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WIP wednesday :: Puerperium Cardigan

Posted by vicki brown on

Inspired by nicsknots, who was in turn inspired by Tami Amis I am going to start sharing with you my wip's (work in progress) on a wednesday and my fo's (finished objects) on a friday, this is an attempt to get me working through all those unfinished items and all that stashed yarn, and trust me there are many of both to share with you!

However today I have a very newly begun project (around about...

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Cardi in 4 days? Day 1 ::

Posted by vicki brown on

So I am going to a wedding on Saturday, for which I have decided to make myself a cardigan to wear with this gorgeous dress from digforvictory :


Of course I have left it entirely to the last minute and started yesterday! I did purchase myself some Aran weight yarn to try and make the whole process a little quicker and I also intended to crochet it. However after doing a little swatch, crochet on...

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mustard hearts for me ::

Posted by vicki brown on

mustard hearts for me ::


 


my newest short sleeved sweater is finished!  It still needs blocking (which I'm really hoping will give it a bit more length as it's a teeny bit short) but otherwise it's all finished and I'm quite in love with it.


mustard hearts for me ::


I made a few silly mistakes with the fair isle pattern, but for a first attempt I think I did pretty well.


mustard hearts for me ::


mustard hearts for me ::


I have to be honest I didn't knit it all in continental style as I had intend...

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continental style ::

Posted by vicki brown on

last week I attended my first neighbourhood 'knit and natter' gathering, it was lovely and there were fabulous cakes!


"'A souvenir of today at Cudgewa 25.10.16.' It looks something like a Red Cross meeting, but it's just the normal state of patriotic girls during the Great War." - Cudgewa, Victoria, 25 October 1916 / photographer unknown


Whilst I was there I was taught to knit continental style (essentially holding the yarn in your left hand rather the right).  So far, so good, I'm not quite as fast as I am englishstyle yet, but getting close. I'd love to be one of those super speedy knitters, you know where the...

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owls for me ::

Posted by vicki brown on

owls for me ::


I was asked to knit something for a twitter friend.  I've never been asked to knit something for someone before (normally I just inflict my creations on others) so I was hugely flattered.  


The pattern in question was owls by Kate Davies.  I had never heard of Kate Davies and her blog needled before, but my am I glad I now have, she has some beautiful patterns!  I completely adore these gorgeous pa...

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