tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50625309937123215552024-02-25T10:14:56.652-11:00maxiesmumThis blog records my crafting journey. My passions are dressmaking, cross stitching and machine embroidery. Follow me on instagram at janscrafting and Ravelry where my handle is stitchnfit. https://www.ravelry.com/projects/StitchnfitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-80510854862170095662023-12-21T11:20:00.003-11:002023-12-21T11:20:44.490-11:00End of year roundup<p> This year I made 28 items and used 12,503m of yarn.</p><p>The breakdown is</p><p>Hats. 5</p><p>Socks. 6</p><p>Mitts 1</p><p>Dog jumpers 2</p><p>Jumpers 2</p><p>Cardigan 1</p><p>T's/cami/vest 3</p><p>Wash/dishcloths 3</p><p>Cowl/shawl/scarf 5</p><p>Hot water bottle cover 1</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYghrxAENFH2xTrE5B9JnDQmffDwmOF952SvOrcGT47I5ZnYgw8-8zI43uMmfY2fnIw4DEhRvDzolOuooIjusiTMf5hKE-ehWWjSQbMS7TTpWwuOUaMcb7Pgy91ObOY-FvZ9OsmvIXDN9vDu1Zf3Mhm2elv9BRSO8lH0Dr2LqIXlo94I3YGzYqVSDHw-A/s2880/20231222_110247-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="2880" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYghrxAENFH2xTrE5B9JnDQmffDwmOF952SvOrcGT47I5ZnYgw8-8zI43uMmfY2fnIw4DEhRvDzolOuooIjusiTMf5hKE-ehWWjSQbMS7TTpWwuOUaMcb7Pgy91ObOY-FvZ9OsmvIXDN9vDu1Zf3Mhm2elv9BRSO8lH0Dr2LqIXlo94I3YGzYqVSDHw-A/w400-h400/20231222_110247-COLLAGE.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The blanket and shawl have been frogged. I finished The cardigan and hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These were my to be made, not wips at the end of 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnC4QL-LUwsBQatlKE4o220qqb6p8eZbE3h6qcM7CQBDzaK4-NTf0JVVKu-J2doBMwBmGz3U6h-1iZQFboKM_g5_sUfUiBHzwPHaz6KWmQwzCizKhQB6rz-Y7LLPSHGr90p4wIC1eG9SLTksuBelvRaszdtrjCoskwoTNhmT0ujU4ZzFkyJIwefpuH7U/s3840/20230107_140734-COLLAGE~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnC4QL-LUwsBQatlKE4o220qqb6p8eZbE3h6qcM7CQBDzaK4-NTf0JVVKu-J2doBMwBmGz3U6h-1iZQFboKM_g5_sUfUiBHzwPHaz6KWmQwzCizKhQB6rz-Y7LLPSHGr90p4wIC1eG9SLTksuBelvRaszdtrjCoskwoTNhmT0ujU4ZzFkyJIwefpuH7U/s320/20230107_140734-COLLAGE~2.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made the lento,top right, and the shawl and cowl. I didn't make or start the other 2 jumpers. I still want to make them though. But probably not this year. </div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-39476782084311021862023-06-29T10:09:00.008-11:002023-06-29T10:11:07.647-11:00The Year so far <p> It's been a long time since I last posted. I am now mainly using Instagram to record my progress. </p><p>So what has happened this year. We have had terrible weather events. In January we were hit by a huge storm which caused flooding and loss of life. Just a few days later we were hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. This was the scariest Cyclone I've ever experienced. Then a month or so later we got slammed by an atmospheric river. I'd never even heard of such a phenomenon. </p><p>Personally it hasn't been so great. My optometrist picked up a potential macular hole. I see a specialist at the end of July to confirm it and find out if and when I'll need surgery.</p><p>At the end of May, I slipped and fell while walking my dog and broke my wrist in 2 places. I'm now into week 5 of wearing a cast, so next week get the cast removed and start physio. I am really hoping I'll be able to knit again by August, but I will probably have to only knit for short periods to start with. </p><p>I broke my wrist 3 days before Woolfest so missed that. Ribbon Rose moved into a massive new building and added art and dressmaking departments on Kings Birthday weekend. So I still haven't been there. And Stephen West is doing his first Mystery Sockalong on 6 July. My cast comes off in the 4th but I won't be able to hold small sock needles by then. I would love to take part as a sock is so much more doable than a shawl and his Mystery knitalongs are so much fun. </p><p>So what have I made. Just a quick summary of what is off my needles. </p><p><br /></p><p>Sockhead hat<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNPT_aJqXCj9uaQvNM-uN84w8TF7pTpwAOuArWYXo89s6e16QgS2uSn78NLzvNSgxBCWFuNJmifaKhXKpHi7Hr8MLdHfNu-VvWWRszDOLsIkM2t0_PlOrl8blb5JS_AeWjxLHve3JmAbLepFp13nx_x1xIm1W78JmlpuLpEgH_PzHN6z9ZPoV9JsSPr8/s2566/20230513_133016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="1240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNPT_aJqXCj9uaQvNM-uN84w8TF7pTpwAOuArWYXo89s6e16QgS2uSn78NLzvNSgxBCWFuNJmifaKhXKpHi7Hr8MLdHfNu-VvWWRszDOLsIkM2t0_PlOrl8blb5JS_AeWjxLHve3JmAbLepFp13nx_x1xIm1W78JmlpuLpEgH_PzHN6z9ZPoV9JsSPr8/w194-h400/20230513_133016.jpg" width="194" /></a></div>Hot water bottle cover <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOpcil2oVKR0Cy6Sxzz3ytg2qHim0DSOL6dzSVghADOXM6faNg6yHViPsTiJjHWk2G-kJ7C151HkC-U-fa-hV1gRV-MjBsUEqzTV9Tl6fGXcAZBKD4O0CfTiUBkiwzxNC7W4BTgaITluf2BtRjYd3UZd0-hwblI88MfvZF7VTUWjcXEsGPq8iEgSd0vM/s4000/20230512_141553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I haven't taken photos, just of the yarn, gingerbread. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3BcEFoGIaVMsrvmEMj7vtnn_VLBjyNH8e_Od7VB5o_NAMB0XZbLi5LjYxwVoTReaINZNHKcs-VsHlmEAiOmZf1MQr0-TUG1hpQekQ5tH4Ptu4ourCIZ1m6RQ-JZLwvSZ8gP92mT6ohU-XYZrricZfMLf0DigoZ6ES-AyLlqPyJwm7NhGsWyOot_F/s3264/20221225_094012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3BcEFoGIaVMsrvmEMj7vtnn_VLBjyNH8e_Od7VB5o_NAMB0XZbLi5LjYxwVoTReaINZNHKcs-VsHlmEAiOmZf1MQr0-TUG1hpQekQ5tH4Ptu4ourCIZ1m6RQ-JZLwvSZ8gP92mT6ohU-XYZrricZfMLf0DigoZ6ES-AyLlqPyJwm7NhGsWyOot_F/s320/20221225_094012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Ribbon rose were having a sale and I couldn't resist getting an umbrella swift and fancy ball winder.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuUK01M3JA6qbDHKrd1eEOWmuRoL_6pO9z8YZwdafgI2_GBguNsOG8g4lwd0_BAKgDPbA1-W1TDCJ-h1M8oZgOYsNor-XqryyzxNWmQGmVMf0R72e2dTm6opmt2dM8gaNOT1QvYRnaKCwujI_LpjcgFKVcOo83KwPrCIju7E_hcVPf4boZl92elRt/s3264/20221231_112159.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuUK01M3JA6qbDHKrd1eEOWmuRoL_6pO9z8YZwdafgI2_GBguNsOG8g4lwd0_BAKgDPbA1-W1TDCJ-h1M8oZgOYsNor-XqryyzxNWmQGmVMf0R72e2dTm6opmt2dM8gaNOT1QvYRnaKCwujI_LpjcgFKVcOo83KwPrCIju7E_hcVPf4boZl92elRt/s320/20221231_112159.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6zlRRlCTM7BisKTrfq-ZivVUz3uO5OEnAVUTae24xst_AXKhGwvRYuOfYB1Xjmqk5iu2NynmJdqCpmp5TDktPbfqfm5AMaHx0S_w54TGxAsXn1I7iIh3nCnf-lHZGqlMrLmeMq-zznv5EmekFBgFHAscgpLeF63JgMfp8bwfhjoh9xx3gQgPOCYY/s3264/20221231_111630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6zlRRlCTM7BisKTrfq-ZivVUz3uO5OEnAVUTae24xst_AXKhGwvRYuOfYB1Xjmqk5iu2NynmJdqCpmp5TDktPbfqfm5AMaHx0S_w54TGxAsXn1I7iIh3nCnf-lHZGqlMrLmeMq-zznv5EmekFBgFHAscgpLeF63JgMfp8bwfhjoh9xx3gQgPOCYY/s320/20221231_111630.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TIIgBTA11SL7jNSw-5x4Za-pzM7u5Q63CBfaq1NjdCpWqZhGBB0Rr6r-PYwd-kw26_sLLDF56ozCTChbR0lIbY2lK1Pltpu_f9D6dJ9pRCRpRAMKx1pFvRTOr8NxT8YeihRoBir2nYoR7S4WgBP3HK4FsQg_eIl2Oxw_ELJBDtRuiFRZd66F49qb/s3264/20221231_112134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0TIIgBTA11SL7jNSw-5x4Za-pzM7u5Q63CBfaq1NjdCpWqZhGBB0Rr6r-PYwd-kw26_sLLDF56ozCTChbR0lIbY2lK1Pltpu_f9D6dJ9pRCRpRAMKx1pFvRTOr8NxT8YeihRoBir2nYoR7S4WgBP3HK4FsQg_eIl2Oxw_ELJBDtRuiFRZd66F49qb/s320/20221231_112134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4xvZ2yS6I8i1ZVHeEd0qN9yULr-yx42fYJdA7QZyRABWfpOk-5JoE9BOkwxxuJq42XoNOeStcwA6OjG9W_JYS6_OpZaEoYEO17-jPg--LpDYHdBM_eN9vuHRE9RMwVf3Sc_IBK8UYO1p0sce0o1jBvpg-j03ARshOfPiuWbHhWfGQ-M0KUxwJboJ/s3264/20221231_112821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4xvZ2yS6I8i1ZVHeEd0qN9yULr-yx42fYJdA7QZyRABWfpOk-5JoE9BOkwxxuJq42XoNOeStcwA6OjG9W_JYS6_OpZaEoYEO17-jPg--LpDYHdBM_eN9vuHRE9RMwVf3Sc_IBK8UYO1p0sce0o1jBvpg-j03ARshOfPiuWbHhWfGQ-M0KUxwJboJ/s320/20221231_112821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are 200g skeins caked up. My other ball winder was only for up to 100g skeins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIcvl_0jP5sefA4dMxUhjQblp3nB1hjJMhEi3MmheIjHVO5hqeeAxuSwZru3NedkgLDsHtzjeiCJb8_GVTPrkVLtnLV7rwwIIMxCuaRraj8A0nNbMNOlBwRlYrHPDQYLmleNzvMsT-4WA2TFYTvmCNjjTPv2xgvOQy-fIBRO35sTLOFmM2uUCXcql/s3264/20221231_114132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIcvl_0jP5sefA4dMxUhjQblp3nB1hjJMhEi3MmheIjHVO5hqeeAxuSwZru3NedkgLDsHtzjeiCJb8_GVTPrkVLtnLV7rwwIIMxCuaRraj8A0nNbMNOlBwRlYrHPDQYLmleNzvMsT-4WA2TFYTvmCNjjTPv2xgvOQy-fIBRO35sTLOFmM2uUCXcql/s320/20221231_114132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-62799136424963808732022-12-25T11:26:00.005-11:002022-12-30T13:04:04.098-11:00Gracies first xmas and 2022 review<p> Gracie had her first Christmas yesterday. It started with a walk at the dog park </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUBLbgdwAOMef0r1O_BwkIOfRNhHi5pyTTGnLrPXsGH3Qrut0FXL27irrggVrGAqIQxhRXTVIMV_AGo-qC-4vwZCdtxfQ6t87qqJKhKGSIUK-ZnpU6E1HbwmU3wjKvqONipONMzpkyJMjJ28SEXnM0orsaeFloW0R2kNfLDdu55BMY8T-lTL_9t-T/s4000/20221222_083858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUBLbgdwAOMef0r1O_BwkIOfRNhHi5pyTTGnLrPXsGH3Qrut0FXL27irrggVrGAqIQxhRXTVIMV_AGo-qC-4vwZCdtxfQ6t87qqJKhKGSIUK-ZnpU6E1HbwmU3wjKvqONipONMzpkyJMjJ28SEXnM0orsaeFloW0R2kNfLDdu55BMY8T-lTL_9t-T/s320/20221222_083858.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pYmm0hTRGI6oZ5I9NWpeqCGdix7hoeeRADfx7G2AuvvlqHM_N8Mn9sJVaaGOY5E_pcpr0Q5PTfO2oJinccFtNT56lM8HZfn_cG3a6kaYPtaKfsEugc1JUDKSfbWXPnn1fLRmKJ5LJqnrCIsTfhgTHFwlEpBW_THqZ3gzOv01aiWX7N_0lBbSoisP/s4000/20221222_082319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pYmm0hTRGI6oZ5I9NWpeqCGdix7hoeeRADfx7G2AuvvlqHM_N8Mn9sJVaaGOY5E_pcpr0Q5PTfO2oJinccFtNT56lM8HZfn_cG3a6kaYPtaKfsEugc1JUDKSfbWXPnn1fLRmKJ5LJqnrCIsTfhgTHFwlEpBW_THqZ3gzOv01aiWX7N_0lBbSoisP/s320/20221222_082319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sYnp0e-OK_HNY0z3xaF92v184ADwhDFgxlDEvlflqvmK8a79MjpTE5g1r6dO-3XU7R343opMMtS28f96zw1JRxs48nKm-Ge1A6gjTXWHOXyxE8S3tJFG9ZXiSBJTXFosVk97_CSoFVaNM-lLK-hg3OTlLNteBR228Jz3Sjb3ECJwtk9LJMgR5PzU/s4000/20221222_082322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sYnp0e-OK_HNY0z3xaF92v184ADwhDFgxlDEvlflqvmK8a79MjpTE5g1r6dO-3XU7R343opMMtS28f96zw1JRxs48nKm-Ge1A6gjTXWHOXyxE8S3tJFG9ZXiSBJTXFosVk97_CSoFVaNM-lLK-hg3OTlLNteBR228Jz3Sjb3ECJwtk9LJMgR5PzU/s320/20221222_082322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WyC9cwAO3MfklD7qOcGHjK_JVP0_8MHjcH6Ey1k6zUonybM-Mm9Qt0eA-nu4I6p5b0rdWM75gUat-3QXH9y6nsse65siHzTbPDUH92sRrlJLHxuZiysBPt_vIO2LZKSKtpzi_3ceoKLtFA1ZP9mUjxAp1gfHvstrmlHwG7JpsvUaYjxf4uvDUW3o/s4000/20221222_082323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WyC9cwAO3MfklD7qOcGHjK_JVP0_8MHjcH6Ey1k6zUonybM-Mm9Qt0eA-nu4I6p5b0rdWM75gUat-3QXH9y6nsse65siHzTbPDUH92sRrlJLHxuZiysBPt_vIO2LZKSKtpzi_3ceoKLtFA1ZP9mUjxAp1gfHvstrmlHwG7JpsvUaYjxf4uvDUW3o/s320/20221222_082323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcivn-qvNqo14nNoSEbCNG6T1ccQFOK2oJeBjQN6_7b_Rb6SGAuiZ4Vf85xKhcPHlWHBd8i3V5M7rpi5DSkk8fwIt2S935114GewERe2WpQSbYNs0DFU-fXdWXCYPbUqR880OrtaaNMqd2x5XP_14nHHJX5aJgRbd3w3q238jTleJEDQ7gx3MuGcIt/s4000/20221222_082057.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcivn-qvNqo14nNoSEbCNG6T1ccQFOK2oJeBjQN6_7b_Rb6SGAuiZ4Vf85xKhcPHlWHBd8i3V5M7rpi5DSkk8fwIt2S935114GewERe2WpQSbYNs0DFU-fXdWXCYPbUqR880OrtaaNMqd2x5XP_14nHHJX5aJgRbd3w3q238jTleJEDQ7gx3MuGcIt/s320/20221222_082057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Then back home to open her Xmas stocking <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZr5curEO4Zf09_n2ZHJQTbU3uh5ix_Pritns4j4-hEE6ccJYcuQMIBsxjUVvG6WBZ3fjqF2zU3ksKWCc16Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>We Then went to a friend's for lunch with her, her son and his partner. Then we went to my cousins for dinner, so she got cuddles from 4 adults, 4 children and played with her doggy cousin, Ralph. By the end of the day she was very tired as she hadn't had any naps. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have been knitting since I last posted, but as I post to Instagram, posting here also is getting a bit much. So this post will be a year in review.</div><div><br /></div><div>These are most of my knits for the year. I have a cowl on the needles that I should finish by the end of the year. These are my completed knits for the year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTFrmVfpdMw9MUs_zKBAlcbndhI9nXm158RH6hN-xmXTWWpq5lw3IscjIzPSVj5mxBoto-0yMvDCYWAi7mtm0_IaotZ2XgWu4iDg-vUuwfvy3GNP3PceFoKgDBip6pTXSz-SguaulRIam4pF5fJb5ccwFAUnnR6wY540LI1Xbrb0lsrUr7NH71L0x/s3840/20221226_101315-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTFrmVfpdMw9MUs_zKBAlcbndhI9nXm158RH6hN-xmXTWWpq5lw3IscjIzPSVj5mxBoto-0yMvDCYWAi7mtm0_IaotZ2XgWu4iDg-vUuwfvy3GNP3PceFoKgDBip6pTXSz-SguaulRIam4pF5fJb5ccwFAUnnR6wY540LI1Xbrb0lsrUr7NH71L0x/s320/20221226_101315-COLLAGE.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuHHnCFICSbK9nbLk8xu8l5hW1HJc5Do3fyK-x1EQHwBplnE5JL__1a4RpPKDOi1Nawc2QXxj2J8GFlHMiyDR00t0NGKvKhRz8S4k-XhLBxF08Gbduo9WnhWmQ7TdOaziQpjGyOJgBCguybCS8XWA-9B9DW6MQJ0z8CVQwYWNcE38T22aGNXusklhK/s4608/20221226_094644-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-14166429410887098772022-09-15T12:55:00.005-11:002022-09-15T12:55:58.738-11:00Its been a while, finishes, what happened to my plans and current queue.<p> The new puppy is keeping me busy. But she is so cute.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL0FIN8oRfFVWBSJHqRDZUDJNopHy7CYJ44ezVZh5tuf5GEjkSxs-lYxLieI9w-OoD_N_IT5FBS0jC-BzOJiJSseAeVMexZX1o2TS-8RMPXfKrxmRdzsm9ToktS0fEia0m1RprHtX9FJV4Ort9HwvB568GKTHM5JdzkbhJ2dNTi0h6jnT91WIqSAx/s4000/20220901_111910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizL0FIN8oRfFVWBSJHqRDZUDJNopHy7CYJ44ezVZh5tuf5GEjkSxs-lYxLieI9w-OoD_N_IT5FBS0jC-BzOJiJSseAeVMexZX1o2TS-8RMPXfKrxmRdzsm9ToktS0fEia0m1RprHtX9FJV4Ort9HwvB568GKTHM5JdzkbhJ2dNTi0h6jnT91WIqSAx/w300-h400/20220901_111910.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyV9KSnnJixTfY9F5Q07GY3iYBirW4F-IK6J_81CLL6r7QlQ8i3dQDwGXljbNTt0jCHVo_6e7tFXcLLvb2CVMnOWBFt4CwFeHe0wTYst-H1lRz1CYrce3iEyC_QXilCTwic4Bh7cxmbrIpxFk482twI2ZoTX8VdGNiCbgEvmS86IzIYRmuXQFNx8Nk/s4000/20220901_140803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyV9KSnnJixTfY9F5Q07GY3iYBirW4F-IK6J_81CLL6r7QlQ8i3dQDwGXljbNTt0jCHVo_6e7tFXcLLvb2CVMnOWBFt4CwFeHe0wTYst-H1lRz1CYrce3iEyC_QXilCTwic4Bh7cxmbrIpxFk482twI2ZoTX8VdGNiCbgEvmS86IzIYRmuXQFNx8Nk/w400-h300/20220901_140803.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since my last post I have had a few finishes. I made some yarn minders from scraps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnobPNSaZRZ9Eyidm8CZ1T-K2SrW2R8Ei4FEoMjzeWdM5d_Pds4OCKFsqxXfoX-NEwXj0F9AkLNpVkL_g62fF7Y379p9pKt6WPq6A5ZgOEab5U08CfL5AXt6NlOLJDAvhqbDIm-AooXe9QfLuslFZgzkulSHd3v0udTQPC4kX_mej0R_uTtuTNrya/s3264/20220815_143821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRnobPNSaZRZ9Eyidm8CZ1T-K2SrW2R8Ei4FEoMjzeWdM5d_Pds4OCKFsqxXfoX-NEwXj0F9AkLNpVkL_g62fF7Y379p9pKt6WPq6A5ZgOEab5U08CfL5AXt6NlOLJDAvhqbDIm-AooXe9QfLuslFZgzkulSHd3v0udTQPC4kX_mej0R_uTtuTNrya/s320/20220815_143821.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WVDNTGHPgV24XZzpHviIa3BJnOIcPr7Z_Tw3uS7dDsOu77aWyNtOTK1AGAjFiO6L-3Sm2xSMQFiooOQyktsipWIuxdsPDY9RjeJr9AwAAWw0K-A_lZP84pTDVS1f8BlGEvVmu0De96XcEeGpRktNHXiqL7sKB6-WttaGa4EjbJg1FViBkB3f-MMm/s3264/20220802_124417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WVDNTGHPgV24XZzpHviIa3BJnOIcPr7Z_Tw3uS7dDsOu77aWyNtOTK1AGAjFiO6L-3Sm2xSMQFiooOQyktsipWIuxdsPDY9RjeJr9AwAAWw0K-A_lZP84pTDVS1f8BlGEvVmu0De96XcEeGpRktNHXiqL7sKB6-WttaGa4EjbJg1FViBkB3f-MMm/s320/20220802_124417.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV05gbrqnTcwdy4D7IEdFyJ9RWtGPhNbaKq6H8ijQZfaB-xlJgl5o2nkD8obogAYzYwOFqrOKCc_30W6yBS_X6nF2RyCJAj-YVraE2Ot3zBAJHJ8SwBJ8l_6s1QUgxNlJ-pDtFE9td-sVQj5AyudrEztlBKJ4Sce-MxpY1rIAZLqwybPZBbnmX1HU/s3264/20220821_114810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCV05gbrqnTcwdy4D7IEdFyJ9RWtGPhNbaKq6H8ijQZfaB-xlJgl5o2nkD8obogAYzYwOFqrOKCc_30W6yBS_X6nF2RyCJAj-YVraE2Ot3zBAJHJ8SwBJ8l_6s1QUgxNlJ-pDtFE9td-sVQj5AyudrEztlBKJ4Sce-MxpY1rIAZLqwybPZBbnmX1HU/s320/20220821_114810.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I made another Stripes jumpers. This was made with advent yarn from yarntherapy. I had previously used it for my Juxtaposition sweater, so didn't have enough for full stripes so made the last 2 rows of each stripe in the main colour from the advent.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BQUk-IZAGCPKHcVxlAeUX9_PG0AIh6xKzoqz0k4-5QKx-ORGOfWME94gcCgZv62075xsQSMTQObH_Fox1sL4rgNM9OCi0Liszkkw93KsXk_jDMuElRzZl-iS5HqEegEA4dwmXN_byjf2EaA1aCXwzpxfl_ZBQTotNLaQbXiZqkfhObgg20S49rvb/s2576/20220806_105915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BQUk-IZAGCPKHcVxlAeUX9_PG0AIh6xKzoqz0k4-5QKx-ORGOfWME94gcCgZv62075xsQSMTQObH_Fox1sL4rgNM9OCi0Liszkkw93KsXk_jDMuElRzZl-iS5HqEegEA4dwmXN_byjf2EaA1aCXwzpxfl_ZBQTotNLaQbXiZqkfhObgg20S49rvb/w300-h400/20220806_105915.jpg" width="300" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p>I made a Bright Sparks hat using yarn from the Mamawooling Cast on calendar. This is a gift for a friend's 65th birthday. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY2qzmAt0anj8Ndkdc5xf3xl8nEpzmqfEJNQLq7ce0Q2s3VBZqkRFtyqq3DmbE_2hpujgVsJt50QxucuTl5lGOAb8-Ki1P_ub6wdTK0XPvz6Tk2NgZm_cg_u_ilt9KX2gneJFwnzaGbPok58RPfCkXi3GvwcI6DbyeWnXL9YwPtJhB3PvLnI83Tbo/s2720/20220903_095215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2720" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY2qzmAt0anj8Ndkdc5xf3xl8nEpzmqfEJNQLq7ce0Q2s3VBZqkRFtyqq3DmbE_2hpujgVsJt50QxucuTl5lGOAb8-Ki1P_ub6wdTK0XPvz6Tk2NgZm_cg_u_ilt9KX2gneJFwnzaGbPok58RPfCkXi3GvwcI6DbyeWnXL9YwPtJhB3PvLnI83Tbo/w400-h325/20220903_095215.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I recently watched a podcast and they were talking about their make 9. Last year I decided I wouldn't do a make 9 as my plans always change. However I did show my current queue and said I wanted to work on a lot of brioche.</p><p>Yes, my plans changed. After working on a few brioche items I decided I really didn't enjoy knitting it. </p><p>This is what my queue looked like last December</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9t6JstYHp5CYK0pjq35BaeYz7-Vb2zGPdb7-IfZWOheRBwVR1sylpFFp_U0_RnsnmTW71iFyKFOgSNldtOQopsZlPf4akVXUZ9bgjgTwAg4hlLVcvTPARPWq96Aohm0jI5uqoFvH5OxKcFA_Np-Hx2CwVZQqy3X_YXGqInLpJ4pdcpwwCd9YkecEj/s1553/16632853794653829174393030045695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1553" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9t6JstYHp5CYK0pjq35BaeYz7-Vb2zGPdb7-IfZWOheRBwVR1sylpFFp_U0_RnsnmTW71iFyKFOgSNldtOQopsZlPf4akVXUZ9bgjgTwAg4hlLVcvTPARPWq96Aohm0jI5uqoFvH5OxKcFA_Np-Hx2CwVZQqy3X_YXGqInLpJ4pdcpwwCd9YkecEj/w640-h334/16632853794653829174393030045695.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Of the 14 items, i made</p><p>The Collective Shawl </p><p>Harlow, in fingering </p><p>Krumeluuri were started and abandoned and yarn unraveled </p><p>Broadleaf sweater </p><p>The Frank Shawl</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of 14 I made 4.</p><p>In my current queue only Drops of Memory remain, so rather than make 9, I've changed my mind about 9.</p><p>My current queue is up to 20 items.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8kcvqU7-UbRXp5perWABUGH0gWv-pB1Gr4irhOkjwpikWzAHxZO18tYJqFumYR2uyQkNH5_F0iN7m18wJ01xan9Gd4mvCigNfxdi0B3UU9oxGb-f4_M0XkA6jp2LpKbtcT6fyT7bqvJWD8xiRvAMtNpBZI15YtsPNkKhfXVZAhWzLuRHMLPWy-6f/s1920/Screenshot_20220916-115041_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8kcvqU7-UbRXp5perWABUGH0gWv-pB1Gr4irhOkjwpikWzAHxZO18tYJqFumYR2uyQkNH5_F0iN7m18wJ01xan9Gd4mvCigNfxdi0B3UU9oxGb-f4_M0XkA6jp2LpKbtcT6fyT7bqvJWD8xiRvAMtNpBZI15YtsPNkKhfXVZAhWzLuRHMLPWy-6f/w640-h400/Screenshot_20220916-115041_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbGUDsp2umWG7SRV3kwlL21SFouc5yZkYUtGUU_5_uVglWrnDdJYYFQkBvagthqiq2Irzl29_w3VHCQpXNaWCwCqDhTzAqUbnbg6EHHom6-JyeNiwTrm88KwIa4l68lqiWRNUBCe5J2jbrIIfA6HpRolGF1n_9iA1UWuLMTftZi99lBSrQR3OQHqe/s1920/Screenshot_20220916-115046_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzbGUDsp2umWG7SRV3kwlL21SFouc5yZkYUtGUU_5_uVglWrnDdJYYFQkBvagthqiq2Irzl29_w3VHCQpXNaWCwCqDhTzAqUbnbg6EHHom6-JyeNiwTrm88KwIa4l68lqiWRNUBCe5J2jbrIIfA6HpRolGF1n_9iA1UWuLMTftZi99lBSrQR3OQHqe/w640-h400/Screenshot_20220916-115046_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Most of these, 15 in fact, I already have yarn for as I want to reduce my stash. Let's see how I go with sticking with this. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-43650368510007095242022-07-26T11:46:00.006-11:002022-07-26T11:46:40.229-11:00Finally some finishes.<p> It's been a while. Gracie is growing and now she's fully vaccinated so we're enjoying going on walks together, well as much as possible in winter. We've had one of our wettest ever July's. </p><p>I finished <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-frank-shawl" target="_blank">The Frank Shawl</a> by Joji Locatelli. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJxIH75GE70h3ZLUBQP88zL3_wJJUYXdQO9S2rGAWMsGNzVBZkggzgV9SP78y8YsJQSFJvEtkfF-sIkh5UDmH4u_Jt88KQtRKGK5xt828qkHiTKJ8ZETugj1S1euNX3p_DAk00bWbmGBQpEafEQh5-ZrP2D4-QI4s5W-0RyCyNkPgOk0194prmB_S/s3264/20220724_135108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJxIH75GE70h3ZLUBQP88zL3_wJJUYXdQO9S2rGAWMsGNzVBZkggzgV9SP78y8YsJQSFJvEtkfF-sIkh5UDmH4u_Jt88KQtRKGK5xt828qkHiTKJ8ZETugj1S1euNX3p_DAk00bWbmGBQpEafEQh5-ZrP2D4-QI4s5W-0RyCyNkPgOk0194prmB_S/w400-h300/20220724_135108.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5LTMrGeg0KBMe0YxBOJn6Nxn9eINSGgS9qhzk8fqt6Gr4f-vJy_cDDDrJGMbZR6fMd-cGR1qHjvZYb2ozZV070s1pFFXsc1MmC-NELRWlrq2BTcZAN7PTM8uu-KzJvg_n5SAfKNlEybMXWYT76eOclXt8cXPU17YHYD0NBApR5H-8b9pgJuUiSZ2/s2576/20220724_134904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5LTMrGeg0KBMe0YxBOJn6Nxn9eINSGgS9qhzk8fqt6Gr4f-vJy_cDDDrJGMbZR6fMd-cGR1qHjvZYb2ozZV070s1pFFXsc1MmC-NELRWlrq2BTcZAN7PTM8uu-KzJvg_n5SAfKNlEybMXWYT76eOclXt8cXPU17YHYD0NBApR5H-8b9pgJuUiSZ2/w300-h400/20220724_134904.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTpwlXol0unzPfo07vsz_hFksEDI5YwcXl4_T-Maij4_gqxd2WtNHfSWUskbA8fim9nD4z3MvgODwiwgxPvjrTORBorlDmHsaIZ4v8jpWaeh_xHpwMB6tLNu2x34V4CVvQu524UlLbk0NSHPi-BuN0uQfws60AvDfujZmT00MYNoaG0khKXxe_L50/s2576/20220724_134925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTpwlXol0unzPfo07vsz_hFksEDI5YwcXl4_T-Maij4_gqxd2WtNHfSWUskbA8fim9nD4z3MvgODwiwgxPvjrTORBorlDmHsaIZ4v8jpWaeh_xHpwMB6tLNu2x34V4CVvQu524UlLbk0NSHPi-BuN0uQfws60AvDfujZmT00MYNoaG0khKXxe_L50/w300-h400/20220724_134925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I love the size of this. I like wearing them like a blanket over my shoulders and due to the shaping it sits very nicely without slipping off. This was knit in yarn from Purple Sprouting. <p></p><div>I also finished a couple of pairs of socks. </div><div> These are <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/morning-coffee-6" target="_blank">Morning Coffee</a> from 52 Weeks of socks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRGVIdjNGwcbxWyQcgtWQERWMaRXJflC223rU5BXRmK7l5LttLGi_6OM0ZVTQA1KoNL42wAphUgHSoeR7Ak2-niR7L0LaK0hmjSWOcdMzLMsRU3CHnFCB9Z55H_mwaUKR4vmB86yLNiT5OZ9s9Vy7uBgp_K6nzyLaS5T94OFHhgTdlKZ9wbaDHILt/s3264/20220727_100940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRGVIdjNGwcbxWyQcgtWQERWMaRXJflC223rU5BXRmK7l5LttLGi_6OM0ZVTQA1KoNL42wAphUgHSoeR7Ak2-niR7L0LaK0hmjSWOcdMzLMsRU3CHnFCB9Z55H_mwaUKR4vmB86yLNiT5OZ9s9Vy7uBgp_K6nzyLaS5T94OFHhgTdlKZ9wbaDHILt/w400-h300/20220727_100940.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I made these from various scraps of yarn.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another finish was a pair of vanilla socks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6PaqbPRFvFcVaLPOZXClyXA97flAdNlBu-9v9KlLXJldozaGgT1TJdrqPuU4FsLXRtIlmv6NxbLIFtmyGCINT5aiFzfsd0v4jvwKkE_0_f9PeXl4UCKW9BCGYDZFsYxZ9EwpgaM-pqtgs6Oiz3f3oJy0x0oPw6-rOIewsGZIm0dAnyrd_qwCSsyT/s2733/20220727_101241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2733" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6PaqbPRFvFcVaLPOZXClyXA97flAdNlBu-9v9KlLXJldozaGgT1TJdrqPuU4FsLXRtIlmv6NxbLIFtmyGCINT5aiFzfsd0v4jvwKkE_0_f9PeXl4UCKW9BCGYDZFsYxZ9EwpgaM-pqtgs6Oiz3f3oJy0x0oPw6-rOIewsGZIm0dAnyrd_qwCSsyT/w400-h359/20220727_101241.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>You may have noticed my puppy got herself into both photos. She is interested in everything . </div><div>Speaking of which, here are some more photos of Gracie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7EDAVC2nDcG_Fdfs0eTVffCo5Zw-UeiYdJSR8TKAixhulNB7wsv5l_wKGeGaFPFarXpL8WZSzMDjqr3qCWBIiIAFt46j8SLlSZNbhUrxTDWlCRuGnfXdS4NfwI6KFT8WEaDnvvPz7P0ZM0p690AuGm-HByrK3Fa9POQIMKGHnoywB8WHUCZFCypH/s1024/IMG-20220708-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7EDAVC2nDcG_Fdfs0eTVffCo5Zw-UeiYdJSR8TKAixhulNB7wsv5l_wKGeGaFPFarXpL8WZSzMDjqr3qCWBIiIAFt46j8SLlSZNbhUrxTDWlCRuGnfXdS4NfwI6KFT8WEaDnvvPz7P0ZM0p690AuGm-HByrK3Fa9POQIMKGHnoywB8WHUCZFCypH/w300-h400/IMG-20220708-WA0011.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXBa2-_gh8JocC883XtFTPbzMfp3vnmrThaM97H3ObtO6Hv1RCiuQA_yBBShFierMdw8k0IJ1l-W0Xg2bMYuTHOBajiH20zJSKuGPPuwWxAgUUsRB4Zv40AJtvOSW_uUO4Vg_Pu1_vX_rGFQYlpblV0PTSrxOyuANLgZt_WtBDqaWt5tAvEfnPMFU/s1024/IMG-20220708-WA0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXBa2-_gh8JocC883XtFTPbzMfp3vnmrThaM97H3ObtO6Hv1RCiuQA_yBBShFierMdw8k0IJ1l-W0Xg2bMYuTHOBajiH20zJSKuGPPuwWxAgUUsRB4Zv40AJtvOSW_uUO4Vg_Pu1_vX_rGFQYlpblV0PTSrxOyuANLgZt_WtBDqaWt5tAvEfnPMFU/w480-h640/IMG-20220708-WA0000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO_FViPvW2sxxaeZotsBajnKU_XYRPTpd09E_wjqaGjE3xGS5sreyUvO2VODOg_MG2hbvMRSac1KR6yygQDFDDE3j-3jDhJ89WU-WzDu8tMqcK3imp4hUNMr_9R79oINKQemvVMPe4zt9A2qHkML8Ncl4gugoDJ7g4vCxFNRHpu77UYE1Wm6whJd1/s1024/IMG-20220708-WA0010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZO_FViPvW2sxxaeZotsBajnKU_XYRPTpd09E_wjqaGjE3xGS5sreyUvO2VODOg_MG2hbvMRSac1KR6yygQDFDDE3j-3jDhJ89WU-WzDu8tMqcK3imp4hUNMr_9R79oINKQemvVMPe4zt9A2qHkML8Ncl4gugoDJ7g4vCxFNRHpu77UYE1Wm6whJd1/w300-h400/IMG-20220708-WA0010.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0d62g0JaD6frXoPFgtIGwcBFdQXc5OTX7JznphWpB0r8A-TIqopgu4KLD5B0c50Z_Wdw8DdC_ENaTpdbvSD47UyU2TT43E3FPxgpLGIG5QQjKEo8ZLP9jE-Is2hjyJ3Sad1orKCjtTdzfdnsAX7U3BEF9m-8xGoreQeWFMTX0rCokmRmREIPJ4H-/s4000/20220707_100518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0d62g0JaD6frXoPFgtIGwcBFdQXc5OTX7JznphWpB0r8A-TIqopgu4KLD5B0c50Z_Wdw8DdC_ENaTpdbvSD47UyU2TT43E3FPxgpLGIG5QQjKEo8ZLP9jE-Is2hjyJ3Sad1orKCjtTdzfdnsAX7U3BEF9m-8xGoreQeWFMTX0rCokmRmREIPJ4H-/w400-h300/20220707_100518.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAWY-N_GTpBllM4iBOzidE5cvXcvtOppKqnZ__CfRoIOKsh998Ww6c-FOFZEcRAIA_DpF_lJKNCy1eEjyRKdupVAW1lxPh3eWUx4oEPQkjIs0AdEyqT_n0571jwoS7ZAXnI_GjaCYDkILs5_YIkOS12E5RkZzCEoCTU9LjfekPS6IfR3kZ8eT66cG/s4000/20220705_093145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRAWY-N_GTpBllM4iBOzidE5cvXcvtOppKqnZ__CfRoIOKsh998Ww6c-FOFZEcRAIA_DpF_lJKNCy1eEjyRKdupVAW1lxPh3eWUx4oEPQkjIs0AdEyqT_n0571jwoS7ZAXnI_GjaCYDkILs5_YIkOS12E5RkZzCEoCTU9LjfekPS6IfR3kZ8eT66cG/w400-h300/20220705_093145.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-69471714474552241422022-05-19T10:53:00.004-11:002022-07-26T09:42:04.077-11:00I got a puppy! Brioche and mitt finishes and wips<p> Not a lot of knitting has been done over the last few weeks as I got this cutie.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeYTfHdKNzuIqrlAPiZUwRx1M-k3ny-aXQNowegKkWVqK_sNCN8h3jSEwZlEomsVIYob3EZyKz3IMRZmg1IOqkWyk-TRhN9S5KnDdFAnqI2HqdLG5hADRuvPp9fYCwXE4qVADRMwBj2uynEgAu34PhJ8GdSeqRuUFGinVaBFKX_oTDXqIELMyfEkw/s4000/20220416_141807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeYTfHdKNzuIqrlAPiZUwRx1M-k3ny-aXQNowegKkWVqK_sNCN8h3jSEwZlEomsVIYob3EZyKz3IMRZmg1IOqkWyk-TRhN9S5KnDdFAnqI2HqdLG5hADRuvPp9fYCwXE4qVADRMwBj2uynEgAu34PhJ8GdSeqRuUFGinVaBFKX_oTDXqIELMyfEkw/w480-h640/20220416_141807.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>This is Gracie. She is a cavoodle and I got her at 8 weeks, she is now 11 weeks. She is adorable but has so much energy I can barely keep up. The photo above is when I picked her out of the litter and she was 7 weeks. <p></p><p>This is her now, she has grown so much </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6lAQJcW0I1S20qS6Af7hCklUq-z9SwS5cRlomdocREPdtq5TsN0wcmgYPuvVJ51KcBQCE5cB4j_-6CFEMfY_SvHO8HAyWV4irJMXQ-weI99-i4DXaSs9xGKCndwa6VSreNqjpIZXlmJ3-KE0Yvd3ftROpCK2FdOH_XITqKO6WJhQS0qhY-LHXuz9/s1080/IMG_20220512_134402_986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6lAQJcW0I1S20qS6Af7hCklUq-z9SwS5cRlomdocREPdtq5TsN0wcmgYPuvVJ51KcBQCE5cB4j_-6CFEMfY_SvHO8HAyWV4irJMXQ-weI99-i4DXaSs9xGKCndwa6VSreNqjpIZXlmJ3-KE0Yvd3ftROpCK2FdOH_XITqKO6WJhQS0qhY-LHXuz9/w640-h640/IMG_20220512_134402_986.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Anyway on to knitting. Before I got Gracie I finished a pair of mittens. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi844m-cYli328koEcXUafXVY1ER2IM0vS9pNp7TEsK73H7otWie5tbBFw3GlfOCIDztJDaU0in6cbyGHcr40IUmJNcmYnx_YGMsWlmHddF8I6YLGEFmT4NyyrDbwLYwBvvJBAFBnWTM4A_l1eN_y3Vy684m9buf26Dhq7S2vPrLjF5kt02GdemsG5W/s3750/IMG_20220415_113227_459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi844m-cYli328koEcXUafXVY1ER2IM0vS9pNp7TEsK73H7otWie5tbBFw3GlfOCIDztJDaU0in6cbyGHcr40IUmJNcmYnx_YGMsWlmHddF8I6YLGEFmT4NyyrDbwLYwBvvJBAFBnWTM4A_l1eN_y3Vy684m9buf26Dhq7S2vPrLjF5kt02GdemsG5W/w320-h400/IMG_20220415_113227_459.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These are Pieces of Home mitts, a free pattern on Ravelry. </p><p>And finished this week is my brioche sweater.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDVaqlc0s8eZT2W4r67jUSMFN7cWXD4OlqJCKzGX_aDD0GI2s7R9s4vWI25jv53Tys56IK9ilh2TcZrpwpjY67c083M_cgTq8falvSm07ncxREaHhPqKKeJWXd6cViVosyaYTh6WN9E7G9QXbeUkthnP2MY54UulOnqVbAh2NR6aUR03tlb9D6ltP/s1830/20220520_092703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1830" data-original-width="1494" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTDVaqlc0s8eZT2W4r67jUSMFN7cWXD4OlqJCKzGX_aDD0GI2s7R9s4vWI25jv53Tys56IK9ilh2TcZrpwpjY67c083M_cgTq8falvSm07ncxREaHhPqKKeJWXd6cViVosyaYTh6WN9E7G9QXbeUkthnP2MY54UulOnqVbAh2NR6aUR03tlb9D6ltP/w326-h400/20220520_092703.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is <a href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/broadleaf-2" target="_blank">Broadleaf</a> by Wool and Pine. It looks great, but was so slow to knit. I think it's put me off brioche for a while.</span></div><p>Onto wips. I frogged the Krumeluuri socks. Again brioche just takes too long and I get bored. So I cast on Morning Coffee from 52 weeks of socks </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyaj39LgzBn-smqqHKmH9q9-AV7v4MXxwRYrD8LPL-A5zw7QPz8axTd6i-YNC5AYo1nQOWnRy5XxNUsn2JMeKlbgAega-RX9rFhh6qX9Xs2ZCH9RgdvZkqVsBBTtpjIPmI5K8ee5d5q7wGWn9KEuMo1xdIDRNIk_WtzExjoxxr8KI3RVLJ39a5wgu/s2586/20220520_092027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="2444" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyaj39LgzBn-smqqHKmH9q9-AV7v4MXxwRYrD8LPL-A5zw7QPz8axTd6i-YNC5AYo1nQOWnRy5XxNUsn2JMeKlbgAega-RX9rFhh6qX9Xs2ZCH9RgdvZkqVsBBTtpjIPmI5K8ee5d5q7wGWn9KEuMo1xdIDRNIk_WtzExjoxxr8KI3RVLJ39a5wgu/w378-h400/20220520_092027.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><br /><p>These have 5 colours and are a great way to use up scraps. </p><p>Also cast on are another pair of vanilla socks </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlac0Ulw2KN_qaxdsUHYTTk9Ko6TKrIrkQEqp6kQnta8K1fTdZDW1uosrOFKUXaZS7vUA1DuRXcU9akI06ZeHt2harOmd3RifGsFVa2fX_ajAGx9VZ5LCVse5hT-EnjamjolgaStZkEVStJ_wdz1O2hCfw2IwxjpgXf_sbIW--0mVXpyqTZPEqKy0/s2669/20220520_091934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2669" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTlac0Ulw2KN_qaxdsUHYTTk9Ko6TKrIrkQEqp6kQnta8K1fTdZDW1uosrOFKUXaZS7vUA1DuRXcU9akI06ZeHt2harOmd3RifGsFVa2fX_ajAGx9VZ5LCVse5hT-EnjamjolgaStZkEVStJ_wdz1O2hCfw2IwxjpgXf_sbIW--0mVXpyqTZPEqKy0/w400-h368/20220520_091934.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Another cast on is The Frank Shawl by Joji Locatelli </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySC7rTTCn7s8y2rRAtJ1_G68K1RiPlkJM4bp4sQn1Iq6LRPZImQwlyRyXQhGm9z511FC4MtfFccAMbBn349hAvzB-uVsqBRweDZDK9eUTQOjSiJp1R0Xa80-VGsBRGF0rF2hC9V0Q-g307oOkOAtgqiL43s1BoAS1gpztKDUeg_7Oc5rbtsn1FnXL/s3264/20220520_092211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySC7rTTCn7s8y2rRAtJ1_G68K1RiPlkJM4bp4sQn1Iq6LRPZImQwlyRyXQhGm9z511FC4MtfFccAMbBn349hAvzB-uVsqBRweDZDK9eUTQOjSiJp1R0Xa80-VGsBRGF0rF2hC9V0Q-g307oOkOAtgqiL43s1BoAS1gpztKDUeg_7Oc5rbtsn1FnXL/w300-h400/20220520_092211.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>The cozies memory blanket is seeing some progress</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-rBotkNAVDnhPGt3baj8MsOFcJcC22slFGLjssr7oTmUptmqXzemTOV3TKQ9zAmyVofvwMkkc2I1DIklzsOfCxmoA6YuJHZwmCCUsUAk1-Rjonc65z4Yq8IotAAZxdAd4m_FuA3HkbRdSDbMqzbFhAHPDTHEna-x8FHgDKQNp6NtFooxvoVBQLvr/s3264/20220520_092114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-rBotkNAVDnhPGt3baj8MsOFcJcC22slFGLjssr7oTmUptmqXzemTOV3TKQ9zAmyVofvwMkkc2I1DIklzsOfCxmoA6YuJHZwmCCUsUAk1-Rjonc65z4Yq8IotAAZxdAd4m_FuA3HkbRdSDbMqzbFhAHPDTHEna-x8FHgDKQNp6NtFooxvoVBQLvr/w300-h400/20220520_092114.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Hopefully puppy will start quieting down soon and I can get more knitting in.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-74301900960002220232022-04-08T11:36:00.006-11:002022-04-08T11:36:46.293-11:00Update, life and knitting.<p> Its been a while since I updated this blog.</p><p>Sadly I lost my beautiful boy Sandy 2 weeks ago.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM9jyeL8m4Guqg96zRogCsca0903dkhshjQU2gpXqQu4kWhrQQ8bFQ9PdG7CvW-oCJmb0FsiC852PoRRq9Xa_BlXXnfZmUM9CcdFAstZKPVgLojHgMNhpsUHn3H33Sb0M3-9_7P86uGrUUAyENKfTl17S-ucz81cT3pRVcI-ZULM0-ug8e0j2E_T2/s3264/20210314_185951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXM9jyeL8m4Guqg96zRogCsca0903dkhshjQU2gpXqQu4kWhrQQ8bFQ9PdG7CvW-oCJmb0FsiC852PoRRq9Xa_BlXXnfZmUM9CcdFAstZKPVgLojHgMNhpsUHn3H33Sb0M3-9_7P86uGrUUAyENKfTl17S-ucz81cT3pRVcI-ZULM0-ug8e0j2E_T2/w400-h300/20210314_185951.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>He was a month short of his 19th birthday. I am missing him very much.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>On to knitting. I have a few finishes since last time.</p><p>I finished the tam.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba6KdhF9HvyRruCd0GZ1p5BCpFD-69yztC6K_52aZxZLOro567UUnsnv5eWmg3Nafg8gmlSH6uuh35EawEpHuma255YWKLG-Et_zm5bBhhDU41ttkH49Gk7KDQYp_rYMO0AydNKhDFv4U6PRilbVskbp2jlSKmMaV6lc1jZuKySDhfb9FbxlrNfQ0/s3264/20220309_172053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba6KdhF9HvyRruCd0GZ1p5BCpFD-69yztC6K_52aZxZLOro567UUnsnv5eWmg3Nafg8gmlSH6uuh35EawEpHuma255YWKLG-Et_zm5bBhhDU41ttkH49Gk7KDQYp_rYMO0AydNKhDFv4U6PRilbVskbp2jlSKmMaV6lc1jZuKySDhfb9FbxlrNfQ0/w400-h300/20220309_172053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>and a pair of scrappy socks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OYhNEGsLv1LSp44IVm7zc8Tlc6XGB--z_ieHL3DcGVfUU46a7rEPTFYSX2rsI4vIlwUfo-7Afd8O8RBiwijCS0ztUMV9THOHZZDZSX-cs3BqR8Z3goisu1CQsGceYPc_Pb5LTnG5gMPYaKyZo8466l9tBKe6A6cY8nnR77FJw7NHXRULYMgbnkbw/s3264/20220404_141230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OYhNEGsLv1LSp44IVm7zc8Tlc6XGB--z_ieHL3DcGVfUU46a7rEPTFYSX2rsI4vIlwUfo-7Afd8O8RBiwijCS0ztUMV9THOHZZDZSX-cs3BqR8Z3goisu1CQsGceYPc_Pb5LTnG5gMPYaKyZo8466l9tBKe6A6cY8nnR77FJw7NHXRULYMgbnkbw/w400-h300/20220404_141230.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I started the Broadleaf sweater and have finished the front.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5P6BnzYb-jUDJ0GeVu7Y3h7Q_3L6vqOZ6dLKDGakXFcVhmN3o18srd6HHYlPtWy_1IiPpbZR618VeY3I5aRm-0ArVgHDz1p3PaZ0xB9e38YZr2kT3DccwloCQPtEu4ueJLWTFL1FWpg4Al0lMt0OwdGzWIySp_Ez8UjDi1b6Kl8GSqsqcCJ0b3r2/s2448/IMG_20220328_111204_053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5P6BnzYb-jUDJ0GeVu7Y3h7Q_3L6vqOZ6dLKDGakXFcVhmN3o18srd6HHYlPtWy_1IiPpbZR618VeY3I5aRm-0ArVgHDz1p3PaZ0xB9e38YZr2kT3DccwloCQPtEu4ueJLWTFL1FWpg4Al0lMt0OwdGzWIySp_Ez8UjDi1b6Kl8GSqsqcCJ0b3r2/w400-h400/IMG_20220328_111204_053.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That is all for now. Just a brief update. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-56678118251159943702022-02-23T11:20:00.002-11:002022-02-23T11:26:58.245-11:00Knitting with advents<p> Its been a while since I posted so I have a bit to catch up on.</p><p>In the pandemic, we now have Omicron in the community and our cases are rising and expected to peak in 3 to 6 weeks. I am learning to live with it.</p><p>Knitting is keeping me sane. I've had a few finishes.</p><p>I finished Juxtaposition by Anna Johanna<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5ER7JMEeRYlCvmsVL5papJqXReVSrSwDnXa54-Dx3MFg7bBoIDJjgtHpWUTlrvCTfDJHb0nPS8RcmcaBEgqz7peuukiNkRRhuBBSjKzAuPP3Btsx8B09ZZjUtnqos_hVc7t1zeFgvJ7En32P6TLhTYtbj34KsSkNxv37ULFi184QrVYfmt_6UiLX5=s2576" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5ER7JMEeRYlCvmsVL5papJqXReVSrSwDnXa54-Dx3MFg7bBoIDJjgtHpWUTlrvCTfDJHb0nPS8RcmcaBEgqz7peuukiNkRRhuBBSjKzAuPP3Btsx8B09ZZjUtnqos_hVc7t1zeFgvJ7En32P6TLhTYtbj34KsSkNxv37ULFi184QrVYfmt_6UiLX5=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This was knit with the advent from yarntherapy. I love how it turned out. I have enough yarn leftover to make a Stripes sweater by Andrea Mowry, using the 100g skein in the advent in some of the stripes.<br /></p><p>Another finish is The Collective Shawl by Joji Locatelli</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFzS-6gXFhCc4gVSVUlcNhgWpd9DFECcTw3Z0_qePXiIhQn0o97tmrxG-4M2mKbbwOKIppCO52O8IzAbcNRqwlRe9GadN8g34PMrIhT5EmcA2UX_F20ncdB74c3vpF9unB5SIJt6SLXzORkEY8kfK5RjCiWPMdbvuMjbSxrAb5KE79cYuVBHa4pxCg=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFzS-6gXFhCc4gVSVUlcNhgWpd9DFECcTw3Z0_qePXiIhQn0o97tmrxG-4M2mKbbwOKIppCO52O8IzAbcNRqwlRe9GadN8g34PMrIhT5EmcA2UX_F20ncdB74c3vpF9unB5SIJt6SLXzORkEY8kfK5RjCiWPMdbvuMjbSxrAb5KE79cYuVBHa4pxCg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSTwzL-vGet8O1uF1aHZN8ItUC6IuD6jSkPYGukA0p2bVQnlMSbSBgJDcvcBNXOqpg75eMruvyldk6lzLT6Qb7FZsSEpdRAnX3UhcEsNjf02eFQ_9WkV4Ub9801BYjwQzJFDeWNz_6E_XJ7WQYj7iFmOjbd345-1WPNWrJ9JzbWxpvJVg8lUbx3BAy=s2576" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSTwzL-vGet8O1uF1aHZN8ItUC6IuD6jSkPYGukA0p2bVQnlMSbSBgJDcvcBNXOqpg75eMruvyldk6lzLT6Qb7FZsSEpdRAnX3UhcEsNjf02eFQ_9WkV4Ub9801BYjwQzJFDeWNz_6E_XJ7WQYj7iFmOjbd345-1WPNWrJ9JzbWxpvJVg8lUbx3BAy=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7nkg7IbFl_Ao8jcUYNZ7DWfBnAkfkTi5EHL_PIrM8QWMHIa4liTXukmuqCbgOFdvswRPmbn076GZ0zhzqEd58EjAQa5u3Fn-o6dnPkmOKqno6LeeZt9OT8oSn1yWLxL_v5FZHsX2zFHaeFjLpjeWHmg3KW2LjOyTWmXogN-N9rydnehjDnXDCJ643=s2576" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7nkg7IbFl_Ao8jcUYNZ7DWfBnAkfkTi5EHL_PIrM8QWMHIa4liTXukmuqCbgOFdvswRPmbn076GZ0zhzqEd58EjAQa5u3Fn-o6dnPkmOKqno6LeeZt9OT8oSn1yWLxL_v5FZHsX2zFHaeFjLpjeWHmg3KW2LjOyTWmXogN-N9rydnehjDnXDCJ643=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This used up yarn from the Louie and Lola advent and also some of the Little Acorn Yarn skein that was in the Hygge box. This is my first mainly brioche make.</p><p>Next was another Brioche knit. The Harlow hat by Andrea Mowry</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisysH2Y0swuNVZwQFMb44IvjDrastUQ8kE7In0zCPJWUIWkqvjxiluMKHyBVVPK68BttImE9J8smNl3IUAevRci9aS4Pa_SpsDA_OUDoXk1rXImfcflOHrps2f6ZaBvLl6IbyHP238bV7rjURZ3KTE1jURiL_YgGmGlMHEGJaI1MCY2RtrFzb9yFaX=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisysH2Y0swuNVZwQFMb44IvjDrastUQ8kE7In0zCPJWUIWkqvjxiluMKHyBVVPK68BttImE9J8smNl3IUAevRci9aS4Pa_SpsDA_OUDoXk1rXImfcflOHrps2f6ZaBvLl6IbyHP238bV7rjURZ3KTE1jURiL_YgGmGlMHEGJaI1MCY2RtrFzb9yFaX=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLkaqjxatGlfGVK3-S2C7XBAvtmZcWZ0PcLeWzwZbTe9ah8c-MoqkB6bahlNtXqKxHKpJHS-xc2RAsYkt5rcCrZEYbkXotiFHy9HK6hWwLI1Fw6hmVH286bQHY36-xO3FoIIsaFJ3hdCRpU8qhsoJtI8AH4t9Nm5pcPBGGxw7LoFFL84PCvgLVARF1=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLkaqjxatGlfGVK3-S2C7XBAvtmZcWZ0PcLeWzwZbTe9ah8c-MoqkB6bahlNtXqKxHKpJHS-xc2RAsYkt5rcCrZEYbkXotiFHy9HK6hWwLI1Fw6hmVH286bQHY36-xO3FoIIsaFJ3hdCRpU8qhsoJtI8AH4t9Nm5pcPBGGxw7LoFFL84PCvgLVARF1=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtWtSjYD8hMH2dM1r-n7pG1YK0sRlWxc9aeSi3fhP6enjSOG_GgUMdeqnkrSDLRwfNAZdK7Orhj_iH9UV7VMvwIHp7fkGMl5Jx_6xnUE6nzJxpmjbO6KCn3DtnWohkuMQ9fhRBnfv2Z_Neu0mHkMofbj6Z5DehAnhfuIj61GbFppGk2wcM1TOAWmmL=s1080" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtWtSjYD8hMH2dM1r-n7pG1YK0sRlWxc9aeSi3fhP6enjSOG_GgUMdeqnkrSDLRwfNAZdK7Orhj_iH9UV7VMvwIHp7fkGMl5Jx_6xnUE6nzJxpmjbO6KCn3DtnWohkuMQ9fhRBnfv2Z_Neu0mHkMofbj6Z5DehAnhfuIj61GbFppGk2wcM1TOAWmmL=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This used up yet more of the Louie and Lola Advent. As you can see the hat is reversible.</p><p>And I finished my Xmas socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhwq_Vx_gVxi65EKaSQ18b4zxBtha_mvBKCiCyFlh7lbOsa-bWmjZnO8jJEYVzf0bVqXjyWbYhBHjUV40dZbdi7k4vH0Zy49iEqMqHkbb1VmLT8VrFTzwChV6vlVOdQQaRDvPzlTA8zkm3KJShRS0bemzL1ieCJ0IpvOq27F9VXZF1jR6LtVwzemnt=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhwq_Vx_gVxi65EKaSQ18b4zxBtha_mvBKCiCyFlh7lbOsa-bWmjZnO8jJEYVzf0bVqXjyWbYhBHjUV40dZbdi7k4vH0Zy49iEqMqHkbb1VmLT8VrFTzwChV6vlVOdQQaRDvPzlTA8zkm3KJShRS0bemzL1ieCJ0IpvOq27F9VXZF1jR6LtVwzemnt=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This was knit in this years Christmas yarn from West Yorkshire spinners. You can't tell from the photos, but they are sparkly.</p><p>Off the needles is my Ranunculus sweater</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HaMFguf5gd6uEXI72wNhO-ef7Ip8Xfxm-3aIQqUCILy4RWmmne5GeE5i2mijRFFT_QWiIRZIoPq1ENciX3DMSIawDGQe4SJpmwSiABjnO5LpmYoBj5_kmjDF8PR1Yu_pzBUJ6hXjewuiGnTqDZs8Qx2RwZ4ZB2Ku1hLPA2bJtdHN-HlLZcF_TBKy=s2576" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2HaMFguf5gd6uEXI72wNhO-ef7Ip8Xfxm-3aIQqUCILy4RWmmne5GeE5i2mijRFFT_QWiIRZIoPq1ENciX3DMSIawDGQe4SJpmwSiABjnO5LpmYoBj5_kmjDF8PR1Yu_pzBUJ6hXjewuiGnTqDZs8Qx2RwZ4ZB2Ku1hLPA2bJtdHN-HlLZcF_TBKy=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This was made with fingering and mohair held together.</p><p>On the needles are some brioche socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkPMftp1vmmFGHwkJWiSiofftyUYFNLph-in6MoRuJYb21Bclt45aS64KlF85tATLe37a0X16vVZxxrSR6D1ixxm2gHiWT2Yuqcq30h1px9z7ltbrHZxAFuzk1OihwcuEyDnvAQlbWDGNn5FwKwLE_kwyDKO_zHwWyT4uuCQC4yMl1ymyJ2S58U1Lb=s3264" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkPMftp1vmmFGHwkJWiSiofftyUYFNLph-in6MoRuJYb21Bclt45aS64KlF85tATLe37a0X16vVZxxrSR6D1ixxm2gHiWT2Yuqcq30h1px9z7ltbrHZxAFuzk1OihwcuEyDnvAQlbWDGNn5FwKwLE_kwyDKO_zHwWyT4uuCQC4yMl1ymyJ2S58U1Lb=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>These socks are Krumeluuri by Anna Johanna. I've had this sparkly orange yarn in stash for a long time and not really known what to do with it. They are paired with yarn from West Yorkshire spinners - the one included in the Christmas box.<div><br /></div><div>Also on the needles is a Fair Isle Tam by Janet McMahon, a free pattern on Ravelry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivFvAE0wYnMPyOZiF9G4W1giGRYq_W_xjAv1ug0Kr0gSHrjEdxYwGviHIsrar5ia5DWlfJ_lp63EL0xW1fqmO2sYZF1Zmy9nWy-40IcZ-nuxlkhZqT4VSKN3o-wLtUwnVEvkqHMkwzbXo5cOCSrhEUnKBAGoGKhS4NOSdp9-x0Ibpm0b_-l4EjobH4=s2792" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="2792" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivFvAE0wYnMPyOZiF9G4W1giGRYq_W_xjAv1ug0Kr0gSHrjEdxYwGviHIsrar5ia5DWlfJ_lp63EL0xW1fqmO2sYZF1Zmy9nWy-40IcZ-nuxlkhZqT4VSKN3o-wLtUwnVEvkqHMkwzbXo5cOCSrhEUnKBAGoGKhS4NOSdp9-x0Ibpm0b_-l4EjobH4=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>This is yet another project using yarn from the Louie and Lola advent.</p><p>My longest term project is coming to an end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7JtW16WPc8SqkR4WsbY2uQyQ31nUgoWNw16JEFjtlq4_cMuuLRDAfdC13XO7aFpWEJDq49P2uZbmmAH1YQhk04oOAmQf4m1BPeFyMo2sDRUU9h5C_6ugedNzwDExgR6LXYMmQFPD8zzP7VrFgesgg2UhikoRmAv2Bidu2wXMGa4x6brcwzfFXjwUE=s2654" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="2248" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7JtW16WPc8SqkR4WsbY2uQyQ31nUgoWNw16JEFjtlq4_cMuuLRDAfdC13XO7aFpWEJDq49P2uZbmmAH1YQhk04oOAmQf4m1BPeFyMo2sDRUU9h5C_6ugedNzwDExgR6LXYMmQFPD8zzP7VrFgesgg2UhikoRmAv2Bidu2wXMGa4x6brcwzfFXjwUE=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the Soldotna by Boyland Knitworks. The pattern calls for DK but I adapted it to a fingering. I had the gold yarn that I wanted to use up, also the other colours are leftovers from the Stephen West Shawlography. I had hoped to be able to make it long sleeve but didn't have enough of the gold yarn so going with short sleeves, but still longer than the pattern calls for. This has been the first time I've changed a pattern.</p><p>A new start this week will be a long term project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_OOBWlXzs22AQmefbkT4JXZmXLo50ELp7Cpr46mw4PKgarMnnSUsN6XSk_DDQrLR8qhdIBBpQck5gg1DUeCe42-1YxMqcio_BhEjf5UeMge7CjRBuNukIZU9X_bh4NXvMhl3cUT4iCtC8plyZJvw9huSHHj6lWYcVOtjpkqTv-laDc-TrfvJVT7Rl=s1898" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1898" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_OOBWlXzs22AQmefbkT4JXZmXLo50ELp7Cpr46mw4PKgarMnnSUsN6XSk_DDQrLR8qhdIBBpQck5gg1DUeCe42-1YxMqcio_BhEjf5UeMge7CjRBuNukIZU9X_bh4NXvMhl3cUT4iCtC8plyZJvw9huSHHj6lWYcVOtjpkqTv-laDc-TrfvJVT7Rl=w400-h243" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the Coziest Memory blanket by Kemper Wray, free on Ravelry. First I'll use up what is left of the Louie and Lola advent and then add other scraps to it. I've only knit 2 squares, but enjoyed knitting them.</p><p>One advent goes a long way. From the Louie and Lola Advent I've made:</p><p>Stripes</p><p>The Collective Shawl</p><p>Harlow Hat</p><p>Fair Isle Hat</p><p>Cozy Memory blanket</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-82980387052476730852022-01-15T10:43:00.003-11:002022-01-15T10:43:35.028-11:002021 advents and a finish<p> I can't believe it's been a month since I posted. Omicron is wreaking havoc around the world. Fortunately we have so far been able to keep it out of the community, but experts say it is a matter of days, not weeks, before we too are affected. In the meantime our Delta numbers have been very low, below 50, for a few weeks. So for us life is continuing almost unaffected, apart from mask wearing being the new norm and vaccine passes being required for entry into cafes/ restaurants/cinemas/gyms/hairdressers/event, etc.</p><p>I had my booster shot on Friday so I hope that will give me some extra protection when Omicron arrives.</p><p>On to knitting. I haven't shared all my advents that I opened in December. I have been very happy with all of these, unlike last year.</p><p>Louie and Lola, My Tassie Country Garden, was a 24 mini skein and 1 full skein set. Along with treats like scented candle, fancy stitch markers and progress keepers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir27TtB-FWqzLNPVkiCWVgfwYpDw3l5rM9lTatxWovW66kwLaV0KNbVnyoyqNP9LejnNxIo9lCmpKm9QW5dAec26EdpOlGu27PFSz8r-wF7yATFYL6OnlnK6ZV3baBd5WZlSWJh3X6krO21edQ-SDa20FY9S0rmt62NUBQqyK_cexHTEXsZqR6GAyn=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir27TtB-FWqzLNPVkiCWVgfwYpDw3l5rM9lTatxWovW66kwLaV0KNbVnyoyqNP9LejnNxIo9lCmpKm9QW5dAec26EdpOlGu27PFSz8r-wF7yATFYL6OnlnK6ZV3baBd5WZlSWJh3X6krO21edQ-SDa20FY9S0rmt62NUBQqyK_cexHTEXsZqR6GAyn=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivXxGPEvhaQXid1nVDFvG1qbeYIbKBsZmGqA8RUYD69ZAb9UTeHORNE4hUWYFg-NAZ1CL_wsRjIptpfvmYAw027CD0AV7nIdVW7bXGdy-oq2jX6A_8EsqkbDrSv72UiLLf8O6zi8IT4SaUh-xKlt_6t_WtQN8SEZyqNxygp52NsSYrUshR6H_mDocu=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivXxGPEvhaQXid1nVDFvG1qbeYIbKBsZmGqA8RUYD69ZAb9UTeHORNE4hUWYFg-NAZ1CL_wsRjIptpfvmYAw027CD0AV7nIdVW7bXGdy-oq2jX6A_8EsqkbDrSv72UiLLf8O6zi8IT4SaUh-xKlt_6t_WtQN8SEZyqNxygp52NsSYrUshR6H_mDocu=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMjxUkl2R3GxfAXqacfkDfXgp4wDJRQRyPUdPKmZGhsZRHj49weYXu5n23w6IqlbPRQXO7h97r9R3Hwr8ynGjYBggR5A5d6w6W3SyMSz9eXWygVKRs42abbX5XvZs1SgEnkonhcckfcRfNtMcz4UbC7KL8Ng4E92clMi74QgtOSMmeLh5wPC6GGr8X=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMjxUkl2R3GxfAXqacfkDfXgp4wDJRQRyPUdPKmZGhsZRHj49weYXu5n23w6IqlbPRQXO7h97r9R3Hwr8ynGjYBggR5A5d6w6W3SyMSz9eXWygVKRs42abbX5XvZs1SgEnkonhcckfcRfNtMcz4UbC7KL8Ng4E92clMi74QgtOSMmeLh5wPC6GGr8X=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I got the Summer Solstice Calendar from YarnTherapy. This was a 20 mini skein and 1 full skein set, along with extras like labels, stitch markers, small project bag and tea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP18FlUyyHNZq8my8E4OQlPyQF3-ljN0S36oSnUrbLhcDBYPaQYaymUqJ-vHOZNG2l-muJpolzA4akn3XLhftMDLbVuF81Cps8DyJO1lAZt7DMVlwYlNphQsRkmoeMHsqLRK0ijvfVBiy5DXIStdQrXbyhBfTLYGjR-tqPzziXNBnu_lofOLbqcRyI=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiP18FlUyyHNZq8my8E4OQlPyQF3-ljN0S36oSnUrbLhcDBYPaQYaymUqJ-vHOZNG2l-muJpolzA4akn3XLhftMDLbVuF81Cps8DyJO1lAZt7DMVlwYlNphQsRkmoeMHsqLRK0ijvfVBiy5DXIStdQrXbyhBfTLYGjR-tqPzziXNBnu_lofOLbqcRyI=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjshOQTA9c0lBP7gZy9licKtB66qfRxEoMKft62mivRm0C1k5oEm-aHmN82l96r2p3J4Mh_U5JSiKhoNwnWDhviAt7cjCb1unO0fmWFG6C1SWgYObc6vqLeOIG6myCfF1x_fPHtEAgBGXMXtz0su3pmnlJn9lwDvomQhknpmOfrhPq5Ff8PDkNxu_p7=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjshOQTA9c0lBP7gZy9licKtB66qfRxEoMKft62mivRm0C1k5oEm-aHmN82l96r2p3J4Mh_U5JSiKhoNwnWDhviAt7cjCb1unO0fmWFG6C1SWgYObc6vqLeOIG6myCfF1x_fPHtEAgBGXMXtz0su3pmnlJn9lwDvomQhknpmOfrhPq5Ff8PDkNxu_p7=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD1mVIkDmH3ZsZ71nvVbrWXMwkgdlcjAHC1ZDQGCFWaSQce6YzehX77e3CKG6-Nh-RYgLDvgGvhpT3DF1kqHTJLi1LhzZDC-ZepUbigmMZSNn-Znoct8o35XqP82brbzooDWi4PPSvAStaI50abpgUVt9uS6GSpGCB2FQ2GyKeKot2G41zNPQjabWg=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD1mVIkDmH3ZsZ71nvVbrWXMwkgdlcjAHC1ZDQGCFWaSQce6YzehX77e3CKG6-Nh-RYgLDvgGvhpT3DF1kqHTJLi1LhzZDC-ZepUbigmMZSNn-Znoct8o35XqP82brbzooDWi4PPSvAStaI50abpgUVt9uS6GSpGCB2FQ2GyKeKot2G41zNPQjabWg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Next was Mamawooling Cast On Calendar. This was a parcel to be opened every week for 4 weeks and contained at least 1 skein of yarn. There were also extras like progress keepers, chocolate, coffee, scissors. My favourite is week 4. A fingering and mohair in my favourite colour pairings of pale green and pale pink. This will make a gorgeous shawl. I'm already knitting week 2 into The Collective Shawl for the mamawooling NYK.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDij6QU0mJiYQbpR_c2kTo9QnQ5tbxG0kYcbPM19ZJRwBw8jKgnE_vbTFPWa0j46hDdwB7-9TdgmKmW0rvn1vl5DgWEg9JPro6ltMQKEFPp-MyexfIZDlSfuYET2U9MAv5bl1q9L4RwXc2gFCBa3DUatJuU6C95IdWCy_dx3B0cS2fW5mv-JNM9s1f=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDij6QU0mJiYQbpR_c2kTo9QnQ5tbxG0kYcbPM19ZJRwBw8jKgnE_vbTFPWa0j46hDdwB7-9TdgmKmW0rvn1vl5DgWEg9JPro6ltMQKEFPp-MyexfIZDlSfuYET2U9MAv5bl1q9L4RwXc2gFCBa3DUatJuU6C95IdWCy_dx3B0cS2fW5mv-JNM9s1f=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Next was the West Yorkshire Spinners Xmas box that I got from Eskdale Yarns. This came with this years Sparkly sock base and a choice of one of 2 colours for another skein. There were also surprises in this. A project bag, already being used for a sweater, a sock pattern, progress keepers and stitch markers in a candy cane theme, scissors and chocolate. I opened this on Xmas Eve as I wanted to start the socks for a Xmas Eve cast on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7p3rl2JBrrbpU66oix4ymTe1cDFZxXx_tafkmQaGf3Crc_SP8ff5gk076Pet3sK8ICDdgpvhenZRDfhMDevZ9Vvo16hkSWfhJ-3XWNOac1BzncuQublBtLglUEVtjnwUInVfGfQjn1A3c76B3JUd6nDX6We6lI-D4pIB0X6M4f4qjDLP0GPBWsRoc=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7p3rl2JBrrbpU66oix4ymTe1cDFZxXx_tafkmQaGf3Crc_SP8ff5gk076Pet3sK8ICDdgpvhenZRDfhMDevZ9Vvo16hkSWfhJ-3XWNOac1BzncuQublBtLglUEVtjnwUInVfGfQjn1A3c76B3JUd6nDX6We6lI-D4pIB0X6M4f4qjDLP0GPBWsRoc=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Last to be opened on Xmas day, was a Hygge box from Little Acorn Yarns. There was a choice of tea or coffee, I chose tea. Included in the box was the tea, a beautiful blend, 1 skein of yarn, a beautiful pottery mug, scented candle, book on Hygge, bookmark, 2 postcards and a project bag - being used for my Collective shawl.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqWlzgG2BH0zu7XuS4-CntJN3sheVKRBmEWpwzOOe3zWsG1ium3qFQ1h4xo2WZgsgK8G__Vke_mjw4z7AQvNatPWZO2WDN7FhAWgO41IN1DvaW33jcUCuBsfRHgPFgX4Kl5AvAzsn4J4xNOpj_vtHCPNXYoTASqAButzfdILYyVwApbC8QMuGqQSv9=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqWlzgG2BH0zu7XuS4-CntJN3sheVKRBmEWpwzOOe3zWsG1ium3qFQ1h4xo2WZgsgK8G__Vke_mjw4z7AQvNatPWZO2WDN7FhAWgO41IN1DvaW33jcUCuBsfRHgPFgX4Kl5AvAzsn4J4xNOpj_vtHCPNXYoTASqAButzfdILYyVwApbC8QMuGqQSv9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So what have I been knitting with all these goodies?</p><p>I started and finished Stripes by Andrea Mowry. This was with the Louie and Lola advent.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTfR14czpc2Vtbhr6LJT6c5VthUIymbgbTSaR11qK8EwV0FtOmb4C3qtegwBSUfqGKZqPCsFLSkWzGE6ZbIHzlMbGeYcLTX500JOw3D6nZTNhJkvIf0Tapp--nBmGaqrgPDHybFgnwUcTc2ZRFROmjXoLAcL8mN5we_Ejw1m0GnJNoBP8Kf0wExwdQ=s1688" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="1688" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTfR14czpc2Vtbhr6LJT6c5VthUIymbgbTSaR11qK8EwV0FtOmb4C3qtegwBSUfqGKZqPCsFLSkWzGE6ZbIHzlMbGeYcLTX500JOw3D6nZTNhJkvIf0Tapp--nBmGaqrgPDHybFgnwUcTc2ZRFROmjXoLAcL8mN5we_Ejw1m0GnJNoBP8Kf0wExwdQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I've nearly finished Juxtaposition. Made with the advent from YarnTherapy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuLlEOtk-9x5v3kzRBOFOzMhToUUg5SsCZpZ7zgYJDUSicDQ1zFKRCmXtkIn-b70Reouvx7qdHYcgPptGZEDthLy7vec4baROQEx6tajRiXNZ_g9yRLqFDv4Ku1sYggOFImFb3FqMxb00s70VXBcYGxrpESILtwbKMH9tVbtyQT90KLgTvm_3Ic6yg=s2448" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuLlEOtk-9x5v3kzRBOFOzMhToUUg5SsCZpZ7zgYJDUSicDQ1zFKRCmXtkIn-b70Reouvx7qdHYcgPptGZEDthLy7vec4baROQEx6tajRiXNZ_g9yRLqFDv4Ku1sYggOFImFb3FqMxb00s70VXBcYGxrpESILtwbKMH9tVbtyQT90KLgTvm_3Ic6yg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I've started my first Brioche project, The Collective Shawl by Joji Locatelli. This is knitted with Mamawooling caston calendar and Louie and Lola advent.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4EekRquuQCEdqkBB5QTur3dtvmFWUY6AVw-2-8hTFNzY8qVP3Iriym6IPoMrGc2Ji1hIVUKrax5zf_wvCPPEHYPGuwt2N6QqK-iMCRDBXYCNwIfLOOxMIu4SrslTcwS9g4MJuurN40FALoCK4iwEYgiSDmVQ6I8Ik85rdeJ-NtiRCOP2dfjsw07z4=s2448" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4EekRquuQCEdqkBB5QTur3dtvmFWUY6AVw-2-8hTFNzY8qVP3Iriym6IPoMrGc2Ji1hIVUKrax5zf_wvCPPEHYPGuwt2N6QqK-iMCRDBXYCNwIfLOOxMIu4SrslTcwS9g4MJuurN40FALoCK4iwEYgiSDmVQ6I8Ik85rdeJ-NtiRCOP2dfjsw07z4=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I've nearly finished the first sock with the WYS Xmas colours</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih2t8sVfKc9easfnztu8X1BG__Vo3NS7dX-SgFHTctwHBR43DGo_8-47mbE8nT8lWw9dWZP97wviu2rF3ihP1El6fMGodz9BbEcuIVVnKBFoHwhlIgFgQHr3bUGKWWf-2b7ykLeGusSCqnTT6k_OdS8xIMB0zVcPR4br59IoPRd02mayvAuPPnthIB=s3264" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih2t8sVfKc9easfnztu8X1BG__Vo3NS7dX-SgFHTctwHBR43DGo_8-47mbE8nT8lWw9dWZP97wviu2rF3ihP1El6fMGodz9BbEcuIVVnKBFoHwhlIgFgQHr3bUGKWWf-2b7ykLeGusSCqnTT6k_OdS8xIMB0zVcPR4br59IoPRd02mayvAuPPnthIB=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-13741240441013084132021-12-15T14:57:00.000-11:002021-12-15T14:57:41.668-11:002021 in collages and my current queue<p> Following on from my last post I thought it might be interesting to post a collage of my finishes in 2021.</p><p><br /></p><p>Socks</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7a__qbUZfWcT2ammHQ9Q7QL-UE4aeVX_bAiEFbReFhTC_M2ZGgSc73XPWhUGdMrk-BkvVBx60QVKtwJbsyVzeZ-gD--aSTmF972YZt1J7cTgYzz_7fqeWpCrPIlJtQDxW_cZOIJg2A5D3I44570FELDhbwmx0j6tWl6gWA5Z78PLcgVMj0q0opJpU=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7a__qbUZfWcT2ammHQ9Q7QL-UE4aeVX_bAiEFbReFhTC_M2ZGgSc73XPWhUGdMrk-BkvVBx60QVKtwJbsyVzeZ-gD--aSTmF972YZt1J7cTgYzz_7fqeWpCrPIlJtQDxW_cZOIJg2A5D3I44570FELDhbwmx0j6tWl6gWA5Z78PLcgVMj0q0opJpU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div>Shawls and a cowl<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCrcGiD08qXaNLd7tgugUIDGP_jbOUSbmI4XZZXnVsedxgiNl-7r_6icrNSfVuFrmCABofuPKwYmWOxdTTo4rrtrx4JYuyxHITX8An9M3ow_QnqVfdwQPFBY3pAfQaljubCzzaXMHvXd6RxKY0WvAzSHKRw5BJ_dYBRED-IUTAPO9kvI_j5bStdZm-=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCrcGiD08qXaNLd7tgugUIDGP_jbOUSbmI4XZZXnVsedxgiNl-7r_6icrNSfVuFrmCABofuPKwYmWOxdTTo4rrtrx4JYuyxHITX8An9M3ow_QnqVfdwQPFBY3pAfQaljubCzzaXMHvXd6RxKY0WvAzSHKRw5BJ_dYBRED-IUTAPO9kvI_j5bStdZm-=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div>Miscellaneous <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHHHzuu8ikAVWlgO3mND5vuAaRYlPmRsY7sHkmqkx8EvPaFk1w3ri7P7OaMB1BYCsSagAMXd4NAdWIsLpYOE34y1yse9gb-dJzzt6R_St8BFl230NLNbrE6cp-yNMyerQpmmsQwDiuES0ZYWZLgomg1y8bfj8RvFyhm43SjRk1AUmNjhygc1OgIDtQ=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHHHzuu8ikAVWlgO3mND5vuAaRYlPmRsY7sHkmqkx8EvPaFk1w3ri7P7OaMB1BYCsSagAMXd4NAdWIsLpYOE34y1yse9gb-dJzzt6R_St8BFl230NLNbrE6cp-yNMyerQpmmsQwDiuES0ZYWZLgomg1y8bfj8RvFyhm43SjRk1AUmNjhygc1OgIDtQ=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div>Sweaters, cardis, tops.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOtHZAaJ2LBhf-lUeMJUWADYwxoiWNT3AKuxTX-4OT_C_lwLe34gNSd7mHAPpm1DyjXDFQeetgemHnWP_QUf3ZxM4FjmY6RRlzhdrWHDwDhm3NaKJu7OSnZDphw1eKTeTqnQ7CbZir3JM0bjph-rXz0V4vlepgd3dda2AkiALDz5Nv0vsUnXoUIPJD=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOtHZAaJ2LBhf-lUeMJUWADYwxoiWNT3AKuxTX-4OT_C_lwLe34gNSd7mHAPpm1DyjXDFQeetgemHnWP_QUf3ZxM4FjmY6RRlzhdrWHDwDhm3NaKJu7OSnZDphw1eKTeTqnQ7CbZir3JM0bjph-rXz0V4vlepgd3dda2AkiALDz5Nv0vsUnXoUIPJD=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>For 2022 I'm hoping to learn brioche so my queue at the moment is brioche heavy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV6p5EbOa6BhchcjO1tNz7SMouFaUn-eCb7PAx9a35bhHY_obejmNVx3Z1y48T3kCOQF9NiZZqRVWnBndUe4tvCmmOEJYnzNE3PVVgSxyUAWsduVcNQU-4ktrZhrZGjr7uwDstIqdEy7TRKQ8hjmfqZFwOl9Si6SEzhktB-tg3jVJGEP6h3ubdDtAQ=s1553" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="1553" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV6p5EbOa6BhchcjO1tNz7SMouFaUn-eCb7PAx9a35bhHY_obejmNVx3Z1y48T3kCOQF9NiZZqRVWnBndUe4tvCmmOEJYnzNE3PVVgSxyUAWsduVcNQU-4ktrZhrZGjr7uwDstIqdEy7TRKQ8hjmfqZFwOl9Si6SEzhktB-tg3jVJGEP6h3ubdDtAQ=w640-h334" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-6484286930890426512021-11-28T12:00:00.003-11:002021-11-28T12:00:12.778-11:00Day 104 of Lockdown. Sock finish and haul. 2021 the year that was and 2022 plans<p> We finally come out of lockdown on Friday 2nd December. By this time we will have been in lockdown for 107 days. We are nearly at 90% full vaccinated. However now there is a new variant Omicron to worry about. So 2022 may not be any better.</p><p>Onto fun things.</p><p>I finished a pair of shortie vanilla socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUh3KdBAbu3d9uws_Pgyx11di_UfLAEeB2EbuIkf9BFdC-2QLAjweWWqqU_EXQex7pwgiOMS4t8xeXmT7DLHHzaxMl2XNO_sqGyH5wec9v9CwqTTcazjdjRd1eJt1NvLBz_pc926Qd1s/s2448/IMG_20211124_140950_177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUh3KdBAbu3d9uws_Pgyx11di_UfLAEeB2EbuIkf9BFdC-2QLAjweWWqqU_EXQex7pwgiOMS4t8xeXmT7DLHHzaxMl2XNO_sqGyH5wec9v9CwqTTcazjdjRd1eJt1NvLBz_pc926Qd1s/w400-h400/IMG_20211124_140950_177.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Love the colours. Also on my needles, but too lazy to take photos, are Suokatu - should finish them tomorrow. A Soldotna in fingering that I want to make long sleeves, and a Ranunculus, fingering held with mohair.</p><p>I am preparing for 1st December as I have 2 advents to open. With one I am going to make a Juxtaposition from Strands of Joy, using a grey as the MC and the advent from Yarntherapy for the colourwork. For the Louie and Lola advent I was going to make the bubble cardigan by Stephen West, but have changed my mind and will make the stripes jumper by Andrea Mowrey instead.</p><p>I've realised there are a couple of finishes I haven't shared. This Eddie Beanie in bulky yarn from Nanacindy</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx9Y0jKoPPwyu5IgztqO0ODkzAjSKBBxVZDdmIsYY09UlplIO5tRYAbxf_RKojpjFsDuMiXfQalSv1QW2vPV62gTmdkFlx06vQtO-Mnc5xo8ZaEb7Yq1d4ygar-J_lkQv5eyEUTSnipA/s3264/20210918_101712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNx9Y0jKoPPwyu5IgztqO0ODkzAjSKBBxVZDdmIsYY09UlplIO5tRYAbxf_RKojpjFsDuMiXfQalSv1QW2vPV62gTmdkFlx06vQtO-Mnc5xo8ZaEb7Yq1d4ygar-J_lkQv5eyEUTSnipA/w400-h300/20210918_101712.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And these socks, Dear Bjorn from 52 weeks of socks in yarn I dyed myself</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSujnxkj05Ht3mDxgVsrbrQXhoV0cuCrwX0fYE9cO5DQ6D98NGvZBgpxiGRYwfi4Fqo-vsm99hBawa8eZitlK2Ysb-pt8XjUgD-6O-U_gwsYynzlbP5bHQgo502ek8e5qvToH3Lq7_QsA/s3264/20210916_111710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSujnxkj05Ht3mDxgVsrbrQXhoV0cuCrwX0fYE9cO5DQ6D98NGvZBgpxiGRYwfi4Fqo-vsm99hBawa8eZitlK2Ysb-pt8XjUgD-6O-U_gwsYynzlbP5bHQgo502ek8e5qvToH3Lq7_QsA/w400-h300/20210916_111710.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And Cragside from 52 weeks of shawls.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaI4t8vILADOugdFJsjy4o1XhnlDzJUDfOaxpjf_6uwzjU1sd8mUtAqux5vstDsuIP9V6wH_y4mkrTYnAqlnY4REcpwaTSAVUKep5xkuSZyMgu9m9ym3Fu0ZmqsZ6_PyhMZB5o7i3jQI/s1080/IMG_20210916_121532_054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaI4t8vILADOugdFJsjy4o1XhnlDzJUDfOaxpjf_6uwzjU1sd8mUtAqux5vstDsuIP9V6wH_y4mkrTYnAqlnY4REcpwaTSAVUKep5xkuSZyMgu9m9ym3Fu0ZmqsZ6_PyhMZB5o7i3jQI/w400-h400/IMG_20210916_121532_054.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Looking back over the last 12 months I have made:</p><p>Socks = 12 pairs, including 2 from 52 weeks of socks</p><p>Shawls = 4, including 2 from 52 weeks of shawls</p><p>Hats = 3, including 1 from Strands of Joy</p><p>Cowl = 1</p><p>Mitts = 1</p><p>Toy - 1</p><p>Cardi - 2, both from Strands of Joy</p><p>Short sleeve t's/jumpers = 4</p><p>Sweaters = 1</p><p>Throw = 1</p><p>Dishcloths = 2</p><p>That is 32 items, or 2 1/2 items per month.</p><p>Looking ahead to 2023, I'm not going to specify too much as new patterns come out all the time that I want to make more than what I have queued However I do want to try a brioche garment. First of I'll do a brioche hat that is in a Pompom magazine I have. If that works out OK, I'd like to try the Broadleaf sweater.</p><p>So lockdown haul has continued to be made. Since my last post the following have arrived</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GJaxCSjb_vk527Np7IS67NuIxxudOeUIYBXlf6OA22sRWb0psMLH9uq7KKsb5aAn8R9QmrCtmjcqbEbkd7TrYxDTfX7BKpRZIeQfaJpAT5NsbmOa6QuyeCTpDZxeSd702YHVngo7cS8/s3264/20211110_104828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2GJaxCSjb_vk527Np7IS67NuIxxudOeUIYBXlf6OA22sRWb0psMLH9uq7KKsb5aAn8R9QmrCtmjcqbEbkd7TrYxDTfX7BKpRZIeQfaJpAT5NsbmOa6QuyeCTpDZxeSd702YHVngo7cS8/s320/20211110_104828.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>sock ruler, knitting gauge, kitchener stitch guide and shawl clip, and a nose clip for face masks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6yluSj0gCYsCCirJk7ZcJ8E5Q2WLBy9ZD1s7mIYvb2sptyJR74v2d7VOs1rzD-8DFCmkZ4cTdsXqPU2A9aXsnGZ_JSQK0f_xga1jsPysj5B3Vsom3nIycccXJAzB_NnNIhaicw-uIIs/s3264/20211110_105008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk6yluSj0gCYsCCirJk7ZcJ8E5Q2WLBy9ZD1s7mIYvb2sptyJR74v2d7VOs1rzD-8DFCmkZ4cTdsXqPU2A9aXsnGZ_JSQK0f_xga1jsPysj5B3Vsom3nIycccXJAzB_NnNIhaicw-uIIs/s320/20211110_105008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Broadway yarns, for the MC in Juxtaposition<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJgygyW6nDQOmyfV5XZg12MGY9kAT4tNpx8eHI-z1wM-rf71PVfMh2Rqi8Q7Iu0g9xOwMqENhsmVUa2Z3CkpXQo3jQNm2kvz3Gz25hEFwO2EGoOS8kqrL2xLlPJhma7E0j-ez0H7ZMig/s3264/20211110_105036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJgygyW6nDQOmyfV5XZg12MGY9kAT4tNpx8eHI-z1wM-rf71PVfMh2Rqi8Q7Iu0g9xOwMqENhsmVUa2Z3CkpXQo3jQNm2kvz3Gz25hEFwO2EGoOS8kqrL2xLlPJhma7E0j-ez0H7ZMig/s320/20211110_105036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Strawberry patches.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiObpiKUy65JSjbZkOCN8ZipAbL1CbmMfTp1EkM0lHtdpH4H2Wozbu3ciYJo5Tloer6CM_2L17ShJ-qeILMRM2Y2vb-kZtlQjNUw0qtDPExrNr2Y_S-SDUQxls5xS8zsxP31gFVO0DN-0I/s320/20211119_091111.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lochanside alapacas for the Frank Shawl</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLGCMzQgME7f11QTEMOPgk4YpoSI0J9WMf_mL45TzqMhD7BHMC74p3r8qn4B_ALs4egSg2jfRVA7oo6w575xv8oKC5sKijCZnODfdWsPsCaTbd6KlaHHwmtxRQopf44-BK5GnLXNgmis/s3264/20211120_094625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLGCMzQgME7f11QTEMOPgk4YpoSI0J9WMf_mL45TzqMhD7BHMC74p3r8qn4B_ALs4egSg2jfRVA7oo6w575xv8oKC5sKijCZnODfdWsPsCaTbd6KlaHHwmtxRQopf44-BK5GnLXNgmis/s320/20211120_094625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prosper Yarn</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Azma7eChD_Eh1ORLUlmwaL8Ht9cGStumiXW98O-Vj15t6XZjne8ggwxBJ5phb_TS8t84E21St-60KT09-u55Fq8mhJa50jsHsepl3Gndu92tRYfDfajyrs3losThHD88diupPmTvQ68/s3264/20211120_094637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Azma7eChD_Eh1ORLUlmwaL8Ht9cGStumiXW98O-Vj15t6XZjne8ggwxBJ5phb_TS8t84E21St-60KT09-u55Fq8mhJa50jsHsepl3Gndu92tRYfDfajyrs3losThHD88diupPmTvQ68/s320/20211120_094637.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Purple Sprouting. I'm thinking of these 2 for a Musselbrough hat for a friend<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYIubFX7vWoEmDFkZhlyd_khbaAV2SbPJ_EZ10DrWUoJEmSKOjJzqlcqJ5MR-oovTeEH5KERzP_WVSIfbDt28M67cpLMUqmTL1-7c6K8Fy0g_2LyQQzRQdVRv7fad3Bu7Ih_UHheHIBY/s3264/20211120_094739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPYIubFX7vWoEmDFkZhlyd_khbaAV2SbPJ_EZ10DrWUoJEmSKOjJzqlcqJ5MR-oovTeEH5KERzP_WVSIfbDt28M67cpLMUqmTL1-7c6K8Fy0g_2LyQQzRQdVRv7fad3Bu7Ih_UHheHIBY/s320/20211120_094739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Treated myself to a project bag. Even though I'm perfectly capable of making my own!.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-4360660434223068712021-11-04T14:13:00.000-11:002021-11-04T14:13:24.879-11:00week 12 of Lockdown. MKAL Shawlography finished<p>We are now into week 12 of lockdown in Auckland. Restrictions haven't changed since my last post, numbers continue to rise and there have been 2 deaths this week.</p><p>The Stephen West MKAL has taken my mind off things. I really enjoyed knitting on this and finished it on Thursday.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV2POA5j5hjRf96AdaLKo6EptkGwn5Lgwa8XPgaj5bEh-XVjIFVoGyVT-DCl2viEsvWrDnqIvjIGBLI5VGLNNyz9PH-OFUhtgjwqBGmyyEKtKAGnTN5Y1VlraUxBH8xASr1JzMUwVzpg/s1080/IMG_20211105_133428_273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilV2POA5j5hjRf96AdaLKo6EptkGwn5Lgwa8XPgaj5bEh-XVjIFVoGyVT-DCl2viEsvWrDnqIvjIGBLI5VGLNNyz9PH-OFUhtgjwqBGmyyEKtKAGnTN5Y1VlraUxBH8xASr1JzMUwVzpg/w400-h400/IMG_20211105_133428_273.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_d63tpgK9l0KfcBalpDX8zmRb7VZyKOZ59ynROHt2A0Fvs-wKB31cupxpkETgzcZpZGLMOG_vAO7u2IbaXgzj0BO1pAD2lhINZgsLbvWsg2tbD7GR7R8V4Mzs8-lMJt4B1yKDCRdW2g/s1080/IMG_20211105_133428_022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_d63tpgK9l0KfcBalpDX8zmRb7VZyKOZ59ynROHt2A0Fvs-wKB31cupxpkETgzcZpZGLMOG_vAO7u2IbaXgzj0BO1pAD2lhINZgsLbvWsg2tbD7GR7R8V4Mzs8-lMJt4B1yKDCRdW2g/w400-h400/IMG_20211105_133428_022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIri9Vr6Lx1bwq7A1d-wwg50olw_RYEDUm2GtWircn8DLwzn4504_BSQ7FcS38p7_Vc6A_hXY3r1RWgYlk1DpLgEwUpdhTykYDzeUSkRdi9n97TW6pT_ezX65kN4_ZYIwDiXd4TgSPg6s/s1080/IMG_20211105_133428_132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIri9Vr6Lx1bwq7A1d-wwg50olw_RYEDUm2GtWircn8DLwzn4504_BSQ7FcS38p7_Vc6A_hXY3r1RWgYlk1DpLgEwUpdhTykYDzeUSkRdi9n97TW6pT_ezX65kN4_ZYIwDiXd4TgSPg6s/w400-h400/IMG_20211105_133428_132.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1vAPfCG8CUIiK088EhROa5uOptx8EocuroObBu3i_PtM60UUSGA94JKYBSUxqboUXFHNGFkDT8Dxsy5lV_LQap6sUYMgX7HrKMozYt3kZ-SyuBNthEOZKgXK17EelqXjLjuefQFseuU/s1080/IMG_20211105_133428_225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1vAPfCG8CUIiK088EhROa5uOptx8EocuroObBu3i_PtM60UUSGA94JKYBSUxqboUXFHNGFkDT8Dxsy5lV_LQap6sUYMgX7HrKMozYt3kZ-SyuBNthEOZKgXK17EelqXjLjuefQFseuU/w400-h400/IMG_20211105_133428_225.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I don't think it's something I'd wear out in public, the colours are a bit much. Next year I must aim for a more muted palette. But I really enjoyed knitting it and it sits really nicely so I will wear it heaps around the house as I do with the Slipstravaganza from last years knit along.</p><p>I spent most of the last 2 weeks knitting on the shawl. The small amount of time I had between clues I made a couple of dishcloths.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCH1E4mI1y8nSsI7D5E9mM7lUBAYOKHxDK4CQkBsiGOYU5BEJo7WhH5HNzfSasZX4C0CKcYi7G3rKZ95Xef4OFXu7XNPIcr02mSVgYmqHdcLxlrX3e_XnPJ8YAPfQ1dS4FTGTlK4h3ouc/s3264/20211030_080018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCH1E4mI1y8nSsI7D5E9mM7lUBAYOKHxDK4CQkBsiGOYU5BEJo7WhH5HNzfSasZX4C0CKcYi7G3rKZ95Xef4OFXu7XNPIcr02mSVgYmqHdcLxlrX3e_XnPJ8YAPfQ1dS4FTGTlK4h3ouc/s320/20211030_080018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqktlwOvnYHOudwJS77FHHUq_NDGG0_Zz-YLDKwmpyk3___w6AZQxs2IhnnPSR29I7RwxnIG-KDrW_zIMoz6GmXgO-duhcqmV3WjHYpubflckaaBWJ0ZptFhdK6hL_Vnj0RhjDVrCR6VM/s3264/20211027_095357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqktlwOvnYHOudwJS77FHHUq_NDGG0_Zz-YLDKwmpyk3___w6AZQxs2IhnnPSR29I7RwxnIG-KDrW_zIMoz6GmXgO-duhcqmV3WjHYpubflckaaBWJ0ZptFhdK6hL_Vnj0RhjDVrCR6VM/s320/20211027_095357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>These were easy mindless knitting and just took 2 to 2 1/2 hours each to make.</p><p>I've also made some more purchases, online as retail shops are closed in the lockdown.</p><p>I bought a leather handbag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXELPfi3CUgLD4VCJ5rfbUAE_QCiHH9By9mQN2pLuoT4aNSflhvFbomFXqfcX-_BAW0aYxlxxoxRX-maIo7Qx_eWnZ3Hm_AvY0IcwL1JOivpxcq8oL5nZqg9wyI5fc3x3Zj_YT1wIc6MY/s3264/20211023_171735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXELPfi3CUgLD4VCJ5rfbUAE_QCiHH9By9mQN2pLuoT4aNSflhvFbomFXqfcX-_BAW0aYxlxxoxRX-maIo7Qx_eWnZ3Hm_AvY0IcwL1JOivpxcq8oL5nZqg9wyI5fc3x3Zj_YT1wIc6MY/s320/20211023_171735.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Some cotton for dishcloths.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnvxQKvHu06xMT1F8z5NNRZGhtcn0FpYb1TyaTMKQVzKeiwhHyy2Cpi2UJdrH7l1SVs_WCoJta8W_ZqoezluFqQyQkEX0LhhYPXnR0mJgkwswEo7pf9Ee_AlIOtK4x0Yq_xYu-eSmLjQ/s320/20211023_172038.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A great case from Ribbon Rose, by Knitpro for interchangeable needles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_bBagiD8b857PqXu9vULyknSIHur12YbAZZiiWw3g3k33KOTOCbmcLOs0GeyykcNFAPM9SPv7zUfTn5oZR46W3GqslfYVGcWLXtZ2yftnWncGjUZHA6ICzAbdLbUm36h1MhMyRaS8nQ/s3011/20211023_171758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3011" data-original-width="2279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_bBagiD8b857PqXu9vULyknSIHur12YbAZZiiWw3g3k33KOTOCbmcLOs0GeyykcNFAPM9SPv7zUfTn5oZR46W3GqslfYVGcWLXtZ2yftnWncGjUZHA6ICzAbdLbUm36h1MhMyRaS8nQ/s320/20211023_171758.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuyb9GGBhqAOphbG_ia0soqd8oBVZ7e0P7XGU0AkTgAmhcXSF3_0KEoAifbVXCx2EF2E8xbbBZuDQ9W1_b3KRJo5Jmqb8im8_mWtv5UTzN014T-xXpKb4F9egZjgZ66ppgZUm9alqk1U/s2820/20211023_171813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="2820" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuyb9GGBhqAOphbG_ia0soqd8oBVZ7e0P7XGU0AkTgAmhcXSF3_0KEoAifbVXCx2EF2E8xbbBZuDQ9W1_b3KRJo5Jmqb8im8_mWtv5UTzN014T-xXpKb4F9egZjgZ66ppgZUm9alqk1U/s320/20211023_171813.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This holds the needles really well. Unlike the needle case I was using where the needles used to fall out. There is another section on the other side for more needles and also a pocket for cables.<br /><p>And some Purple sprouting and BC Garn from Yarnon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWxyXnu5yDJ7ICIoRqh1s_V-W9KimrKMuJ1Qpb3m5GTR5ZnwlDLkPQR3r41gOBLntf540bsh3eF_m0MpL-PD5VAewUXHD_FhXOkJWMEC4v9CuNHZDLkPsGyYVL0LzXQ6phElo1ZvieVY/s3264/20211105_094641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWxyXnu5yDJ7ICIoRqh1s_V-W9KimrKMuJ1Qpb3m5GTR5ZnwlDLkPQR3r41gOBLntf540bsh3eF_m0MpL-PD5VAewUXHD_FhXOkJWMEC4v9CuNHZDLkPsGyYVL0LzXQ6phElo1ZvieVY/s320/20211105_094641.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wIwRdi51pqTj2nCj_754vuc2syKctUM4yfmJI7idcugUou3VMSciLkQ4tZY6mMWJLKbZFaf9n3jEaaXN-qMzpXCJTVQuwmh60ppZd6N7JjTshvv0W9o3lSofUOjd4lfpwGWzYucrR70/s3264/20211105_094618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wIwRdi51pqTj2nCj_754vuc2syKctUM4yfmJI7idcugUou3VMSciLkQ4tZY6mMWJLKbZFaf9n3jEaaXN-qMzpXCJTVQuwmh60ppZd6N7JjTshvv0W9o3lSofUOjd4lfpwGWzYucrR70/s320/20211105_094618.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>These two are to go into my next shawl which will be The Frank Shawl by Joji Locatelli. I probably wont start this until next year though. As my next kntting plans are:</p><p>I want to clear the decks for December when my advent yarn arrives. To do this I want to:</p><p>Finish both socks I'm currently working on.</p><p>When done I can start another pattern from 52 weeks of Socks. However don't cast on a vanilla sock as I want to use the West Yorkshire Spinners Christmas sock club for my next vanilla socks.</p><p>Finish the current yarn that is going into my Habitation throw.</p><p>Once finished I can start the next lot of scrap yarn into the Seaglass Tee.</p><p>Start a mohair Ranunculus.</p><p>Start another Soldotna. This time in fingering, using leftover yarn from Shawlography and last bit of Mitch.</p><p>Come December I want to :</p><p>Use an advent for the Stephen West Bubble cardigan</p><p>Use another advent for Juxtaposition from Strands of Joy.</p><p>Join the MKAL for Leave Gnome Stone unturned - Making a gnome.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-83402344306676582002021-10-21T15:00:00.003-11:002021-10-21T15:00:28.939-11:00Week 10 of Lockdown, MKAL<p> Auckland is now into week 10 of lockdown. A couple of weeks ago restrictions were relaxed slightly. We can now meet outdoors, no more than 10 people and maximum 2 households. This means I can only catch up with 1 friend at a time. So far I've just been out once for a picnic with a friend. It was lovely to see someone face to face, or rather mask to mask.</p><p>So knitting has continued uninterrupted.</p><p>I finished both socks that I had started last time, and have started the second on both.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagusb2wP9knFB9KU5j7LZ4nrpAqybqG1gEUbe27tufRVVjIndHzDJ1EyfCMNhXfyrsrdyC1p9T0A9sII01OpNdZTl9rhmZZINZ5UaeZexowji_a6P0T2IDhQ_EKVPjfaz-XfnkWj5ka8/s2448/IMG_20211014_165424_615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagusb2wP9knFB9KU5j7LZ4nrpAqybqG1gEUbe27tufRVVjIndHzDJ1EyfCMNhXfyrsrdyC1p9T0A9sII01OpNdZTl9rhmZZINZ5UaeZexowji_a6P0T2IDhQ_EKVPjfaz-XfnkWj5ka8/s320/IMG_20211014_165424_615.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUhVuPM6YyBrd5-9BDO8X5Idq5TdvzlzAR5qp3la3cwaPJ0bfOq1pjYqQkL-jnnZ0FHWFWGdmFWyQXGd7OhQviRZNkEqytA8D-Nm_x6d6sWiv6tsPCD8eKANsiOPst6D0b5YGZOD_gVQ/s3264/20211022_094434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUhVuPM6YyBrd5-9BDO8X5Idq5TdvzlzAR5qp3la3cwaPJ0bfOq1pjYqQkL-jnnZ0FHWFWGdmFWyQXGd7OhQviRZNkEqytA8D-Nm_x6d6sWiv6tsPCD8eKANsiOPst6D0b5YGZOD_gVQ/s320/20211022_094434.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBVnhoa93gQngwM_8tHHUQDDiOu7StIrMa26HS20la8wRwJPBi2WDgLplHtaO_cIwmu7rcOWVoEZxBTS8o08yyhS86wsjFqVMOrxo8pjbr4PVr_64YcxE9_ZUe4d3KrUxbrrRoAQweps/s3264/20211022_094410%25280%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBVnhoa93gQngwM_8tHHUQDDiOu7StIrMa26HS20la8wRwJPBi2WDgLplHtaO_cIwmu7rcOWVoEZxBTS8o08yyhS86wsjFqVMOrxo8pjbr4PVr_64YcxE9_ZUe4d3KrUxbrrRoAQweps/w400-h300/20211022_094410%25280%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I finished a pair of "toe up baby socks" A free pattern on Ravelry. These are for a 3 -6 month old. Christopher Lee was born on Saturday. He is in Wellington, so I hope I see him before he outgrows these.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_-bk9ec7U2398-HiIUpV40SECWzPEvikaV127JVmU5BrFRMSqia_GhNdxEsVbJ3qQUT2lcv6qlatTOMVxKw77-ksSRXQx4YQWKZeRPr4LXxaYNm7EU0y2jAkKrDg0aTi9ROMfYLGIVA/s3264/20211022_094339.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_-bk9ec7U2398-HiIUpV40SECWzPEvikaV127JVmU5BrFRMSqia_GhNdxEsVbJ3qQUT2lcv6qlatTOMVxKw77-ksSRXQx4YQWKZeRPr4LXxaYNm7EU0y2jAkKrDg0aTi9ROMfYLGIVA/w400-h300/20211022_094339.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A little bit of progress on the Habitation throw.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuSeKc2RDJPRLBv_7C7Ss9MjgIBOaCvxBO0KD0yW66mzOj6LLS1Nlc_myg_O1URM_vqiPnAJoL1jTpxCF5ir99CP-j2pP9bbROExfm-Ogqth7MNufBXXFSjZvBli5Mew6c1Xx5I61adI/s3264/20211022_094508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuSeKc2RDJPRLBv_7C7Ss9MjgIBOaCvxBO0KD0yW66mzOj6LLS1Nlc_myg_O1URM_vqiPnAJoL1jTpxCF5ir99CP-j2pP9bbROExfm-Ogqth7MNufBXXFSjZvBli5Mew6c1Xx5I61adI/w400-h300/20211022_094508.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>And I finished both clue 1 and clue 2 on the Stephen West MKAL 2021: Shawlography</div><div><br /></div><div>Clue 1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMexP-q87iaqsfRTB4Sv46p1P0ZR4vUTON4acjRRLzP_hAdaMVyLap6cy-eHpn7-5i-OBKgRksWfopzauzY-KNiPQombbow5KzdDGXuBm5u5JhUjFLnp4pPRGmyBWPSzpnUNMBbN-D2gA/s1080/IMG_20211022_143430_143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMexP-q87iaqsfRTB4Sv46p1P0ZR4vUTON4acjRRLzP_hAdaMVyLap6cy-eHpn7-5i-OBKgRksWfopzauzY-KNiPQombbow5KzdDGXuBm5u5JhUjFLnp4pPRGmyBWPSzpnUNMBbN-D2gA/w400-h400/IMG_20211022_143430_143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clue 2</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-oOtGOx7cctjZ6GRFIMIaMQFLiCy2IYgLNUYiURLeDzFtUuv4kNHYd1RACdjBUeETJdyO_3FszkUozgLl8wVS6s7Z-4esmSImlB312kVXkoOHcinZ0V8VH6CBvBLH_0wHh2lHtWXq2o/s1080/IMG_20211022_143430_018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-oOtGOx7cctjZ6GRFIMIaMQFLiCy2IYgLNUYiURLeDzFtUuv4kNHYd1RACdjBUeETJdyO_3FszkUozgLl8wVS6s7Z-4esmSImlB312kVXkoOHcinZ0V8VH6CBvBLH_0wHh2lHtWXq2o/w400-h400/IMG_20211022_143430_018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><p><br /></p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uiSQGxkvoiNuXJT46LTpeG5Mf0WshzxYvQy-5Wd0OIl8kJAMXzDw1eRq10-kDDsTQM4i90-D755rb5KqvNeqMVuPltmneq4HvU-B-vA66ipW2k8dPYEw6NS3NGIn66HF8Ie20XO9Mfo/s1080/IMG_20211022_143430_018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uiSQGxkvoiNuXJT46LTpeG5Mf0WshzxYvQy-5Wd0OIl8kJAMXzDw1eRq10-kDDsTQM4i90-D755rb5KqvNeqMVuPltmneq4HvU-B-vA66ipW2k8dPYEw6NS3NGIn66HF8Ie20XO9Mfo/w400-h400/IMG_20211022_143430_018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbfDm9bI6PJOWeUN2-HA2fBXEbApnxbR6ysrcSaXpHD9TWNqKuCRPaseI_yJuPfBknoYFpXcGlz5pygFcTjpidPOfZ5JxRgx-tC7qtqfPlX7a5s36vs6a01IlDTvAaIYH77y96eyWY68/s1080/IMG_20211022_143430_143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbfDm9bI6PJOWeUN2-HA2fBXEbApnxbR6ysrcSaXpHD9TWNqKuCRPaseI_yJuPfBknoYFpXcGlz5pygFcTjpidPOfZ5JxRgx-tC7qtqfPlX7a5s36vs6a01IlDTvAaIYH77y96eyWY68/w400-h400/IMG_20211022_143430_143.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm waiting for parcels to come. There are long delays with couriers in Auckland as they are the only way we can get things delivered. I did manage to get 1 stash enhancement from Vintage Purls</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKVTP5_F01OVFgXbkWD1eyhA9HE3Qg6FzdLYoUpqIqD0L2xeIUlUx8Aqeplur027uiCy1Oc3ulAH54g6Kgviyq6awOahxIkJ1TmO39lN3hSzAUcBVqfRa_yfZGENDmhzEpXKzRqwmilQ/s3264/20211014_105237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1619" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKVTP5_F01OVFgXbkWD1eyhA9HE3Qg6FzdLYoUpqIqD0L2xeIUlUx8Aqeplur027uiCy1Oc3ulAH54g6Kgviyq6awOahxIkJ1TmO39lN3hSzAUcBVqfRa_yfZGENDmhzEpXKzRqwmilQ/s320/20211014_105237.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-2171348818683464242021-10-05T13:47:00.003-11:002021-10-05T13:58:14.450-11:00week 8 of lockdown a finish and new starts<p> Lockdown continues here in Auckland. We had 5 weeks under level 4, and have now been in level 3 for 3 weeks. From today restrictions have eased slightly and people can meet outdoors only in groups of up to 10 from a maximum of 2 households. We can now also travel around Auckland for exercise - walks along beaches etc. So really, for me sill nothing much changes from level 4.</p><p>I've been knitting quite a lot, not much else to do.</p><p>Since my last post I've started and finished the Dingley Dell tee by Isabelle Kraemer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Qh2CRDHo9S7q6QDtQwQNaQHR0OQ_cc5Ms5feOZUpP4veu1PU_ZkOSGp_510T_SEVvUg21rM1l0f-VA06t3YdWfE8EIIRDijhIhLMBi3DBNqmAdd5uEWfkUNjLjVH1br_CLzph_UgYfA/s3264/20211006_095457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Qh2CRDHo9S7q6QDtQwQNaQHR0OQ_cc5Ms5feOZUpP4veu1PU_ZkOSGp_510T_SEVvUg21rM1l0f-VA06t3YdWfE8EIIRDijhIhLMBi3DBNqmAdd5uEWfkUNjLjVH1br_CLzph_UgYfA/w480-h640/20211006_095457.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I enjoyed knitting it in a wool/cotton yarn by Garn Bio Balance. I like the finished result, except the neckline is too low. I will need to wear a singlet underneath.</p><p>I've started 2 new socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iun5vHssZD2vFF1BZFmgroZmeJZcLQp5ZrMgrlct3O_aFM3ztgZ0S1jbIqXgEE0jjMz728JVzBY45ETt_2qSAe5il9k-S8GRJyXa-BNjA_yF-5g9sJfcPPgQIq7Aetcyr2btoFfN-Ek/s3264/20211006_101349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2iun5vHssZD2vFF1BZFmgroZmeJZcLQp5ZrMgrlct3O_aFM3ztgZ0S1jbIqXgEE0jjMz728JVzBY45ETt_2qSAe5il9k-S8GRJyXa-BNjA_yF-5g9sJfcPPgQIq7Aetcyr2btoFfN-Ek/w640-h480/20211006_101349.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This is Suokatu from 52 weeks of socks. It is knit in the colour Macaron by Marmalade Yarns. I love the pattern and the colours of the yarn are gorgeous. The 'cable' pattern is created by twisting the stitches. I'm enjoying knitting these.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JW0kPL-Qrk0zrO_QHkBSbb5IuuV-hy0TEtueYLLtun984uwHg8jOmOVDgGTfyCOtC0H_jl89n_WOn7zS-SsfTtDqjPp5nniK8HmOGatJ3mCjsDzPX0peW1WLNeg1KxRghzzNMDDuDcE/s3264/20211006_101100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JW0kPL-Qrk0zrO_QHkBSbb5IuuV-hy0TEtueYLLtun984uwHg8jOmOVDgGTfyCOtC0H_jl89n_WOn7zS-SsfTtDqjPp5nniK8HmOGatJ3mCjsDzPX0peW1WLNeg1KxRghzzNMDDuDcE/w640-h480/20211006_101100.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>These are vanilla socks using a sock set from Mamawooling. Again I love these colours. These will be another pair of shorties.</p><p>I've started another Habitation throw.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsC2Z78mVFsqAGyamwvZKSz1WaCHjWkFEBdZBmR09sO0tamCQ0ie1fX7FeLRWcvtPNiyPF6AabkkNOMHFv1hhkoTPW9y8g8sSB_LRjBiPczbL75tqAgaQ0lK72haNQ6MwrXG82HHa1Xc/s3264/20211006_101130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNsC2Z78mVFsqAGyamwvZKSz1WaCHjWkFEBdZBmR09sO0tamCQ0ie1fX7FeLRWcvtPNiyPF6AabkkNOMHFv1hhkoTPW9y8g8sSB_LRjBiPczbL75tqAgaQ0lK72haNQ6MwrXG82HHa1Xc/w640-h480/20211006_101130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I'm using scraps that are less than 20g in this project and holding double on 5mm needles. Enjoying seeing how the marles are working out.<div><br /></div><div>In purchases I've continued using lockdown savings to buy treats.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd1R0maJZj-JHZvKHGwwXOFep21t7SN7W-WsCl0fTubaQg6V0hhk68M5zCqgUcF2AIIsjhAs6fYKgWwONif9zbLDiWvGu-Af68VOJJXeshkmFaDEeJjrS7sy98nakShIdH9yeCGPnxJo/s2940/20210921_120723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2940" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd1R0maJZj-JHZvKHGwwXOFep21t7SN7W-WsCl0fTubaQg6V0hhk68M5zCqgUcF2AIIsjhAs6fYKgWwONif9zbLDiWvGu-Af68VOJJXeshkmFaDEeJjrS7sy98nakShIdH9yeCGPnxJo/s320/20210921_120723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDgcWluL6jl0Zh2Lc3s9jmNST_08Hh_N9tGN2Tk-6xWZ9SgPEQVwn-NcorEtNd5PzOJJyYcSJ11UCjokJkswvAZ0gyDDHC_OVEatINqgXJnTcGGIyEh-sVdl8vSm7T1EF6w_noZ0toVI/s3145/20211001_141942.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="1831" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDgcWluL6jl0Zh2Lc3s9jmNST_08Hh_N9tGN2Tk-6xWZ9SgPEQVwn-NcorEtNd5PzOJJyYcSJ11UCjokJkswvAZ0gyDDHC_OVEatINqgXJnTcGGIyEh-sVdl8vSm7T1EF6w_noZ0toVI/s320/20211001_141942.jpg" width="186" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG3dKT-Flg3fVtrhosiQZxexfiSizNWnLQZMJY5pCoI_pRLlNZkCsQzLlDWEJz65Jb8VncR-AFVz0UDYRcSiyHbfYplBb48w8Lrx3xBAkoYkJpfuZzWtqXAx6AFYHa_tO2rejzzz3ImE/s3264/20211006_101304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG3dKT-Flg3fVtrhosiQZxexfiSizNWnLQZMJY5pCoI_pRLlNZkCsQzLlDWEJz65Jb8VncR-AFVz0UDYRcSiyHbfYplBb48w8Lrx3xBAkoYkJpfuZzWtqXAx6AFYHa_tO2rejzzz3ImE/s320/20211006_101304.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I never thought I'd buy sock blockers, something nice but not needed. However using lockdown money to buy treats I decided these would be a great treat. Love the llamas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwUFosTGS5B1qlSIjMMDjFdnDTqKfNPn3bzH2vfrK7Eq_m63v5u5S8Qi_5y8IGt-3laoxKWnXJGOgbBhabyn1H6eQbiEIvAb05PkNOoe0OGHJuYByAhIe2WBptD0m0ELMbcohO_QPbns/s3264/20211006_135436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwUFosTGS5B1qlSIjMMDjFdnDTqKfNPn3bzH2vfrK7Eq_m63v5u5S8Qi_5y8IGt-3laoxKWnXJGOgbBhabyn1H6eQbiEIvAb05PkNOoe0OGHJuYByAhIe2WBptD0m0ELMbcohO_QPbns/s320/20211006_135436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Just because I need some neutral 4 ply, possibly for a colourwork jumper to use scraps, I go this from Skeinz. Good value at 303m per ball for just $7.95 per ball. This is called champagne. Was worried from the photo on the website that it would be too yellowy, but it is a lovely cream.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Stephen West MKAL starts this weekend (NZ time - Friday for most of the rest of the world). I wound my yarn up and swatched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOZhDEm91fQo2eDrTuoIud_mpytJs_SV7QLixKUH300_PytDLFmmNaTVHf-VCXKM6IOD6iIx4WUVy0ye678SVduEJD36cuY3A5rZGLmJu0SphaDH0hrryuZmU7UpoA6xLReklYSAjM5w/s3264/20211006_130300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOZhDEm91fQo2eDrTuoIud_mpytJs_SV7QLixKUH300_PytDLFmmNaTVHf-VCXKM6IOD6iIx4WUVy0ye678SVduEJD36cuY3A5rZGLmJu0SphaDH0hrryuZmU7UpoA6xLReklYSAjM5w/s320/20211006_130300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Excited for the MKAL to start.</div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-68187573882506986672021-09-12T11:53:00.004-11:002021-09-12T11:59:32.247-11:00Lockdown finishes, lockdown yarn haul<p> We are still in full lockdown in Auckland, the rest of the country has moved to level 2. We find out this afternoon if we are able to go down a level. However there were some late mystery cases last week so it is looking unlikely.</p><p>Stephen West announced this years latest MKAL will be called Shawlography. I've signed up for it and it starts on 7 October. This gives me a bit of time to get some things off my needles. So far I've finished 3 items.</p><p>Misurina Tee</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FUrl1CESGLk8l5tgSN_eohSBlt930DXDL23AtJ4SgJW98a2Hy-fSndY2JYr7jGl9Bo7UVBHuWaf_bvLTi9Ahsc67VEGYrZGPRobaUebKuF3nTfI89bYVkFciWJ3L0HF5gGDjq8gTUMQ/s2448/IMG_20210909_104635_055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FUrl1CESGLk8l5tgSN_eohSBlt930DXDL23AtJ4SgJW98a2Hy-fSndY2JYr7jGl9Bo7UVBHuWaf_bvLTi9Ahsc67VEGYrZGPRobaUebKuF3nTfI89bYVkFciWJ3L0HF5gGDjq8gTUMQ/w640-h640/IMG_20210909_104635_055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Very happy with this. These were 2 colours in my stash that I wasn't keen on, but I think they look great together.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second finish was the Ranunculus Tee.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtOitU0MFoAxsul-6H5zx_Yi6K4LE_wfHfHyd6PCsrUh0C7R_wocPBPZAE-Kw6DoD_Bx0sBAbstE5J_5BwqeKLgYj8_EHz6CoFqKxcsQVEKQiMczrq3o-w3IxT2g3ocNmso5giymbSSs/s3264/20210913_103031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtOitU0MFoAxsul-6H5zx_Yi6K4LE_wfHfHyd6PCsrUh0C7R_wocPBPZAE-Kw6DoD_Bx0sBAbstE5J_5BwqeKLgYj8_EHz6CoFqKxcsQVEKQiMczrq3o-w3IxT2g3ocNmso5giymbSSs/w480-h640/20210913_103031.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the same red that is in the Misurina. I like how it looks in this flowy tee. This was knit with fingering weight yarn, held single and on 7mm needles. It looks good on, though I will probably wear it with a singlet underneath as it is a bit sheer.</p><p>I look forward to knitting more Ranunculus tees, trying different weight yarns and combos. I have some lace weight yarn and mohair that I want to try next.</p><p><br /></p><p>I finished some shortie vanilla socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzAzS9nd0LqfzGRsABuDV3uhLnRc7UxjqCChc6JAE6_ims27mJSKMBOvDbR8ovhgzziptCprDJzfbqAbiNKtIQdi2Z2Bay-ivJxAHsll46w51ECt7cM49BEYrglGkEad2yRJc_U7BQcE/s2172/20210913_103311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2172" data-original-width="2079" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzAzS9nd0LqfzGRsABuDV3uhLnRc7UxjqCChc6JAE6_ims27mJSKMBOvDbR8ovhgzziptCprDJzfbqAbiNKtIQdi2Z2Bay-ivJxAHsll46w51ECt7cM49BEYrglGkEad2yRJc_U7BQcE/w612-h640/20210913_103311.jpg" width="612" /></a></div><br /><p>I have quite a lot of mid leg length socks now, but no shorties. I thought these would be useful in summer when I want to wear skirts with trainers.</p><p>I won't show WIPs as next time I post these will be FO.</p><p>I have already bought my yarn for the Shawlography MKAL.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X9WtRD_zEEa3XNJdV3yZMXuzhAs5Bz2SLoLaVSeHzfHONJeOj8d13vj0mr50VSi-D0zs_tgzb21NEg7BHoh0ce12-NjRc45LZisM3lDdofDHKIWRmPhqZa18S-nYjMQkJahtwVBzfqI/s3010/20210908_130108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="3010" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0X9WtRD_zEEa3XNJdV3yZMXuzhAs5Bz2SLoLaVSeHzfHONJeOj8d13vj0mr50VSi-D0zs_tgzb21NEg7BHoh0ce12-NjRc45LZisM3lDdofDHKIWRmPhqZa18S-nYjMQkJahtwVBzfqI/w640-h510/20210908_130108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Most of these are Exquisite by West Yorkshire Spinners, bought from Eskdale yarns. They have a yellow in the range, but Eskdale Yarns had sold out, so I found what seems to be a similar yellor from Marmalde Yarns. I have only recently heard of Marmalade Yarns, but oh my, they have some beautiful yarns. All 5 contain silk, so should make a wonderful drapy shawl.</p><p>As I'm saving a bit of money being stuck at home - no lawnmowing, gym fees, hairdressers, etc, I decided I'd spend some on yarn, specifically trying places/dyers I haven't tried before. I'm not ordering from Auckland (sorry Auckland shops/dyers) as they can't deliver until we go down a level.</p><p>So far, apart from the MKAL above I've received this from Marmalade yarns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA95O3GvZfyz7_pSKGQIqkIIu3kZo9IEgqBw0H2uMecytqMjoq_uSVbJmDy6xiUHlRsHLgCCExzZ4upJdLtpxHPkDhhsGm4RctndDAapbSkbn62VEdqeOjd63B72BXC5OMVrj-_mMvuVk/s2400/20210908_125659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="973" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA95O3GvZfyz7_pSKGQIqkIIu3kZo9IEgqBw0H2uMecytqMjoq_uSVbJmDy6xiUHlRsHLgCCExzZ4upJdLtpxHPkDhhsGm4RctndDAapbSkbn62VEdqeOjd63B72BXC5OMVrj-_mMvuVk/w163-h400/20210908_125659.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><br /><p>Skeinz had their August sale so I bought a couple of sweater lots from them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcD406r4uwCExYESSRTJWIdswG606UfhRdQo6OGqMxH0tr9NI6X9e0_h8Id8diJcyJRLat89OLEl6k69BLvZOdO_4uAjWU8pU7WyBL5f89oQS0DhHOaOljRdL6_gx7bHtQGs_bxUWUkw/s3264/20210908_125522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="3264" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcD406r4uwCExYESSRTJWIdswG606UfhRdQo6OGqMxH0tr9NI6X9e0_h8Id8diJcyJRLat89OLEl6k69BLvZOdO_4uAjWU8pU7WyBL5f89oQS0DhHOaOljRdL6_gx7bHtQGs_bxUWUkw/w400-h290/20210908_125522.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a 10 ply and is for a cabled sweater, possibly Morning Rituals by Andrea Mowrey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2QxLJlj7dBO8CB5ShJeNx3UVZ-RQJb42VJ9baCJa6rieQYZDTV8DuDp3tn2WMcLYbnFtZBFCJzyqmaLh6hbTvN7woD85kOq7oEP7FP_sskkF2gdusz5bRcM1nsQALHnE672N0FVtnR0/s3264/20210908_125634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3264" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2QxLJlj7dBO8CB5ShJeNx3UVZ-RQJb42VJ9baCJa6rieQYZDTV8DuDp3tn2WMcLYbnFtZBFCJzyqmaLh6hbTvN7woD85kOq7oEP7FP_sskkF2gdusz5bRcM1nsQALHnE672N0FVtnR0/w400-h291/20210908_125634.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is to go with the lace weight yarn I have and will be a ranunculus.</p><p>And I am now fully vaccinated. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ekxrCNzVUggJ3zmwnVkOnDRk0dceZcefnGZzvkFsfONjvYMZ1Ldli5zZHvlzrtzOWr5V0RInqmI1ZpjTRfXIa7vJxhYbYNwyb1EpmV-q7CTtcOcnObdnVb8BDqPp1QyQ_I9mfd4JVmQ/s2663/20210910_100029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="2329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ekxrCNzVUggJ3zmwnVkOnDRk0dceZcefnGZzvkFsfONjvYMZ1Ldli5zZHvlzrtzOWr5V0RInqmI1ZpjTRfXIa7vJxhYbYNwyb1EpmV-q7CTtcOcnObdnVb8BDqPp1QyQ_I9mfd4JVmQ/s320/20210910_100029.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-2315026671009848662021-08-28T10:55:00.003-11:002021-08-28T10:55:27.135-11:00Lockdown knitting<p> After over 6 months of no community cases, we had a case of the Delta variant in the community on 17 August. We had already been told that as soon as there was any Delta we would be in lockdown. 6 hours after the announcement we were in the hardest level of lockdown. Only essential workers can go out to work, and trips out are limited to essentials - supermarkets, pharmacies, doctors, testing and vaccinations. You can walk for an hour in your area but only with people in your bubble. People living alone can only form a bubble with one other person who also lives alone.</p><p>It was good that we went into lockdown early as the affected case had been to a lot of highly populated places, these people have become infected who have also been to a lot of places. After 2 weeks the majority of cases are in Auckland with a few in Wellington. From Wednesday the rest of the country goes to level 3 with Auckland and Northland remaining in level 4, probably for another 2 weeks.</p><p>I've been trying to maintain my fitness regime by joining a 6 week challenge through Les Mills on Demand. Also the trainers at my own gym are running regular facebook training, done from their homes. Nice to see familiar faces when you live on your own and aren't going to see anyone for weeks.</p><p>And of course, I've got lots of knitting done.</p><p>I have a HO. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TRUWmbQFCfv_5abbyDdmW-aeoVJjMg6Td3ILosF1KiudefpDWvXD290aJJ6H1ugtdxaXsyLiP0meO5q0n1qFJghMODm-OZG42wek97YMnEfktnVCCpp7NSjIM_kicpR82rK4E9f6Z_8/s3014/20210829_093834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3014" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TRUWmbQFCfv_5abbyDdmW-aeoVJjMg6Td3ILosF1KiudefpDWvXD290aJJ6H1ugtdxaXsyLiP0meO5q0n1qFJghMODm-OZG42wek97YMnEfktnVCCpp7NSjIM_kicpR82rK4E9f6Z_8/w400-h325/20210829_093834.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a shorty vanilla sock that I just had the toe in last time. I've started the second sock, have done the toe and part way up the foot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have progress on my other Dear Bjorn sock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPyxl-obVSIFa5Tp2WPa9Ij6caRw-HaDZSOovTMObCcsliWivychcAtJQpJDH7D3Q-TJi0N71uDQVyaXLbH-dy0m3v9O1KfgyDpzRPGroZaW9ahG0XV6Y5ABdvhO5UR3Is52GXvuZyHM/s3264/20210829_094006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPyxl-obVSIFa5Tp2WPa9Ij6caRw-HaDZSOovTMObCcsliWivychcAtJQpJDH7D3Q-TJi0N71uDQVyaXLbH-dy0m3v9O1KfgyDpzRPGroZaW9ahG0XV6Y5ABdvhO5UR3Is52GXvuZyHM/w400-h300/20210829_094006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Misurina is coming along</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZu6C_PmQgCT27tsYgY-QkPFUBT923P2rufjdRNTuu8CR2FEJcWj89zX0bj9_wjmb7mnMV8lkv9U0aUzoaRrw7sHbAi_WIGj_9iJdz3OGlogetUjaXXoKdt2kBZR5VN8DvnIZIEsmUEo/s3264/20210829_093110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZu6C_PmQgCT27tsYgY-QkPFUBT923P2rufjdRNTuu8CR2FEJcWj89zX0bj9_wjmb7mnMV8lkv9U0aUzoaRrw7sHbAi_WIGj_9iJdz3OGlogetUjaXXoKdt2kBZR5VN8DvnIZIEsmUEo/w400-h300/20210829_093110.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As is Ranunculus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWKUlUoaelSxvca65q-7Ie0JiOF_VspkAO8upH0rr9h1Zo1h3jCrdoBtWgyoW0ninLOMknnutHPOGf_0FaA7zau0qEDHSnYmbD5kTTGaXkkYqQUpcoZYn-rZ7a9g6zbP3dm8qPfYN3Ck/s3264/20210829_093342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiWKUlUoaelSxvca65q-7Ie0JiOF_VspkAO8upH0rr9h1Zo1h3jCrdoBtWgyoW0ninLOMknnutHPOGf_0FaA7zau0qEDHSnYmbD5kTTGaXkkYqQUpcoZYn-rZ7a9g6zbP3dm8qPfYN3Ck/w400-h300/20210829_093342.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And Cragside<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaTclWF5_UmZfk7v-GM4EWurV2lOeF0hyGZbwJdbmyvtB4YDknKSrJp_5Ru5xt4pAnEBWA5Rx5mpTcXhVAT1qWvb0MkNMJ0WvXvgUd_PA0uQxIbbTLSDxRCVRTMv-xPRNofBE1uAcOnY/s3264/20210829_093639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaTclWF5_UmZfk7v-GM4EWurV2lOeF0hyGZbwJdbmyvtB4YDknKSrJp_5Ru5xt4pAnEBWA5Rx5mpTcXhVAT1qWvb0MkNMJ0WvXvgUd_PA0uQxIbbTLSDxRCVRTMv-xPRNofBE1uAcOnY/w400-h300/20210829_093639.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stephen West's mystery shawl starts in October. I wasn't going to do it this year as I have the 52 Weeks of Shawls and there are a lot in there I want to make. However being in lockdown has given me the urge to join in the MKAL. Though I hope we'll be at level 2 by October. Another reason to do it, is I should finish Cragside by then so will be looking at another shawl to cast on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He starts releasing clues next week. I'm hoping that even though I am in Level 4, if I order yarn from someone in Level 3 it can be delivered. Not sure what the rules are around that. I'll be keeping an eye out for NZ dyers that are doing kits.</div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-54639654563486969732021-08-13T11:39:00.004-11:002021-08-13T11:39:23.729-11:00Finishes, hos and new starts<p> It's been a while since my last post and I've got quite a different rotation on my needles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Off the needles is the Pirta cardigan</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FVrqwonfrwgbWOpska0BxWGym5JlDnnbuN39xgff4WRa2HFY4XhaoMpROAitVCBWCEsSVBggg24KjjGHa3JYxz17R9gqULSlRITSuiv7rsqud6xNcdlm2ZCQv5rQVtwY6ejvCkfOCXA/s2916/20210730_135540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2916" data-original-width="2016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FVrqwonfrwgbWOpska0BxWGym5JlDnnbuN39xgff4WRa2HFY4XhaoMpROAitVCBWCEsSVBggg24KjjGHa3JYxz17R9gqULSlRITSuiv7rsqud6xNcdlm2ZCQv5rQVtwY6ejvCkfOCXA/w442-h640/20210730_135540.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj1NDXi05d7TDzTIJ9zgjRxCjvXSiDsUbCTCfftUOo-eaBxc4Pjig-_X2sQiMyIhsHJn3nsfKqfp9kN8Rg0HOuprzbWb_COTb6r9ATCc60HDHDlwmaCVnLh9CEtfg71FKwX8YsFcr6xI/s2969/20210730_135601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="1680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDj1NDXi05d7TDzTIJ9zgjRxCjvXSiDsUbCTCfftUOo-eaBxc4Pjig-_X2sQiMyIhsHJn3nsfKqfp9kN8Rg0HOuprzbWb_COTb6r9ATCc60HDHDlwmaCVnLh9CEtfg71FKwX8YsFcr6xI/w362-h640/20210730_135601.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br /><p>I shoud have made a size bigger. However it is perfectly wearable. However I am disappointed in the Passioknits yarn as it is pilling terribly after just a few wears. I am wearing it as an around the house cardi so it doesn't matter too much.</p><p>Also off the needles is a long term scrappy project, the Modular Inlay Wrap by Stephen West.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialoy76gdpoMf4lj9XZ_R4KiH9v-7JqVgKtlNkb8vog1_0Y8xErZrCJ-6JjbjaydOZD0Li5n9ME6S63tf5CmdFEqGI0TUgpcOH7XTULcFc9oRgg9U-1YDMXhD9wkJ6gDRhZt237ZwuXyY/s3264/20210804_125930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1206" data-original-width="3264" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialoy76gdpoMf4lj9XZ_R4KiH9v-7JqVgKtlNkb8vog1_0Y8xErZrCJ-6JjbjaydOZD0Li5n9ME6S63tf5CmdFEqGI0TUgpcOH7XTULcFc9oRgg9U-1YDMXhD9wkJ6gDRhZt237ZwuXyY/w640-h236/20210804_125930.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The colours are a bit crazy as it was made from leftovers, but this is for around the house. It is a large wrap so I can wrap up very warmly in this.</p><p>So with a few finishes, I could cast on some more</p><p>My main project is the Misurina top by Boyland knitworks aka Caitlin Hunter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNKLbFApzUp741Fa7IxUwpaCJISk7TT2q83n5hoQz_suBIXtcLszOa-qojJuIpuRGDKlTzyaz84cv9t-TN7XT-zATKYbbw08n-y6U-8LLB82a8u87Ir-D2I2mAsQkQM4zSMZBkdC2Dxs/s2810/20210814_101516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2810" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNKLbFApzUp741Fa7IxUwpaCJISk7TT2q83n5hoQz_suBIXtcLszOa-qojJuIpuRGDKlTzyaz84cv9t-TN7XT-zATKYbbw08n-y6U-8LLB82a8u87Ir-D2I2mAsQkQM4zSMZBkdC2Dxs/w640-h438/20210814_101516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The golden yarn for this is Mitch in Legacy from Skeinz, the purply/red is Sangria by Ashford.</p><p>I did my first tubular cast on in this. I'm loving that it has lace, cables and colourwork. But done in fingering, I feel like this yoke is taking forever. This is progress after 2 weeks.</p><p>Another sweater cast on is the ever popular Ranunculus. I've seen so many beautiful makes of this and there seem to be so many knitalongs going on, I thought I really needed to try it. It can be made short sleeve, long sleeve, in summer weight or winter weight, or fingering and mohair. So many options.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi3T0DwJkoNvL4ytE-bgSrSiZnvfxVtwFUEEOBgAXGyz1975PQS1Zg7J2frq-6EdwQArkb0nZrfhkuwUKTK_TGwRjHPtsFgkssK5KJr35XoJ1PFeY6bmCPQAxCCL91KJQrCs9PBJSinA/s3264/20210814_101852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2090" data-original-width="3264" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmi3T0DwJkoNvL4ytE-bgSrSiZnvfxVtwFUEEOBgAXGyz1975PQS1Zg7J2frq-6EdwQArkb0nZrfhkuwUKTK_TGwRjHPtsFgkssK5KJr35XoJ1PFeY6bmCPQAxCCL91KJQrCs9PBJSinA/w640-h410/20210814_101852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am again using Ashford 4 ply in Sangria for this. This is progress after 2 weeks.</p><p>I cast on another shawl from 52 Weeks of Shawls. This is Cragside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIalm0XT3WjWYEK9qSzWrL0qiD6PNEX95jrQscT-5fXn3d_yRENrNwVJ3W66H5NRntaRDDSzPuztEHg2PeIvw5qtnZjbC-0-m8olulZZdYDaMxH47QdgPOKebjQs_UdMWLXpPgfkMg0I/s3219/20210814_101651.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="3219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIalm0XT3WjWYEK9qSzWrL0qiD6PNEX95jrQscT-5fXn3d_yRENrNwVJ3W66H5NRntaRDDSzPuztEHg2PeIvw5qtnZjbC-0-m8olulZZdYDaMxH47QdgPOKebjQs_UdMWLXpPgfkMg0I/w640-h400/20210814_101651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Cragside is named after a country estate in Northumberland. I lived in Newcastle until I was 18 and visited Cragside. After emigrating my mother returned to the UK for a holiday and visited Cragside and bought me back a metal engraving from Cragside. It still hangs in my home. So other than the fact that I loved the shawl, I had a sentimental reason for wanting to knit it. </p><p>This is knit in yarn from YeahYeah yarn.</p><p>I have a HO from 52 Weeks of Socks. This is Dear Bjorn and second sock is started.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYHsjZUBYab-2Fcf9LjHGxmnPdTmeBUwnd7nwuDv_ouRvbmA_RUsyfcfVhrIN4ZRaQvQLH4_yDOgkvNb8xZ-jeVW2VwFbDptxw3rPZhnYTQOMeQ6oqni3Y5cak_Orka8LbKXx0j1rlu4/s3247/20210814_102039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="3247" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYHsjZUBYab-2Fcf9LjHGxmnPdTmeBUwnd7nwuDv_ouRvbmA_RUsyfcfVhrIN4ZRaQvQLH4_yDOgkvNb8xZ-jeVW2VwFbDptxw3rPZhnYTQOMeQ6oqni3Y5cak_Orka8LbKXx0j1rlu4/w640-h420/20210814_102039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And another vanilla sock is started.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCRvyNxvcJzICwibmGq4P1vB7_d1W-J0FrGpogLqzRClsucwBzSgzeSSSg9M921guBahKDzid0kIBSgXIXw5206uToTkt59IKNSLayEFg8CyEFKYZXsfaNBx-Xg6XL7_Xy9vAEhlDkBU/s1958/20210814_101924.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="1958" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCRvyNxvcJzICwibmGq4P1vB7_d1W-J0FrGpogLqzRClsucwBzSgzeSSSg9M921guBahKDzid0kIBSgXIXw5206uToTkt59IKNSLayEFg8CyEFKYZXsfaNBx-Xg6XL7_Xy9vAEhlDkBU/w400-h341/20210814_101924.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is in the colourway Penzance by Kiwiyarna. Something about her yarns that I love.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-88805955810507955932021-07-25T14:07:00.003-11:002021-07-25T14:07:41.945-11:003 Finishes Shawl, socks and baby cardi<p>Its been a while since I last posted. I've been pretty sick with a respiratory virus that took me out of action for a couple of weeks.</p><p>Since resuming knitting I have had a few finishes</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EadBPrOcvNq7_BZmbZvkYbeEaQaHdexFHbu2LO92JXXe4gOQXcsBqRRcQAm0AQNopHcfZ3RuhTTbcmjH_S6RRzWN6WP76BIFAdburWHxR5h21wXGaeaUZFA8crzlSy3PtoKzk2PYKzA/s3264/20210724_110115%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9EadBPrOcvNq7_BZmbZvkYbeEaQaHdexFHbu2LO92JXXe4gOQXcsBqRRcQAm0AQNopHcfZ3RuhTTbcmjH_S6RRzWN6WP76BIFAdburWHxR5h21wXGaeaUZFA8crzlSy3PtoKzk2PYKzA/w400-h300/20210724_110115%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7vBJqy7b937BrEZx21-NEtgx-uOQoMsgDJluyCTcZxp7EIFIRPqFoPiA41Gi5ZIvLRTi9SFMpAydWTFaGZLVdhaIfNP81Sr1rwwl87aB5OMuqCtTqeMJOBhY4vyh2Lidbt_WyWxZG7w/s1944/20210724_110424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1555" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7vBJqy7b937BrEZx21-NEtgx-uOQoMsgDJluyCTcZxp7EIFIRPqFoPiA41Gi5ZIvLRTi9SFMpAydWTFaGZLVdhaIfNP81Sr1rwwl87aB5OMuqCtTqeMJOBhY4vyh2Lidbt_WyWxZG7w/w320-h400/20210724_110424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46xV3wVDaVp1Y39f85ON-ZVf0qtVLMnVBnWSZ6h5SWXZDgGusfKeRMtE0meReBIy7oD2xUDCqBrYEIOI_BazmanmP6caXPkuTUfLRRLFqnTgnczMd_ThqSZ1xwIaaaIH9Qs5w8f2ykJk/s3264/20210724_110126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46xV3wVDaVp1Y39f85ON-ZVf0qtVLMnVBnWSZ6h5SWXZDgGusfKeRMtE0meReBIy7oD2xUDCqBrYEIOI_BazmanmP6caXPkuTUfLRRLFqnTgnczMd_ThqSZ1xwIaaaIH9Qs5w8f2ykJk/w400-h300/20210724_110126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Wild Flowers Shawl from 52 Weeks of Shawls. Knitted in an undyed fawn merino/ white alpace DK from Roxy Fibres that I bought at Woolfest. Beautifully soft. Love it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv9PIB5VfgirWhcWis2HmgztK9I9zIm0wWxADWobqqxLMYO0JGaQrDdVyVMlXJK2jiWOH23QiXA6I500SkoVQjAFc31KF5z667ulJ2xox4KC0OqaLDBNa04Nkf-YGqa7FySvBBJrzOj0/s824/20210724_105853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="824" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv9PIB5VfgirWhcWis2HmgztK9I9zIm0wWxADWobqqxLMYO0JGaQrDdVyVMlXJK2jiWOH23QiXA6I500SkoVQjAFc31KF5z667ulJ2xox4KC0OqaLDBNa04Nkf-YGqa7FySvBBJrzOj0/w400-h278/20210724_105853.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Vanilla socks made from "under the sea' from Kiwiyarn-a. Think I have the methodology perfected finally. I made the foot slightly shorter than I have been 7" rather than 7.25". Used the wrap and turn heel. This fits better than the afterthought, I find the afterthought too big, and the wrap and turn is easier than the fishlips kiss heel. Leg was my usual 60 rows. The cuff was 16 rows k1tbl, p1, with the stretchy bind off from Very Pink Knits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN0bSYaQYRmsUjHStKdE9tzYsxiFOU64HwHpvocgSnes3IrcZoyxN84kBV2lm3j0OLCr5e7WgVyxj-T2_ffD8AFxP23Sy3JZYeZv40Q7RPofszoXOpzbN2u8YK5TIwcxN6e1xxoZeX10/s3264/20210724_110633%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEN0bSYaQYRmsUjHStKdE9tzYsxiFOU64HwHpvocgSnes3IrcZoyxN84kBV2lm3j0OLCr5e7WgVyxj-T2_ffD8AFxP23Sy3JZYeZv40Q7RPofszoXOpzbN2u8YK5TIwcxN6e1xxoZeX10/w400-h300/20210724_110633%257E2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Gidday Baby Cardi. Knit in acrylic so the Mum can throw it in the wash. I did not enjoy knitting with acrylic.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-6576167694739584332021-06-28T11:29:00.000-11:002021-06-28T11:29:03.264-11:00Habitation throw finish and wip update<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkgnR0E6V8_cCBcjfyQyijDTSfCOIlMA9ywJYU6p3NlzyI4dbk062YWtbYtkCNCPp3DzuWAD37ylGZORAugx8m9-TLmY9KWAMQah4rVejeRqBltKSn0A_DGr2ISVpoRSrAX3uhkl-Kb4/s2384/20210629_101312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="2162" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkgnR0E6V8_cCBcjfyQyijDTSfCOIlMA9ywJYU6p3NlzyI4dbk062YWtbYtkCNCPp3DzuWAD37ylGZORAugx8m9-TLmY9KWAMQah4rVejeRqBltKSn0A_DGr2ISVpoRSrAX3uhkl-Kb4/w363-h400/20210629_101312.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /> I finished my scrappy Habitation throw. This was made mainly from my 2020 Advent calendar but also used leftovers from other projects. It was a very easy knit.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Wild Flowers has progressed'</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN38RvqpzOT3WUK6ZSC4giGxpcjNYT_VZNnIq2tc7RbtY0vRV7SgVnNhKX_EIuno0I_IKUqgS0egp9u5t4wsD0RS52B2lo85mtKp9QkbevWMsRArxkkG5KmXZVTMU82TMxqEIRaZPaBI/s3264/20210629_101535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="3264" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtN38RvqpzOT3WUK6ZSC4giGxpcjNYT_VZNnIq2tc7RbtY0vRV7SgVnNhKX_EIuno0I_IKUqgS0egp9u5t4wsD0RS52B2lo85mtKp9QkbevWMsRArxkkG5KmXZVTMU82TMxqEIRaZPaBI/w400-h249/20210629_101535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>As has my Maija cardigan</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHBwXd_jdM7smaY7Q408Iegm8SX4pQbdYDx7-uNK4F-kGzb-_vIfeuxRJ7NmZ51-ukZHSrKumVF-7ojIcr-JLVpfKo5jCn48MdEvbFKbUI1E2ZuGxC7TeOtGmesFXZRG_1hAJB6iddGw/s3099/20210629_101440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3099" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHBwXd_jdM7smaY7Q408Iegm8SX4pQbdYDx7-uNK4F-kGzb-_vIfeuxRJ7NmZ51-ukZHSrKumVF-7ojIcr-JLVpfKo5jCn48MdEvbFKbUI1E2ZuGxC7TeOtGmesFXZRG_1hAJB6iddGw/w316-h400/20210629_101440.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p>I finished the gusset and heel flap on Dear Bjorn</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtZqnHO9RkDCytH1TVT1Q9e4D8BxqucyP3s2dlPo79O2LDoWyXu1mMs-U76j3xKUVzvazAwW4DQHtJEiLJRdyZHXnQS33eUsIL9KGSmG8kyH7rYMv3rO1cusLb_ZtOYtL_GdMiEpEIMM/s2681/20210627_191135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2681" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtZqnHO9RkDCytH1TVT1Q9e4D8BxqucyP3s2dlPo79O2LDoWyXu1mMs-U76j3xKUVzvazAwW4DQHtJEiLJRdyZHXnQS33eUsIL9KGSmG8kyH7rYMv3rO1cusLb_ZtOYtL_GdMiEpEIMM/w400-h225/20210627_191135.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And did the wrap and turn heel on my Under the Sea vanilla socks. I've started doing them one at a time, so a bit of progress on the leg of one of them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mTVnhBa0op6gPG3biPl6wfrgY4g6qqL-NBHxVm317qvaTaH795DSti2OHzrq_CFAwnKN1N86DUNaBSnIpuzbfYNhzverEKUVF5mL-FkrL-xujX7JCMoadgfB6lu2CLx7t_IqJuvQYXM/s2690/20210629_101817.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2690" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mTVnhBa0op6gPG3biPl6wfrgY4g6qqL-NBHxVm317qvaTaH795DSti2OHzrq_CFAwnKN1N86DUNaBSnIpuzbfYNhzverEKUVF5mL-FkrL-xujX7JCMoadgfB6lu2CLx7t_IqJuvQYXM/w400-h296/20210629_101817.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The body of Gidday Baby is finished, just the sleeves to go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd9Gi8iJmqwyIETDoHUsFyTTofIgPo9ZK34uMiRa9c_Jnu_ywU5Yy0dOf3RcvOB_vADCf0L5ijuLaGLY7bJWB8ejvm3ygjB-NBuxlHSDDvUMZ550eOJJnP-hRXcsKngXYVZqaAEJx-M8/s2304/20210629_101718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2304" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqd9Gi8iJmqwyIETDoHUsFyTTofIgPo9ZK34uMiRa9c_Jnu_ywU5Yy0dOf3RcvOB_vADCf0L5ijuLaGLY7bJWB8ejvm3ygjB-NBuxlHSDDvUMZ550eOJJnP-hRXcsKngXYVZqaAEJx-M8/w400-h389/20210629_101718.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Last week I went for a walk up Maungawhau (Mt Eden), a volcano in Auckland. There are spectacular 360 views with a boardwalk to sit on and look out over the gulf. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjAFMmeoq5i0eXEyNVVFaicBH3qSQb6hREOvLHA_0WjfcD_9ukJBnvPyOL9ieRO0WTwbxpbZmQa86TSCf-6QlvtPTNkpYWMuw47gS6HMLQm6EKHEMpV9kObzUhNDooOIa3DXKoAsqlxA/s8000/20210624_103943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8000" data-original-width="6000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjAFMmeoq5i0eXEyNVVFaicBH3qSQb6hREOvLHA_0WjfcD_9ukJBnvPyOL9ieRO0WTwbxpbZmQa86TSCf-6QlvtPTNkpYWMuw47gS6HMLQm6EKHEMpV9kObzUhNDooOIa3DXKoAsqlxA/s320/20210624_103943.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNweARoAdacL9T7MpwhDDhUDubfLTY-s95zUacbE6LhZs6_YlNgzpnk_WK9t87-VJL-B6P0HszlAEqWc5A8Ea8AUpad6SV11HCda0jyfQP11FAoCdEHpsTaerxMtG4HfNQBipF9_nlhvk/s8000/20210624_103943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So I unravelled, bought some new yarn (an acrylic so parents can wash it) and cast on Gidday Baby Cardi</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MmgKp51sJSGY0YT4PbpjFibLvVLb-FSJ2Gg-sBjDa3_e4LvhBEIJONOwkq-N6Y6tSM9uw9YWhM8a1u5QjwDNMO1iFkO5_Qx8Qmhfq8JqsuK81T7iGawA8RBLXQ6YNOGWoy_-H9Pgp9Y/s2762/20210614_103007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2762" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MmgKp51sJSGY0YT4PbpjFibLvVLb-FSJ2Gg-sBjDa3_e4LvhBEIJONOwkq-N6Y6tSM9uw9YWhM8a1u5QjwDNMO1iFkO5_Qx8Qmhfq8JqsuK81T7iGawA8RBLXQ6YNOGWoy_-H9Pgp9Y/w400-h329/20210614_103007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Another new cast on was Maija from Strands of Joy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9TfzpqO2spOimXdQuWgWVPZaqwLqwJv4DpPV5K7mQdB3Mpf8ERXa9vNFgta4Q7NR-JytCGI2u4OKp6EuFlsDQezvsufJ1uhx4xH8bIMt4s1_Cj0zIDTzGRoc0Ku-U8e_41S6s2pSo74/s3264/20210614_103736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2344" data-original-width="3264" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix9TfzpqO2spOimXdQuWgWVPZaqwLqwJv4DpPV5K7mQdB3Mpf8ERXa9vNFgta4Q7NR-JytCGI2u4OKp6EuFlsDQezvsufJ1uhx4xH8bIMt4s1_Cj0zIDTzGRoc0Ku-U8e_41S6s2pSo74/w400-h288/20210614_103736.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>This is knit in stash yarn from Passioknits, a pure wool.</p><p>I had some fun trying dyeing yarn with food colouring. I was aiming for a mint green but instead got emerald green. I think I put too much food colouring in. After the colour had taken up I put a few splashes of red directly onto the yarn to give a bit of extra interest. I am happy with it. The yarn was Donegal nep.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbB5ifa6789Jm2b8Il3eZLHXPPVRd1-D5ao_l_J0bY_GaAeBEm3IEgfWHi8eiKxUNYGVU3wCBPxgvEJNo9Cswl1k8lr4oD-6RNiQGIDxmwNT18dclfM6cki2VS8DMMOxfao6whva4jO4w/s1766/20210606_105414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbB5ifa6789Jm2b8Il3eZLHXPPVRd1-D5ao_l_J0bY_GaAeBEm3IEgfWHi8eiKxUNYGVU3wCBPxgvEJNo9Cswl1k8lr4oD-6RNiQGIDxmwNT18dclfM6cki2VS8DMMOxfao6whva4jO4w/s320/20210606_105414.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W0TRKfLErlXb99l34S0WEF-muwAmHDC_1VYXBzbskJiPmttupq-L-yaPSwYV5KtPncWFhj4AH6yqm4jeSjHk0TnK98uHISj5rNXjG3TQOIi0KyTiLJLESd6iZ85Rf8XI9AJIsmLAnE4/s3093/20210606_104418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3093" data-original-width="1462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W0TRKfLErlXb99l34S0WEF-muwAmHDC_1VYXBzbskJiPmttupq-L-yaPSwYV5KtPncWFhj4AH6yqm4jeSjHk0TnK98uHISj5rNXjG3TQOIi0KyTiLJLESd6iZ85Rf8XI9AJIsmLAnE4/s320/20210606_104418.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VNtvuecqoiS6vmE7vy4kVDOzQe5SKmhp3Ek6OasO3e53G8cVqMpbELQgWbew-Lt4yAA-scCKXQ8UbMIUnNT_cSBzwWjFfZ2KQA3aj5Vl_RxkoIIDVhdQxuI29LTSmbka6dsGMBQGT_Q/s3264/20210606_104537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VNtvuecqoiS6vmE7vy4kVDOzQe5SKmhp3Ek6OasO3e53G8cVqMpbELQgWbew-Lt4yAA-scCKXQ8UbMIUnNT_cSBzwWjFfZ2KQA3aj5Vl_RxkoIIDVhdQxuI29LTSmbka6dsGMBQGT_Q/s320/20210606_104537.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>I've already cast on a pair of socks. These are Dear Bjorn from 52 weeks of socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith-QXYYYwlwJNiJ93fy8OOwq5OPAhKT4o3WOCFpTuVeWsO449x3QcFGAZ9Szq7pODirUJ7RzhbekTAz6BSG6BmtKc6HT8iZK1XjaUvC0OlQ_ccwwCOdKatgsaGTyn7pnTUeZe8JznpQ4/s2605/20210614_102352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2605" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEith-QXYYYwlwJNiJ93fy8OOwq5OPAhKT4o3WOCFpTuVeWsO449x3QcFGAZ9Szq7pODirUJ7RzhbekTAz6BSG6BmtKc6HT8iZK1XjaUvC0OlQ_ccwwCOdKatgsaGTyn7pnTUeZe8JznpQ4/w400-h343/20210614_102352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Another cast on is Wild Flowers shawl from 52 weeks of Shawls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYAC1hEY7ySnXgDt3pxBHSC78rTXtBKHKuF8vnB9TLuJ7mF21SadtT6IIqJ6JZWQWqVal1vIfN0lpvliA5UElN6zEUWp8rnuM99V8AH1oTLGMd1Wh0i9rRl7j1KmyNBC3TKrsun8my1U/s3264/20210614_103340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="3264" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYAC1hEY7ySnXgDt3pxBHSC78rTXtBKHKuF8vnB9TLuJ7mF21SadtT6IIqJ6JZWQWqVal1vIfN0lpvliA5UElN6zEUWp8rnuM99V8AH1oTLGMd1Wh0i9rRl7j1KmyNBC3TKrsun8my1U/w400-h261/20210614_103340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This is knit with yarn from Roxy Fibres that I bought at Woolfest. It was cast on as soon as I got home from Woolfest. The yarn is undyed and is fawn merino 80% and white alpaca 20%. It is deliciously soft.</p><p>Out of my 7 wips, 3 are from Laine magazines!</p><p>I've made progress on my vanilla socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WAwFGniH6LFcYKhuelAweQHuOzXoitrLxpbflrQSSa7p-G-4JSfD_9u9lHIsPT81Wi8-cPeWCIUMbO8RS723QcMNb8vk6NfD4j4U_NxqYmehNHCQa-1ahY2VtIit1Fh2jFQxzX9MWTY/s3264/20210614_102527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WAwFGniH6LFcYKhuelAweQHuOzXoitrLxpbflrQSSa7p-G-4JSfD_9u9lHIsPT81Wi8-cPeWCIUMbO8RS723QcMNb8vk6NfD4j4U_NxqYmehNHCQa-1ahY2VtIit1Fh2jFQxzX9MWTY/w400-h300/20210614_102527.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And my Habitation throw</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPue12JGZbt__znbUgM8wHqoA8-mo0o4DoYkXRJaCOlFyAClkD25GZzh-0ADUu8TEkPbrllXWQE7G1V-lpWAQp-W6hvzBzHpS3jW7AdW5sb3FlTDupfGxprQIpoZJjekc2TgencRMpgaU/s3264/20210614_102659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPue12JGZbt__znbUgM8wHqoA8-mo0o4DoYkXRJaCOlFyAClkD25GZzh-0ADUu8TEkPbrllXWQE7G1V-lpWAQp-W6hvzBzHpS3jW7AdW5sb3FlTDupfGxprQIpoZJjekc2TgencRMpgaU/w400-h300/20210614_102659.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And my modular inlay wrap. Both of the last long edges are completed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf35F8ixxKLmAjltFOO-O50e09B9F5nmplrMuSvrg7JY8KCDS3CMm0DtbOeM9A0UpC4F0vayDqUWpo2qZNfqSEd52gPHwxcEv5VhuY8CY1Bv4sQKJmqFPQJR1qPHTdRS0BO4P5eIoUFrQ/s3047/20210614_103155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2422" data-original-width="3047" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf35F8ixxKLmAjltFOO-O50e09B9F5nmplrMuSvrg7JY8KCDS3CMm0DtbOeM9A0UpC4F0vayDqUWpo2qZNfqSEd52gPHwxcEv5VhuY8CY1Bv4sQKJmqFPQJR1qPHTdRS0BO4P5eIoUFrQ/w400-h318/20210614_103155.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-1745431161861082452021-05-30T14:21:00.008-11:002021-05-30T14:21:58.210-11:00Woolfest, finishes, a start and wip update<p> On Saturday we had Woolfest, the biggest yarnie event on New Zealands calendar. It is held not far from me at Kumeu. Last years event was cancelled due to Covid, so this year a lot of people had time to make up! It was absolutely packed. There were 4 sheds full of yarnie/fibre vendors with over 70 vendors. There were lots of food trucks and coffee stands.</p><p>I spent around $340 and made quite a haul.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DAW9uItMUD8p2ZZkUXOONl5CyCW-i_4WGZEEl8BpCxXuvFobBEGlYq8M2_-j38OPamwhU_UPtnB74bvNOBKACP8V8fONEh1shu7eL3ymbbQBF8kwRZR_7WosFcSPyH36hahsKZKhk5A/s1564/IMG_20210531_130708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1564" data-original-width="1564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DAW9uItMUD8p2ZZkUXOONl5CyCW-i_4WGZEEl8BpCxXuvFobBEGlYq8M2_-j38OPamwhU_UPtnB74bvNOBKACP8V8fONEh1shu7eL3ymbbQBF8kwRZR_7WosFcSPyH36hahsKZKhk5A/w640-h640/IMG_20210531_130708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Clockwise from top left. Place markers and cable needles. 4ply from Yeah Yeah yarn - possible for the Cragside shawl, though I wish I'd bought another skein so could make a top, but may make the stripey T shirt with it if I can find a complementary solid. Undyed 4 ply in chocolate and white for Drops of Memory shawl. Undyed 8 ply, was for Wild Flowers, but the next one shown I found after buying this is exactly what i had in mind. So I may learn to dye yarn and use this. Both the undyed were from Anna Gratton Ltd mills. Fawn Merino and Alpace, natural, undyed have cast on Wild Flowers in this. The last one was a lucky dip and is a bulky rainbow with sparkles. I may make a Milo with this for baby Dotchin due in October.</p><p>On to finishes.</p><p>I finished my Soldotna.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavQJ1vXACLdf4JPMwK5FigW0fUY1L9_H7t6upPHpcXbXaB0CFSku8IIQUi1SPmhdqvIBU14f3xs4qE4bprLQPsMKKUyrb04IClAzoLYe7y3Als0BqFNqCsOfqMFHrbaK60aTwGFnL18g/s2711/20210524_113821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="2419" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavQJ1vXACLdf4JPMwK5FigW0fUY1L9_H7t6upPHpcXbXaB0CFSku8IIQUi1SPmhdqvIBU14f3xs4qE4bprLQPsMKKUyrb04IClAzoLYe7y3Als0BqFNqCsOfqMFHrbaK60aTwGFnL18g/w358-h400/20210524_113821.jpg" width="358" /></a></div>I'm very happy with this, though I do wish I'd made it a bit longer. I did 11 repeats of the body pattern. The pattern itself is cropped and calls for 6 repeats so I did lengthen it already, but another pattern repeat or even 2 would have been better. I'll probably make this again as it is a great way to use up left over yarn. I wore this to Woolfest and got a lot of compliments - I also saw other people wearing Soldotnas.<p></p><p>I finished the Bubbles Down the Drain socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs85Y-CXy-AvpML9l-3lMf48gkf_OVhz9_ho40jKCgZKbDjMi2Qt_qmYeVD3Q4llhqlH9rYehtsEtUau42AUbOMorhvPPjkmvcmkDxtzdBNA7FfLU1s2zL6KvhBToKFUq4Ep23hke0yOI/s2637/20210525_141729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs85Y-CXy-AvpML9l-3lMf48gkf_OVhz9_ho40jKCgZKbDjMi2Qt_qmYeVD3Q4llhqlH9rYehtsEtUau42AUbOMorhvPPjkmvcmkDxtzdBNA7FfLU1s2zL6KvhBToKFUq4Ep23hke0yOI/w371-h400/20210525_141729.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy with these, though I found the yarnover bind off to be a bit too loose.</p><p>On to new starts</p><p>I cast on a Milo for baby Dotchin in Cascades Melilla</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0N5KxCmincLmbzCSq3Vmf6HXzLoER4NtvFTnDkpPf-okbcMrQgiLxkeY90vqox9NYz_VJ8Ua0bXco5cqIVSfYsgvZz3g7zHzGxnazAPpLCaVOOibRhfgz-QAslaL5e_euxrGiMHrLFo/s2479/20210531_125705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="2479" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0N5KxCmincLmbzCSq3Vmf6HXzLoER4NtvFTnDkpPf-okbcMrQgiLxkeY90vqox9NYz_VJ8Ua0bXco5cqIVSfYsgvZz3g7zHzGxnazAPpLCaVOOibRhfgz-QAslaL5e_euxrGiMHrLFo/w400-h276/20210531_125705.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Yesterday I cast on Wild Flowers shawl from 52 weeks of shawls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Jg6XwhfULivPXeG90Tvqn7nh-JqkxiDg_fWK95g4WMttQlQJDqiFE0xVlcT-JRLLr94ty3lbiKIHhyphenhyphenA3a8m2JsoQwfxM40k5rRON-p1w9zCyrxmy973pKzaQIRH7Wj-m0H0Ua2PzrB8/s3264/20210531_125515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Jg6XwhfULivPXeG90Tvqn7nh-JqkxiDg_fWK95g4WMttQlQJDqiFE0xVlcT-JRLLr94ty3lbiKIHhyphenhyphenA3a8m2JsoQwfxM40k5rRON-p1w9zCyrxmy973pKzaQIRH7Wj-m0H0Ua2PzrB8/w400-h300/20210531_125515.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>and progress on the others</p><p>Habitation throw</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPh2fvZ3TSVMhkqx_l36QrntDjNkcBaneAwModYflH4iGtLa2S884r1YizHlPoA8X3hBHs5JDmoegsuLj4Gv7S8R5OJMDPsYwrRPLxyLnXiRo6u4eCElnqf1V3vcQtJq2Y6KEAD3ik74/s3264/20210531_125610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPh2fvZ3TSVMhkqx_l36QrntDjNkcBaneAwModYflH4iGtLa2S884r1YizHlPoA8X3hBHs5JDmoegsuLj4Gv7S8R5OJMDPsYwrRPLxyLnXiRo6u4eCElnqf1V3vcQtJq2Y6KEAD3ik74/w400-h300/20210531_125610.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Modular Inlay Wrap</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx4pvVJjGKbXtzLkMP5ZDAnItfuItqmvpV8oNse-XWjE41wZtz1nVQgP3RESH5FFmvqkDQ-OI9ERz95DWyYUAhzT9HKE-69P0B8t0am554657ThyphenhyphenRnA9cMtKK6mBqrSaOwdX9CFpEFNs/s3225/20210531_125345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="3225" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBx4pvVJjGKbXtzLkMP5ZDAnItfuItqmvpV8oNse-XWjE41wZtz1nVQgP3RESH5FFmvqkDQ-OI9ERz95DWyYUAhzT9HKE-69P0B8t0am554657ThyphenhyphenRnA9cMtKK6mBqrSaOwdX9CFpEFNs/w400-h293/20210531_125345.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I haven't any progress on the vanilla socks.</p><p>Last week I caught up with my friend Des, his wife Margaret and Janis at Howick Colonial Village. It was a stunningly beautiful and warm day. We had a lovely lunch and sat outside afterwards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kchkUPykY2htBouJvbpjwlf_oMVAJHYIx0RsFwD8Olt1dWbvctBQOpgWqm5CBXejMbnGpULM1m7EpD-Y2TpiAZWy9WEpkY4UdJeUtXNtl8ODbS3HU2iXhzMFkPYLMyExxcHSVKaUBSc/s8000/20210527_132338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kchkUPykY2htBouJvbpjwlf_oMVAJHYIx0RsFwD8Olt1dWbvctBQOpgWqm5CBXejMbnGpULM1m7EpD-Y2TpiAZWy9WEpkY4UdJeUtXNtl8ODbS3HU2iXhzMFkPYLMyExxcHSVKaUBSc/w400-h300/20210527_132338.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i_hrNiItrgKHsuhYDQDgl0OXAa9NmNlV-_aR4FR0Yi7R124WywqUVPR9O88huQjCEjCxfOXfI3BsqIx9Am9xwUGl2eVlxQJbAAq4YlYbzHY7UEMNJMDu9PYXLXBUvyOlDqdcTXBs6eg/s8000/20210527_132335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i_hrNiItrgKHsuhYDQDgl0OXAa9NmNlV-_aR4FR0Yi7R124WywqUVPR9O88huQjCEjCxfOXfI3BsqIx9Am9xwUGl2eVlxQJbAAq4YlYbzHY7UEMNJMDu9PYXLXBUvyOlDqdcTXBs6eg/w400-h300/20210527_132335.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_LaGx-BsDLUfWq8HTnUjaBiEktAbiruXmLD1V30xpPHAu8HtTqKD_e0qhtIjENsSwffFdO2dXSX-qIldMq-waZDYZP7MgH3WTD_qYDCq8aaa6r9_tAfdZPnPObKPj6Lx6w-nvJmiuGc/s8000/20210527_132324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_LaGx-BsDLUfWq8HTnUjaBiEktAbiruXmLD1V30xpPHAu8HtTqKD_e0qhtIjENsSwffFdO2dXSX-qIldMq-waZDYZP7MgH3WTD_qYDCq8aaa6r9_tAfdZPnPObKPj6Lx6w-nvJmiuGc/w400-h300/20210527_132324.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKPG_bhTY_Yt2jYgfqqdigJHfNpaK0lMnbgH-lBPVl33sOjOJ2XJQ75jI4hK1ASEV7qOePRTXchEtihXOqpKH296I2c04DCQltRX0ZZ9UGdhSxUllZKc6FhllAWlxiFg1-fpAAhi0Dx4/s8000/20210527_132241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKPG_bhTY_Yt2jYgfqqdigJHfNpaK0lMnbgH-lBPVl33sOjOJ2XJQ75jI4hK1ASEV7qOePRTXchEtihXOqpKH296I2c04DCQltRX0ZZ9UGdhSxUllZKc6FhllAWlxiFg1-fpAAhi0Dx4/w400-h300/20210527_132241.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFldBs1rU2Jta2SjGobXJCOQlPLVRPR3ONi7X5woF9belrONDJD6mmklr-clhQYIvqcE3SLFMRrzka5FeIUbBp1cn5GNcb8lPPRdVOJfUY_h5AL7reJc8ttSJfNA5kg5uzib_HXLC1luQ/s8000/20210527_132232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFldBs1rU2Jta2SjGobXJCOQlPLVRPR3ONi7X5woF9belrONDJD6mmklr-clhQYIvqcE3SLFMRrzka5FeIUbBp1cn5GNcb8lPPRdVOJfUY_h5AL7reJc8ttSJfNA5kg5uzib_HXLC1luQ/w400-h300/20210527_132232.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-23911355581115350162021-05-16T15:17:00.002-11:002021-05-16T15:17:14.037-11:00Shawl finish, WIP Parade and stunning Waitakere walk<p> I have a shawl finish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95myPeDsf1Phj0mifTMe_kNTTpnOs3dzMcc2ksiZ2lSQEGN4ZubVQTMWtYkgTGFYFB0DWnCEwbt4SHNRWemaE3Ts3kIqez5MyGDzeGhRk8eZE-39JQRFcW_ocxKbQPHELbSqFvpisi-I/s1735/20210509_104707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="1670" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95myPeDsf1Phj0mifTMe_kNTTpnOs3dzMcc2ksiZ2lSQEGN4ZubVQTMWtYkgTGFYFB0DWnCEwbt4SHNRWemaE3Ts3kIqez5MyGDzeGhRk8eZE-39JQRFcW_ocxKbQPHELbSqFvpisi-I/w385-h400/20210509_104707.jpg" width="385" /></a></div>Free your Fade by Angela Mowrey. Made from leftover yarn from my So Faded jumper. I wore both yesterday for a trip to the Art Gallery and felt fab!<div><p><br /></p><p>I have 2 new cast ons</p><p>Soldotna top. Using mainly Southlander DK, the light pink is left over Rowan Felted Tweed from my Pirta cardigan.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdChuApn_XF1NJxVcTUtZe0UFK2kChAUzXiLX_DodbA865REmSfWogoJbE76GeF0HSMMIgaT7Xee2zpkFj7bLbJhhsTm8cfRdUjaD8G5lNBd8rNo_NeROOizwGx1BH2B3z5wdX__oqQI/s3264/20210517_135806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="3264" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdChuApn_XF1NJxVcTUtZe0UFK2kChAUzXiLX_DodbA865REmSfWogoJbE76GeF0HSMMIgaT7Xee2zpkFj7bLbJhhsTm8cfRdUjaD8G5lNBd8rNo_NeROOizwGx1BH2B3z5wdX__oqQI/w400-h278/20210517_135806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm loving how this is looking and can't wait to be able to wear it.</p><p>Another cast on is a pair of vanilla socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_ZAg9o1rfPNwUeCcfTlp7qUZrUlcvBejQCG33StB-axFkBeE1hZ_da7xG-mrXArlV28_TkXgPewQ2EkUrykJ4pt1obTMNEca-RERKLawmID8-qEydms-QW3J5zBVfQy3_0ycvyE5BmU/s2811/20210517_140006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="2811" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_ZAg9o1rfPNwUeCcfTlp7qUZrUlcvBejQCG33StB-axFkBeE1hZ_da7xG-mrXArlV28_TkXgPewQ2EkUrykJ4pt1obTMNEca-RERKLawmID8-qEydms-QW3J5zBVfQy3_0ycvyE5BmU/w400-h215/20210517_140006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Heels and toes are/will be in Tseba yarn and the main sock is in Under the Sea by Kiwiyarn-a.</p><p>Progress has been made on my other knits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jizMhNY7n1FvV99xQ1tQ9yXfIYvzvpPHjXU65zEwo9VpYzhqTkMhOCPMqWna95zgg2qDpuT9zsqLaOEnBYGDl5NNU-3flZVANqO0WWMx6RytuG2SHHULZR0Pto9RtS6EbUxWveuyv7E/s3264/20210517_135916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3jizMhNY7n1FvV99xQ1tQ9yXfIYvzvpPHjXU65zEwo9VpYzhqTkMhOCPMqWna95zgg2qDpuT9zsqLaOEnBYGDl5NNU-3flZVANqO0WWMx6RytuG2SHHULZR0Pto9RtS6EbUxWveuyv7E/w400-h300/20210517_135916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Habitation throw, progress from marker</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW8acvdwxCa2a-go2g3e0N4r5TJxUd0hPBaCQ1snrFr9U62W8jUPbZw_nAi_Am6JUmxonUa2sFKCXS_TW4dgSM1mVdU89744DkZfrN5fM26DMPPbF7vjNfPDA6I-mGi27S_CEC3DDYdo/s3264/20210517_140146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEW8acvdwxCa2a-go2g3e0N4r5TJxUd0hPBaCQ1snrFr9U62W8jUPbZw_nAi_Am6JUmxonUa2sFKCXS_TW4dgSM1mVdU89744DkZfrN5fM26DMPPbF7vjNfPDA6I-mGi27S_CEC3DDYdo/w400-h300/20210517_140146.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Modular Inlay Wrap. I have completed both grey triangles, the bright pink and bright green triangles and started anothr grey triangle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoq-ISC0Y2UEUXqVSnSO126JZ2n27Id4k0xPavSWP5F4zy5N2YzNhEqOT2ZezFrhVV93avDwPHxSyFTMfQ2eiNDyNT3A8-grKW_DIzsYnDCMTXWxQpLHKvMwOpnSw8OP2V9TTk4csmYs/s2394/20210517_140225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="2253" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoq-ISC0Y2UEUXqVSnSO126JZ2n27Id4k0xPavSWP5F4zy5N2YzNhEqOT2ZezFrhVV93avDwPHxSyFTMfQ2eiNDyNT3A8-grKW_DIzsYnDCMTXWxQpLHKvMwOpnSw8OP2V9TTk4csmYs/w376-h400/20210517_140225.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><p>Bubble socks now have half the leg completed.</p><p>I recently went on a stunning walk in the Waitakeres to Upper Nihotupu Dam. The dam's water levels are much lower than usual, but it made for spectacular scenery. There was even a beautiful waterfall along the way. I wanted to share some photos here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirexJIjjXjT9wQvJaLNLx84-guV2Q-vO-LMwfwYNwBCbTjhhcgpthx-34LnGzlwR20L_TEq9zSzMSgegzAZYr_6so8-Gt1YCjHowwvpvEebaBJN1hG9ugWTNm2QozQQ3h3QmiuKim0FEE/s8000/20210506_115204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="8000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirexJIjjXjT9wQvJaLNLx84-guV2Q-vO-LMwfwYNwBCbTjhhcgpthx-34LnGzlwR20L_TEq9zSzMSgegzAZYr_6so8-Gt1YCjHowwvpvEebaBJN1hG9ugWTNm2QozQQ3h3QmiuKim0FEE/s320/20210506_115204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijIszqg-eO7edgm8IAY_JXxeXrMxzxJTS6971AxQz9DRyaRFAkbBxJRVjedMM2RAQ6v40DX7B2rFjMkgcfJmvgnw_QSZHIdG9sxwuFH7kRmwuYAqsY6U0O-JRYNClnrcbCXkn9h7ll0zA/s4618/20210506_111404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="1401" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaaO7HJ_pnUg9X6y3Jw0BUYTHcCG-mvPKUMfxXJGstpEMxyJtoMfWNxaqiJ0pTyPxBSsYwcSje6sqXeuWXSb6agcgBJG1n2AhEM70hiESgflZ8rNxv1nzIcUm4oVyCoR6ErJBkGUNNg4/w291-h400/20210502_103105.jpg" width="291" /></a></div>I love how it turned out. It was my first time steeking and first time to add pockets. I added ribbon on the inside of the buttonholes to conceal the steek stitches.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorN7ydzw4v7bN2xSOj-R9_ufYL0hPrILtJ31z5Ttepz9VHfLiGR0f-KR_2OTzcHPCkV7VazPDkzBkeUyxhvzaolGB0goI9jjXsqX1bpYkhO8tAQYmRT4i9FoIgrqQVTYRdOMwvV-g1Z0/s3264/20210502_102331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorN7ydzw4v7bN2xSOj-R9_ufYL0hPrILtJ31z5Ttepz9VHfLiGR0f-KR_2OTzcHPCkV7VazPDkzBkeUyxhvzaolGB0goI9jjXsqX1bpYkhO8tAQYmRT4i9FoIgrqQVTYRdOMwvV-g1Z0/w300-h400/20210502_102331.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SgCm6SM62G5gFohry8yMfGQlorC5940reCcaKvyVyhEN63M3nCziXOPhFMcq43MajVYO3ZWyPeNIixrEtl2wm2sMlvxqkyt1mmhsWjZ7Z2oKDKQSr7Ww2U5_c0BY7S13jnV3N-qas_c/s3264/20210502_102254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SgCm6SM62G5gFohry8yMfGQlorC5940reCcaKvyVyhEN63M3nCziXOPhFMcq43MajVYO3ZWyPeNIixrEtl2wm2sMlvxqkyt1mmhsWjZ7Z2oKDKQSr7Ww2U5_c0BY7S13jnV3N-qas_c/w400-h300/20210502_102254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Also off the needles are a pair of vanilla socks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKLNgAbmPotkvphg2M8Hiz2hXP3z9G2r4iIhWUAajA4SM15An2dMH1Iq1mO2-Ruerxt0wvLhX1Rsdb9JBCTuGg9ZC7hM8sVQMurblGHyaPUM9MyBay3PMX3aCIMiHJ40BL_Mr-rjesNo/s899/20210425_140201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="899" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKLNgAbmPotkvphg2M8Hiz2hXP3z9G2r4iIhWUAajA4SM15An2dMH1Iq1mO2-Ruerxt0wvLhX1Rsdb9JBCTuGg9ZC7hM8sVQMurblGHyaPUM9MyBay3PMX3aCIMiHJ40BL_Mr-rjesNo/w400-h303/20210425_140201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>This yarn was by Purrl Kitten and called We're all mad here.</p><p><br /></p><p>30 April saw the release of 52 weeks of shawls. I had put my name down with Holland Road Yarn company for the pre-order. It arrived on the 30th.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqohjsOfsS8NwyicIAuhcflK4zB7uNKK-vOi_MXs-su12NbHx6ZyZOMw3BIy_8ejkvKxAf0Lvwg1WJDmBIiG3sC1HFk3qlpodqr5tS8t5n7s5wOpus6qoruaJNYzoOwpqZk5-Kml80Nv4/s3264/20210502_104228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqohjsOfsS8NwyicIAuhcflK4zB7uNKK-vOi_MXs-su12NbHx6ZyZOMw3BIy_8ejkvKxAf0Lvwg1WJDmBIiG3sC1HFk3qlpodqr5tS8t5n7s5wOpus6qoruaJNYzoOwpqZk5-Kml80Nv4/s320/20210502_104228.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think my first make will be this one, called Wild Flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRa6wixpfPCF8E6YMTKW57_J-4fra7hDeWnanb8TI_XvnCjkUu-h_i_pUQyiZQqjPsMTdRajMpoQU7jlJ72ILWf7znylLAMCOhO73vHOgcqjL9YDvYERAHyB7g2ackBSNXL_Vk-LKIis/s3264/20210502_104252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRa6wixpfPCF8E6YMTKW57_J-4fra7hDeWnanb8TI_XvnCjkUu-h_i_pUQyiZQqjPsMTdRajMpoQU7jlJ72ILWf7znylLAMCOhO73vHOgcqjL9YDvYERAHyB7g2ackBSNXL_Vk-LKIis/w300-h400/20210502_104252.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Onto Wip progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some more progress made on the Habitation Throw. The red arrow indicates where I was 2 weeks ago.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNSc_llzH_teO3mduLzqD4MLSJ5sT2FfNSJ5QK4MnG0N9b6tWt8tpIearqerPa9lgDtt_HGDzgxpqy_MFZHsCce9zdBF9n-DN8JC1umSHeBtiPRR3KYReZWQs2iuQh80M840RdNcjl_A/s3264/20210502_101811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFNSc_llzH_teO3mduLzqD4MLSJ5sT2FfNSJ5QK4MnG0N9b6tWt8tpIearqerPa9lgDtt_HGDzgxpqy_MFZHsCce9zdBF9n-DN8JC1umSHeBtiPRR3KYReZWQs2iuQh80M840RdNcjl_A/w300-h400/20210502_101811.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And Modular Inlay Shawl. I added the 2 grey triangles on each end.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v8doJ_gZuv0vhWMjpLeoHHBQYvjHm-peIODmppSbmNvBtgNaAPI7ddlny3fwQyIHoRrfVI_9ugEnDc-ZaHO-SCg1TmEwYVgnNCmjodlFAbOJuq92ddyAk4C3WnKkP57i3LYUaqOpMCU/s3264/20210502_101618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v8doJ_gZuv0vhWMjpLeoHHBQYvjHm-peIODmppSbmNvBtgNaAPI7ddlny3fwQyIHoRrfVI_9ugEnDc-ZaHO-SCg1TmEwYVgnNCmjodlFAbOJuq92ddyAk4C3WnKkP57i3LYUaqOpMCU/w400-h300/20210502_101618.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>And Free the Fade shawl. I'm hoping to have this finished by my next post, so I will be able to cast on Wild Flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxJcNXOHtUj-oS-9Q5kBslh2J2p-MlvFTeI8ZDjtbpNQdiPhR6q3iADVie5ZLUc9CRI4OLtaVfwzW_dRafmj2R47eDCcjnQkfFUTYY-xdqVRuwED6YIDT-ti7bKv0FFYqHxufLGEgYJg/s2204/20210502_102005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="2095" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxJcNXOHtUj-oS-9Q5kBslh2J2p-MlvFTeI8ZDjtbpNQdiPhR6q3iADVie5ZLUc9CRI4OLtaVfwzW_dRafmj2R47eDCcjnQkfFUTYY-xdqVRuwED6YIDT-ti7bKv0FFYqHxufLGEgYJg/w380-h400/20210502_102005.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Bubbles Down the Drain socks, heels added and started the legs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij94z6Y5FBOCxT0MrX-u7vjLwosb6-hPRAmX2j6k6jJN33s0ultsF4Wkf8lI4uCwzB7NtNwwzCINErEhWI9TGG_sx_F1D6XLK9qKBCVUjyuIQdraWsVfY5kvynIy2w2siDmqE1V0j5A58/s2281/20210502_102058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2281" data-original-width="2103" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij94z6Y5FBOCxT0MrX-u7vjLwosb6-hPRAmX2j6k6jJN33s0ultsF4Wkf8lI4uCwzB7NtNwwzCINErEhWI9TGG_sx_F1D6XLK9qKBCVUjyuIQdraWsVfY5kvynIy2w2siDmqE1V0j5A58/w369-h400/20210502_102058.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062530993712321555.post-10938483079667337332021-04-17T11:56:00.003-11:002021-04-17T11:56:52.156-11:00Finish and partial wip parade<p> I finished knitting a dress and hat for Sadie.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZnKICbqL0cNZSfwqYF_p28u_CneUtegPU1NbyYRCGQCykcR3Rju_XmpaBUQQJBrVcjW2T8IXblcMLG7OHBcVWwi8NfmTJFNnL7PA315We4qG07qqm8uVmYCG3cGxRmc_hU_boIUQ5Oo/s2448/IMG_20210410_093439_641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZnKICbqL0cNZSfwqYF_p28u_CneUtegPU1NbyYRCGQCykcR3Rju_XmpaBUQQJBrVcjW2T8IXblcMLG7OHBcVWwi8NfmTJFNnL7PA315We4qG07qqm8uVmYCG3cGxRmc_hU_boIUQ5Oo/w400-h400/IMG_20210410_093439_641.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I took her to lunch on my birthday and my friends adore her.</p><p>I've made good progress on Pirta. I've finished the body and one sleeve, and started the second sleeve.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTdcCDHQ2yOFAz6_eE4bFJRiTE-sXD_8R9V3wawc7MrmgVWvegMwtow7q90lGfsuQrEYkcOWg7nR-g5zJrZdnR_aP3zd6XP4kjH-eLzXWi8KI_8s3_rxSe_r-i9IQidBAxho4JJ85A4w/s3264/20210418_103556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwTdcCDHQ2yOFAz6_eE4bFJRiTE-sXD_8R9V3wawc7MrmgVWvegMwtow7q90lGfsuQrEYkcOWg7nR-g5zJrZdnR_aP3zd6XP4kjH-eLzXWi8KI_8s3_rxSe_r-i9IQidBAxho4JJ85A4w/w400-h300/20210418_103556.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I tried it on after I'd finished the body and I'm happy with the fit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXudn6HUCW7rd9lDDkSiYuSgav3bqEDjtgU1z517_KEqcL2VGpt5eynDXv5w_OWw9PrvjeH7wIIcn8DdAnsbQY98_Q2WI4zq6ktM2aypaRFNuxCYerGnTwzZdxSI5xK9z2U5J_RChsdCA/s2340/20210411_120455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="1380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXudn6HUCW7rd9lDDkSiYuSgav3bqEDjtgU1z517_KEqcL2VGpt5eynDXv5w_OWw9PrvjeH7wIIcn8DdAnsbQY98_Q2WI4zq6ktM2aypaRFNuxCYerGnTwzZdxSI5xK9z2U5J_RChsdCA/w236-h400/20210411_120455.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT22cR8haLBbDabf3XaO0mxilY5Bg5PTgRg9oD8MPT5rEwBSzNJm1fohz8uibMMsCZlpKoqwLCPmhH0QHRFRnQ-u9hcz4kh8xRKTpuGsDs1YWKm91bmuRfG-j8JA-YO2NlIZaT5ik1ZY/s2377/20210411_120504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="1676" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT22cR8haLBbDabf3XaO0mxilY5Bg5PTgRg9oD8MPT5rEwBSzNJm1fohz8uibMMsCZlpKoqwLCPmhH0QHRFRnQ-u9hcz4kh8xRKTpuGsDs1YWKm91bmuRfG-j8JA-YO2NlIZaT5ik1ZY/w283-h400/20210411_120504.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p>This week I've been spending half an hour a day on the Modular Inlay Wrap. I've nearly finished the next long triangle at the side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5CgNqmNojbID0r4QECZzDgMEELU5uQP1WP-JeAMapfOZdErJWDnJCTJKq7Ke0aHsCG2S79hbwkuTE2buNSo5UCYX4XufOhg2uUJCptvUZc2NWem95PaYf-9OocaD8yo6EXqVFrqDb9w/s3264/20210418_103721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5CgNqmNojbID0r4QECZzDgMEELU5uQP1WP-JeAMapfOZdErJWDnJCTJKq7Ke0aHsCG2S79hbwkuTE2buNSo5UCYX4XufOhg2uUJCptvUZc2NWem95PaYf-9OocaD8yo6EXqVFrqDb9w/w400-h300/20210418_103721.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I"ve decided to work on my main shawl every other day so quite a bit of progress has been made on Free the Fade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyy7cDH3RZrBO4rOmYC3vQtGDWHWFNB2xaErRQgsBfBiyRKhTJmrzHl7rcYFsegN4g4qxbtlIsDAF6a_fSSRXFcdRhEN2B0iM65W-mHbiFlkKbQWg3W1JKuDhTvhFRVXZmKehQV9uZxU/s3264/20210418_103820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyy7cDH3RZrBO4rOmYC3vQtGDWHWFNB2xaErRQgsBfBiyRKhTJmrzHl7rcYFsegN4g4qxbtlIsDAF6a_fSSRXFcdRhEN2B0iM65W-mHbiFlkKbQWg3W1JKuDhTvhFRVXZmKehQV9uZxU/w400-h300/20210418_103820.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I'm onto the last colour. The colour changes won't be evenly distributed as I ran out of 2 of the colours before their length was completed, however I'm not worried as the aim was to use up the leftover yarn.</div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't made much progress on my socks and I haven't worked on the blanket for a while so I won't post any pictures. However by the next time I post I hope to have finished my latest vanilla socks.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0