Too Many Things!

Hello there, how are you all?

I have been busy sewing up projects that have been sitting around

for quite a while that I hadn't finished, like adding buttons and seaming

together.  I did some this week which was good as the pile

was getting quite large, and some are presents for

Christmas and birthdays so they had to be done.

Up above is some beautiful yarn that I bought

from Forest Hill Yarns.  She has a shop on facebook

and does updates when she has dyed some new colors.

These are all gorgeous and will soon be knitted

into some beautiful things.

I also bought the newest Milla Mia book from

the Suzy Haufrau store.  Free shipping is always a

great thing isn't it.  This book has some really

cute, fun projects in it and as always their

beautiful brights colors!

This cardigan has been finished for quite a while now.

This is my Rhinebeck sweater from A Fine Fleece

book by Lisa Lloyd.  The colors is really a beautiful sea green

color but is really washed out in this photo.

I blocked it and it fits wonderfully well,

although now the weather is too warm to wear it.

It was knit from Bendigo Woollen Mills Rustic yarn.

This little kitty hat is for my niece (Harriett) who is arriving in December.

It is the kitty hat from King Cole Book No. 4.

It has some really beautiful patterns in it and I thought

I did quite well with the face.

This is the teddy hat.  It is from the same book.

I feel as though this one needs a face now too as it

looks quite bare without one.

This is for one of my twin nephews who recently turned 2.

This is the barrow boys's sweater from the book

Henhouse Girls and Barnyard Boys.

I used Magnum 8 ply and kept the needle size to 4mm

for the ribbing and 4.5mm for the body (instead

of 5mm) as I think the Magnum 8 ply is much better on

4.5mm.  I love the olive green color too and I hope it will

fit him by next year.

Lastly but not least is my little summer cardigan

for my god-daughter Chelsea.  It was in a knitting magazine

that you buy in a triple pack, and I am pretty

sure this is in one of the Sirdar Tiny Tots pattern books too.

I used Sirdar Tiny Tots in rasberry, green and white.  There

is a nice big green button too but obviously I retrieved

the photo missing the button.  I love how this knitted up and

Isabelle mentioned that it looked like a Christmas sweater

because of the colors.  I love it so much that I am going

to knit a smaller one for my niece to be in different colors.

 

Apart from these there is still quite a few to finish knitting up, and taking photos

of for ravelry. I really dont like going to my ravelry page and seeing

lots of blank spots with no photos, or realising that I havent even

put some of them on there at all.

 

I will try and post again next week when I have sewn buttons on some more items

and taken photos.  I am hoping to start wrapping up some Christmas gifts soon

and these items need to be included.  The gift list is getting smaller which is

great, and I am hoping I am finished by November.

 

On another note I discovered a new podcast called Knit Spin Farm which is by Joanne.

She has a 5 acre farm and podcasts about her animals and vegetable garden,

knitting and spinning too.  If you like watching them whilst you knit, or doing

something else then pop on over and watch.  It really is good to watch.  It makes

me want to go outside and do some gardening.

 

Hope you all enjoy your week!