NOvember

Yes, its nearly November already and after looking at the piles of WIP that I have I have decided to repeat what I did last year and make November the month for NO casting on of new projects. Currently I have OTN :-

Great American Aran Afghan (I am ashamed to say this was being knitted last November too)

Spider Web shawl from VLT

MS4

Goddess Knits Anniversary Shawl

Nativity - just the kings to do now.

Aran Jumper for DS2

Chunky Jumper for DS2

Socks

Crochet hat

and have just signed up for Woolly wormheads mystery hat.

Hopefully I should have made a dint in these projects by December.

Anyone else up for the challenge?

Guess who got a spindle.

Yes, I succumbed at last after seeing all the lovely fibre on various blogs . The spindle was from the Yarn Yard with some lovely fibre as packaging too. The fibre I spun here was part of the hipknits project club, and was intended to make felt beads.

Its a bit thick and thin and isnt spun very tightly in places but I am so proud that I made it.

Its a mystery !!!!!!!!!!

Yes, its been a month since I blogged, I have spent all last month working on 3 mystery shawl KALs.

I started the Goddess Knits anniversary shawl in July, but have been knitting it on and off, finally got to the edging this month to discover this

yes, I ran out of yarn 5/6 of the way around the edge, think I will have to frog the edging and reknit it in a contrast yarn, I have about 40g of black Jaggerspun zephyr which should do.

I have also been working on Secret of the stole III, I am knitting this in Baruffa cashwool, in denim

This is clue 4 just finished, I am behind on this as clue 8 has just come out, however I am hoping to have this finished by the end of the month.
I am also taking part in MS4, using yarn from ebay, I have done up to clue 3 so far and clue 5 has just come out

I also took part in a swap on the crafty threads n yarns forum and got a lovely package from Linz, I was very well stalked as she had read somewhere that I love the gingerbread men that you get from Greggs in Yorkshire.

The socks are monkeys in opal prisma and fit perfectly.

I crossed the finish line

Well the ravelympic knitting got done, finished the socks and the February lady sweater just before the finishing ceremony.

After all that I was all knitted out for a couple of days. still slowly knitting the Goddess knits mystery shawl, now 4 rows from the edging. I have also joined Secret of the Stole III, just finished clue 1, hoping to get clue 2 finished this week before clue 4 is published on Friday. I'm using Lane Borgeosa cashwool in a denim shade from stash for this.

For respite from all the lace I knitted a hot water bottle cover, again using stash yarn -2 x 50g balls of Knitpicks telemark. Pattern was with last months Knitting magazine, its in the artesano supplement.

It's now hidden in my younger sons bed, where his big brother cant find it. I can see me knitting another soon to stop any arguments.

olympic knitting

Currently I am taking part in the ravelympics on Ravelry, the aim is to cast on during the opening ceremony and finish before the closing ceremony. I am knitting the February Lady sweater for team Mission Possible 2008 (replacing the vine leaf cardi on my list) and a pair of socks for team Scots can do it too. No pictures at present as I cant find the camera, so will post pictures at a later date.

More GAAA squares

Well here are the rest of the GAAA squares I have knitted so far.

I also knitted this wee cardigan in James C Brett Marble in Marble DK for my friends wee girl, the pattern is the Albert coat from 'The Knit Stitch' by Sally Melville.

GAAA

Been knitting squares on the Great American aran afghan. I was hoping to have this finished by christmas so will have to do a square a week.

The Goddess knits anniversary mystery shawl is still coming on slowly, up to row 34 now on clue 4, and it looks like a blue blob. I still have 75 g of yarn left so not even half way yet.