In The Pink!

This scarf has been on the needles for a few weeks now - I couldn't understand why it was taking so long to complete. It is a lace stitch but it was easy and repetitive, so not much fiddling about there.  Then last night I blocked it and the usual magic happened when the yarn got wet and flat - it grew!

It is now a whopping 6ft. 6 inches long!  No wonder it took a long time to knit!  This has been knitted in hand-spun pure new wool in bubble-gum pink.  I see on Yahoo today they are saying that's the colour people are buying their jeans in this season -  now they can have a scarf/wrap to match.  It wasn't intentional - I just have a weakness for bright pink.

It's going on Etsy if you fancy it!

One Skein Wonder

Here's a little something that was great fun to make. It's from a pattern in this month's Yarn Forward magazine and I have used some yellow, peach & purple soft varigated yarn which makes it look very summery. It is a narrow wrap, probably no more than 8 inches at it's widest part, with a fancy lace edging. The plain knit part has used the short row technique to get a curved shape, and there is a cast off picot edging at the top. Doesn't that all sound very technical! However it is constructed, it is very pretty although not for anyone with broad shoulders (like me :0(....) If you are interested in giving this a home, contact me.


Here's my little grey dog, now with his back legs and tail and he's had a bit of a brush to make him fluffy and even cuter than he was before. He is awaiting the rest of his accessories - coat, bed, bowl & toy - in order to look for a new home at a local summer fair this Friday. If he is unsuccessful there, he'll go on Etsy - or you can snap him up first by contacting me!SOLD!

A day off from potato painting today, but a big project coming up this week when I buy the appropriate sized board - a whole potato plant, roots & all. Interesting..........