As we are set to have rainstorms that Noah would be proud of this week, I thought it was time to round off my summer knitting and see what I actually did achieve out of my lofty goals. 1. Plain vanilla socks in Trekking colour 147. Started 21st June. Finished 28th June. 2. Plain vanilla [...]
….otherwise known as the Earl Grey Socks…. I think he likes them In case you are wondering, the yarn is Regia Silk which was rather yummy to knit with. I’ve now limped into pair 5 of my Summer of Socks challenge and finished goal 18 for the Summer Knitting Goals and finished my WIP Wrestling [...]
One of the things that has kept me occupied over the last month or so is all done now so I have ever such a slight breather this week. I’ve even had a chance to sit still and have a luxury pedicure yesterday. My feet feel so dreamy. I have a bit of time for [...]
I thought it was about time that I tackled big foot knitted pao his socks for our 7th anniversary. So after a bit of hunting round Ravelry and thinking about elasticity. I settled on the Earl Grey sock pattern by the Yarn Harlot to be knit in a very manly black Regia Silk. The Regia [...]
Since Wednesday last week, we’ve been sitting in our garden a lot. More so today as it is very very hot and cooler in the shade of the garage and the slight breeze. Of course, we did have other plans for today which involved hiring bikes and cycling round Bedgebury Pinetum but once we left [...]
Quick post tonight as we’ve just got back from seeing Mamma Mia at the cinema. If you are ready to laugh til your face aches (I know I did) this is the movie for you. PS Pierce, you’re very pretty but I’m going to mute you Summer of Socks pair 3 is complete! pao bought [...]
I’ve finished my second pair of Summer of Socks socks last Thursday. They are almost matchy but the second one is slightly out. It has been so busy this week that I’ve not had a lot of time as I’ve been working a lot and we’ve had graduation on this week so I’ve been late [...]
These took me a little longer than planned due to extreme tiredness last week so I finally finished them up on Saturday morning. I really like the colours and the graduation in them. Summer of socks pair 1 – finished!! How many more pairs can I make this summer? Not a sign of Sushi today [...]
The first item of my challenge is done! No. 17 is complete. A roll brim hat for my friend Lou’s birthday in July. This was a nice easy knit to fill my bus journeys this week whilst I was waiting for the start of the Summer of Socks Challenge. I’ve started on No. 1 a [...]
(or Might as well face it, I’m addicted to sock yarn) Step 1: Look for sock yarn in the house. Not forgetting those places like in odd drawers in the dining room, bowls, etc. Step 2: Transport yarn to the one clear spot in the house. Step 3: Lay out yarn carefully and lovingly. Step [...]