Wonderwool

Lisa and I did Wonderwool last weekend - plus two husbands and 4 kids in tow! It was a fantastic success, despite threats of rain and a very windy picnic! Having said that the picnic was very upmarket and we had a chair each as well as a buffet table - we weren't sure if the strange looks from passers by were looks of pity or frank jealousy!! I made several purchases, including wool for a felted bag project, peaches & creme cotton and some lovely Colinette sock wool. It all remains in a little heap still waiting for me to sort through it all!

Little Scout....again!!

My version of Little Scout is finally completed. It is modelled by a poorly Sophia, snotty and exhausted from Wonderwool yesterday. It is knitted in Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk DK - the colourway is 'Blush', chosen by Sophia herself. Not a bad choice for a 3 year old I say!!!

And finally...

Here they are at last. The three Blue Sky Alpaca Knit Chickens! I really enjoyed knitting them, but I do think the bone coloured one is too large. The small stripy one is the perfect size. If I was to knit them again, which is unlikely as I am 'all chickened out', they would all be small. They took longer to knit than I'd hoped, and I didn't make the Easter deadline!!! My ten year old wasn't bothered though as she was too busy munching her way through endless Easter eggs!

Rhian, Cath and I are off to Wonderwool on Saturday. The husbands and kids are coming too, so it'll be a fantastic day out with a fab picnic to look forward to. I'll have to set myself a strict budget though, as the temptation to buy, buy, buy will be sooo great and I don't want too many disapproving looks from the hubby!!!

Now for the next project...

New Book and Project

This is the first of my three new books! Breeze is a collection of 21 vintage inspired designs by Kim Hargreaves. I have started 'Willow',which is a lovely tank top knitted in Rowan Hand Knit cotton, in a lovely green colour. The precise colour is Pesto and it is a brand new colour for summer! Both the book and wool are available from Laughing Hens. Unfortunately 'Little Scout' has fallen by the wayside for the last few days due to the new found 'Willow' but I intend picking it up again this afternoon at knit and natter!

Weekend Festivities!

Not much knitting at my end over the last week - well no completed projects anyway! I have started 'Picnic' - an afghan from Blankets & Throws to Knit by Debbie Abrahams and have nearly completed a pink version of 'Little Scout' - Lisa's blue version was posted on the blog last week. Despite lack of progress on the practical front there has been a lot of knitting-related web-based research going on instead - the results of which should partly land on my doormat tomorrow morning!

Our Easter weekend festivities involved a visit to Folly Farm, where I met some angora goats! The goats were very camera shy and after several shots of their rear ends I gave up and photographed this informative poster instead!

Baby Easter Chickens!

These little chickens are adorable!! Very quick and easy to make and excellent Easter decorations. The pattern can be found in The Organic Cotton Collection by Rowan. I've knitted them using Sublime Baby Cotton Kapock in combinations of Milkshake (cream), Fairycake (pink), Scoop (lime) and Beaker (blue). I will attempt to embellish them before the end of the week with some sort of embroidery...watch this space!!! Now back to the Blue Sky Alpaca Knit Chickens both Lisa and I are knitting. It's a race against time!!

Little Scout

Here is a picture of my daughter's finished top...

Unfortunately it knitted up quite snugly, so I don't think it's going to fit her for long. I'm surprised at that as I usually knit loosely.

Now for knit chickens. It's a fabulous pattern by Blue Sky Alpacas, which has the most glorious, tactile yarn, which is organic. There are three to make, and I've made the small one - great fun. The yarn is working beautifully with my knitpro needles, but I just don't want to do anything else!!! Now I have to make the other two in time for Easter, wish me luck! I'll post a picture of all three soon...

The Flintoff Dishcloth

I have started knitting a dishcloth. The yarn I am using is Peaches & Creme in white, purchased on my recent trip to Mid-Wales. The pattern is featured in the current copy of Debbie Bliss Magazine. I started knitting whilst watching the England cricket team play the West Indies in a One Day International on Friday night. Andrew Flintoff bowled excellently, earning him the best bowling statistics of his career to date. The dishcloth, therefore, is to be referred to as the 'Flintoff Dishcloth' in honour of his bowling prowess!