Working on.....

I started another blanket because I can, and because a friend is expecting a baby in May, she likes Doctor Who and is expecting a boy so I thought perfect, a Tardis Afghan, there is a pattern for one on Ravelry already but it is 6 feet by 9 feet, which is quite large for a baby, so I sat down and wrote a new one. This is about 3 feet across and I have no idea how long it will grow to, but I am praying for proportion. Here it is started:

It is working out really well, but the yarn is a bit harsh on ones skin. I have found different yarn, and I am loathed to start it again, but I might just do that in thinking about the finished result. I will leave this on the needles, and finish it with matching yarn, that is my next thing find blue yarn that matches this yarn to finish this blanket :) I just need to decide if I finish this one and then do the one specifically for my friend or start the new one and then finish this one.....WHO KNOWS, just need to finish something. 

The lovely and slightly dreaded I Like Lime blanket, I messed up on my first repeat and made it so that I now have a more intricate and exciting pattern on my hands. I am at about the halfway point, but I am out of yarn, so until I allow myself to purchase more yarn for this it will remain unfinished, harsh but true, and very disappointing as I was hoping this would become my January I got something finished project but something will take its place very soon. 

These blankets are amazing to crochet, I have done about 3 of them by now, the light pink one got finished, the turquoise and pink one is in a box waiting for me to finish it, the Caron soft yarn, is VERY prone to split when you go through it with a crochet hook, so it sits in a box waiting for me, maybe I will make it my you must finish this in February project.

My January project is one of these blankets, as I can crochet on a plane or in an airport with comparative ease over flying with needles, I do not mind loosing a hook but loosing needles would make me cry. The one I am about to finish is Grey and Purple, and looks fabulous. I cannot wait to share it with you all.


Keep on crafting,

-A

Lace Work

I am addicted to knitting lace, not too sure why, I think it is partly how amazing it is that something so beautiful can be created using only 3 stitches, and because I enjoy a challenge.

The lace project that I am working on was a Christmas gift for a friend of mine, but I am over ambitious and do not have the amount of time to dedicate to this art that I need to. This pattern is called Summit and was found through Ravelry on the the Knitty website, so pretty, feminine and yet surprisingly easy to knit and it has grown so quickly in the short amount of time that I have spent on it.
The yarn is nothing fancy it is Patons Lace as I  find  lace yarn is hard to come by, the variegation in this yarn though is really long, which I think helps the pattern and does not make the scarf too patchy which can happen with variegated yarns.

Finished!

I am almost finished another lace project, pictures should be there in a week or so...cross fingers.

What are your favourite types of knitting projects?

The pink Blanket

Well, I am alive and well. My grandmother passed away but that us life and something unpreventable so there we are. However it is due to her that I can infact knit, so I thank her for thay from the bottom of my heart. I finished the large pink blanket, I think when I cast off there were around 2000 stitches but I won't think about that because it took me a week to cast off. Now it is just waiting in its box.

Look how pretty, it is all wrapped up and ready for gifting, now I just need to see the baby girl that it is going to. I hope she gets it before she is 10 years old, which until it was actually completed I was not too sure about.

I also completed a hat which is a birthday present but I am just waiting for her to come home again. This hat is perfect for her as she has the biggest heart and this hat has four hearts on the top so it makes it ideal. Before this hat was completed I did also complete a different version of the Tardis hat.

Well that is all I know of for now, except that based on my lack of great pictures I really need to find my good camera.

Peace

-A