Fairisle

Oh dear, been busy and no blog for a week! I have managed a little bit of craft, I've been experimenting with the sock wool and after many hours hunting through patterns and charts, consulting my knitting book and wrestling with swatches and samples I have come up with this:

Not much to show for two mornings' work is it? But I have learned a lot about the technique. I've never been a big knitter so it was quite a steep learning curve. Now I have to learn how to knit on double pointed needles..... Another learning curve.

One down

Lots more wip to go. I finally finished this cushion, it has been sitting waiting for piping for months, while I decided what to use, I had lots of options. Finally went to the material shop yesterday and saw this batik. I like it, and it is finished :) inspiration from a picture on the Internet, so sorry I saw
it before I started blogging and I didn't save the address or author, if you recognize it please let me know so I can attribute it properly.

Trouble is I also bought some sock wool and some felting wool, so one project out, two in!

Let me count up my current and pending wip:

Started - 1.ripple blanket, 2. placemats and napkins (nearly finished, one more push!) 3. crochet border linen napkins 4. Duvet cover from grandma's embroidered tablecloth 5. small squares paper pieced patchwork (no idea where it is going, it is just squares of nine-patch at the moment)

Bought the materials, not started yet- 6. Fairisle-style socks for daughter 7. felted crochet bowl

7 projects on the go, that's actually not as bad as I thought, especially as a couple are nearly finished and a couple are quite small. Ooo I wonder if I can start another from the waiting list...

Still in my head..... too many to write down!

Win-win

Problem no.1 Old socks, what do you do with them? Too small for useful rags, but I hate throwing anything away without reusing at least once! And no.2, dog who destroys balls, or loses them in the undergrowth. The answer to both problems is.... Sock-balls! Roll it up, twist it round itself, a few stitches to stop him shaking it all apart and... happy dog.



We had a lovely walk yesterday, a beautiful misty autumn morning. Tiny toadstools, quite the opposite of francesca's

The ripple grows

As the evenings grow colder it is lovely to sit and crochet with the half-finished blanket over my knees.

Christmas Star

Crochet star pattern from jellywares(I love this blog), stuffed and embellished, my first Christmas decoration this year. Is it unlucky to hang up a Christmas decoration in November?

Stir up Sunday

Napkins

Last couple of days I've been busy making napkins. Some sewing to make matching napkins for the placemats and some crochet borders as an experiment with some linen I have had lying around for years! I have spent every spare minute on them, but have enjoyed every one... and I am pleased with the result, I hope the recipient of these offerings is too :) I will save the pictures of the finished objects for the final reveal when I get the placemats done. Binding is cut and pinned, nearly there!