A strange week...

It has been a strange week. It snowed on Sunday. Luckily it wasn't this heavy when I was driving back from Sunday lunch or I would have been quite scared! (As I am quite rubbish when it comes to driving)My poor little car getting all cold....

Then I realised it has taken me nearly a month to knit one Christmas sock for Tony. What is going on? And more importantly how I am I going to finish the other one and a pair of knee highs by Christmas?

Then I managed to pick up too few stitches whilst watching the TV on Sunday evening... spot the deliberate mistake?

Don't worry, Nellie will have two legs the same by the time she is finished, I thought Ysolda might want to see my wonky attempt at her Elijah pattern (which is fabulous BTW - all of those Jean Greenhowe dolls I knitted flat, why??)
However I have snapped one of my Brittany Birch needles that Adele sent me whilst knitting Nellie :0( So now I am having to knit with one 2.5mm and 4 2.75mm needles and DK yarn, which is kind of hard going!
Finally, here is one Christmas present that is finished. Kai by Louisa Harding in Rowan All Seasons Cotton for a little man I know.

And now for something simple....

After all of the MS3 knitting I decided I needed to knit something simple.
Just in time for the cold weather, a trip to the Lake District and the Christmas Market in Birmingham - a garter stitch scarf in Rowan Big Wool.

Swan Lake

Yes, it is true, after 3 months my MS3 is finally finished, blocked and ready to wear.
I am ridiculously proud of this project, mistakes and all.
I really feel like I have learnt a lot since August, and I am no longer scared of lace!

The Malabrigo lace was just devine, it is so soft and I know it is going to be really warm.

I'm not sure you can see, but there are little tiny brown seed beads all over the stole and they give a little weight to the ends.

There are loads of mistakes, but I don't really care. It still looks beautiful. I really can't believe I made it!

Pattern: Swan lake - Mystery Stole 3 - by Pink Lemon Twist
Started: 2nd August 2007
Finished: 1st November 2007
Yarn: Malabrigo Lace Weight