Four Seasons Lace Shawl

Very difficult to photo, but this is Spring & Summer

 And just going into Autumn

And the Summer Seashore Lace Shawls in The Wool Clip shop

Seashore Lace Shawl

This is how I write my knitting patterns, mad or what! I have to visualise the pattern & work out the yo's to see how the pattern alters as it increases.

I have the knitted the pattern a 2nd time to check what I've typed is correct, found a couple of little mistakes but it worked.  This is the shawl once it's been blocked.

 

Daisy Sequin Scarf

This will be a new pattern once I've finished writing it up. It's really simple, knitted using 2 different sized needles & adding sequins on both ends of the scarf with a little crochet hook. Looks really pretty though when they catch the light.

Lace Sampler Shawls - more piccies

This is my Lace Sampler Shawl, back

& front

"Indulgence" in pink!

Must take this pictures again on a different coloured mannequin as it doesn't show up very well on the light colour.

"Indulgence"

The 10th Birthday scarf/stole has a new name - Indulgence - so you can indulge your passion for lace with this pattern with 10 different designs!

I think it looks good on the mannequin.

It will only be on sale for this year, so if you want it, you'll have to get it fast!

Kidsilk Haze

It was like Christmas when I received a parcel of 60 balls of Rowan's Kidsilk Haze today, gorgeous colours, was so excited

It's Snowing........

Woke up to snow yesterday, this was the sunrise....Which turned into a beautifully sunny day

And a gorgeous sunset.....

Sparkly Wool...

The wool has metallic thread through it, so it sparkles.

Also, made some wrist warmers in the sparkly wool too - think I'm in a Christmas mood with all this cold weather!

I'm Back!!

Well, been a while since I blogged as we've been on holiday, in Spain. Best weather we've had in years, missed the Gotta Fria by days. This is a tremendous storm that they have in October every year in the Valencia region. The rain goes on solidly for about a week, rivers burst their banks, people are swept away & roads are washed out. Last year it came in September, when we were there & it washed away part of the mountain & motorway to Alicante. But, after the storm's passed, that's it for the year & normal service is resumed, warm, sunny weather. The Spanish don't know how lucky they are.

Typical view of what I've been looking at for a month! 30 degrees + each day too.

Spent the month eating either fish, shellfish or salads - so nice - so stodgy food, soon changes once you're back in the UK though - need the carbs to keep warm!

My favourite meal of the holiday was a skewer with monkfish & prawns, wonderful. It was in this restaurant above, Republic, which overlooks the marina. Husband, son & friends, Ocho Platos & Boozio are pictured!

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me!!

Well, I've had a lovely & unexpected day with lots of friends dropping by with pretty cards, pressies & flowers.


Ooh, what could it be....
from a favourite shop in Penrith...
a lovely bracelet.



It's so thoughtful, I was there on Monday with friends & rather coveted this & wished afterwards I'd bought it, so it was a really nice surprise to be given it by the friends I was with, so very lovely. You know you should have bought something when later you're thinking about going back to get it.


Then I got some flowers and tonight my husband's going to cook me 1 of my favorite meals, Scallops & Chorizo by Nigella,

Had a lovely day today in Penrith with friends, mooching around wool & sewing shops! Bought some wonderful Rowan Kidsilk Haze, the colour matches my glasses perfectly,

Have written up a pattern for a Shetland Inspired Scarf, it uses a basic lace design, which in Estonian lace knitting is called a small strawberry or in The Shetlands is called a roundel, for the body & has a scalloped lace edging grafted on afterwards, am quite pleased with it, have knitted it in 100% lambswool, which you could dye a different colour maybe...

or you could knit with a different yarn such as mohair

I learnt the grafting technique on a lace knitting course at Higham Hall, which is so easy & I now use for everything, so much easier than kitchener stitch.

Busy, busy, busy

Another shawl, using Orenburg designs

This shows the shape better but not the colour of the wool.And another arty shot....

Some wrist warmers, again using Shetland designs,

This has some lace with cable

Then some crochet.....some lace collars, which I haven't blocked yet

and a crocheted bag with lots of left-over yarn