Cozy Foot

I got my knitting mag and in it was a pattern for adult slippers, so I did my own thing and used much thicker yarn than they said and knitted one slipper, cant decide if I should use a pompom or not.

The only thing about doing something that comes in pairs is that you need to do the other one , so that will be my project for tonight, the ironing can be done any time, as can the hoovering ,washing dusting..............

What do you think? with pompom or without?

Hello Again

Lots of things has been happening in my life lately and I am to do too many things all at once and getting nothing done.

My friend Siobhan came over from Ireland and we did nothing, I did try and get her to knit but nothing doing, but she did watch me knit the Secret of the Stole Swatch, and pull it out and knit it and pill it out again and again, this is my first KAL thanks to clarabelle, so thought I should try and do it properly.

Just a little while ago I finished the swatch and thought I would add beads on the second half and was giving myself a pat on the back when, after I took some photos noticed mistakes, I will try and get another swatch done befor the official start which is at the beginning of October.

wonderful wednesday

What alovely day today, it is so warm and sunny.
Must go to the beach for a swim later.
Yesterday my aunty C came and brought some plums she had picked from her garden, they taste lovely.









I then was sorting things out and need to make a 'to do' list, I came across a mohair throw which I must finish....sometime. Also I just got this Opal 6ply yarn, I wanted to see how it knitted up, I think its great.
Trudi is coming over this evening and we are just going to crash out, just one of those days.
A lady came into the shop today with 2tiny dragons (not real),She bought 2 balls of 10g self patterning yarn to knit them a jumper each, she is going to email the results so watch this space.

Trudis 'Troos'

Over 21 years ago my wonderful daughter Trudi was born, seen here wearing the red 'Alponcho'.
I knitted a few things for her when she was wee, but the worst thing I ever knitted for her was dungarees in - I am nearly ashamed to say it but ........ I was watching my pennies at the time......... get on with it as my friends would say............ I got the yarn really cheap......... OK OK I will tell you...............we lived in Ireland, not far from Navan and it was...............carpet wool ...There I have said it. Who would do that to anybody at all never mind my sweet (she was such a sweetie) little toddler.

Well, I found the dreaded 'troos', they are soooo coarse, I remember getting a book out of the library and choosing this dungaree pattern, it was from an old book of knitting patterns and I always loved the old fashioned ones. I thought I was being so clever, I used to go to my elderly neighbour and she would help me with a lot of my knitting projects.

They look OK from afar.

Since getting my cashmere, I am having fun just knitting bits and pieces just to see how things turn out. I love the 2ply cashmere knitted on 4mm needles. The knitting is sooooooo soft and would make a lovely cardi for a new born baby,mmmmmmmm or for meeee ;D Talk about from one extreme to another.

PS My dear father should be pleased that I have changed 'sitings of Minky Whales' to 'sightings of...'(26/8 blog), why can't the spell checker know what I am thinking or meaning!!!!!!!! xxxxxxxx

Sculptured Knitting

I just happened to mention that I was trying some Sculptured Knitting, what I meant to say was I was just messing with it, one or two asked how it turned out. Well ;D It is such a silly thing. What do you think?

Camera at last

I meant to write something long before now, and put pictures up but lots happened.
I still clean for one or two people and the husband of one of the ladies that I clean for said that I could borrow his digital camera, that was on Tuesday, well I was delighted and thought that was me back on track, but no, I took some photos, put the memory card in the computer, put it back into the camera and the camera kept saying CARD ERROR, the photos that were on the computer didn't want to be used either. I bought a new memory card and took the camera back to Phil, He was great about it. I also bought a new camera, no more borrowing.

Please sun Stay

Y sent a comment wondering about the sun, it has been sunny all day from the time the sun came up. Hopefully it will be like this tomorrow, and hopefully we will have some live trad music to accompany a lovely day and lovely setting.
An exciting bit of news, there has been sightings of Minky Whales just of the coast near St Abbs Head. Wonderful!!
I did a little sculptured knitting last night, with wire and Alpaca Yarn, then tried to felt it, it was interesting to say the least.
Must dash, as customers keep coming into the shop. :D