Today I have time because my poor daddy is feeling a bit off colour, so I sent him to bed early. Now I'm watching Love Actually and trying to pay attention while I write.
However, today is also almost a "proper" blog update! I've got WIPs, and FOs, and Stash Acquisition, and even a Penguin!
FOs
Not sure if I should call this one FO or 2 to be honest, but here are the last 2 Christmas Stockings of 6 that I've knitted in total. The first 4 I managed to finish in time for last Christmas, but having completely over-committed myself, my 2 Geordie godsons have had to wait until this year.
I also need to apologise for misleading you all over the last few days, as I've been confidently telling you all that the yarn I've been using for these stockings is King Cole Shine, but I found the ball band for the last ball a couple of days ago, and actually it's King Cole Glitz in the colourway Christmas, and King Cole Tinsel, in the colourway White.
WIPs
I've had to put this project on hold for a little while, because mysteriously a whole ball of King Cole Merino Blend DK in French Navy has disappeared! I've searched every bag that I brought with me, in every corner, and under every cushion. I can only assume that I've either left it back in Sheffield, or I've dropped it out of a bag somewhere. I'm visiting Sheffield for a couple of days for a meet up with old work friends, and for a friends birthday, so I can at least check if I did leave it there. If I didn't leave it there, then I can probably get away with buying a replacement, as the placement in the pattern means any dyelot miss-match shouldn't be too obvious.
Now I've started on a present that wasn't originally in my Christmas Queue. I know, I said I wouldn't add anything because I didn't think that I would have time to do anything else, but this is just a little quick present, and knitting it has helped me to write a really simple pattern that I'll be using to teach one of my godsons how to knit. This is because he asked me if I would teach him how to make a hat for Mr Bunny, and it had to be done. He's a bright, and attentive lad, so even though he's only 5, I'm fairly confident that he will at least be able to master the garter stitch that forms the brim of the hat, and possibly even manage the stockinette and decreases.
Now of course I'm not just making a hat for Mr Bunny, but a whole extra outfit - hat, cardigan, and booties. The hat and booties are improvised, but the cardigan is adapted from Jack and Jill Premature Baby Jackets, by Marianna Mel. The yarn is Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle Effect DK, in the colourway 0174.
Stash Acquisition
Obviously, I have 3 days worth of advent calendar yarn to show you:
But I also took another trip to Ring-a-Rosie's in Whitley Bay looking for suitable yarn to make the full Bunny outfit, yarn for my godson to learn with, and maybe a couple of extras for myself, even though I really, really shouldn't be spending money on anything non-essential right now. Still, it's just a couple of balls of DK to be included in the crochet memory blanket, and a couple of balls of sock yarn, because I need to replace the 3 pairs of my hand knit socks that walked off into the sunset last year.
So here we have: Louisa Harding Yarns Cassia Prints, in the colourway 508; Woolyknit DK Classics Colour Splash, in the colourway Rainbow; Schoppel Wolle Admiral R Druck, in the colourway Magic; and Schachenmayr Regia Design Line 4-ply, in the colourway 03653; and Sirdar Snuggly Crofter Baby Fair Isle Effect DK, in the colourway 0174.
Penguins
I've not even seen this in real life for myself yet, but Kelly sent me this photo of what he's done to the doorway to my bedroom:
How brilliant is that?!?
I think it might be bed time now though, so sweet dreams my dears!
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