Making Sense of Vivaldi
Vivaldi’s construction is unusual so I wanted to show you the peices layed out before sewing up – Purcey decided to lend a helpful paw… He was quite well behaved and just observed the strangely short back… This didn’t last long… “I’ll just watch the strange shaped neck pieces….” Then I’ll kill that loose bit […]
Whirlwind Update
An exciting, eventful month! Now to catch up with blogging it all….. I had a holiday in Skiathos, Greece (hot, sunny, lovely beach holiday), My lovely sister Carol and her husband Steve stayed in my house and “cat sat” for me while we whooped it up in Skiathos (I had to make sure my tiny […]
Sock Yarn Bargain
I’ve done very well in Hobbycraft again! Ben wanted to go to Hobbycraft to buy a big cutting mat top use as a surface protector and cutting mat on his desk in his man cave. This is where Ben constructs and paints all his models… Of course, I was happy to to tag along for […]
Thick, Orange and Fuzzy (and I don’t mean Purcey)
I just had to start something new while I was waiting for a gadget to finish off my Tabby-Cat. Tabby-Cat is all finished and sewn up except for part of the side seams where I need to sew in the ties. I really didn’t like the design of the ties in the pattern – 2 […]
Difficulty Counting
My Tabby Cat is coming along well – that’s the grey, tabby-stripe jumper I’m knitting, not Purcey the new ginger kitten! He is coming along well too 😀 I’ve done the back and front and was storming though the sleeve – it was very straight forward… …Cast on 68 stitches, do the beady edge, knit […]
Tabby Cat
Lots of you have asked about the cream cardigan I was wearing in the knitting film. You were also curious what the grey thing I was knitting was! First the cardigan I was wearing…This one… It’s called Joy from Kim Hargreaves Nectar book and is made in Rowan Denim. I call it my Honeymoon Knit […]
Struggling With Those Sleeves
Time to put on my *Shameface* and confess my slow progress with my Autumn Rose Sweater 😳 Can you remember way back to the end of December? I blogged about Autumn Rose here -> Something to Test My Skills She’s this beautiful fairisle sweater I was going great guns – quickly whizzing up the body […]
Jealous-Boy Gets a Treat
Remember how jealous Ben was of me knitting for another man? (This post –>> Paid in Full in Bacon) He hrmphed and muttered and reminded me that he had said he liked a jumper ages ago and I hadn’t made it for him and he keeps feeling cold in this horrible cold Spring. <<Sulky face>> […]
An Unexpected Scarf
I quite often have people asking me to knit for them. There are some “interesting” ways my skills are requested – ranging from the polite and flattering, “I know you’re really busy but you’re such a wonderful knitter could you please make me a “Knitted thing of immense size and complexity in ugly yarn?” To […]
Something To Test My Skills
Clearly I should do something really difficult now as I keep getting blasé and screwing up on the easy patterns. What better than the scary, never attempted before challenge of the fabulous Autumn Rose Sweater? I bought the kit at Ally Pally at the same time as I bought the Nimu yarns for Stripe Study […]
I would have, but I was terrified it was full of moth lavae. It went straight in the dustbin!
Its a real shame about your tumbling blocks cushion. The rest of it is still so pretty I'd be tempted…
The fronts look just fabulous, and the back calculations and planning are quite genius!
I am in awe of your skills Susan. Looking forward to seeing the finished mistresspiece. x
Oh my goodness!! What am amazing job on creating your own back design. I still haven't tried a steek yet…