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Sedentary Sunday

 

Hello!

I’ve been busy knitting and watching Netflix and not a lot else these past few weeks. Work has been busy and real life busy too that home time means switch off time.

Since I last posted I’ve finished 4 things! I have to be so much better about blogging

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This month’s mystery Socks – Reverso. I didn’t particularly like knitting these – I loved the way the hand dyed yarn striped, although a lot of that is lost when they’re right side out (Left sock) and the patterning was lost around the heel and toe. There was a LOT of purling after the heel turn. At this point I had to turn the sock inside out again and purl across the bottom of the foot – there was no way I could keep my patterning right on the instep looking at the purl side. Never the less it was in my queue and free, and sometimes you just can’t tell until you’ve knit them. They fit well, look nice but boy am I glad they are DONE!

 

Next up is Across The beach

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The above Pre-Blocking gives a far better idea of the colours – excuse the bitty floor the hamster seems to pouch bedding before going in her ball. I’m forever picking it up off the floor!

 

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And this is during the blocking – which shows a better idea of the lace involved.

I have to say as much as I love the end result I HATED knitting this shawl; the pattern wasn’t particularly intuitive to me. The Purl 15 together were so annoying and the stitch markers didn’t line up, especially on the last section of the lace. I also think it came out a little small, it’s more of a shawelette than a shawl and it would have looked silly if I’d finished it when I was bigger.

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I really need to invest in some new black tops to show off my shawl!

We had a charity event this week in work for Brain Tumour research. Rhys broke this to me on Monday afternoon that he wanted a hat and I showed him this one. OH YES he said, so I promptly nearly destroyed my wrists crocheting this pattern! Incredibly well written, and brilliant. Fiddly in a way because it’s essentially a toy on top of a hat but was well worth it in the end!

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We won first prize for “Best Overall hat” which was fantastic. Got tons of requests for making more, but I graciously declined as I’d never make any money doing it and I’d loose all of my love for crafting and crochet in general.

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So Friday night I was at a bit of a loose end – I’d been looking at my queue on Rav for my Wonderwool shopping list when I happened upon Bloody Stupid Johnson which I’ve had in my list for ages.

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I just couldn’t wait to cast on. Paired up with some Jarol Heritage yarn that I bought last year in Bridlington and this practically fell off the knitting needles.

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Topped off with a nice fluffy pompom made with a clover pompom maker and I’m in love and just about used up the full ball! It looks a bit short here on my model; bit it’s a perfect length on me.

First time using a tubular cast on and I love it! So stretchy and great.

Anyway, hopefully it won’t be such a long time until I post again!

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