Yarnivorous

G'day all! Well the knitting fun never stopped whilst I was away. I got my knit mojo working well and truly! Be warned, this is a pretty big post. This month I knitted: 2 pairs of socks 3 sets of fingerless mitts (two child sized) a beanie a cowl a scarflette a small shawl a sleeve of Nathan's pullover and started a colourwork beret Alas I forgot to take pics of the beanie (from my handspun, knitted top down with ribbing on 4mm needles) and the fingerless mitts (one adult sized in cashmere, two kid size in handspun). Plain toe up socks (one with afterthought heel, one with short row heel, both with gussets) knitted in Serenity sockweight yarn by Deborah Norville (50% wool, 25% bamboo, 25% nylon). I used about 80% of the yarn. Note the twiddly bits on the cast off. This yarn is quite soft and didn't irritate my delicate ankles. It cost $3.24 a ball (plus tax). Crikey! I knitted half the first sock on the trip to Neuschwanstein. The second sock was knitted on the tri...

G'day all! Finally we have a day with some sun! Hooray! This means photos. I was given a lovely book for Christmas. I started knitting a scarf with a pattern based on one of the jumper patterns as a reciprocal gift. Whilst I was sick sick, I took a break from knitting anything for others. I figured that it was yucky to infest gifts with my germs. Early this week I finally finished the scarf. It seemed to take ages, though when I got stuck into it, it flew! I used two strands of lace/fingering weight handspun that I . The fleece is grey merino from a sheep named Sarah. It is lovely to work with. I originally used the yarn for my mystery stole 4 but well, let's just say that pattern was not for me and was frogged. I can't say how much I used - I spun up about 800m and used a good 2/3 of that, though remember I used it double stranded. The pattern is very simple - multiple of 4 + 2. You can add a selvedge stitch or three if you want. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Row 3:...