Book worm

I'm sorry i've been quiet on the blog front recently... i've been doing little knitting, but much reading! As of last week, I have officially completed the Twilight Saga :) I started reading book one at Easter, and have found all four of them hard to put down! What to do now though, that i've finished? Start again! Well, i'm going to have a break, I have other books to read for other people, but I definately plan to get back to them soon. In the meantime, i'll keep watching the movie and wait for movie two to come out at the end of the year.

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Knitting update

Amongst the reading I have managed to sneak in some knitting - mostly when i'm at my parents house where I can't read while watching tv!

First project was to make a square for UNICEF - they were aiming to collect 1,400 squares to make into a large blanket to present to parliament, to represent children in need - turns out they got over 3,000! This was my little contribution, a good way to practise my weak crochet skills: (Rav link)

Next on the list was a cowl, using the Cleckheaton Vintage Hues yarn I brought at easter. (Sorry, no photo yet, hopefully tonight!) My plan was to knit a scarf on huge needles to make it stretch and look lacy, and just keep knitting until I ran out of yarn. Sadly I ran out much sooner than I thought, so it turned into a squishy cowl instead!

On top of all that, I knitted up a mothers day present from this pattern. (My photo to come) Nice easy knit, although I changed the chart to say mUm rather than mOm. Finished just in time, 11pm on Saturday night to be precise, so it was still wet from blocking when I gave it to her, but I don't think she minded. I'm looking forward to knitting some more of KrisKnit's dishcloths in the future, she has some fantastic patterns!

Progress on Buttony continues - the sleeves are seperated, and I added some waist shaping today. I'm worried that the sleeves may be a little big, but i'm assured that's a good thing since i'll be able to wear layers underneath as well. Time will tell... Anyway, here's the latest progress picture - just after i'd seperated the sleeves:

In sewing news, I got a new book today - 'A is for Apron'! Its got a whole lot of awesome vintage-looking patterns that I can't wait to try! And guess what - it's available here on Amazon.com if you're interested! (Just realised - lots of exclamation marks - can you tell i'm excited??)

~Happy Knitting!~

Back on track

Finally, my yarn arrived, so I can carry on with my christmas presents! I'm definately on the home straight now, just another few hours and it will be done, then I can start on the second one! (Now that I know what i'm doing...) I actually remembered to take a photo of it last night, before it was finished, but I can't put it up here because its a suprise :)

This means though that my Coachella has been taking a little holiday, but I've brought it to work with me so that will become my new lunchtime project. Its just straight stockinette stitch, so nice mindless work, and shouldn't take too long to finish off. I'm going to add some 3x1 ribbing to the bottom so it will fitt nicely. I tried it on the other night too, once i'd finished the armholes - the drape is still a little stiff, but I have a feeling it will soften up after a nice wash... (oh yes, go with intuition, who cares about actually swatching!) I also took a photo of this one last night too, but I stupidly forgot my camera, so you'll have to wait for piccys - maybe until tonight when i get home.

I'm starting crochet classes tonight too - much to the 'dismay' of my family (I'm sure they think this whole knitting thing is just a phase... little do they know!) but i'm really looking forward to it. I'm mainly doing it because i'd like to reinforce the arm holes in my Coachella with a crochet chain, so I need to learn how to do that, but I was looking at a friends' amigurimi (sp?) book the other day, and some of them were just SO cute, so i'd love to learn how to do that too! There is an ad on TV here about a new air freshener that doesn't need covering up, and it starts with a little old lady making crochet covers on her show 'Crochet Today' so the family think that's what i'm going to turn into! Oh well, I'm happy enjoying my new hobby, I can put up with the non-knitter jibes :)

Back to work now. Happy knitting!