Remember that post about wanting to get Christmas gifts done by October? And about the bit about loving handmade. Um yep. It has turned me into an obsessive yarn purchaser. I think for many weeks ahead my WIP's will be something knit (hope you don't mind?!)
To start things off, as mentioned, this past weekend in Craven I knit up a cowl. My goal is to do four - two different patterns, two different colours. One for each of my midwives after the babe is born as a wee thankyou. I have fallen in love with the idea of a cowl. Something to keep your neck warm without the need to wrap it like a scarf. Perfect.
For more pictures of the cowl, follow the link on my side bar to my Flickr account.
The latest yarn distraction yesterday (which was the reason no WIP was posted on Wednesday) was 'Henry'.
Henry is the name of the yarn I chose to use for the Unique Sheep Secret Garden Knit Along. He arrived in the mail yesterday, and clue 2 will be e-mailed out tomorrow. I'm already falling behind! It is a gradiance colorway. It starts with knitting with Skein 1 (bottom left) and going clockwise, will finish up with Skein 6 (bottom right). I think the colours will be gorgeous in the fall.
Nate says if I develop carpal tunnel from all my knitting, that the mocking will be endless......
6 comments:
Those colors are gorgoues together! Have fun!
A great obsession. Hope you are having FUN.
I've been on a buying kick recently and when my husband asked me today why I was buying so much yarn, I told him that it was my Mortality Warranty...how could I possibly die before I used up all the yarn. I made him laugh...ciao
I love the idea of a cowl too, so beautiful and cosy.
Thanks for my amazing gift. I received it yesterday and it is just amazingly beautiful, thank you so
much.
I love seeing everything your knitting - a beautiful obsession I think! I found a non-profit group that swaps knowledge (like people to teach me how to knit in exchange for some English or French lessons, etc.) that I'm going to sign up for in the Fall - hopefully I'll learn to knit so I can play along with you!
My mom developed tennis elbow from crocheting. We tease her regularly.
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