garden 2011 - update

courgette sown 28th March and radish sown around it on 1st May

peas, beans and lettuce sown 14th April.... some planted out

peas planted out

knitting - cable bag

Cable bag for sale at charity stall for Sea Queen

Pattern (and free bag handles) from Simply Knitting issue 64

neverending list on Ravelry

I have just noticed I have marked over 400 patterns on Ravelry as a favourite....

better get knitting...

knitting - cardigan

So... my Mother in Law gave me some DK yarn - 400g of acrylic, unknown brand and yardage.

I am toying with the idea of knitting this cardigan (inspired by the top down seamless bliss of Four Year Olds new cardigan)

peggy sue

Concerned by the scale of the project (my usual preference is for something small and fiddly) and my loose gauge, I have done a tension swatch...

 

The gauge listed in the pattern is:-

21 sts x 28 rows = 10 cm (4 inches) in stockinette stitch.

 

Being a loose knitter I reached for 3.5mm needles and got this gauge...

21sts x 29 rows

 

Jackpot?  I was going to measuring continually as I knitted anyway to make sure I get it long enough.

I haven't washed the swatch yet...


I've also just noticed it's short sleeved... Mmmmm I'll need to extend the sleeves too.


My other concern is the wear and tear on the acrylic yarn...  I remember reading somewhere (probably on a Ravelry forum) that you should not only wash your swatch but you should also pin it to your clothing (in a high wear and tear area - like under your arms) and wear it for a day or so... then check the bobbles...

 

 

to do list update

(not including Kingdom of Adventure or The Woolly Brew)

knit my other handwarmer since my chunky ones are looking a bit manky
knit more stuff for Sea Queen! - URGENT!

• finish cable bag
• knit a baby jumper
• knit a childs hat

hexagons:-

• do more with my hexagons
• crochet hexagons
• teeny tiny hexagons

make up a photo frame for Four Year Olds 5th year photos!
knit one doll for a 3rd birthday... like this one... and this one -  overdue  not going to happen

make something special... now very very overdue....
have a look at this... a free online professional photography course at HP  who am I kidding!
do more on my cardigan...

start planting up my petunias (and giving them away!)

read my new books! 

 

knitting - cable bag

cable + moss stitch = a few mistakes

This will be a cable bag  to sell on our charity stall at Sea Queen day.  Nearly done....

calendar challenge - May 2011

My May page for Calendar Challenge

I can't believe I'm on the fifth month and still going strong (hope I haven't jinxed it now...)

For this page I stamped over it with a flower stamp and black paint, I drew some flower shapes on top and also on separate sheets of paper to cut out.  I used the end of a paint brush to make some dots (and have since added some more with a pen..)

Can you tell I'm excited about a night out at the end of the month...?