Some Hand knitting!

Hello Everyone, I hope you have all been having a really good week.


It has been extremely cold up in this part of the northern hemisphere, and we had more snow, followed by icy rain, so walking has become extremely hazardous and everything is covered with a layer of ice, but there are things that look quite pretty.....

I have been really busy re-decorating another house during the day, so have not had very much time to be creative, although I have managed to do a bit of hand knitting in the evenings ......

It has been extremely therapeutic, especially after a hard day of stripping wallpaper and painting. 

If you have been following me for a while, you will know that I do not really like hand knitting...... I just find it very hard work, and my skills with hand knitted items are rather limited!! (Give me a knitting machine, and that's a whole different story!!!)  But..... my gorgeous family gave me a subscription to the Art of Knitting, which walks you through different stitches and techniques in the form of a square, so by the end, you produce a lovely blanket/afghan and have gained new skills.... so.... as I progress, I will show you a little of what I've done, right up to the end! Be warned.... this may take some time ;-)).

Well, I need to go and get some of my own chores done, before I can sneak in some creativity time, so I hope you all have a really wonderful week.

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Hmmmmmmmm!

I just thought I would drop by and ramble on about the odd week I have had.......


We have had snow most of the week.... but it's not the nice fluffy, squishy kind, that you can have snowball fights in and make snowmen with....... it's the crunchy, icy, horrible stuff, which makes you slip and fall all over the place....... Grrrrrrrr......

This picture was taken from our lounge

This picture was taken from my husbands home office.

Now, I will agree that it looks all lovely and picturesque, but....... it is nasty stuff!!  My poor chickens are refusing to come out of their coop..... and I'm sure they must be shivering!!  I've even thought of knitting them a jumper and some socks!!!  :-) Can you picture it??

I also received some bad news, but it was good if that makes any sense....  It was bad in the way that it was not what I was hoping for, but good in the way that the door has now been closed on that chapter and I can concentrate on the new door that has been sitting waiting to be opened.

I have been working on a new project and I hope to be able to share it with you all soon!  Thank you for being there quietly letting me ramble on, I really do appreciate it. x

Until next time....

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Ta Dah!

Good Morning Everyone!!!

I am terribly pleased with myself, as I have managed to finish my Japanese Flower Scarf!!  I am utterly and totally happy with it, but I must say that it became addictive......... and I want to make more of these gorgeous flowers!!!!

I just need to think about colours and what I want to make next......... hmmmmmmm...........

Anyway here are a couple of picture's of my completed scarf....... It does still look a bit messy, as I still need to block it.  

I will of course show it to you once I have blocked it, because as many of you know, things just lay more orderly when they are blocked and they do look finished! 

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I have also been making a bit of progress with my African Flowers which I previously blogged about here ........

I am finding these very slow, not because they are difficult...... no ..... in actual fact they are very easy to make!! But because I am using really fine yarn and a 3mm crochet hook, so my hexagons are a lot smaller and all the ones pictures above would only just cover a small cushion!!  But I will persevere, as I have promised to make both bean and peanut something for their new bedrooms.

The next challenge I will face with this particular project, will be how to lay it all out...... but that will all come together properly in the end, as I do have a couple of rough ideas sketched and noted down, but as I've been making more of these, I keep changing my mind...... 

Well, I have a number of things that have been rushing around my head and I need to get them down into some form of sketch or note....... so until next time...... have a creative time!!

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