Slowly, slowly...

I have been using small snippets of time to make progress on the the sewing project, but I've not yet taken a picture so you won't see it here!

There was a little action with pretty coloured cottons to add to the sewing.

I did have fun with my needles and hook - and still there is a mountain of cotton colours to left. Lucky I guess as I'd like to make some more of these.

Quick to knit or crochet in all the colours. 

While out socialising with fellow creative types last weekend I managed to finish two socks.

No not a pair!

On the left - Corn mint leaves by Qianer and on the right Layna shorty in my size.

I do like to mix up the colours and textures though and they provide entertainment for when there is not much else happening.

Just so I don't get bored with the second socks of those 2 pair, which I have already cast on by the way, I started a little slipper to keep my toes warm on these cool evenings that have returned to my part of the world.

Steps to elegance is a test knit - both quick and fun

I enjoyed working this one up - though the use of a multicoloured yarn for the contrast colour may not have been my best choice, the scrap was there and I'm trying to move some of those along.

Hope your weekend is filled with all the colours.

Clicking needles

The needles have been clicking, but it appears I forgot to get pictures!

Pretty purple, (blurred) lovely to knit in the sun when it shines.

The father's socks were not finished by the deadline after I encountered a severe tangle last week, the yarn is lovely but likes to stick to itself so untangling proved quite a challenge.

I did win this time and managed to get this one off the needles so he could try it on for size when I visited for his birthday. Now I need to spend some time on the second one so he can have two that match, instead of two singles.

Wishing you a weekend with sunshine.

Making progress

The blanket is growing nicely with all the pretty colours.

Such a fun relaxing project. 

The brown blob in the centre is the Father's next sock. It's true I only finished one of the last pair but I sent that home with the Mother a couple of weeks ago for a fitting and while I got confirmation that it is the right size I didn't keep good enough notes to make another one to match without having the first one to refer to!

The Father is having a birthday next week so I decided it was time for a personal challenge. I intend to finish a pair before the day. This is the leg section of the first sock, instead of moving immediately onto the foot I have cast on the second sock and will work on the leg of that one while I am out and about this afternoon.

He will get a much anticipated pair of socks - eventually.

Lucky I work well with a deadline.

Anybody else out there leave things until the last minute?

Hope the sun is shining in your corner today.

There is no cure...

it seems. but before I get to that story I was supposed to come back over the weekend so you could see what I got up to at FNWF, lucky for you there was lots of activity in other party goers spaces and plenty of eye candy turned up over the weekend.

Frankly you'll be happy I didn't post my paltry effort - 

see that reel of pink thread, well I had grand plans for that with some pretty green beads. Oh yeah, you can see a dozen or so hanging on there near the bottom of the reel in the first picture, well that was as far as I got with that! By the time I got those things on there I was completely over that project already. I went and played a game.

Now the pretty yarn in the next picture played very nice and you guessed it is now completely used up in my latest sock project, part of which is hanging there with the blighted pink thread.

I managed a whole two weeks without knitting anything sock, but this gorgeous pattern just got me and I had to go hunt out some leftovers to get started.

I had to make opposites as there was insufficient of one colour to complete a pair and just making two different coloured socks would have been way too simple.

These were started last week, not at the weekend, even on holidays I need to do some things other than knit.

There was a little photo shoot Monday before the sun burnt everything in sight.

HiyaHiya Christmas Flower socks in Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 4 ply and some unidentified gift yarn.

Very happy with the new socks, though they may be looking for a new home soon. Well once the weather goes back to normal.

Hope your week is off to a fabulous start and you are safe and cool.

Off to refill the glass with iced water!

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Not as I planned

When a couple of rows of knitting while waiting for dinner to cook turned into just one more row, 

then I'll just finish this pattern repeat

and then some reversing up.

HiyaHiya Great Wall IV design by Qianer

I decided it was not a good time to start sewing.

The pretty pre cut scraps are waiting patiently still.

Fortunately all went well at Saturday knit group and I finished my sock earlier today.

That's two the same or as the same as one gets with these multi coloured yarns.

Pretty Wendy Happy yarn, a bamboo/nylon mix which is surprisingly warm to wear and has a lovely sheen. Perfect for the spring season.

one of these days I'll get back to the sewing machine!

Thanks for having us Cheryll.

Have a wonderful week everyone.