Progress

Another photograph of the January project - looks a little more like what it should be. You must be able to guess now?

And what is this? 3 posts in 3 days???

Guess what I have found

Well hubby found it actually - yes the camera lead :-)
So here is a picture of January's project. Any ideas what it is?
Who knows I may get on a roll and post another picture of it tomorrow!

New Year Resolutions

Sorry, sorry for my absence from here. I have taken photographs for the blog but I cannot find the lead for the camera to download them - this has been missing for sometime now - well since the week after the last post!!! Oh dear.

But I was told I could just do words and update the blog. Not quite the same is it, but here goes.

It seems from looking at other blogs that the idea is to put your New Year resolutions here - I know a bit late but they have been in my mind since the 1st January. So without further ado:-

1. To complete a project each month.
A friend of more years than perhaps we care to admit to although we frequently do, suggested this but it was on my list already. I guess with someone checking progress then I might stick to it. (In fact I can report that I have already completed something - done in January, photographed and delivered but just not posted).

2. To learn to crotchet
To help with this another friend of even more years!!!! bought me the Knitting and Crotchet Bible for my birthday, a hook and some beautiful wool, so I am going to have to do it. Perhaps need to start on some other wool first for practice Just need to find the book now - perhaps it is with the camera lead :-(

That was all I had on the list for starters - bit short but I think maybe there is another to add:-

3. To be able to crochet well enough to use the beautiful wool for that which it is intended.
The wool is mohair I think - lovely and fine and fluffy and the pattern it not a simple Granny Square  I think resolution 2 will cover the learning bit and this one is to be able to complete a proper project.

I think the above is realistic (HG would you like me to SMARTen them up? On second thoughts - NO - that is too much like the 'w' word.). I know it will get harder as the year progresses with the first goal as the easier ones projects are picked off.

Ok that's all for today - need to press on with February's completion project and find that wire!!!!

Another Unfinished Project

This is the Father Christmas I made at Buttons and Bows at the end of November. Despite Christmas being practically over he still isn't finished. All that is needed is his mittens stitching to his sleeves and then stitching to the sack. And then the brave trimming of his beard so that you can see what is in the sack. The sack looks a little plain and I think I will try and make some holly from felt but it has gone walkabout so that is the reason really why I have not finished it - honest.

24 Socks and Mittens

Here they are done at last. All the socks, mittens and hanging loops are now complete and the cord has been finished today - alas it was not complete before Christmas as an injury prevented this. Still I am well ahead of schedule for next year :-)

Stripes and Spots

Nearly there - here is the last of the stripy socks and the first spotty one. I am pleased to report that all the socks have been completed since this photograph was taken - the spotty one above took some doing in order to get the spots correct after shaping the heel - I changed the pattern as I didn't think the spots fell properly so that took a few attempts until I was happy.
I have also completed all the hanging loops but need to do the cord now - just started but it needs to be 59ins long - seems a funny number why not 60??
Ok must get back to it so that it is completed before the 24th - a day when I can start another project, yes?
ps. Just read the pattern - apparently the cord needs to be 150cm which is 59" - completely glossed over the metric stuff :-)

And now for some socks

All the mittens are now finished and here is the first batch of socks. Still got another 5 to knit. Hopefully these will be done before the 24th!!!

Not managed to finish off the Father Christmas I made last week as I am really trying to finish off these socks. Honest, I am.