So i've joined in with NO-vember and decided that this month the only new thing i am allowed to cast on will be my socks for the SAM. I didn't really get off to a good start as i wanted to make an extra gift for a swap as i have ballsed it up and missed her birthday and not only that but the parcel has to get to America yet :o(
So, i cast on some of the gorgeous Debbie Bliss cashmerino DK that came on Friday (Thursday? Who knows!) from The Knitting Parlour and started a pair of handwarmers on the way to Santa Pod on Friday. I got one done up to the thumb then realised i didn't have any other yarn with me so couldn't do that special thing for the thumb gusset! DOH! Still, i was clever *giggling* and started the second one from the inside of the ball! YAY! I got lots done on the drive home too and finished them off tonight which means the parcel can go off tomorrow :oD
This also means NO-vember is properly underway and to start it off i picked up the Fish Blankie and sewed in all the ends, so that is now finished, i just have to decide whether to give it to him now or wait til Christmas. Hmmmmm, he's a tiny baby, i doubt he'll be very aware that he's getting Chrimble pressies so i may pop round this week and see if he likes it :oD
Next up was the Clapotis! I started it months ago and then got caught up with other knitting so it's nice to pick it up again and know that i may well finish it this month :o)
I'm doing it narrower than the pattern suggests as i don't know how much yarn i have and i'd rather have a long narrow one than a short wide one (OOOOERRRRRR Missus!!) and tonight i dropped my first stitch :oD
It was fun! I'm just glad i have obviously knitted it correctly as it unravelled down to the edge and didn't go any further ;o)
One down, many more to go!
Showing posts with label fish blankie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fish blankie. Show all posts
Monday, November 05, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Still sewing!
I should be finished!
Unfortunately part of my "SSP" didn't come out the way i want so i am having to redo it :o(
Pictures later, i promise! I'll also have an Akshun Rat update with pics and a Fishie update with pics :o)
Unfortunately part of my "SSP" didn't come out the way i want so i am having to redo it :o(
Pictures later, i promise! I'll also have an Akshun Rat update with pics and a Fishie update with pics :o)
Sunday, September 16, 2007
This weekend i are mostly been...
FISHING!
Three rows done, two fish complete on the fourth :o)
I LOVE IT!
I can't wait to get the "moss" i have on order to join them together, i'm hoping it will look like seaweed :o)
I spent a good ten minutes with the Countrystyle shade chart at Ponds debating what colour to get! "Forest" is too green, "Khaki" is too brown but "Moss" seemed just the right mix of the two :o)
Three rows done, two fish complete on the fourth :o)
I LOVE IT!
I can't wait to get the "moss" i have on order to join them together, i'm hoping it will look like seaweed :o)
I spent a good ten minutes with the Countrystyle shade chart at Ponds debating what colour to get! "Forest" is too green, "Khaki" is too brown but "Moss" seemed just the right mix of the two :o)
Friday, September 14, 2007
Fishie Progress
This is the fish blankie yesterday morning, as of last night the second row is now finished :o)
I'm going to try and match up the muddy greenybrown in the variegated to a solid colour to join the strips together with and then it'll look like seaweed :o)
Now that i have the pattern partly memorised i am finding it a lot easier going, and Mille very kindly updated her chart for us too, what a lovely lady :o)
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Oooops!
I am here, really!
Our holiday was most excellent, just what we needed :o)
We had some excitement in the New Forest when the tent behind our van caught light! Luckily there were some people camped right next to the fire stand and they ran over with extinguishers and it was put out before anybody got hurt or before too much of the tent went up. It looked horrible the next day though and makes you appreciate what you have.
The Steam Fair was AWESOME! I am so glad we went, albeit for a shorter stay than our usual week long visit. It meant packing more into each day but we both saw the bands that we wanted to see and we both had a good time walking round the market, it also meant that i only had to do the market for two days, on the third day i was allowed to rest and sit and crochet while i watched the horse arena and walked round the vintage cars and commercial vehicles - ah bliss!
VW ACtion and my birthday weekend were also very awesome. Much vodka was drunk, many dances danced and many camps visited. I don't think i have ever socialised as much as i did last weekend, it was FAB! The racing was excellent as usual, if a little staggered due to many oil downs but on Saturday evening they had night racing which was SUPERB! I've never seen anything like it, it took my breath away :oD
Some crafting was attempted. I have made progress with the hexagon blankie, with nearly 3 "rounds" completed, unfortunately i only took one ball of each colour and the main colour ran out before i could finish the final two hexagons on the third round. Round one has one hexagon, round two has six and round three has 12 with ten completed. I'll be taking it along this weekend to VanFest though so i hope to make more progress on it then :o)
I had started the fish blankie too but ran into a problem when it said in the pattern to twist two stitches on the right needle but she meant the left. Luckily we managed to figure it out over at CTnY and i've been working on it this evening. I've discovered that there's another slight error and you have to knit 2 before and after the increases or it doesn't work out right but it's no biggie, i appreciate the pattern all the same! Mille's patterns are awesome, i am really enjoying how they are coming out and i hope the recipient's love them as much as i do :o)
I have to say a big THANKYOU to Mille for taking the time to let me know that our fix was the right one, she very kindly left a comment after someone else had asked her if we were right, what a sweetie, and to think i was too scared to mail her and ask her!! Thanks hun *hugs*
I'm not sure how to progress with the hexagon blankie, i think i am going to square it off rather than keep it round but i'll have to work out where and what colours i'll need first. I'm looking into trying a quilt design program but i'm not sure i will be successful with it as it wants to know how many blocks i want before i start :o? But it's got to be worth a go hasn't it!
OH! There's some exciting news from VW Action but it will have to wait as i want to go play with the designer, but we have a new addition to the family and you'll be hearing the pitter patter of teeny tiny feet :o)
Our holiday was most excellent, just what we needed :o)
We had some excitement in the New Forest when the tent behind our van caught light! Luckily there were some people camped right next to the fire stand and they ran over with extinguishers and it was put out before anybody got hurt or before too much of the tent went up. It looked horrible the next day though and makes you appreciate what you have.
The Steam Fair was AWESOME! I am so glad we went, albeit for a shorter stay than our usual week long visit. It meant packing more into each day but we both saw the bands that we wanted to see and we both had a good time walking round the market, it also meant that i only had to do the market for two days, on the third day i was allowed to rest and sit and crochet while i watched the horse arena and walked round the vintage cars and commercial vehicles - ah bliss!
VW ACtion and my birthday weekend were also very awesome. Much vodka was drunk, many dances danced and many camps visited. I don't think i have ever socialised as much as i did last weekend, it was FAB! The racing was excellent as usual, if a little staggered due to many oil downs but on Saturday evening they had night racing which was SUPERB! I've never seen anything like it, it took my breath away :oD
Some crafting was attempted. I have made progress with the hexagon blankie, with nearly 3 "rounds" completed, unfortunately i only took one ball of each colour and the main colour ran out before i could finish the final two hexagons on the third round. Round one has one hexagon, round two has six and round three has 12 with ten completed. I'll be taking it along this weekend to VanFest though so i hope to make more progress on it then :o)
I had started the fish blankie too but ran into a problem when it said in the pattern to twist two stitches on the right needle but she meant the left. Luckily we managed to figure it out over at CTnY and i've been working on it this evening. I've discovered that there's another slight error and you have to knit 2 before and after the increases or it doesn't work out right but it's no biggie, i appreciate the pattern all the same! Mille's patterns are awesome, i am really enjoying how they are coming out and i hope the recipient's love them as much as i do :o)
I have to say a big THANKYOU to Mille for taking the time to let me know that our fix was the right one, she very kindly left a comment after someone else had asked her if we were right, what a sweetie, and to think i was too scared to mail her and ask her!! Thanks hun *hugs*
I'm not sure how to progress with the hexagon blankie, i think i am going to square it off rather than keep it round but i'll have to work out where and what colours i'll need first. I'm looking into trying a quilt design program but i'm not sure i will be successful with it as it wants to know how many blocks i want before i start :o? But it's got to be worth a go hasn't it!
OH! There's some exciting news from VW Action but it will have to wait as i want to go play with the designer, but we have a new addition to the family and you'll be hearing the pitter patter of teeny tiny feet :o)
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