I'm still here

My poor neglected needs some life injecting into it. A lot has happened since my last post, the one thing I remember the most with sadness is the passing of my dad. It was quick and unexpected two years ago last August and I still miss him terribly.

But, as they say, life goes on and although I haven't done much knitting the last year or two, I have been cross stitching. This was a much neglected hobby that I hadn't done for a few years. I have a few finished pieces that need fully finishing, framed or otherwise. I will take photos and post them soon.

As I can't think of anything else to say at the moment I shall go now and see you soon.

Happy Birthday to me .....

And all the rest of it. I'm having a wonderful birthday so far, lots of nice things and cards. 

In knitting news, I put the jumper I was knitting on two circular needles to measure it and, as I suspected, it was too small so got ripped back and I've started one that does fit.

It was good experience because in all my years of knitting I can't recall having knitted a top down jumper or cardigan.

I also found time to knit a hat to go with the fingerless mitts.

I just have to decide who they are for, decisions, decision, decisions lol

I'm off to enjoy the rest of the day now,

See you soon

Nearly happy birthday to me ....

Come Friday I'll be another year older and I can't help wondering where time has gone. I bet a lot of people wonder that..... Anyway, knitting news.

I completed a pair of fingerless mitts, a quick and easy knit

My burgundy jumper has been worn, I shall have to remember to take a photo of it. I've also started another jumper. A bit of a mashup, the original was knitted top down in Aran and I've decided to knit it in double knitting. I have a feeling I may end up frogging it but that's knitting, anything wrong can be undone.

See you soon

One FO, One wip

In between knitting my jumper I knitted one for my boyfriends grandson. A nice warm Aran. I don't know why but I kept going wrong on the second sleeve, ripped it back three times but eventually got there. It just needs buttons for the back opening, I hate it when people knit kids jumpers and don't make an opening, they seem to forget children have sticky out bits such as a nose and ears lol.

Hopefully it will be posted this weekend.

My jumper is progressing well, the first sleeve will soon be finished.

Until next time, take care xx

Bright and cheerful

Mum complained her hands were cold when she pegged the washing out.

Mum saw a pattern for fingerless gloves and decided they would be alright with longer fingers.

Mum likes colourful things......

Although they don't look it, they are the same size.

Mum loves them.

Perfect she says. 

Yet another finished

Yes, I finished mums cardigan and it fits perfect. It took less than 400 grams of yarn so she has a pack left. £4.99 from Aldi for 400 grams, that's a bargain. 

We like a bargain us lot lol. I also bought yarn for a jumper for me, a pattern in this months Knit Now magazine. Mine too was a bargain, £1.35 for 100 grams from the stall in the local indoor market. 7 balls should be enough looking at the yardage on the band.

Mum is getting on well with her knitting, just a couple of stitches I had to sort out for her. 

One of my sisters has been told to stop knitting by the doctor and she has just bought the wool to knit my nephew a cardigan. He's over 6 foot tall but skinny with it, all I know is that the wool is black, I will have to have a look at the pattern before I decide whether or not to offer to knit it, as long as he doesn't want it anytime soon. I still have a cardigan that I undid to finish knitting for me as well.

Plenty to keep me occupied with the cold wet weather here in Derbyshire, knitting and tea are two of my favourite things but I shall have to get my sewing machine out soon and get a couple of things done that I promised to do........ Anyone got a roundtuit cos I could do with one........

Please leave comments so I know someone is out there ........

Until next time, take care xx

I forgot ....

to blog about the cream jumper I finished just before Christmas. It has been worn and washed since then and is warm and comfortable. Here it is ......

I appear to have sewn one of the side seams on the wrong side, that's what you get for rushing! A quick and easy fix but annoying.

Mum hasn't knitted for about 15years but saw some wool she liked. How much will I need? She asked. For a plain cardigan, about 500 grams I replied. (She's short and round) It transpired that it was sold in packs of 400 grams and she was going to buy 4 packs!!! Did she want a maxi cardigan? No, just a hip length plain cardigan, that's a 16 inch side seam and 15 inch sleeve seam on her. A day later and she had bought 2 packs of wool. A few days later and I have knitted the back and 1 and a half fronts.

In the meantime she decided she wanted to try knitting again (arthritis stopped her last time) so, armed with needles and a ball of wool I suggested she knitted something for my great nephew, their great grandson, who is 3 months old. Over the weekend she managed a cardigan. Then she bought some burgundy coloured wool to knit herself a cardigan. I know how she felt now when me and my sisters were knitting in our younger days. A frequent cry of "mam, I've gone wrong" and "maaaam, count my stitches" or "I've dropped a stitch" we're not uncommon. Last night involved ripping back the rib twice but slowly and steadily she managed about half a dozen rows before I left. I await todays episode....

I would never have thought things would turnaround like that. Oh well, onwards and upwards as they say...

Until next time, take care.