In the Making...

I have a new favourite shawl. The pattern is Antipodes by Libby Jonson aka Truly Myrtle . Ravelry project page. Libby has some really lovely patterns – I really like her style and all the patterns all seem very wearable to me. Check them out The pattern was a pleasure to knit from start to finish. It’s worked from point to point, so you just increase until just under half of your yarn has been used then decrease to the point. It’s great for getting the most out of one skein of 4 ply. I used Titus 4 ply in Harvest Gold by Eden Cottage Yarns . Looking at my past blog posts, I bought it at Woolfest all the way back in 2012 . I’d been saving it for just the right project. I’m very happy I used it for this and the colour is just so rich. The skein I used was quite generous at 110g, so I was able to work 29 repeats of the main part of the pattern. I really love this and have been wearing it lots.

The sewing machine came out this week! I saw the most gorgeous knitting bag on instagram. It was made by Truly Myrtle (I don’t usually like podcasts but she’s very interesting to listen to). Here’s the link to her bag . It’s a shape I haven’t tried before. The pattern for the tote is a free one from Very Shannon . - the Reversible Box Tote . I bought some gorgeous fabric from The Little Fabric Store . It’s a sweet, little shop and worth a visit, if you’re near. Helen is very lovely and helpful. I got some new Cloud9 fabric and linen to line the bag. I bought another Clover tape measure too. They are really nice quality. I’ve found with the cheaper retractable tape measures that the tape will stretch and warp with use. I’ve had one for over a year (with daily use) and it is still as straight as the day I bought it. So I bought another because well…you can never have enough tape measures! You can see the tape measure in the picture below. The fabric that I ch...