Two Finishes to Share

The end of another week has rolled around again and this week we've been treated to some winter sun - frosty and chilly to start the day but then a day of sunshine. 

Great for the second week of the school holidays, which Hannah has been enjoying to wind down after a full on term of school and extra activities. She's spent time with my niece, friends and been into work with me a few days. Glenn and I haven't had any time off work over this school break, we're saving our leave for a bit later in the year for our annual family holiday, more about that another time!

Anyways, I'm certainly on a roll with Christmas ornaments, with this one stitched and finished last week.  I love the colours in this, and it's reminded me how much I'm going to miss not having any new Lizzie Kate's Christmas designs this year. 

This little design is from Lizzie Kate's # 171 Seasons chart.

I used some Lynette Anderson fabric for the backing and this will be travelling off  to a special friend later in the year.

I recently finished my latest socks and they were just waiting for a wash and the blocking.

All the details:

Pattern: Drippity Drop Socks by Kay F Jones
Yarn: Hollyhock by Knitcola 
Needle Size: 2.25mm
Size: M

It was certainly interesting seeing how this yarn knitted up!  I do love this pattern and will be knitting this design again soon.

See you soon xx

Pretty Socks & a New Book

I've so enjoyed knitting these socks so far - pretty yarn and great pattern! The yarn is by Knitcola, a NZ yarn, and the pattern is the Drippity Drop Socks by Kay F Jones. I'm hoping to have these finished soon as I'm planning to cast on a shawl at the start of July. 

I received a lovely surprise in the mail late last week from Kath, a belated birthday present!

This is Gail Pan's latest stitchery book and it is filled with lots of gorgeous patterns. Some of the ladies I work with have purchased the book too so we thought we might have a little stitch along over the next few months.

Also, for those asking on my last post, the tutorial I followed to make the vinyl zippered bags is by Calico. They are heaps of fun to make!

See you soon xx

More Socks

Another sock wip finally finished - these are the socks I started on Christmas Day 2017. They caused me a few headaches, I think I restarted them about four times! 

All the details:

Pattern: "Twas the Night before Christmas by Danielle Jorge, Little Bobbins Knits
Yarn: Red Browed Finch by Circus Tonic Handmade
Needle Size: 2.5m
Size: M

And then it was straight onto the next sock project -

This pattern is Drippity Drop Socks by Kay F Jones, so pretty.

See you soon xx