January Challenge

this year i have decided to challenge myself in a Crafty sort of way so each month i am going to set myself a target and work towards achieving it.

January's challenge was to complete The Porange Quilt and the Badger Blankie and i am happy to say i achieved both goals!

Lukey is only laying on it to show the size of it, he is totally banned from it now, it's MINE and i don't want it smelling of dog lol

I don't have any photos of the quilt yet, i keep forgetting to take them... you can see it before it was finished though, i'll let you ;o)

The finished top before borders were added

Arty shot... borders added, backed, quilted and binding done :)

January Socks!

I have started on my January SockaMonth socks at last! All the drinking of Christmas and New Year is done now so i am sober enough to knit :oD
I picked out the "mystery" wool (i have them all bagged up so i can't cheat lol) and came up with this Yarn Yard Club yarn from September '07!!
As i am part of several different knitting groups i thought i'd challenge myself further by trying to fit my monthly sock in with a current group activity. This sock is now also taking part in the Sockdown January in the Sock Knitters Anonymous group :oD

The pattern is Noviembre and i have slightly modified the ribbing so that it fits with the pattern ;o)

It originally had 1x1 ribbing with a 5 stitch pattern and i did not like! :oD

I think the textured nature of the pattern helps to break up the extreme busyness of this yarn, but i shall be happy with such lovely bright socks in any case :oD