June nearly done

Well we never got any storms as of today, it has been forecast quite a few times with heavy down pours, thunder and lightening in the South East of England but where I live, only rain.

As I sit here on Sunday at 16:30 it is quite overcast after a warm day of 23 degrees and is threatening to maybe, just maybe rain or thunder a bit.  So I really need to get this post typed up and then head out with Tammie for her walk.

Considering I wake up at 6 am Monday to Friday to get up for work you would think that I would get a lay in on a Saturday morning.

Nope!  I went to bed Friday evening at 7.30pm and I woke up at 05:45 on Saturday.  I did get a fair bit done, I even went and had my hair cut for the first time in a good year or two maybe.  It feels so nice and worth £35.  I have even booked in to have my hair highlighted with foils in 2 weeks so am looking forward to that treat.

I finally published my Gypsophelia Socks on Ravelry.com, I completed it early Saturday morning while I was wide awake.  The pattern consists of knitting up 2 pairs of socks, a lace pair with about a 6 inch leg and a shorty sock pair. Two for the price of one.

They actually used only 58g of the 100g ball of West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply yarn and so I cracking with a second pair but this time, shortie socks.

They obviously did not take as long to knit up because the cuff is only a few inches long but I am so pleased with how they turn out.  The colour is a lovely apple green with specks of cream and white.

Now that they are finished and the pattern is published I can get on with my Hedvig Blanket by Arne & Carlos.  I have done 60 flowers so far and I would show a photo on here but I wanted to do the Ta-Dah moment when it is completed.  So watch this space.

I better get going and walk the dog, have a good week and I will be back next Sunday.

Gypsophelia Socks

Hello and welcome back to my blog

I have finally finished my sock pattern called Gypsophelia which is named after the 

West Yorkshire Spinners Colourway that inspired me to design a pair of lace socks.

Here is a photo of them which was taken early evening.

I have the pattern nearly written up and I just want to get them test knitted.

Also I have 42 grams left of yarn left which ideally should be enough to make a pair of ankle socks.

I was going to call the socks "On the Buses" because a majority of them have been knitted on my journey to and from work plus during my half hour lunch break.  

However, I think West Yorkshire Spinners did a good job of naming this colour way.

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The next bit of crafting I have done was last weekend.

I have been enjoying a podcast on Youtube called Lan Anh Handmade which teaches you so much about how easy some jewellery is made.

The bracelet in the middle of the photo shows my first go at twisting wire around a gem.  

It looks so hard but trust me, it is not.

I then went on to make a couple of other items too and they are all now sitting in my gift box.

If you do get a chance to take a look, I don't think you would be disappointed.

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That is it for now, I have not really had a lot of time for crafting. 

My Hedvig blanket by Arne & Carlos has been going very well, I have completed 50 flowers so far.

Hope you are all well and be back soon.

Hand Painted Sock Yarn

I have had a pretty busy few weeks because of settling into my new job which is now full time but also I didn't realise how tired I was feeling at the end of a full weeks work.  I enjoy my new job but looking at a computer screen all day does make your eyes tired, your ankles swell up because of lack of movement and then coming home to keep on top of the chores does tucker me out.

I have been crafting a bit but it is mainly knitting and unfortunately, the jewellery making has been put on a back burner because I am so into my knitting and crochet at the moment.  Also not having anyone to give the jewellery away to makes it pointless in doing it at the moment.

So I have finished the Hand Painted Sock Yarn that I said about in my previous post and here is a photo.

I have had to screen shot the photo from my Ravelry projects page and it is not coming out as good as I wanted you to see.

They have knit up so lovely, the yarn is fantastically soft but also can you see the heels and toes.

It is a short row heel using the same yarn and has given a bright change to the rest of the yarn.

They have washed up nicely on a 30 degree wash in my machine, kept their shape and Frank says that they are luxury on his feet.

I think they are well worth the money plus I had around 40g left of the yarn which I am saving to do a sock yarn project later in the year.






I have now got the sock knitting bug again and thought of a simple pattern to put together which was encouraged by receiving a West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply yarn from Frank.  It is without any doubt one of the best colours I have ever been given and I immediately wanted a pair for myself but this time I wanted to design a lace pair.  The photo below does not do it any justice and I will try to get a better photo when they are finished.

It is a speckled green colour that is almost peppermint like with dashes of white and cream.

I have been knitting them on the bus of a morning going to work, in may lunch break and also coming home in the afternoon.

The funny thing is whilst knitting this pair I have an idea for another pair so it goes to show you how one idea can bring on another.

Plus the fact that my sock yarn stash is becoming a good collection and I just want to knit, knit, knit.




I have also started crocheting another blanket that was recently released by Arne & Carlos and I have been waiting for the pattern since they showed the blanket on their podcast.

Again being the spoilt girl that I am,  Frank saw the blanket too and said 'you have got to make that babe' and he immediately worked out how much yarn I needed and went on Loveknitting.com and purchased the whole lot.  It was not cheap but with a coupon it knocked £46 off the £180 that it would have cost.

So I have done 30 flowers so far and am aiming to get it done within the next month or two, so watch this space.

I am now going to go and cook the dinner before he comes home from work too and hope that you are all enjoying this warm weather.