So Heligan is at the “reknit the top of the sleeve and sew it up” stage – not my most favorite part….

And I have sumptuous new projects begging to be started from Ally Pally…

And I a weak and weary from fighting off this stupid cough/cold/flu/bronchitis type thing…

So have I diligently finished Heligan? Erm No… I have sinned and started a second WIP! 😯

I have started the Icon dress!!

“I’ll just do a tension square”, I said (Yes I know!!  I really did a proper tension square – it must be love!!)

Then I did a second on on bigger needles to confirm I’d get the gauge! I had to go from the 4mm given up to 4.5mm to get gauge – getting old is making my knitting tighter!

“I’ll just cast on and do that pretty hem on the train”, I said

It’s a lovely design touch – few rows, some eyelet holes, few more rows then fold along the eyelets and pick up the stitches – gives a pretty scalloped and firm edge 🙂

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“Oh, I’ll just get the pattern set and write out the rows”, I told myself

The front of Icon was getting going…

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“I must finish Heligan”, I said. She was laid out on the table and and some work was done….

Too late – I was storming along with Icon – the skirt is  a surprisingly easy knit – cables, purls either side and blocks of moss stitch every so many rows you decrease either side of the moss stitch blocks loosing a whopping 8 stitches a row – it feels like you are accelerating towards the bodice!

This is how far I have got – to the waist – all going well so far 🙂

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And Heligan? I wasn’t the only one being bad with Heligan  – Kitty was severely chastised!

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