Jaeger Jacket PT2

Well as you can see I didn't start the collar but the sleeve which is to the left of the Jacket sleeve. I did sew up one shoulder which took two attempts to get it up to my exacting standards. However the second shoulder has yet to be done as it still doesn't look quite right after five attempts so decided to leave it for a night and try again later today.

Cable Edged Jacket Pt1

The cable edged jacket is going well and I have finished the back and two fronts. I know have to decide whether to sew the shoulders and do the collar and edges or start the sleeves. I don't always block/press my knitting but in this instance I will. I want to start the collar to get it out of the way but because it is so important to me I am rather nervous of doing it incase I go wrong! Decisions decisions decisions. I shall probably start the collar as then the most worrying bit is out of the way. Might even get around to photographing it at some point.
Merry Christmas everyone

Christmas 2005

Strictly speaking it's still christmas but apart from the decorations everywhere you wouldn't know it. It's cold outside and a smattering of snow is one the ground but inside we are warm and cosy. Well we spent christmas day with the grandparent. It wasn't too bad but not very cheery. we played cards and had a great game of the YES NO game. I would recommend this for everyone. It's under a tenner and a great game to play with lots of laughing. It's based on the take your pick game and you pick up a card with ten questions on. You ask the relevant person the questions and they have to answer without repeating an answer, hesitating or saying yes or no. It comes with a bell to ring when the person answering gets it wrong. It is great and soooo frustrating when you answer all the questions right and then on number ten you say NO.

Something in the air?

Now I know it's the silly season but I have been a real ditzy cow today. I don't know what's going on. It all started yesterday. Last night I asked my eldest to drop a couple of cards off to two of my ladies. Well............. she knocked all the cards down but did manage to pick them up - or so I thought- Before I went out this morning I checked the pile and one of the ladies cards was there so thinking eldest had it popped the other one in to them, thought I'd best drop off the other. She didn't have it. Went home and found the card which had fallen under my sewing box. Had to take some tops back so thought hey I'll pop the other card in.

Got straight off the bus and went in their shop then went to see eldest (ED)where I was greated by gasps of OH NO . I wondered what had happened and looked down to discover the middle stone from my coat brooch had come out and I had lost it. Retraced my steps from this trip and earlier and no one had my stone. When I got on the bus to come home discovered my ring was missing. Was completely down, close to tears thinking what else could possibly happen.

I ge home and luckily in the hedge just outside the house I found the stone from my brooch. Get indoors and phone eldest child incase the ring had come off when I dropped off her drink. I just go to say to her I think I've lost my ring when I spot it on top of the window ledge. her response was Have you been wearing a wig for the past 40 years? I didn't understand and then she said I'm sure you're really blonde (which she is). It's even worse because yesterday I took my knitting with me and went to do some in the car whilst waiting for OH when I discovered a needle missing. Waited until I got home and then looked all around where I had last knitted it. Got on the phone to HobbyCraft and asked if they had found a Pony Pearl Blue Knitting Needle he looked and said one hadn't been handed in. I then asked if he would take my name and number incase one was handed in. Just started to give him my details, looked down and what did I see? Yes the very knitting needle I was looking for. I just started laughing and said I'd found it and he was fine on the phone but ED said he must have thought you were a right twit.

Am thinking of staying in bed now until Christmas.

I got THE job

Well I am a very happy bunny at the moment. Last Friday I recieved the fantastic news that I got the job as a Rowan Design consultant. I still can't quite believe it and keep grinning from ear to ear. Am busy starting yet another project so I will have a Rowan garmet to wear when I start in the new year. I am knitting the Cable Edged Jacket from Classic Knits for Real Women. It is being knitted in Jaeger Extra Fine Merino Chunky colur Gravel 019, which is a beige and gray mix. It knits beautifully and gives the perfect texture for a jacket.

On another matter I have decided to unravel the cream sweater I was knitting for my hubby as he is not likely to wear it as he doesn't like the colour . Will probably use the yarn for my nephews jumpers.

Knitting group went well tonight and have started the decrease on the back of my Jacket almost spilt my tea on it but managed to move it before the tea got there. Phew

December 05 WIPs

This is my first WIP entry and one item I am sure you will see in this monthly log is the wedding ring shawl. The cream is a Mens Pattern from Simply Knitting 5 which I am knitting for OH in Patons Aran with wool. I generally knit this at my knitting group so it is not progressing that quickly. The green is another Rowan Plaid design called Spray. Have only just started it and it knits beautifully. I shall probably start a few more before I finish these. That is the life of a knitter. Also not shown is a Cleopatras Needle scissor keeper needlepoint kit.

Christmas Knitting 2005

This year I've gone back to my roots and have made a lot of my christmas presents. Amoingst those I've knitted is Charlotte from Rowan 38 which I knitted in some Sirdar Bigga from my stash. I had to knit it slightly shorter and would use the recommended yarn next time. I also knitted two pairs of wristwarmers in some of the coldspring stash these patterns were from Last Minute Knitted Gifts as was the short neck scarf knitted in Rowan Kidsilk Haze lovely to knit with unless you have to undo it then think mohair !! I also knitted a steppe hat in Jaegar Natural Fleece no pic of that hope they like their prezzies.

Coldspring Mills

Back in April 2005 I spent a rather large amount of money on lots of cones of Designer Yarn from ColdSpring Mills. I was told about a one off deal of yarn @1p per gramme and couldn't decide on colours so ended up with three deliverys. Whenever I feel guilty about my stash I justify it with all the things I'm going to make from it and how much money I saved had I paid full price. This is a picture of delivery number 3. The large cone of pistashio green is Cotton Wool which I knitted a Rowan Bolero from Simply knitting in. The cone has 2 kg of yarn on it

My Labour Of Love

A few years ago Womans Weekly was doing a kit for a wedding ring shawl. Having two daughters I thought it would be a nice heirloom. It will be if it ever gets finished !!!!. It is knitted in 1ply and you have to knit a two pattern border which consists of a 48 row pattern repeat which has to be repeated.....................wait for it..................... 40 times. The ends are then sewn together and stitches picked up and knitted on circular and DPN needles. Well this is the pattern. One repeat. I have to concentrate so it is a slow progress as I can't remember the pattern and have to check every other row. I have now done five repeats pictures to follow

My First Rowan Creation for ME

Although I've knitted with Rowan yarn for my family this was my first Rowan project for me. I knitted it this year around March. The yarn used was Rowan Plaid which is a mixture of 42% merino wool 28% superfine alpaca and 30% acrylic fibre. This is knitted on 8mm needles and was a dream to knit. Plaid is great and I think it's an ideal yarn for some one starting to knit as it knits quickly without being too thick or having too thick a needle.
The pattern used was a Kim Hargreaves design called Raindrop from the Plaid Collection Book by Rowam. It's warm without being too warm and very cosy