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I  think I will be knitting more of these. I just love the colours. Good job I bought this yarn in bulk!

Sleeve number one knitted and off the needles.

Well I knitted this in less than a week, can I so the same with sleeve number two??? Better get going.

Have a great week-end.

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with a coffee. Pull out my sock to cast on. Cast on the stitches using a 3mm needle. Next row k2, p2 then I discover gosh horror I only have 3 needles in the case!

That put a stop to the knitting pretty quickly. I better go locate 2 more I need this knitting for tomorrow – 2 meetings in London so got to pass time on the underground. Elephant & Castle is quite a long way on the Bakerloo line.

Will pop breeze in my bag as have an hour in to London so will knock up a few rows I am sure.

Happy Knitting

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I’m making good progress on Breeze’s first sleeve. Take a look.

There’s a fair amount of knitting below the armhole but not above as it is a set in sleeve. I am almost done on the increases but there’s still quite a way to go with the knitting. Not sure it will be done by the week-end but hopefully nearer done than not so the second sleeve can commence!

Happy Knitting

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with Moody Blues and we have this

I did indeed turn the heel during the drive to Oxford on Saturday night.

If history repeats itself I will whizz along the foot. I mustn’t neglect Breeze though as I want to fly through those sleeves!

Happy Knitting

I cast on sleeve number one for Breeze.

I am hoping this will be a relatively quick knit but let’s not get too excited. I have a goal date in mind for this project! It is ok it October and not September - enough pressures in llife don’t need anymore.

Have a great week.

Happy Knitting

I need to pop this in my bag one day next week and shop for buttons. I don’t think I have any big enough as the buttonholes are quite large.

Can I knit the 2 sleeves in 2 weeks – a sleeve a week? Is it do-able?

Have a great week-end.

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Every row counts.

I  now have 2 buttonholes. Surprising how many rows you can clock up on the train between Newbury and London Paddington.

Aran Knitting by Alice Starmore has been re-issued. I got a little carried away last night (it was very late!) on my iPad and pre-ordered it from Amazon. Despatch date is 27th September so a little waiting time! I am however a little confused because The Book Depository says they can despatch it today but it is not published until 26th November so the question is will I have my book for Christmas? On the plus side I could then give it to someone to give to me for Christmas!

There is a design in the book I have fallen in love with Eala Bhan (click for a picture of the back).

It is a “have to knit it” on the “to knit” list. It calls for Alice Starmore’s own 2-ply Hebridean yarn, which you can buy from her website, Virtual Yarns. They are switched on and allow you to buy a yarn pack for the design in any of the colorways of the 2-ply Hebridean. Prices don’t look too bad but they don’t give you much of a feel for sizing – would I be a medium or a small???

 

I have read that the 2-ply Hebridean is very soft and lovely and the colour I have my eye on is Wild Orchid but there are some lovely colours!

I had better get on with breeze. The right front is growing and hopefully some more photo’s over the next few days.

Meanwhile my current sock nearly has a heel!

Happy Knitting 

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