Recent F.O's

Oh it's been a whole while again hasn't it?

This time around it's computer problems, my primary hard drive died. HP were fantastic in delivering the new hard drive, but we are STILL waiting for the recovery media. Luckily someone had a Windows 8 disk, and I'd found out and written down my product key. Otherwise someone would have been very annoyed that he couldn't play his games when we we're away.

Yes we're away! I've stolen a few moments from Rhys to go on my laptop and read the blogs and write up a post. This moment happens to be at 7.32am (woken at 5 by the sunlight!) but I'll take it. We've come up to my parents again in Lincolnshire, leaving our house to Rhys' sister for the 2 weeks.

We're having a great time already, we came up Friday and have been having such a lovely lazy time of things. I've read 3 books, knitted half a pair of socks, and played a bit of Wii U.

So last time I wrote I'd finished the March socks for fathers day and had 1 pair to go in June.

 Which I finished in record time. According to Ravely, I started this pair on the 1st of June and finished them on the 8th. Two solid weekends of knitting, plus a pattern that said "ooo one more round" and before I knew it I was turning the heel.

 The pattern (Tidepool Socks) is a traditional top down gusset flap construction method of doing socks. As much as I love my toe up socks, and enjoy excecuting the short row heel I do love a gusset flap for comfort.

This pair were for Rhys' Dad and have been enjoyed and washed repeatedly already.

 I've also finished the first Dr Who scarf! This didn't take me as long as I thought it would do either. I started March 6th and finished June 14th. This obviously wasn't constant knitting as I worked on lots of other things. It's good knitting when you're tired or just want to watch a TV show. The worst part of it was the weaving in of the ends and the attaching of the dreaded fringe. It mostly used half a ball of each colour, so I'll have plenty of leftovers even after I finish the second one.

 Gift knitting has also been done! A little mousie for Liz at work. Following along the lines of Eduardo the stereyotypical Mexican mouse this one is called Rambo. Liz and her husband have a little mouse that pops up every now and again in their garage, but they never see him just where he's been. This is the second time using the (free!) Toerag the Tube Mouse pattern and it's great. He was done with 4ply yarn and 2.0mm needles which is why he's so tiny. The 2p piece is to scale.

I've also made 2 more rats for our friend Anna. I made her one for Christmas, that for various reasons she never got. So I've finally got round (6 months later!) to making her a new pair. These two are based off her own rats. The grey one at the top is 4ply Shetland yarn, and the bottom is DK weight acrylic, which accounts for the size difference. I hope she'll like them anyway. The pattern again is Nip and Nora Rats. Quick and Easy and always effective.

Tonight we're off to see Mrs Browns boys at the Cinema in our local town. Louth is one of the few places on earth (it feels like!) that still has an intermission in the middle. Yes, complete with an ice cream lady or man who comes down! It's one part of my childhood I truly cherish and it's always great to spend time with my Mum and Dad as well.

I have one more pair of socks to blog about, but my sock model is still in bed so they'll have to wait until I can next grab the computer back! Until then I must go cast on a new pair!

Till next time.

Hannah.