The title says it all, not much has been going on really, which is good in some ways, and not in others! On the knitting front, all the Christmas socks have been knitted, but have not necessarily got to the intended recipients! Went to Dunelm Mill at the weekend, really to get my daughter a DVD rack for all the Wii games she has amassed, but had to have a look at the wool, well there is a sale on! But nothing in the sale that I hadn't already got, so had a look at the pattern books, and found a nice pattern for a simple cardi, all stocking stitch apart from a bit of ribbing, just the sort of no-brainer project for me then! The yarn used is Patons Misty, which you use 2 strands of at a time, the pattern and yarn came to just under £35, so a lot more than I usually spend, but the yarn is lovely, and I have had the thought of when it is finished of embellishing with some beads, along the bottom and possibly on the cuffs, and maybe a matching flower, and some beads on the front somewhere, a work in progress, on the needles and in my head! I have got nearly to the armhole shaping on the back, so not bad for only starting Saturday night! I'm not a slow knitter, but not super fast either, the pattern seems easy to follow too, unlike others I have had a look at before! Here's hoping I don't come a cropper along the way!
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Thanks for your comment! I will be trekking all the way to Harrogate for the Knitting and Stitching Show in November, lots of our forum members will be there, and it will be a first chance for us all to meet up 'in the flesh'!! Cant wait and am saving as much as possible for the event! Cardi will be on busymitts, but have slowed down alot as am doing a baby blanket for a baby due in less than a week! Lost the pattern over Christmas and found it Monday night!
Talk to you soon!
Donna
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