Category: Finished Objects

  • Update – The final month

    Update – The final month

    This week I am spending a few days at one of my very favourite places: Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden near Chester. It is a residential library, with books mainly on theology. The library stays open from 9am to 10pm and there is a restaurant on site, as well as bedrooms. When you get here, you…

  • Round-up – Knitting, spinning and crochet in 2017

    The last time I posted a project round-up, I had met my target of 12 projects complete in 2017. Here’s what happened next: I finished the Woolly Wormhead hat: Toph I’m tending to wear it with the brim tucked underneath for about an inch, which makes it warmer round the ears and fits better at…

  • What the knitter did next

    Knitting and crochet completed projects Looking back, I see that the last time I updated my knitting project progress was in March. There’s quite a lot to catch up on. Legwarmers – April 4th, a commission from my sister to send to a mutual friend’s new baby. The late-night photo has not been kind to…

  • 2017 First Quarter Knitting

    Here’s a reminder of my 2017 knitting/fibre goals. Complete 12 or more knitting/crochet projects Complete 2 or more spinning projects Keep accurate spinning records Knit something from handspun Brioche stitch Watch more Craftsy classes The year started very well, with finished projects flying off the needles throughout January. The silk mittens were completed and put…

  • 2016 Knitting Project round-up

    2016 Knitting Project round-up

    Here are my knitting/crochet/spinning aims from the beginning of 2016: Continue with the aim of one finished object per month Considering I had almost three months off knitting, I’m fairly pleased with managing to complete 11 projects.  3 of the completed items were started in 2015, the others are all from 2016. Knit a usable…

  • Darn it 2

    It only took me nearly 4 months to get round to putting the instructions I linked to in my last post into action. It’s a bit fiddly, and I’m not sure how comfortable it will be in a shoe, but I think it works.

  • 2015 round-up

    At the beginning of 2015 I had 6 knitting WIPs and an aim to reduce this significantly during the year. Several of the WIPs had been on the needles for some time, the oldest being from 2010. I wanted to spend more time on knitting I wanted to do, rather than being limited to what…

  • September

    September the 1st is a fixture in my calendar: Sock Sniper begins. I’ve already written a little, but wasn’t able to disclose much in my last post. My heart sank when I discovered I had a Canadian target. This would be the year I discovered the truth of whether Canada Post lives up to its…

  • Finished item parade

    It’s been a busy summer so far as knitting and crochet go. The spinning is on hiatus, shortly to be resumed as my diary settles down to what passes for normal. The boy goes back to school tomorrow and, by the end of the week, I should have time to myself during the day without…

  • Tour de Fleece Day 10?

    I am up to date with my commitment to spin at least 10 minutes for each day that the riders ride, although a couple of times it has carried over into the next day for a double stint when work and family commitments required. The soft creamy fluff developed first into this: Then I had…