Dare to Dream blocked

June 22, 2016 mollieandclaire8 Comments

Pattern: Dare to Dream by Boo Knits

Yarn: hand dyed 50% merino, 50% silk from Yan Tan Tethera Yarns.

500 size 6 triangular Miyuki beads

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Knitting again!

June 20, 2016 mollieandclaire5 Comments

I haven’t done any knitting since March so I’m glad to get back to it…

Working on a summer cardigan for my Mum for her birthday in Sirdar Ella, a cotton acrylic mix with stellina:

Working a little on my Rose City Rollers socks in Skein Queen:

I’m just about to finish the toe of sock one:

I also blocked Dare To Dream at the weekend to gift on Thursday:

Mollie has also been cute this week!

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FO blocked: Glittering Caves

April 14, 2016 mollieandclaire6 Comments

Pattern: Glittering Caves by Corrine Walcher

Yarn: Sirdar Hush

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April 1 + 1 + 1

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 mollieandclaireLeave a comment

I wasn’t very disciplined in March, flitting all over the place with crafting items, so for April I’m trying to get back on track to being focussed.
So, my projects are:

The Boo Knits MKAL – Danse Macabre.
To make 4-6 squares for my stepgrandson’s Christmas blanket each week
To make a couple of the decorations needed for the advent calendars I have planned for my godson and my stepgrandchildren. This is the item I have neglected the most over the last few months. I still only have two finished…

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ONE MKAL in progress

April 8, 2016 mollieandclaire4 Comments

I put in print I was going to do two. I’m an idiot. Clearly I wouldn’t be able to do two at once. So here’s the one I am working on:

That’s the end of clue 1…

And here I am frogging back when I started clue 2 with chart 4 and not chart 3…

After the false start:

Getting stuck into chart 4. Clue 3 is already out so *technically* I’m already behind…

Feeling sanguine though!

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Boo Knits MKAL

April 1, 2016 mollieandclaire11 Comments

I’ve been excited about the Boo Knits April Mystery Knitalong ‘Danse Macabre’ for as long as I’ve known about it. I persuaded my friend Salpal to join in, I picked my yarn, I bought the beads, I bought a new project bag specially (this is slightly excessive but I did want a new one) and I noted it in my diary. I didn’t check I had the needles because I have a whole huge tin of circular needles and of course I had what I needed.

WRONG

Turns out I don’t own a 3.75mm circular. (Well I do, but a 40cm one for knitting hats isn’t going to get me very far.) So last night I ordered the correct needle and paid for next day delivery to get it on Saturday. 😱

Salpal has already started! Being in the US she got the first clue on Thursday evening… I’m not VERY envious at all.

Anyway, I’m mostly ready.

I will be using some gorgeous I Knit Or Dye London 50% silk, 50% baby camel (!) lace weight in a semi solid pink. This yarn is GORGEOUS to touch and squish. I’ve had it for a few years and I’ve been saving it for the perfect project. Which would appear to be this one!

I’m making it for my sister. I gave her this choice:

She picked the pink. You’ll notice it isn’t the pink I’ll be using. That’s because the pink in the choice picture was actually a skein I bought for and gave to my friend Maxine for Christmas! I accidentally used the wrong photo. I don’t think Gayle will notice or indeed mind.

My Mum said she liked the orange. I am suffering a real temptation to make her one too. I do have orange beads… I might cake the yarn up just in case I have time. Yes it’s a bonkers idea, but it might just come off.

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