I'm at home with a cold/sore throat/headache/general feeling rubbishness and only the snooker to keep me company. So I decided to tidy out my knitting basket yesterday, as it was taking over the entire living room. As if by magic, Mary over at "
The Wool Palace" asked "What is in your knitting basket?" so I have duly obliged....
Convertible mittens, in
Hipknits sockweight Cashmere that Kerrie custom dyed for me just before Christmas. I've nearly finished the thumb shaping on the first one. It makes a change from socks!
Squares for my third
Baby Blanket from 200 Crochet Blocks. They have even had the ends sewn in and been blocked! I'm sure I won't be quite so organised with the remaining 31! The colours are a bit 70's, but I kind of like it that way! Baby is due on 15th Feb, so I think I'm on track with this one. I think I might even like them more than the alphabet blanket. They look just as complicated, but really aren't at all. 
Another crochet square, this time in Noro Kureyon, for a swap bot exchange that sounded like fun. Is this crazy enough to be a crazy afghan square?
A
jacket I started for baby Hattie before Christmas. I realised it would be too big for a Christmas present, but I should finish it and send it before she gets too big. It is going to be the jacket in blue on the front of
this book. I am worried however I won't have enough wool, I guess if the arms need to be a slightly different shade it shouldn't matter too much!
I love the stitch pattern, do you think it would make good socks?
Next up is Cashmere/merino sock yarn in Highland Mist from the lovely Dee at
Posh Yarn. These are for
Tony's Birthday socks. I think I'm going do try out a pattern from Nancy Bush's Vintage Knitted Socks, which I bought for myself as a Christmas Present. I think it will be the
Gentleman's Fancy Sock
And lastly, some 4 ply soft in vaguely Crystal Palace colours for a
30th Birthday present for my friend James. It will be either (a) socks - if I decide it is hard wearing enough (b) a tie - as James always jokes that he wants a knitted tie.
3 comments:
I really love the colours of those squares. They look fab. I hope you are feeling better Roo.
Kezza
Roo,
I am doing the Crazy Afghan Squares swap as well! I spent the weekend teaching myself to crochet and am very envious of your squares, they are lovely and I think the colours are fab.
its nice to see how the custom yarn knits up, have you tried the other yet? Those crochet blocks look lovely, I must get the hang of following proper crochet patterns sometime soon
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