More Treats

These popped into my mailbox this morning, seems like history repeating itself again but this isn't a sock club just some goodies ordered from Morag from Vintage Purls.

Love the colour of this sock yarn 'Arabella' Mmn now what to do with it? I think some more Theodora's would be nice in this or the Daphne pattern that I ordered or possibly a matinee jacket but alas no babies to knit for at present. I was so excited to receive the Knit Pro Spectra Interchangeable Deluxe set and have just cast on for another Spring Beret for Kena using the right size needles this time ........ yay! Lovely to knit with and no joins to snag your work.

Lovely sunny day here after the frost, it has been quite a mild winter so far thank goodness.

It Has Arrived

This arrived in my mailbox the other day. The 1st installment of the Winter Sock Club from Vintage Purls. There was some lovely goodies awaiting. The Notebook is very useful having small squares to do your workings out on. A very clever construction going on with the pattern.

A quiet week this week haven't really finished much in the knitting line started and frogged back several things. I did manage to finish a couple of Spring Berets a lovely easy pattern that I

managed to do in a couple of hours I didn't have any 10 ply so improvised by using DK casting on 90 stitches for the rib and increased to 100 for the pattern. It just about fits GD ( 8 )with blocking on a dinner plate. The one I did in acrylic turned out much smaller. I have been making do with what circular needles I had closest to the size needed which is annoying SO I took the plunge and ordered this set of Knit Pro Acrylic Circulars These are interchangeable so should be able to use for lots of projects in my Queue like the Calvados Beret which I won in a online competition. I also want to do the Bella's Mittens Inspired by mittens worn by Kristen Stewart as Bella in the movies “Twilight” and “New Moon” These are to be for C. 4429 people have made these so are very popular.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Baking Day

Woke up this morning and decided the plan would be to do some baking, the weather was bleak and drizzly so just right for it. Soaked the dates in hot tea while I walked up to the shops early( 9 am) to get supplies. The Date and Walnut Loaf recipe came from The New Zealand Women's Weekly. I doubled the mixture and it made 2 good sized loves., this recipe is a keeper!

On the knitting front I have just threaded the ribbon through the Theodora socks that I knitted a while back, I couldn't get any black

velvet ribbon so found some wine satin ribbon that looks amazing , really pleased with these, the ribbon really finishes them off and it nearly finished me off as well as took me nearly 3/4 hour to thread through!!

I have finished some socks out of the Opal wool it is just a plain sock, Basic Sock Recipe out of this book, Knitting Rules. I got this out of the library but if you get the chance to buy or borrow this book it is a good laugh as well as giving you the basics into knitting. I just love the colour and patterns as I knit it up I really like the self patterning yarn. These will be for ME......

I am already thinking of my next project Blackrose Socks seem to be into lacy looking socks at the moment don't know why as the weather dictates otherwise!! Ive got some black blue and green variegated wool from my stash from Vintage Purls am hoping it will look okay but think more of a semi solid would look better.

Have a good weekend everyone.