Dam Nature.

This place is just beautiful isn't it? It's the Damflask resevoir on the edge of the peak district. It's a 6 mile round walk and the views are spectacular, you get meadows, woodland, and perfect scenery from every angle. The little village it's situated next to is called Bradfield and it's the perfect olde worlde village with cricket on the green, old fashioned ice cream and ale outside the pub. All the spectators were sitting on wooden chairs eating little sandwiches (pity my battery died by then and we didn't take the camera). We shall definately be going again, and maybe to the pub ;)

Over the Rainbow.

Well, it's looking like thunder over here...and it's as dark as teatime! So how about a little colour injection?


It's another Forest Canopy Shawl and it's pretty bright! My intention is to make this huge to snuggle in (cos camping has been mentioned ;))
I've also been told I look like i'm flying the flag for Gay Pride but it's fab so there! ner ner :P

Well it cheered me up...the view out of the window aint all that...August? it never is, is it?

Wicked Wicked is now wicked!!

Yes after my last post I did indeed amble off and cast on for Wicked from Zephyr Style (i'll bung a link in later). However, after 4 times I thought it was not meant to be...then I realised that 8 does not go into 124 and i'd actually done it righ the first time.

It went into the depths that are 'down the side of the Sofa', but I thought about it all night and how much I liked the jumper and it's lovely little kangaroo pocket and how I could hide stuff in it's usefulness. So I decided I could have it's shape and make it mine...here it is!!

 ok sorry for the disappointment of the photo...but i've done an honeycomb type of stitch instead of the cables...when I get the increases out of the way, i'll get a better shot. The Aran is quite nice (yes it is  acrylic) but at £2.50 for 550g who cares, it's soft!

200g of DK does make a jumper...

...if you use larger needles!
This little experiment was finished last week and as usual I posted pics of the finished article everywhere but here, (which means those who read here will have already seen it Doh!)

Anyhow here's Cobbled (together) Cable.

I used 200g of Grampian (remember that folks lol) DK with wool in a lovely 3colour twisted effect. I actually blagged it by using a generic top down method and 5.5mm needles. The stitch gauge is loose but not too loose so you can see your undies type of loose iyswim. It feels very light and is warm enough for British summer weather ;)

I'm actually quite liking the new set up of uploading pics...which for some reason won't work in Opera but will in AOL. So you can expect some playing around with fonts etc...I'm just going to bob off and cast on Wicked in some bargain aran I found yesterday.

little black waistcoat.

This is a take on a top down cardy on rav but i'm having trouble with the link and will add as soon as...
I used sirdar silky look on addi turbo 5.5mm (guage 14sts to 10cm)

Tour de Failure :(

Well it's finis (the tour that is ;)) I alas have not finished the Terttu shawl but then the challenge was to stick with it and not cast on for anything else, which I have done. Progress was always going to slow down as the rows got longer but I never expected it to slow down as much lol.
I've just started the 13th repeat but the weather is way too hot and sticky (i'm practically felting the poor thing in my hands - urrgh!).


Anyway seeing as the kids are off school, my time is even more limited....next post sometime in August I suppose ;)

I've never FELT this way before!

I know...2 posts in the same day lol.
I've finally felted my Booga Bag...Hurrah!


I think it definitely will need to go back for another go but I am soooooo pleased it didn't lose it's colour or shrink that much!



I even knitted up the very last bit of the Kureyon and made a flower and a leaf. I've put the handles through and sewn the flower on already, cos I thought it would be easier to do it now and then bung it all back washer later. I'm going to see how it dries first though ;)

Taking the Biscuit...

Tada!! This has got to be my best link to the TdeF KAL.
Le Hobnob Beret...;)
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And modelled...
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I've also finished my upside down monkeys.
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And finally...progress of Terttu. It's behaving now it's had a stern ticking off ;)
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11 pattern repeats completed, lord knows how many to go!

* all pics are clickable.

another tenuous link to the TdeF KAL...

...I've just had to 'frog' (well only 6 rows) but i've had to do it stitch by stitch and that has taken me longer than it did to knit them Grrrr!!!



Ah well, 'tis only a little fall. En arrière sur ma bicyclette!

TdeF KAL Part Deux

Well, it has grown a little...but there's still a lot of that mountain to climb!
(I know i'm here but i'll get on with it - promise! ;))


I also finished crocheting this bag last night...


cos I do need to concentrate on my lace and this was something to do whilst watching telly. I sort made it up from various patterns but the bottom bit was supposed to be the Acorn project bag but I was way out and couldn't a good fit with my lid. So...I just copied a market bag top and Voila! (also crocheted a phone pocket, cos a girl needs to accesorize ( soz crappy spelling).


Right, back to it!!!!!! chop chop!

Trying to fit my project into the TdeF.

Well after a lot of searching of the name 'Terttu' is Finnish. So, I hear you ask ;) "How does this fit into a french theme?"
Well we were told that we could be quite obscure so here goes lol. I have found this blog Paris Breakfasts who has a friend called Terttu!!! I mean honestly i've tried so hard to get a link and there were the 2...Bonne Chance!


Ok it's a bit weak I know...but I really do want to *'finnish' my shawl tada!!!!









*oh the shame*

TdeF Knitalong Progress.

This is my progress so far for the Tour de France Knitalong
I chose the polks dot option and I'm in Team Liquigas.
The pattern is the Terttu Shawl and it can be seen Here - Rav link

I'm using 3.75mm circular and a handpainted laceweight from Uruguay. It's for a friend who has been told not to peek lol (wonder if she will though - bets anyone? ;)

Team Liquigas Button

I've posted this on Ravelry. Although we may be now late for the competion :(


I haven't got a decent pic of my progress as it is raining so hard and we have thunder and lightening (Pah! July indeed). I'll try later if it brightens up.


The button will also reside in my sidebar, so if you're in Team Liquigas please feel to take it :D

Purple Monkeys!

Well i'm getting my July postings in...
I finally got my pics of my finished monkey socks.





Pattern:
Cookie A's Monkey Socks
Yarn:
YarnAddict's merino in purple suprise
Needles:
2.5mm Addi circs

Only modification was a short row heel.

Go Team Liquigas and the TdeF knitalong!

Oh yes i'm in and raring to go. Piccy's to follow as it really doesn't start till tomorrow.
(but seeing as I totally failed to blog in June, i'm in need of an immediate excuse for July ;))



On yeah i've finished a sock...





It's a toe up monkey sock but I only had 50g of an unknown, lable lost ball, so it's ended up a trainer sock.
I used a 2.5mm 30cm circ and a 40cm for the heel.
I so wish I had smaller feet (and bigger boobs lol)

Something to show (at last...;))

This was my April entry in the sock yarn project 2008 over at the CTnY Forum...there really wasn't an excuse for not posting this last month...and i'm not making any now lol.
The razor cami was a really quick knit and I think it looks gorgeous in n's (The Yarn Yard) caber (or bamboo as it was known).The colour is called 'kyoto' and I love it.



And baby socks in opal uni...my slightly purple phase kicking in. :D


AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY THE SAME...SOCKS!!!!!!!





Finally...Mum got her Zokni Socks. I just gave up on these for a while but then got my mojo and finished the second sock in record time (well ok that's a lie, the pair took me far too long but I was easily distracted by everything else).

Then I went mad and did the kids a pair each...

Photo is a bit blurry but from left to right, DS, DD2 and DD1.



These are DS' ribbed socks in kaffe fassets mirage (regia) in earth colourway. I managed to get the pair out of one 50g ball, so he has enough for another pair...

and here are the girls trainers socks...plain and simple with a short row heel and judy's magic cast on for the toe. I've also got the hang on the zig zag cast off and it's brill, nice and stretchy.


DD1's in Opal nuremstrung (or something similar ;))


DD2's in Lorna's Laces 'Iris garden'

Well that's all folks! I have to go and finish a small Forest Canopy Shawl for my niece to wear on her christening, do another pocket book slipper and think about felting my Booga bag...:D

Buns! and Boogas!

BUNS!





These were made tonight by my eldest DD and she has definitely put me to shame. I think she has done a fantastic job...not long before a sunday dinner then ;)

BOOGA BAG...




So I still haven't felted yet but then I only made it yesterday :D. It always makes me chuckle the name Booga...especially since I found it was another name for a Bogie...heh heh heh, i've made a Bogie Bag ;)

clapotis

clapotis
Originally uploaded by knittingladybird

and a clapotis too....i'm feeling a little better about the lack of progress that seemed to be lingering lately

I'm also practising uploading pics straight from flickr...if anyone has any ideas how to do multiple pics, could you let me know lol

zokni sock

zokni sock
Originally uploaded by knittingladybird

This lovely little pattern has just got my sock mojo moving again :D

I was supposed to be trying 2 socks at once but I love my tiny 30cms circs and I just guess you can't fit 2 socks on it lol
The pattern is zokni socks and i'm using fleece artist merino in rose garden colourway.