August 2017

As I was away for most of this month as well as June, my knitting has suffered, slightly. That being said, socks have been prolific and I have being working on a test knit project, which I am fairly sure I can show you.



Also, while away we met up with Jennifer who does a lot of embroidered cards etc, and because of that my embroidery bug is back. I finished 2 card fronts, one is in England, and the other is on my desk. Having completed these I stuck my head into my embroidery box and
saw what needed finishing. Starting with the most finished and working my way along to the least finished I am hoping to make a dent in these projects as they were my obsession ages back, but when you consider these versus knitting, at least you can wearing the knitting. Who wears a cross stitch canvas out and about? I do not, but that does not mean that someone out there is wearing cross stitch canvas socks, although that does seem impractical. I was also very pleased to discover that a project I thought was incomplete was actually complete!! As a result of this discovery I will be sharing these projects with you as well.

Along with all of that, I also participated in Heritage Parks Sheep to Shawl competition, this was a fun day out, and to make a shawl in a day from scratch making the yarn and everything was a great experience.





And on to the important news:

FO's:

1. OMG Unicorn Socks
2. Myrna's Socks
3. Humming Bird Fingerless Mitts
4. Corner to Corner Blanket
5. Hedgehog Card
6. Fountain card front
7. Hedgehog Card

Need to Seriously Reconsider:

1. Cable Mesh Crewneck Sweater - Thank you Knit Picks
1. Yarn is Star Fish Ridley Sock by SeaTurtle Fibre Arts in Twilight
1. I think too many things have gone wrong.....
2. The sleeves are going to be way too long once blocked
3. and I am trying to get down about 20 - 30 lbs and I do not want to end up with a gorgeous sweater that does not fit, at all, ever...and have wasted my time. (this goes for my other cast on sweater, and goes fro my currently waiting patiently to get cast on sweater...)
2. Dragon Stole: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dragon-stole 
3. Tardis Blanket (the giant one)
• Smaller needles?
• Larger edging?
• Follow the pattern more accurately, do not get impatient with the process, as it is a process!

WIP's:

1. Banana Bunches
1. 4 more repeats and you will be out of my life!
2. Hue Shift 5 colours
1. I have started the 3rd quarter of this blanket.

1. CO is 18 stitch maker CO 17 with a CDD (I keep forgetting what my cast on is, so here we go, never to forget)

Languishing WIP's:

1. Illuminated Lines Blanket: Thank you Knit Picks
2. Circlet Cardigan: Thank you Knit Picks - so pretty! I cannot wait to see this finished.
• Just realized that this is officially the 3 year sweater...it was cast on in January of 2014
3. Feather and Fan Blanket - This really is if I am desperate for a change.

Books:

1. The Crown
2. Moll Flanders
3. Worlds of Ink and Shadow
4. DragonFly in Amber
5. Gone With the Wind

Colouring Book Page: