpQv7PXxZ2k_KF32NfcUJSaS7LXgBUxemHsDhpuuUn4R64HhH5W9C1Q6WecQAfFOcF3Agip3bXKR4bBCI3O_S5-XUGEYLDkdQOINk0ZL/s400/alphabet+blanket.JPG" /> Knitted this Alphabet blanket for my niece's bump, its due next month.<br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 390px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369868451179651522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVIUfzRCgcMXmVWSTVYENOBu_Pwvk4jjJuIXoB9A36Dq0VYjtIo-OGryYmvDZ_J6_gtTdfxr487N-DI02dloKMcOVmzddw0KgV1HOcZj7U0xjA3GhHuekOOdNdE_YcaNxYmo_q2SG4C2dW/s400/blanket+buddy.JPG" /> Also knitted this blanket buddy for the bump.<br /><div> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 391px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369868458986947106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSdg6T6_NYdROwBpqREq-KOYJuy8Vwa1savEg43SqCRxeWafoBi34oF-Mxyx_znMLk5LgFqA-LfE2-X-Rjifoah2FnkCTn1BkEpSHk3lr8bPe6o3VYr76n1tJ5zpmedSLUeb4PHfd2ee3/s400/maggies+sunhat.JPG" />and crocheted this sun hat for a friends wee girl, she liked it so much she wore it Sunday and Monday even though there was no sun.<br /><br />Not much knitting done this week as I have been helping with the Kilmallie free church holiday club doing crafts, the craft theme was the armour of God so plenty of swords, shields etc. We had around 100 kids each day who all seemed to have a great time.<br /><div></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-21033973726654570212009-07-29T21:21:00.003+01:002009-07-29T21:29:06.999+01:00Mums belated birthday presentKnitted in James C Brett marble, for my Mums Birthday. Made up pattern myself, based on various modular knitting techniques.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP-E5VdhLUtP_45v8a1-bmjqNQZx51spp0OJ72bC4x3XuArV4tPRdaGS8-mxOghR1PDUfJ_niQtzkGNbZtDlwwhNgcxl9MFoze5Jq-HiG-hW6nxOAnu_AGi1BGvqoBYAW8L5R5BvBWtpd/s1600-h/mums+mitred+cardi+2.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980214724209906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhP-E5VdhLUtP_45v8a1-bmjqNQZx51spp0OJ72bC4x3XuArV4tPRdaGS8-mxOghR1PDUfJ_niQtzkGNbZtDlwwhNgcxl9MFoze5Jq-HiG-hW6nxOAnu_AGi1BGvqoBYAW8L5R5BvBWtpd/s400/mums+mitred+cardi+2.JPG" /></a> Front view<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh416hKslByfEYi60epFRYkm9P9mgdHRo7aeWULj8pJsyb1LsHkkWy5dRQvLvfkPHTmWPa-3Rxb6KV4KTpJfsHYVorflJX5rRmUpwmKu1xSQ-OJnuxySqnJkopwO3VejN1v1F_ALLflz9Bq/s1600-h/Mums+mitred+cardi.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363980208174189570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh416hKslByfEYi60epFRYkm9P9mgdHRo7aeWULj8pJsyb1LsHkkWy5dRQvLvfkPHTmWPa-3Rxb6KV4KTpJfsHYVorflJX5rRmUpwmKu1xSQ-OJnuxySqnJkopwO3VejN1v1F_ALLflz9Bq/s400/Mums+mitred+cardi.JPG" /></a> Back view<br /><div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-73005035852590384332009-07-28T10:56:00.004+01:002009-07-28T11:06:21.926+01:00baby bits and socks<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34mM2MAQjIoAt22pw93lYdGSvafeNJmRI2IP_fI74OqoINLBC4U1GQHrD3GtUVtuBm4l1-rG-w8VdVCKUHSYmrg-dqL_PlMwq-IxCu_J6COByYuQ6Qb-3j_B_6OpPm4my1Nfuih75yqn5/s1600-h/sejia+set.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363448286045049330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34mM2MAQjIoAt22pw93lYdGSvafeNJmRI2IP_fI74OqoINLBC4U1GQHrD3GtUVtuBm4l1-rG-w8VdVCKUHSYmrg-dqL_PlMwq-IxCu_J6COByYuQ6Qb-3j_B_6OpPm4my1Nfuih75yqn5/s400/sejia+set.JPG" /></a> Knitted this travel blanket and hat for my niece, she's having a baby boy in september, pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sejia-set">Sejia set</a> from the happy hooker, yarn is James C Brett marble, shade MT2<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S2ORGxVR4tizhYnuOxeelFmFhVDSGhH0IVfBBjO6z_Hem4zrC9r6fPUdXkJitU-C9evYxtPrZXn4cmspJv7vbHYECrJJPVDBxwnIBuU6_6M_KZheT7jYNaSoX2FvpyhGHoski2LIKW5L/s1600-h/lois+koolaid+socks.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363448279281202786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S2ORGxVR4tizhYnuOxeelFmFhVDSGhH0IVfBBjO6z_Hem4zrC9r6fPUdXkJitU-C9evYxtPrZXn4cmspJv7vbHYECrJJPVDBxwnIBuU6_6M_KZheT7jYNaSoX2FvpyhGHoski2LIKW5L/s400/lois+koolaid+socks.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzyzhFpUPAc2N8UKOAaxM5E0WY10RrNeTxyJ4Oie3Of2c07JDckwkMGrpDqlsr_H16rClRviqzav8QFOoQt96UyTouGF7B9xy1AXTLGlq-ZVlBCKH9XTvdt7QX8HB_KvrXdD6B8d9Jf-e/s1600-h/cafe+curtains.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363448275114658962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzyzhFpUPAc2N8UKOAaxM5E0WY10RrNeTxyJ4Oie3Of2c07JDckwkMGrpDqlsr_H16rClRviqzav8QFOoQt96UyTouGF7B9xy1AXTLGlq-ZVlBCKH9XTvdt7QX8HB_KvrXdD6B8d9Jf-e/s400/cafe+curtains.JPG" /></a> Alos knitted more socks for my stepmup and stepniece. The top ones are knitted from the yarn I dyed with koolaid at Skipnorth , basic sock pattern, the bottom ones are knitted in Regia Kaffe Fasset mirage, shade earth and the pattern is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cafe-curtains-socks">Cafe Curtains</a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-20136591279540169862009-07-23T19:35:00.007+01:002009-07-23T19:50:52.696+01:00Rainbow Girls and tour de fleeceBeen taking part in the Tour de Fleece over on Ravelry to coincide with the Tour de France<br /><div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361728013886954978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsy3El9vRZI-KMDtgIwJJnWUkrMGUZHUdNDRQ1SsLdWR7FTLA2VEX_5E6Pez0HRp1p2FS7lSWyP4xjAv-3IZEJ2ffVykucSdJWAcDh9xkIfNwBsat_LifMh3OPK94xCA9Ot8pFGuDXPTy/s400/TDF+07-07.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361728015005043970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9IXOm-gfBU7Z7-y6ZzXoxE1rY3O6EvfXBWsr39cR4iL1OmMg75c4o1VIXVDSVpvNxW9qCHRh-GSAyAk37H2L-owCmjXrH9ZZJWBEVDFb3mjywRKCxkki2GXPcW7sV3vSgaOD4nNQBNKX/s400/TDF+04-07.JPG" /> The fleece was the blue bag I got from Woolfest, its coming out at 20 WPI, it will probably be a shawl when its all spun.</div><div> </div><div>I also made these wee dolls for the last day of Sunday school for me class of 3-5 yr olds. They all loved them, some were even named before church had finished.<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361726434616053010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56cCj8QYwCXLHJvtrZzk4WdCX2k56mfTQLK5vorKX9tSijNdY19cb-_zfSeJ985zMarhYVI5fzZ5LGgCSy1I0l2JAje_casjRI3SIzr9v8cuqCp6Y0bZ3Vl7IGE54aMd97uNpu9uCBwCF/s400/rainbow+babies+triangle.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzq5mnc8XG_OVcPy9AbD2Eh56V2krFutVjDUeVOb4LJCseiNh6_K4pKeztcJExESghafjTZX7h8LMv5CJbQepTdJYnerZyiSPUWcGZjJlZXbyT6MfvhRvyrOH7JEI1dYhybzHuzaep0C1/s1600-h/rainbow+babies+circle.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361726425191541170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCzq5mnc8XG_OVcPy9AbD2Eh56V2krFutVjDUeVOb4LJCseiNh6_K4pKeztcJExESghafjTZX7h8LMv5CJbQepTdJYnerZyiSPUWcGZjJlZXbyT6MfvhRvyrOH7JEI1dYhybzHuzaep0C1/s400/rainbow+babies+circle.JPG" /></a> The patterns Rainbow babies, a free pattern from Jean Greenhowes site, I adapted it to add a skirt, made the heads smaller and added hair.</div><br /><br /><div>Been busy knitting , I've nearly finished my 5th sweater of the year, just got to sew on buttons, and am now busy knitting baby stuff as my niece is having a baby in september.</div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-28465722377671621552009-06-28T15:56:00.002+01:002009-06-28T16:22:42.733+01:00Woolfest 09Just spent 2 1/2 days in Cockermouth at Woolfest, helping Wyesue and Ambermoggie on the Kindred Knitters stall. Ambermoggie and Mr Mog had made shawls and swifts with profits going to charity, Wye sue had leaflets about shadow knitting and mitred squares with a donation to charity for the leaflet and there was a competition to guess the weight of a bear, with a skein of Laalbears laceweight as prize. £150 was raised, split equally betweem Medicine Sans Frontiers, sheep for Africa(woolfests chosen charity) and Ambermoggies local hospice.<br /><div> </div><div>I saw loads of people from blogland/ravelry, it was great to meet up with familiar faces and to meet new people and put faces to names too. Not going to mention everyone I saw as I know I will forget someone, but it you saw a plump person with greying curly hair, talking quickly in a Yorkshire accent on the Kindred knitters stall it was probably me.</div><div><br />Despite being on the stall for most of the time, I still found time to shop.<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352393133240148562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDP5M-X5hOWn2It74og8o-wVIwNYUmI1kgDB3vitwh6WAi0Gn1FeZ3AvRZNIBLXnmc_MLR9dgq0fPohKLznddk6XniEgqE9GvCBr1TI00gIc-Ej5ArMWQ0yYvk-oMUpQyKSG8H8kb8wNiw/s400/woolfest+09+yarn.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> The black at the back is 5 balls of DK weight merino, the blue skein is Yarnyard toddy, the blue ball is sock yarn, the pale purple is Yarnyard Lochan, the dark purple is Knitwitches laceweight and the pinks is 200g of knitwitches cashmere/merino.</div><div> </div><div> I also got fibre, a spindle and other oddments</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352393140012632914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLGfkD0bXy3rM1t5luzFiETJlPk9OVdk0zyqWbRmzCJhDxLfTCfofTKBTBw6LBR2zwuHLHzDglukCV7CsD1I2OplvOoKgNqrFmjs4EZ1WqH_GlW62G4c0bqbOBrIgzQiuU1fkFaMHosI5/s400/woolfest+09+fibre+%26+bits.JPG" border="0" />The fibre is a bag of blue oddments from winghams, spindle is from<br /> Whorl drop spindle, The big stick is a broomstick for broomstick crochet , bag is from ambermoggie and theres a sock keyring and some crochet hooks there too.<br /><div><br /><br />At the end of Saturday Wyesue and Ambermoggie both gave me things as a thankyou for helping out so much.<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352393146323466578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vdQQ-sPmgaJAEORTS0-dh2eg3EY4OFsGhvUxCSgr5c_bzSNAkhOCsaretECcbdXzePtJgTWqVA2iqWesvPRhL6lAkElfc3faLnoYCCFJS4w8utDMg7NArr9DTiq0VyqEx2ytRhPs2AZH/s400/wye+sues+hand+spun.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><br /><p>This is 2 skeins of Sues handspun, one with fish in it the other with bells, I think the fish one will become a bag (along with other yarn) the bells will either be part of a hat or a shawl edging.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352393140921621442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47E9Tp4Y3PY9p48kfPWma2rwgsRp1LNhSQZ8BKaks3ZfxiFctCYSXiVIinpdyqcdZQHDND7Qir1TB8YOS5jeQtKq5Xc4yA6LEPlMWJnWXVvysIIbm-CcwDQddNuRm_L-eulY95VkT_aol/s400/ambermoggies+shawl.JPG" border="0" />Ambermoggie gave me one of her lovely shawls, I'm sure I will get plenty of use out of it up here. Now hoping for this heatwave to end so I can snuggle into it.</p>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-47810338100618199172009-04-16T21:13:00.005+01:002009-04-16T21:36:23.228+01:00Been busyComputer went on the blink last month so it was away getting fixed but I have been busy knitting, here are my latest finished projects.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q9y1n84mJFSaZONrsw0P_DzgZbK7m84ysq9FBvXen976uXCW0hbSzJTQqYdYvacJn-d0vDhlqloTaww_5wG9fyCghOLqGLX6jVTy-BQXThTn4-e3bn0LYOe1njSxTENUvjXImb9fJuMj/s1600-h/IMAG0053.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325388074669571922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Q9y1n84mJFSaZONrsw0P_DzgZbK7m84ysq9FBvXen976uXCW0hbSzJTQqYdYvacJn-d0vDhlqloTaww_5wG9fyCghOLqGLX6jVTy-BQXThTn4-e3bn0LYOe1njSxTENUvjXImb9fJuMj/s400/IMAG0053.JPG" border="0" /></a> Socks for my husband knitted in the Yarnyard sock wool I got last year at woolfest.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qq7ooFC095FsYMtvbKg8hoAE43v11kVxSI8FzLINWZEA3oRzyRTpCofJUTQURcweY6gJrZPFCL3Wd-CBMCZoO9OIX_Hr8jJmMmQNlBI7YRULzjcNeaDYj5q9RETQwdekPXtTcPPBjufk/s1600-h/IMAG0059.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325386238413702002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Qq7ooFC095FsYMtvbKg8hoAE43v11kVxSI8FzLINWZEA3oRzyRTpCofJUTQURcweY6gJrZPFCL3Wd-CBMCZoO9OIX_Hr8jJmMmQNlBI7YRULzjcNeaDYj5q9RETQwdekPXtTcPPBjufk/s400/IMAG0059.JPG" border="0" /></a> A hottie cover for my mum for mothers day, got the wol for this at the SECC craft show, its new lanark DK<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xBw-jcdYA8nGECm89SZrnA4RDSiras-fmVaDT2IvmMhlQQI9GlOg-q4VJl1T9vuwty0ioLcQ-8bRmhT-Z91x07VG_r5Tsw6beIeWjg2jB0TfKXblFVTb5TNNhFJQcGWtLXVoIVxE6nB6/s1600-h/IMAG0057.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325385987192682546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xBw-jcdYA8nGECm89SZrnA4RDSiras-fmVaDT2IvmMhlQQI9GlOg-q4VJl1T9vuwty0ioLcQ-8bRmhT-Z91x07VG_r5Tsw6beIeWjg2jB0TfKXblFVTb5TNNhFJQcGWtLXVoIVxE6nB6/s400/IMAG0057.JPG" border="0" /></a> Eerie from Rowan 43, in Kidsilk Spray, this was being knited into a spiders web shawl last year, but didnt like the way the yarn and pattern worked so frogged it and knitted it into this. It took just under 4 balls so very light to wear.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qDMu_PGp3VuCCqcU0h9207sQ7Iw8-TUsXa9dbvjsnVtY63ADxQWrrS70qMk1UvA6py5OJ6EJ4glmRCCRqwrp-f7BYbW-Q2NHVLjXG7w3vkZVck9vNSR_0Qmsd6ktmt00MGupAmPaKdui/s1600-h/IMAG0054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325385983287543698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qDMu_PGp3VuCCqcU0h9207sQ7Iw8-TUsXa9dbvjsnVtY63ADxQWrrS70qMk1UvA6py5OJ6EJ4glmRCCRqwrp-f7BYbW-Q2NHVLjXG7w3vkZVck9vNSR_0Qmsd6ktmt00MGupAmPaKdui/s400/IMAG0054.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is MS4 that I did the first half of last year, got the second half finished last month and grafted it when we were at my mums in the holidays (thats my mum doing the modelling)<br /><div><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325385971227697874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXjRYDwQfrLpymrfErcGvI-9dxWyBhZ4iF8B-C__jt9RdRtTK24ouwlNBVBZXLlfz67G6n9KrcaivW71EQ9LFKzhKpA05qKXYiNxno5EYsEDiN3ABONjOke4dF-MF4sXf31_U9xCI5mhy/s400/crochet+hat.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><div>This is a crochet hat I did on the train when I went down to glasgow for the SECC craft show, its adult sized but fits my son too so very versatile.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325385975726782146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeu9SS2T2oL-03iDnvAsxfnpgzFv3-xCXytF_zGe03ES-f-t2M3FFM7jcGawdsooIOaHBMofkoI1QhX0VXtkAVGtKQm69fos7v4VUyB2bm3R0OciQlFGcIKu1SRN1EtB52q9unMFKii-a/s400/hey+teach.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p>and just finished Hey Teach (from Knitty) in washed haze aran, this took 6 days from start to finish.</p><p>Now I'm dithering what to knit next so swatching for 3 different jumpers.</p><br /><p></p>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-79479673964272282502009-03-24T11:51:00.005+00:002009-04-16T21:13:34.314+01:00back from Skipnorth 09I spent the weekend in Haworth at Skipnorth, with a large group of knitters. I went via Texere in Bradford and got this.<br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3lPTSL2X6ghryhY6rZc931-QLGcXVdNcrqcexezH_xYIybpcyC9jy3PyHj-Qeo5D7_ZxMTY47mFDfY3Ei6wr8I9wrw2RYJ_R_PFi9mLoEu-35x2eAsHQ804W2tSCGv0_ez4efzSe9PDW/s1600-h/IMAG0032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316721550794868130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3lPTSL2X6ghryhY6rZc931-QLGcXVdNcrqcexezH_xYIybpcyC9jy3PyHj-Qeo5D7_ZxMTY47mFDfY3Ei6wr8I9wrw2RYJ_R_PFi9mLoEu-35x2eAsHQ804W2tSCGv0_ez4efzSe9PDW/s400/IMAG0032.JPG" border="0" /></a> Its James C Brett Kool cotton, a ball of dishcloth cotton and 2 circular needles.</div><div></div><div>On the Friday at skipnorth we did workshops. </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316721554369751410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOlDeEgerN5RK5J9GzQ5-VbiGvX6hdIbm1Suohq1U5QXmwOjCCmGpb4UWkh4Z1s4UqoGyWesLJBBsgPBLHctQ2ZzXSk-2Z4KbaNml5jcSWSYUpdF5vDt4vFQw9dd8fUzoEWCpLNCZ523c/s400/IMAG0033.JPG" border="0" />I dyed 2 skeins of yarn using Koolaid and also did some modular knitting.</div><div></div><div>Later on there was a yarn swap with donations to p/hop too. I got this.</div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316721558562183778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4KRCMZ1trOU3bupAtRiIbpaekVu13eV0j46NMa0KDPfP0-q5gA__YzVSl9DwGzp2freUzs76K5AD5Gezxxq08E9joRi7RMLO5nYsDZo5hx9KYHxuj1x9qSfvCb4bc5PwZk1We44sCcBy-/s400/IMAG0034.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>I'm going to make a top for my friends wee girl out of this.</div><div></div><div>On Saturday we got on 2 coaches and went yarn shopping. First stop was coldspring mill just outside Haworth.<br /></div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316721561705449218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJHtTg882J44skFUuqMddvp4qIuHlhUih9S5je8LvOuDtSGMZOcAQuSIWYKTG2b0_50IBaEjbqWVqI-RN3KdIrLBldPU-xgnQ7KYp6DA9MmT6bWous72BweshNkfLLnY1RDnkWWBmSILM/s400/IMAG0035.JPG" border="0" />I got 900g of this yarn (3 skeins) so there should be enough to make a cardi or 2. It was £2 a skein but no label, though at that price I'm guessing its a high acrylic content.</div><div></div><div>Next stop was the Skep and a haberdashery shop in Leeds.</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316721565703894770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGBIOb8Mo4Sw_VsoonNBreQZ26smyVaz75xAbnOqQZ31l39SG2D_s1i4mPGwj8PWPodT-bf4MHmN84FYt375sG5gSN4YzlswljH05i68FsTysoVzqdxN7q6TCUUnkNU9DaYOJoOI0VnBs/s400/IMAG0036.JPG" border="0" />I got 4 balls of the blue/purple sock yarn, it will become a stole or cardi, a ball of the bright sock yarn and 5 balls of mohair.</div><div></div><div>After all this we went to the KCG just outside Holmfirth, we got to see examples of knitting from the early 1900's and then were let loose on the 1p a gram yarn mountain. I was very restrained and just got this.<br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316722347084196002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8C8d2u6h7uaWoVinkVCmi8lmx0ceW519edhiBIw8kxNmdwpuBmWEoE4ck2fnNTvt3di0p1TDkRu3cGf2xo0_696T-ZHcRAXotpEdcSUQCcuwF4LTh9ZrqCFHebkUZiIIDjyAAWAmMVgVQ/s400/IMAG0037.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p>Its 5 x 25g balls of 2ply pure new wool in a light grey shade, enough for a shawl.</p><p>That night I improved my spindling and learnt to andean ply,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316722365351232322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXAWiT7Ski5yjOe6uxJTXA5MbVQsgL2xVTCBaQKa0URWLRgMdSNuytcwVqwUD4uHReqJqTAR74vBnDMmgm6K2vnuO0D6UDMVStSM_OWhDl_zY6dqZAGfnKa25lMVMd3iPM8i-8wXky6hS/s400/IMAG0039.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>This is my first plyed skein of yarn , its somewhere between DK and Aran in thickness.</p><p>On sunday we went to Winghams and boosted by my spinning I got some fibre, so now I have a fibre stash as well as a yarn stash.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316722355245919426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhpRXQ-E_I4B58r8cjNLCH4IC954RypJ5Co0hu7WvaODsKL9tzHEhTrkbvy3hPfGjULIXP1f1Ff-PgM_P9UyD7BRFHqPqkk1X3IYryIOao0qy94y1Xl5huQK3HFEDioM9I-cfiwoyxoes/s400/IMAG0038.JPG" border="0" /></p><p>The grey and black is merino, the aim is to spin it and knit a scarf and gloves in grey with a black edging.</p><p>The blue is a wee sample of merino silk blend, I got it so I can see how different it looks when spun and plied, it will probably look a lot different.</p><p>The stash is all safely stowed away at home now, I reckon theres enough here to keep me going until woolfest at least.</p><p>Skipnorth was great, it was lovely to meet loads of knitters and pick up hints and tips, a big thanks to Lixie and Nic for organising it all.</p>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-47670870983072466012009-02-28T22:12:00.004+00:002009-02-28T22:22:14.372+00:00finally got some blocking done.Finished Secret of the Stole III last autumn, finally got round to blocking it now, this was knitted in Lane Borgosia, shade denim, with seed beeds throughout the pattern<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307974971038921842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDq4dWdanIqyy0mKS7NuRgVBVB6IwB-q5rlN5Rui13sE_PEC90Zc3sOHcFmqNN7EMh1TR1Jx3cyGCbCXlRsmgjA8KFNdU4irFwiavzzFvGHqri-qCOWPf7Y_O4MArBpmYBR2SF_6ZLJMHO/s400/SotS+III+Blocked.JPG" border="0" /><br />I also blocked the Goddess knits anniversary shawl which was finished just before the new year. I chose clue 1A, 2B, 3C and 4D<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307974964824783730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0B-oQCI_g_I2eyfQtB6Ks0hPqdzkwAAUEWd5xEcseuU8VqH3NZXnW6FmBaimEPrpyd2cC6f5jTIfsHrTkgx8eNUV6VIcSe0EdCjJMvMfuM043MExG0JC8MdlFXvs57LmSVtqCIC5uynX/s400/Mandela+1.JPG" border="0" /><br />I have also been knitting Mystery stole 4 which I started last year, now only got 20 rows of clue 6 to knit plus the 2 sides to graft together,Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-67609892174860853862009-02-21T11:19:00.002+00:002009-02-21T11:30:10.390+00:00rip it out and start againI started knitting the half spider shawl from VLT last summer,<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305209267418192754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZJGzHiSdr1pT9TymjakmeHi2usvF3M5WvcdZeU5gYOP8ZI21ACLPxapJ4B2psWcF5OaV3_RtDOJiNrIPwN0J275q3td2A_v9YaeZgmMn27MMSgu-4MmLNIgoSENvJmLPAv6hzk0Kf-zKZ/s400/spider+shawl+1.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />I had knitted 2 1/2 balls of the Kidsilk night when I realised I wasnt too sure about this shawl worked in KSH so I decided to frog it.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305209269316580002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tS6mYqeGa6Mqbv39yk93atfGCZpe3E5KfmTHw-8BKjwoV8Wbg07SSwmbxxbDpMcK2u8DdvUi8A2GcW9dqemAa6SZXgejOQWa0GPctPeGzGAOUzrD5E8JvtxxTn-LL1khQMGtYGCxd1AR/s400/frogged+KSH.JPG" border="0" /><br />I decided last night to cast on the frogged KSH, I am now knitting <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/eerie">Eerie</a> (rav link)from Rowan 43.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oqjvMPst64W8A02dtNMBSm3ZfsHFpuGx3zZSzDmVeQKvye6Wv-nxICRK7l4nxYnJcSc1dpGB44WAGRZ3tYCu_81pt0luydPDVnIg8c0HctIkF6ctXVH0Y9zC3fL3G4DYtOtjxI2Oc-u3/s1600-h/eerie.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305209261985601586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oqjvMPst64W8A02dtNMBSm3ZfsHFpuGx3zZSzDmVeQKvye6Wv-nxICRK7l4nxYnJcSc1dpGB44WAGRZ3tYCu_81pt0luydPDVnIg8c0HctIkF6ctXVH0Y9zC3fL3G4DYtOtjxI2Oc-u3/s400/eerie.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />This week the Angel Yarns forum which I posted on regularly was taken down without warning. 2 members of the forum (Traxia and Zyle) have done great work getting a new forum up and running for all us displaced angels, its now called <a href="http://www.knittingforums.org.uk/">Pheonix knitting forum</a>, hopefully all the AY members will find their way over there.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-75808821396753985842009-02-18T21:02:00.002+00:002009-02-18T21:06:35.618+00:00Blurry Jumper<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzyJMyf7nbUsy32Gbgmakop37OJrA_AfWnQpXea8PANvK3MiQZl7QUt3V8v8kZ4J_6hK2pUQjoZ6k8rUw15u868TQLnQMmQN-_tk18eYEuUuMbxo380Kj9npYBl7rxxUjlCiByegF2RGq/s1600-h/to+blur+for.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304246110863702226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzyJMyf7nbUsy32Gbgmakop37OJrA_AfWnQpXea8PANvK3MiQZl7QUt3V8v8kZ4J_6hK2pUQjoZ6k8rUw15u868TQLnQMmQN-_tk18eYEuUuMbxo380Kj9npYBl7rxxUjlCiByegF2RGq/s400/to+blur+for.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is 'to dye for' from the first stitch and bitch book, called blurry because its knitted in Sirdar Blur , (used 2 1/2 balls) and not because I'm having a dig at my sons photography skills.</div><div> </div><div>This is my secend Nakniswemodo jumper, now dithering what to cast on next so working on MS4 from last year and socks for DH while I decide.</div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-49846025552456423232009-02-07T19:06:00.002+00:002009-02-07T19:38:30.827+00:00Knitting memeThis is the first ever meme I've done, Saw it on Kate's, Kai's and Fiona's blogs and thought it a good idea.<br />You need to mark with bold the things you have done, mark the ones you plan to do sometime in italics, and leave the rest.<br /><strong>Afghan</strong><br /><strong>American/English knitting</strong><br /><strong>Baby items</strong><br /><strong>Bobbles</strong><br /><strong>Buttonholes</strong><br /><strong>Cable stitch patterns</strong><br /><strong>Cardigan</strong><br /><strong>Charity knitting</strong><br /><strong>Combination knitting</strong><br /><strong>Continental knitting</strong><br /><strong>Cuffs/fingerless mitts/arm-warmers</strong><br /><strong>Darning</strong><br /><em>Designing knitted garments</em><br /><strong>Domino knitting</strong><br /><strong>Drop stitch patterns</strong><br />Dyeing spinning fiber<br />Dyeing with plant colors<br /><em>Dying yarn</em><br /><strong>Entrelac</strong><br /><strong>Fair Isle knitting</strong><br />Free-form knitting<br /><strong>Fulling/felting</strong><br /><strong>Garter stitch</strong><br /><strong>Gloves</strong><br />Graffiti knitting<br /><strong>Hair accessories</strong><br /><strong>Hats: Cuff-up</strong><br /><strong>Hats: Top-down</strong><br /><strong>Holiday related knitting</strong><br /><strong>Household items</strong><br /><strong>I-cord</strong><br /><strong>Intarsia</strong><br /><strong>Jewelry</strong><br /><strong>Kitchener stitch</strong><br /><strong>Knitted flowers</strong><br /><strong>Knitting a gift</strong><br /><strong>Knitting a pattern from an on-line knitting magazine</strong><br /><em>Knitting and purling backwards</em><br />Knitting art<br />Knitting for a living<br /><strong>Knitting for pets</strong><br /><strong>Knitting for preemies</strong><br /><strong>Knitting in public</strong><br />Knitting items for a wedding<br /><strong>Knitting on a loom </strong><br />Knitting smocking - have ribbed then smocked, but never knitted it in<br /><em>Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars</em><br /><strong>Knitting to make money</strong><br />Knitting two socks on two circulars simultaneously<br /><strong>Knitting with alpaca</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with bamboo yarn</strong><br />Knitting with banana fiber yarn<br /><strong>Knitting with beads</strong><br />Knitting with camel yarn<br /><strong>Knitting with cashmere</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with circular needles</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with cotton</strong><br />Knitting with dog/cat hair<br /><strong>Knitting with dpns</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with linen</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with metal wire</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with silk</strong><br />Knitting with someone else’s hand-spun yarn<br /><strong>Knitting with soy yarn</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with synthetic yarn</strong><br /><strong>Knitting with wool</strong><br /><em>Knitting with your own hand-spun yarn</em><br /><strong>Lace patterns</strong><br /><strong>Long Tail CO</strong><br /><strong>Machine knitting</strong><br /><strong>Mittens: Cuff-up</strong><br />Mittens: Tip-down<br /><em>Moebius band knitting</em><br />Norwegian knitting<br /><strong>Participate in an exchange</strong><br /><strong>Participating in a KAL</strong><br /><strong>Pillows</strong><br />Publishing a knitting book<br /><strong>Purses/bags</strong><br />Rug<br /><strong>Scarf</strong><br /><strong>Shawl</strong><br /><strong>Short rows</strong><br /><strong>Shrug/bolero/poncho</strong><br /><strong>Slip stitch patterns</strong><br /><strong>Slippers</strong><br /><strong>Socks: toe-up</strong><br /><strong>Socks: top-down</strong><br /><strong>Steeks</strong><br /><strong>Stockinette stitch</strong><br /><strong>Stuffed toys</strong><br /><strong>Swatching</strong><br /><strong>Sweater</strong><br /><strong>Tassels</strong><br /><strong>Teaching a child to knit</strong><br /><strong>Teaching a male how to knit</strong><br /><strong>Textured knitting</strong><br />Thrummed knitting<br /><strong>Toy/doll clothing</strong><br />Tubular CO<br /><strong>Twisted stitch patterns</strong><br />Two end knitting<br /><em>Writing a pattern</em><br /><em></em><br />Even tough theres a lot of bold things there, some of them I have only done once or twice, or tried and not bothered with again.<br /><br />What I hope to learn this year is to spin, knit something from my hand spun, have a go at dyeing and to design my own pattern and write it down. I have designed a pattern before but that was a garter stitch tank top for my teddy when I was 7.Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-14271661611780279942009-02-06T17:37:00.003+00:002009-02-06T17:42:46.660+00:001st jumper of 2009I finished my first sweater of 2009, I'm hoping to knit 12 this year so need to knit a bit quicker I think, Its the mitered jacket from knitsimple Fall o7, but with Wendy fusion Subbed for noro Kureyon. It reminds me a bit of a faded denim jacket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbF_9aL0b6VjaJgqFvHnTfyC_mYAGpqh31J0qRX2ZdAnMx3qJeLD78YRMQeCf2fbmMsHDXHUu2lVcwM7sVdy34zoB33oMxLgqXCABUbvIY6qNoHpbw9w_UzgWcI_672tUdIAdOTRXeaCjF/s1600-h/modular+jacket.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299740690136923522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbF_9aL0b6VjaJgqFvHnTfyC_mYAGpqh31J0qRX2ZdAnMx3qJeLD78YRMQeCf2fbmMsHDXHUu2lVcwM7sVdy34zoB33oMxLgqXCABUbvIY6qNoHpbw9w_UzgWcI_672tUdIAdOTRXeaCjF/s400/modular+jacket.JPG" border="0" /></a> and I also finished the socks for my stepmum.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWw_GBn6I_xRxFISdConFFY0fl_cMRRCgi2IxGWGr_iYUilXuexY8_ZDWaKusRGAb9PnTI_jD_Q6ntGyQ1eW9wOUoNLFcWToFRRjNGC56BBdYOsJ3hLzRoD5DMWgVJeDiMpQeydagQtbBu/s1600-h/pat's+socks.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299740690352862050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWw_GBn6I_xRxFISdConFFY0fl_cMRRCgi2IxGWGr_iYUilXuexY8_ZDWaKusRGAb9PnTI_jD_Q6ntGyQ1eW9wOUoNLFcWToFRRjNGC56BBdYOsJ3hLzRoD5DMWgVJeDiMpQeydagQtbBu/s400/pat's+socks.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>We had our first decent snowfall of the week today too so my older son built this snowman.<br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299740321068287122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh12i5vDHV2Cg92-n9FUZVir2lm6rQskjIEKL4YX_0-Op2JT4Q6WQSPWVkd0bL8XSVx4HBVmkOmI8VtmRsOfNO9nsn-a3MpXHj9YqFjOC7PzbDv-y4Z1pb-zYcnxriZHRyI1uU8g4WwnGN9/s400/snowman.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-28839806319461600362009-01-31T13:24:00.006+00:002009-01-31T13:31:44.950+00:00knitting progress<div>I'd forgotten how long knitting a sweater takes, heres progress so far.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297448655130688338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrPp45FDwrf9oYAJBYChIBcIamy_AE-esC66eFIgl9gFeE0fZJ0TZf0_jcv_gk_V6uyXWvJLasmh6cE2z1sxIAZml-Q1HySFQ1NNHJNSOEaZ7dLzMxQU-1T8z4wfSQE7dZ0L1BEqI0nig/s400/mitred+cardi+sleeve.JPG" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297448481353107714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HfyR0WOWG74UGSNYWb-4CvjIgx3Lv1-e-jElnMUOUGRqpB8Fhzr44-3BPkMmQXhKK1qvIRejy5EzOFQuNYuZ9Ky9K5SVJMumV-NTkk67SMe1xcN80hNvK8faiq8k15pqXv_oMpRT0n1O/s400/mitred+cardi+body.JPG" border="0" /></div><br />The pattern is mitered cardigan from knitsimple fall 2007, knitted with Wendy fusion instead of Noro kureyon, mainly because the fusions machine washable (and I got it on sale from Kemps), the shade is White pepper, just got to finish the second sleeve and the front, and stop getting distracted by socks<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297448832157619922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8D8CKZbIBY8vJfMxyCWLRthrazTQgy7yXXfYp72gAuBuHUmkfmSOVAyEtzHElPNMf3GvjplPxVYykeLkIU0AtDJp_tqrZvu5nuWhBFmCdcuRAA_kWF0YoMJfheITbJj5vdeEtrqImvY9/s400/pats+socks.JPG" border="0" />These are for my stepmum, the yarn is opal rainforest, just doing plain socks so good TV knitting.Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-23503734487784549382009-01-22T21:47:00.005+00:002009-01-22T21:57:42.913+00:00Belated happy new yearHope this year is going well for you all so far, our family have been succumbing to the usual round of sniffles which my younger son very gererously brings home from school to share with us, but it hasnt stopped the knitting.<br /><div><div><br /><div>I've joined in the 24 in 2009 challenge on the Crafty threads and yarn forum, here are my first two items.</div><br /><div>Socks for my stepniece knitted in the leftover opal rainforest from my ravelympic socks with a wee bit of neon on one toe as I ran out of yarn<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294238903053046658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUy_QR3qAqNIKL8vuEmz1p2Hv-v0am3MtSFmB7o7oWasCt4WKBH5Wnaj7O5oxqqzTEDqLCF0zlbI6tGxdV9NQOSJfjDEuP4KCQI-xpS55AQCOTg_1kA9XzDKeKLceq3hQDQTeDxvnD8Mwb/s400/lois+socks.JPG" border="0" /></div></div>and crochet dishcloths using the patterns in '200 crochet blocks' by Jan Eaton.</div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294239621773853362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wMWc2PD2VmDAvz_88th1FFYKINwL9fAwtNaeyYm8zZj5HbvtHcjL7mLK2FP4aacGGGAQiiNiW71OeaQ1xDJObrQi3kCz3fiH5rvGK9LR7vyFvPsEM_P1Tuw6gOJbDG1UTDKYkHR1ToCD/s400/crochet+dishcloths.JPG" border="0" />I have also joined NaKniSweMoDo on Ravelry where you aim to knit a sweater a month. I am 3/4 of the way through my first one, a mitered sweater in Wendy Fusion but no pics as camera batteries have died.<br />I'm on stashalong again too so hopefully my stash should be much reduced at the end of this year though I am hoping to add to it at Skipnorth. I'd better get knitting now to make some space.Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-25204243415470560012008-12-31T18:07:00.006+00:002008-12-31T18:15:04.539+00:00We three kings.Well the kings for my nativity are finally finished, <div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286019307901557106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR3LicKqI3xdVtTCCEgvbPMekh1y7JVo-IetmNOk8UBFTmzLe1L8hfvr2nBQ21QhOazV3TVFRG7VEpls7SeQ3RaKIWZeVOdSg29ni1lbZr2qxgrBskfUozj30_YFDyiQOiTzMl1QFWNgw/s400/kings.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>so now its all complete. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286018420422982146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4s9WHT2UTRcSrXsdvYHrlsKcMlsPO-t6LizK-jPWh1NC3d1Tc37P-2boF8IMh4FAxrH9NqOt33NY_4hQO9rtWz9PHPCxhk6578oRlmoy27TFeptVkIANaNclQHRJDXOT3RvuJxYo5oWEO/s400/nativity+set.JPG" border="0" /> I have also sewn up a hoodie for my younger son <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286018645107897842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fht4D6y-l5hKNW2l305GbXiN8fCZLqzrnOAhmRd517ErC8bFYIQJ_X7mhTbl9mbb845H22gtk5t12KEufDfcvvOGDlE-aKkueMYN2TCIfsZ0S0dmV9aCdAi56hIoEERoV6qkr0DLDC4f/s400/martyns+hoodie.JPG" border="0" /> and reknit the border of the goddess knits anniversary shawl, just need to block it now.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286018843020426450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs5f57a_-yNMj-LnmPcgafmENSXx9Rn8yXQIP4y3X2oXbG9ZvYMJ8oH6qFWf_PZvq9QI83TjhbHv-HLLKroQoZiZMnS-7Zb4jBNx_iYpktf8UFq9qc81yW4nqJwZs-N4SHPb9gRRqjhAQk/s400/unblocked+mandela+shawl.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-6898230428841664772008-12-26T13:03:00.002+00:002008-12-26T13:10:57.138+00:00Christmas knitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2x3PMuu_5ZG9v4igMAf_UgXel_TMW5n_aeTBy79RhGkP9oO1sRg0pmTMK1OnUZVJ96c1y6AIRY_tL_SF4G0fVFut4gJFlKbTy79VbZrrgZYmBHxrWs7OYXjEe_A5MWDDD1OcVTDdLoJM/s1600-h/christmas+stockings.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284083793149504738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2x3PMuu_5ZG9v4igMAf_UgXel_TMW5n_aeTBy79RhGkP9oO1sRg0pmTMK1OnUZVJ96c1y6AIRY_tL_SF4G0fVFut4gJFlKbTy79VbZrrgZYmBHxrWs7OYXjEe_A5MWDDD1OcVTDdLoJM/s400/christmas+stockings.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I knitted these cute little baby socks as stockings for all the kids in my sunday school class ( I teach the 3 & 4 year olds). They each had a sweet and wee toy inside and the kids loved them.</div><div> </div><div>The rest of my christmas knitting ground to a halt, the nativity kings still aren't finished, but I suppose they could get done in time for January and the hoodie is still waiting to get sewn up.</div><div> </div><div>I decided to dig out the goddess knits mystery shawl, I ran out of yarn while doing the border on this so I ripped back the border last week and restarted it using black Jaggerspun zephyr (left over from MS3), so have been knitting that all week and finally finished last night, just got to block it now.</div><div> </div><div>I'm now going to spend the rest of this year finishing off some of my outstanding WIP, so hopefully I should have some more finished things to show you this week.</div><div> </div>Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9123018032902414401.post-74557658011536663942008-12-16T23:28:00.002+00:002008-12-16T23:34:31.312+00:00NOvember updateWell after vowing to cast on no new projects in November, my knitting ground to a halt thanks to DS2 very generously sharing all the germs he brought home from school. I also was invited to a wedding at the end of November so made a cross stich sampler for the happy couple, forgot to take photos but they loved it.<br />I have been knitting this month though, finished the aran hoodie for DS2, just needs sewing up now, and the chunky jumper got frogged and knitted into a cloud bolero and urchin beret, my kings are almost done too, need to knit the hats and presents and then sew them all up, guess I'm going to be busy with a needle this weekend.Nevisknitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216532779219899615noreply@blogger.com0