Friday 31 December 2010

It's been a creative 2010!

I may not have blogged much but I certainly have cranked the needles more than I thought which is not bad going in a year in which I got married, changed jobs, took on a new family and still tried to have a life!

Knitting 2010

Knitting 2010



Friday 6 August 2010

Just married...!

Arbroath Abbey - 5th August 2010

Myself and Derek got married, humanist style, in front of 3 friends and our Mum's.  It was lush :-)

Sunday 24 January 2010

The great spinning wheel build of January 2010...!

It was an adventure.  There was the odd moment of "that bit goes where...!?"  But it is achieved and I'm chuffed!

Now I just need to learn how to spin...and we've set a date as well. Maybe I can spin myself some nice laceweight to make myself a bridal shawl..then again, perhaps not!  I'll stick to the professionally done stuff for now...





Saturday 9 January 2010

Puddling aboot...

I've actually managed to finish something this year already...but I did start it on my birthday last year so that means it took me 8 months to knit this...
 
Next on the list is finishing this - a smocked top turtleneck jumper.

Though if I was feeling really brave I could try knitting this from a booklet I picked up in a charity shop in Blairgowrie today...


But if you thought that was maybe a bit much then I could just go for these elements of the outfit...

On the other hand, I do actually like this and would quite like to attempt knitting it if I was feeling like having a neverending project...

Perhaps I could knit it while making tea with my new non-drip teapot...spot how good someone is doing the dishes in the background.  He's a lovely boy and will make someone (me?!) a lovely husband :-)



And finally, it may make life a bit harder but it sure is pretty...