Kirsty Knits!

not of projects really, although I am pretty rubbish at actually finishing stuff too, but at making up seams and finishing them off nicely. I’ve knit a really nice simple baby cardi for a friend and really want to finish it nice but it’s looking crap. So I’ve undone it and will try again another day. Should have just knit a hat or summat!

I’m also knitting Branching Out which is a lovely lace scarf. I’m about half done I reckon, I’ve done 15 repeats anyway. I suppose it will depend on if I get bored doing it and give up sooner, or unless the yarn runs out! I’m using some Rowanspun dk yarn I got last year. I sold most of it but had about a skein already wound into a ball so I’m using that. It’s looking good, might post a progress pic soon. I’d have done more by now except I gave it up last week while my FIL was up as I really need to be able to concentrate on it.

lol, can’t believe it was a year ago I started this blog! My obsessions can be so fickle!

So. What have I done? Not a lot to be honest. But I do have a couple of things to update.

I started the minisweater last year and was really excited about it. Loved knitting it, probably due to the yummy Addi circuars I bought which were well worth the money IMO. I ended up getting a bit disheartened after doing one sleeve and thinking it would be too tight and that really I was too fat for it. Anyway, I picked it up again the other week and decided I had to finish it and that I didn’t care if I was too fat for it! So here’s the results:

I’ve also done another hat. Nice easy work. Marcus didn’t like his hat I knitted from Colinette wool as it was too scratchy. I bought some browny wool that was really similar to the One Zero wool (but much cheaper - £2.25 for 225g!) and thought I’d try that. OH would have it if Marcus didn’t like it. He did though and it looks really good on him. No pics though.

Bought some more yarn lately too. I got some Noro Kureyon

to make these and also some self striping sock wool

from The Cledry Yarner. Never done socks before, but quite excited about the prospect! Sad probably!

It was the other day I actually wrote all this, just got round to posting the pics into the draft. I’ve very nearly finished the arm socks, only about another 10 rows to go. They look cool! I’ve also started knitting a baby cardigan in Cashmerino - I’m in love! What a gorgeous, gorgeous yarn!

Think I’ve un-moderated the comments. Sorry bout that, didn’t realise it did that by default!

Started my minisweater the other day which is coming along nicely. Probably about half done although last night I noticed I’d made a mistake on about the 9th row! Argh. Although it’s in the black so you can’t really notice it and tbh I’m not going to fret about it. Certainly not going to start over!

Trying to get together a list of what I want to knit and see what yarn I have for each project. So much to do and so little time!

Nikki, I’ll copy you that pattern if that’s ok. I’m knitting a sweater out of the book too so need it around.

The other day I went to Coldspring Mill near Bradford and as a result the yarn stash has increased quite a bit!

Picked up some unlabelled Debbie Bliss wool on cones. Only small amounts though, but I’m hoping to make a minisweater with them both.

That’s the black and blue big cones in the pic. I’ve already started on the black minisweater Hoping I have enough wool for it though, but maybe I can just do shorter sleeves if I run out. The other bits were a tiny bit of light blue DB merino chunky which I think I’ll do a felted purse or something with and also some unknown beige yarn and a small ball of mohair that I managed to get for free as the nice man couldn’t be bothered to enter an amount for it!

This is some lovely Elsebeth Lavoid wool in a dark brown colour. It’s 50% Alpaca and 50% Merino and it’s lovely and soft. I’m going to make a long cardigan for me from a pattern in a Rowan magazine. If I find a pic I’ll post it.

And last but not least is some of this:

Which I think I’ll make a shawl with. I’d like to make the Clapotis but I’m not sure. Might do a test square to see how it knits up.