I am just turning the heel on the sock. I can’t help but say again how lovely the colours are.

I made some progress on Pucara last night and am at the neck shaping but I cannot follow the pattern so I have sent an email to Jane Ellison and am waiting on her reply. I may be having a durr moment but we shall see.

Happy Knitting

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Please forgive me for not having published for a couple of days. I’ve been pre-occupied sorting out “stuff”.

That stuff is almost ticketyboo. So the blog should run as planned from here on in

Sock is making progress

Pucara is also coming along just lovely. The left front is almost finished and believe it or not the back is making good progress.

 Left front 

I have tried to get a close up of the pattern to show you

This photo shows the colour better. I can’t wait for this one to be finished so I can wear it.

Have a great Sunday. I am off to a birthday party – 25 four year olds. Do you think I can sit in the corner and knit?

Happy Knitting

XX

 

Though every row counts. I am off in to London tomorrow on the train so may get a few extra rows in there and back.

It is late so I am off to knit a few rows on Pucara. I may even get the left front finished.

Happy Knitting.

X

I have another pair of socks for the sock drawer.

I don’t know what was the matter with me I had to do the toe three times. I just couldn’t get it right. Was casting off all over the place. Mind obviously somewhere else. However they are now off the needles. On to the  Rosa Die Susse, I think these are going to be fun to knit. Colours are lovely.

Happy Knitting.

X

So here we go November is the month of knitting and blogging.

First we have a finished garment – buttons and all. 

                                                  Eleanor

And now for Novembers to do list

1. Sew up Still

2. Sew up Precious

3. Make 2 ties for Precious

4.Finish green socks – just toe number 2 to do 

5. Finish Rainforest socks – Rosa Die Susse

                                              Lovely colours 

6. Finish Pucara from Mirasol Book 1

The yarn for this was bought the same time as the yarn for Lima – treat following my operation.  The pattern is fairly easy to remember - 4 rows with 4 stitch cable. I am knitting it on addi turbo’s. This is how far I have got – the right front and 2/3rd’s of the left front.

 7. Debbie Abrahams Mystery Blanket. Although this is going to be my main focus for December and Christmas knitting. I have a little catching up to do.

Happy Knitting

LOL

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The buttons are sewn on to Eleanor. I got them in John Lewis and took a flyer that the colour would be ok. It seems to be. I hope to get a photo at the week-end.

I am off to finish the second sleeve of Precious now. I joined the 2 fronts to the back last night – took some doing black kidsilk haze. Good job I had my Ott lite.

I have signed up to another month of daily postings for NaBloPoMo. I enjoyed it last year.

Happy Knitting

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is in the washing machine which means I have to stay up to put it in the drier! Oh well extra knitting time on the next project!

I am on a roll with the wip’s. Now I am finishing Precious from Kim Hargreave’s first book Heartfelt.

I am knitting it in black without the beads. Kidsilk haze is a devil to knit but the end result is lovely. I think I cast this on 5 times before getting going!

Happy knitting

Anna

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should be finished! However I had a little mishap in my sewing up. I have seen a friends raspy and it looks great with the ridges on the outside. I am fairly new to mattress stitch but this is what one needs to use to get the ridges so…. I am busy sewing up sleeve number 1 and something gets caught so I give it a little pull and tug which only makes things worse. So I start unpicking, thinking I am unpicking the mattress stitch only to discover I am unpicking the knitting itself. So I ripped the sleeve back to this point which was about 3/4 of a sleeve and am now reknitting. I tend to knit stocking stitch quite quickly so once I put my mind to it the sleeve will be reknit.

I am pleased with what I have so far though

The weather at the moment is probably abotu right for Raspy so I had better get a wiggle on.

Happy Knitting.

X

I have finished sewing up Lima and I love love love it. It is so comfy to wear. I think I am going to try it without the belt.

So I am on to my second project to sew up – Eleanor. Currently she has one sleeve.

This is going to be a snug cardigan but again it is so soft and I love the colour. I am hoping to sew the second sleeve in tomorrow evening and then I shall be on to ordering the buttons. I am going to try Duttons for Buttons. The pattern book recommends them so I thought I would give them a try. One needs to send off a sample of the yarn and the size of button needed and a cheque for £2.99. All sounds so easy! Only one way to find out.

Happy Knitting.

Anna

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