Good evening all! I just wanted to pop in and see how everyone was doing. It's the end of the weekend and I've only made one hexagon, no knitting, sewing or anything! I don't like these weekends. I can't even say we've been busy with amazing trips or visits to friends but we have just cooked a roast dinner!
Yesterday J and I rearranged our livingroom because we were bored and it had been the same for two years. We learnt that we'd put things in their old places for a reason but at least things look a little different now :-)
What have you been upto? Maybe it's still your weekend and you haven't finished. I'd love to hear!
I'm still loving this wool, it's absolutely beautiful. It's actually 50% wool 50% acrylic which is great because it was probabl y50% cheaper and seems to be 50% less itchy. Win win!
I frogged the straight garter stitch scarf I'd been working on and now I have something that looks like this
It looks a bit wonky but I can assure you my stitches are exact so I'm going to block it at the end. What do you think? I really like it! It's still garter stitch but with an increase and decrease on either end which makes it just a little bit more complicated and enough to keep me interested.
My lunch break Moss Stitch scarf is also coming along nicely too. I make sure this is the only project I take to work because I know it will be forgotten and never finished!
Time to get another hexagon done! Good night and thanks for visiting, it means very much :-)
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Yesterday J and I rearranged our livingroom because we were bored and it had been the same for two years. We learnt that we'd put things in their old places for a reason but at least things look a little different now :-)
What have you been upto? Maybe it's still your weekend and you haven't finished. I'd love to hear!
I'm still loving this wool, it's absolutely beautiful. It's actually 50% wool 50% acrylic which is great because it was probabl y50% cheaper and seems to be 50% less itchy. Win win!
I frogged the straight garter stitch scarf I'd been working on and now I have something that looks like this
It looks a bit wonky but I can assure you my stitches are exact so I'm going to block it at the end. What do you think? I really like it! It's still garter stitch but with an increase and decrease on either end which makes it just a little bit more complicated and enough to keep me interested.
My lunch break Moss Stitch scarf is also coming along nicely too. I make sure this is the only project I take to work because I know it will be forgotten and never finished!
Time to get another hexagon done! Good night and thanks for visiting, it means very much :-)
x x x x
I think both of your scarves are great :)
ReplyDeleteYour scarves are awesome.. and that yarn is **YUMMY**! Thanks for sharing. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the colours in that yarn. I had a fairly productive weekend for a change - but more housework and cooking (and less knitting/crochet) than I would have liked.
ReplyDeleteLots of adorable photographs, I think my favourite ones are the top and bottom one...Very cute decoratives, I really like bunting and would love to make some for my future wedding!
ReplyDeleteYour scarves are looking great, especially the colour of the wool in the first one...even if its more complicated to do than previously, it keeps you challenged as you said he he
Ooh, I love your new garter stitch scarf, it looks absolutely spectacular! I've given up on the knitting for the moment, it was just so painfully slooow and the results were always wonky, no matter what. I really hope to get the hang of it one day though! :-) xxxx
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ReplyDeleteHi Nicole, thanks again for your lovely comment on my blog. You are so sweet! I also didn't really have a crafty weekend. It was a really nice weekend though, I visited my parents and we went to this amazing air show. My parents live near the beach and I always love to go there, even when the weather is cold and windy!
ReplyDeleteLove the yarn! I start to get wanties with all this colorful yarn I see popping up at ravelry and blogland. Wanties!
Hey Nicole... The diagonal garter stitch is so much better than the straight... do you have a pattern link that I could follow please? A day just isn't complete without a little creating is it? :)x
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your diagonal garter stitch scarf - The yarn is fab! I wish I was better at knitting... I really must try harder! It's just that I'm SO addicted to crochet I'd much rather have a hook in my hand at the moment! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely comment you let on my blog - I wish I was Super woman, I'd get my housework done A LOT quicker! hehe :)
Hope you have a great week
Louise xx
Your diagonal strip scarf looks great, it works really well with the yarn
ReplyDelete@ Lucy & Teresa - thanks ladies!
ReplyDelete@ Madmum - I'm glad it was productive butit's a shame neither of us got much crocheting in :-(
@ Hazel - thanks! A combination of lovely light and J's SLR camera :-) You should definitely make wedding bunting it's very easy! I'm going to put up a tutorial for some Christmas bunting I'm making, but nearer Christmas :-)
@Nanita - don't give up! just try again :-) I tend to knit really slowly so I don't drop or increase because I don't actually know how to pick up dropped stitches!! You see, you *think* I know what I'm doing but it's all lies :-D
@Suzanne - hi!! Love that you had a nice weekend with your folks, those are the best! I'm due to see mine too soon, yay!
@Jill - I've left a comment on your blog post (ironically about scarves!) with the pattern link and also my modifications. I could post them on my blog but I think I'd have to ask the Purl Bee first as it's 70% their work and about 30% my improvisation. Ok maybe 80/20!!
@Louise - hello!! I was always rubbish at knitting and I used to give it a bad name but since giving it a go (and producing masses of un-finished scarves) I've come to love it!
@AlittleBitSheepish - thanks! I agree diagonals + this yarn work so well!