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F.O Frenzy

 

It has yet again been a long time since I posted! I’ve been enjoying some time with family, some time playing on my video games (Wii U Lego City Undercover mainly) and time with with pets.

I’ve still been knitting though, and managed to finish a few things!

 

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Kicking things off we have a dreamcatcher kit that came free in Simply Crochet. Totally not my colours, and not something I really enjoyed making, but it took 1 evening to complete so I can’t really complain.

We move belatedly on to Aprils Year of Socks entry.

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These are Kiellinie knitted in Aldi Sock Yarn. The pattern required a bit of complex thinking and working out at times – it’s more of a basic recipe then detailed patterns I’m used to. I might feel that way because I worked without measurements the first time round and had to rip out the whole foot of the first sock. This meant I could then work the two at the same time (to the right pattern measurement!) so it all worked out in the end. I gave these to my dad at the bank holiday weekend and he loved them so that’s good.

 

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We also have May’s entry for Year of Socks. This pair is for Rhys’ Step Dad on Fathers Day. The yarn is Opal Rainforest in Penguin and the pattern is Basket Weave Rib. I really enjoyed making these socks and they seemed to fly by. I worked two at a time, top down.

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I do have to admit as much as I like working toe up I love the look of a traditional heel flap. I scraped through these with less than 40 yards of yarn to spare. Some very tense final toe rows!

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I finished something with yarn I bought at Wonderwool this year! This is Gwyneth – it now has a teal pom-pom on the top. It’s bright and in your face and I love it. I’ve not knitted with chunky yarn in a very long time and forgot how quickly it works up. Pattern was lovely as well. I’m considering doing it again in thinner yarn with more stitches.

 

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Stash enhancement also happened last month. The last for a long time but I couldn’t resist the Drops sale over at Wool Warehouse, and as I’m knitting a pair of socks every moth I’m likely to run out sometime… with my huge stash probably not for a while, but at £3 a pair who can resist.

The Fluro Rainbow and the Rainbow Mini-Mochi (for a Whipporwhil) fell in to my basket at the same time as the Pom Pom from Purple Linda’s Crafts.

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To atone for all of the new yarn coming in I’ve started something with old old stash. This is Clicky Needles Lace in Tangerine by a Gloucestershire dyer. I bought this at least 2.5 years ago, maybe a bit longer. It’s one of the oldest things in my stash. When it grows up it’s going to become Malgven by Lucy Hauge. Very pretty bit requires a lot of concentration!!

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