Ta-dah!

At last a completed project after quite a few months. It turned out to be easier than expected although not sure if it needs something to cover the back but that would make it quite bulky. Need to find time to start another book then I can use it.

I am going to finish something!

This has been my holiday sewing -  a small kit my husband bought me on a trip to a National Trust place a few years ago - Devon I think. The only thing left to do is to finish it off - but every time I decide to finish it I realise needs pressing and the ironing board is never out. Well today since I took this photo I have pressed it, although from a different angle you can still see the folds.
Tickets are now booked for the K&S Show at Harrogate so I really did ought to finish a few projects before then and it is ages ago since I posted a finished item, so off to do just that :-)

Progress ..... at last

Eventually after weeks of being stuck, the back of my jumper is finished - all but casting off. The armhole shaping was a challenge - I was trying to work the pattern out mathematically as I decreased stitches and it never seemed right. In the end I had to work out by eye where the pattern should fit and forget about the mathS, which has messed with my mind no end I can tell you. Anyway that is one piece down and three to go :-) Pity it is a spring/summer type yarn - still not finished yet though so that may not matter :-)
Progress has also been made this week on sorting out our visit to the Knitting and Stitching Show at Harrogate, which is almost as complicated as this knitting!
Feeling inspired to get on with the knitting though now, especially as the vote is coming along nicely for the Christmas project and I shall be wanting to start that soon. :-)

New Project

Testing something out here - a poll for my lovely readers to vote on! I have wasted 40 minutes trying to do this and in the end it is really quite simple - provided it works.

Ok I have been given permission by Lady R to do a Christmas project provided I stick to it and it is completed by this Christmas - hmm suddenly it is less appealing.

Ok need to take photos of what is on offer and see which people prefer - of course I reserve the right to ignore the results!!!!! :-)

So here are the two projects - a cross-stitch at the top (you know who you are won't can't tell the difference!!) and a knitted garland. Sorry about the poor quality but taken in poor light with a flash. Now I have found the cross-stitch pattern it makes me think that I also have another pattern by the same designer - for Christmas - but no idea where that is!! Ok feel free to vote.