Wednesday, July 03, 2013

Yarn Along


It was small knitting projects for me while away in Cornwall. I managed to finish 3 dishcloths, 1 acorn and 2 pumpkins. I thought I was quite 'together' packing all my knitty needs while away... but when it came time to stuff my first pumpkin I remembered that the stuffing had been left at home! Grrrrr! Well, I took a note out of the resourceful ladies of old and stuffed it with tissue paper. This is not ideal, but I was not going to have nothing to work on while away because I had forgotten the stuffing! The second pumpkin and the acorn I completed up to stuffing point and then finished them off at home with the correct filling. 


 Away reading - well, I indulged in my Agatha Christi 'Poirot' short stories. Yes, I am a huge fan on Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. I love watching the T.V series, but usually have to find a free afternoon to watch all my recordings as the rest of the family are NOT huge fans ;o)

Currently on the needles... I have cast on for a pullover for my DH. He has been wanting me to knit him something for about 15 years now. I have always been put off because he is quite a big guy - 6ft6!  That's a whole lot of knitting you will agree. Buoyed by my recent success with Shalom, I determined - much to the delight of DH - that I would knit him a jersey in time for winter. Together we settled on 'His Weekend Pullover' in Stylecraft Special Aran with Wool - 'Peat'. I am really enjoying the repetitive pattern of this knit so far. I hope to have it finished by Autumn {I want to say sooner, but I am still a wee bit daunted with all that knitting} :o).




Joining Ginny from Small Things

12 comments:

  1. Hurray he is getting a sweater! That will be a lot of knitting :) Lovely wash clothes and the perfect travel knit!

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  2. Those dishcloths are so pretty! And yay for a sweater for your hubby! I would love to knit my husband a sweater someday (not to mention myself!) but I concentrate on knitting for the kiddos because I am the world's slowest knitter (might have something to do with the aforementioned kids!). Good luck finishing it by fall!

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  3. yay! wishing you all the best with the sweater; I've only been knitting since Feb and am still enjoying non-patterned things, but I have one thought... perhaps do a small thing when you need a break from the sweater to keep the momentum? just a thought :) I am excited to see your progress!

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    1. I have done just that Elizabeth! A short project and quite different. Complete color change too, just the thing to break any monotonous feelings!

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  4. Those dishcloths are so vibrant. I'm a slow knitter so I stick to smaller things!

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  5. Lovely dishcloths.
    I agree that a big mens jumper is daunting but once you get going it'll soon grow. The yarn you've chosen looks cosy.

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  6. I love the colors of your dish cloths. I love knitting smaller items during the summer. Especially using cotton.

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  7. How exciting that you are knitting your husband a sweater!
    I love your pumpkins and acorn.

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  8. Love those pumpkins and acorns!

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  9. I'm sure he'll treasure such a knit for as long as he's been waiting for it. :)

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  10. My grandmother (granted, a small woman) always knit her sweaters in pieces: usually an arm, the front, the back, the other arm. That way it started and ended with small/faster pieces. Sometimes she'd put an arm between the front and back if she felt like she was flagging and needed a boost. The first time I did a pieced sweater, I did something similar - with the largest bit in the middle so that it seemed to go quicker the longer I was knitting. Or something.

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