I WANT ONE PLEASE!

Aw! I keep saying I need a machine that does the reverse of what Willy Wonka's shrinking machine that Mike Teavee went into for my knitting! When I completed this gorgeous jumper for my friends baby almost everyone who I showed it too now wants one in their size too! It's a really easy pattern and just the simplest of things like throwing in two knit rows in a contrast colour on the stocking stitch pattern gives a great effect. I have to admit that I may have had a bit too much fizz when I got to the top of the fair isle and the neck line and my amazing Grandma had to help out a bit ;  ) It was the first time I'd used a circular needle though! The pattern I used was from the same one as this lil beauty too.

KNITTING WIZARD GRANDMA!

This piece I'm sure has been knitted and undone at least 3 times! I managed to take a picture of it before Grandma changes her mind again as I really love the pattern she's doing. Grandma can probably whip up a jumper during the weekend if she wanted and what's more she can watch T.V whilst doing it and not even watch what her fingers are doing, amazing! Grandma says she enjoys the knitting more than the joy of being able to wear something you have knitted afterwards. So Sarah we'll have to buy some wool and find some patterns for her to do so she doesn't keep doing and undoing the same thing all of the time!! I don't know how she does it!

BOOTIFUL BOOTIES

As I mentioned a few posts back it really does seem to be the year of the bambino with at least another 2 of my friends pregnant whilst some of the others' babies have already arrived, and a lil bit early too! ( the needles are going like mad!) These pair above were ordered a while back and I was asked to do them in American colours as the family are off to live in the US of A. Once I had finished the actual boot I wasn't sure about the colours but once you get those ears, eyes and the whiskers on they are just adorable! I hope the receiver thinks so too!

CRAFTY COFTER WOOL

It seems the only one of us not to have knitted a pattern using Crofter wool is Marie. Here is an example of a piece I have just recently finished, I had to carefully note the pattern on the wool when getting to the neck division so that both sides matched equally. I know that Alison (aka Mum) has made this same pattern whilst Sarah made a lovely pair of socks a couple of christmases back in the sock challenge Marie and her set one another as gifts. Oops, I forgot to mention about the wool! The Crofter wool has it's pattern pre printed or sprayed onto the yarn, so by simply knitting in an easy stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row) you get a beautiful faire isle pattern all over the garment.