In the Making...

Sirdar’s Heart & Sole sock yarn is really lovely. I’ve made a pair of socks before . They’ve just brought out a new colour palette and the stripes aren’t quite as thick. I used the Clever Clogs colourway (love the names of the colours – there is also a Pigeon Toes colour! I may just have to knit this just for the name). I made a Puerperium by Kelly Brooker quite awhile ago from the free DK version. This time I used the Beyond Puerperium pattern, which covers 4 ply, DK and worsted weight and up to 2 years. I made it in 4 ply and size 45cm / 18” chest. Again I used the mismatched buttons, which I think works wonderfully with striped yarn. It’s a great pattern and I definitely see another one in my future! Ravelry Project Page I’m doing Woolly Wormhead’s Mystery Hat Knitalong this year. I particularly like this KAL because each clue is in bitesize pieces and doesn’t take up too much knitting time from other things. Anyone else doing it? ...

Ok, so if you hadn’t noticed, my pattern was published in the latest issue of Knitty . I decided to make Nachtfalter , which is also in this issue. I love garter stitch and it’s a quick and easy project. I used King Cole Baby Alpaca DK in meadow. It was a really quick knit and the finished mitts are lovely and squishy. One to add to the Christmas gift pile.

This blog post is a wee bit delayed. I’ve been away on holiday in Yorkshire, which happily coincided with Yarndale, so I dragged Mr along. The bunting was still up this year but has now been accompanied by lots and lots of mandalas. It really did look fantastic. It was a lovely day and my purchases were quite restrained (well, for me anyway). A skein of Deeply Wicked by Easy Knits for the Woolly Wormhead KAL . Anyone else doing it? A lovely thank you skein of Soliloquy Sock yarn from the Linda at Tall Yarns n’ Tales for the sock pattern in Knitty. A selection of pretty buttons from Textile Garden and a few needles. Oh and a crochet kit from Natural Dye Studio , which I wanted to do on holiday. I was sans ball winder, so a very patient Mr helped me wind 5 skeins of yarn into balls. On the way back, we went to Fountains Abbey in the afternoon and took a few nice pictures.