Thursday 19 December 2013

Three things

My health has been not the best this last wee while, but wee things have made life a lot better.

1. I have actually achieved some reading. I finished Elizabeth May's The Falconer, and I enjoyed it. It's a nice light YA fantasy set in Edinburgh, and I'll be looking out for the sequel when it appears.

2. I knitted a chewing gum cosy. Seriously.


This is amusing me much more than it should, but doesn't that just bring a smile to your face?

3. Gingerbread syrup. Okay, I haven't actually made this yet, but I have everything together, and I have free time on Saturday. This stuff is completely yummy in coffee, and I'm looking forward to it a ridiculous amount.

Monday 9 December 2013

Making Monday

Despite the almost complete radio silence lately, I've still been knitting away.

First of all, I finished off the handmade towel.

I am really pleased at how this has turned out, especially the hanging loop as I'm very much a beginner when it comes to crochet.

I started another washcloth for part of a gift, this time with a checkerboard pattern in the centre.

It looks a little washed out in the pale winter light, but it's a lovely teal colour. Again I'm using Wendy Supreme cotton.

The Ebbs shawl is coming along as well.

Again it looks a little washed out colourwise, but you can see the shape starting to form, and I love the colour combination.

For myself, I've been knitting a pair of owl fingerless mitts.


This is my knitting group knitting which means it's not knitting up the fastest. (It turns out there is only so much I can multi-task at one time. :D ) The pattern is from the June 2012 issue of Simply knitting, and I've knitted it before and will probably knit it again. This time it's in Wendy Serenity, and I've made the cuff a little longer.

And of course secret project number two is coming along nicely as well.