This week I have finally started knitting some new projects and plan to cast on a couple more over the next while.
Once September hits, I tend to start to create projects in a bid to have them all ready for under the tree in a couple of months (16 Weeks to be exact!) and this year has been no different!
To this end I received my lovely box of fluffy goodness at the end of last week and have already dived in to the first project.
I have decided to keep other projects going as well as the festive knitting so that I can make some things for myself (yes, I am feeling a little selfish right now) which I have been eyeing and wanting to start for a while.
So without further ado - Here are the projects on my needles right now:
These are my zigzagular socks.
This pair is such a fun pattern to knit and I am enjoying the project very much.
They are part of my entry into the SAL that Libby is hosting over on Ravelry this month.
I am also planning on doing some sewing for myself as well as knitting myself a shawl, either one of Libby's designs to begin with or another I have in my queue right now.
I would like to knit Libby's Mindful Shawl but still need to play with gauge (not my strong point) and I can't decide on the yarn to use.
Maybe you can help?
These are the two yarns I was thinking about:
Drops Lace (which is grey but exquisitely soft - it is a combo of Baby Alpaca and Mulberry Silk) and Regia Sock (which has a wonderful mint colour to it).
Which one would you pick?
This is my first festive gift and it is a cap for hubby.
It is a Drops pattern and I am knitting it in Drops Alpaca and Fabel together.
It is delightfully squishy and seems to grow quite quickly.
I am hoping to have the next festive knit on the needles by next week, so watch this space :)
Reading: I have finally finished my book on Beethoven which gave me a really good look at who he was, which made for some interesting reading. I did enjoy the title, it just took forever to finish :)
I have now started to read "The House at the End of Hope Street".
I haven't read enough to form an opinion yet but will let you know once I do.
Well, I am off to knit and create but not before I visit all my creative friends and see what they have been up to!
I have a Finished Object to share with you this Friday, so do drop by and link your FOs for this week too :)
See you then
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I think you may have a hard time knitting the Mindful shawl if you go with the Lace yarn. It's so much thinner than fingering weight that I think it will give you problems. The Regia should work for you though. I think that yarn will look amazing in that pattern as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Kelly thanks for the tip :) I had planned on holding the lace double as the meterage would be enough and it would work as a 4 ply - well that is what I had planned in theory at least, if it would work would be a different story :)
DeleteThanks for visiting.
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I say go for whatever yarn calls you loudest!
ReplyDeleteHi kathy b,
DeleteI agree with you, I think it will be the lace. Time will tell :)
Thanks for visiting.
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I love your socks and I would go for the grey, but that is on looks alone!
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy,
DeleteI am definitely leaning towards the grey myself, and that is because of the divine feel of the yarn :)
Thanks for your visit.
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September wakes the knitting mood. However, today it's another day of more than 30 degrees. Hurray, a very long summer. Nonteless, I'm knitting. :-) Have a nice week! Regula
ReplyDeleteHi Regula,
DeleteI agree, September kickstarts my knitting mood too :) And sooo many cool projects on the horizon!
With your temps you are obviously not in this country, are you still away?
Thanks for visiting.
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