Christmas Cables

Hi well just enough time to knit a new Christmas  top to keep you warm,pattern coming up on Ravelry

wow incredible 144 downloads in less than 24hours –thank you everybody.

New studio catalogue

done

new neck scarf

Hi here is the new neck scarf complete with lovely buttons obtained from my favourite knitting store  in Threads in Keyworth sure she will do mail order as well,pattern in ravelry very soon

Sole Style New ‘on the edge’sock patterns

socks knitted from sole to sole not toe to ankle not ankle to toe just sole style –a view of the patterns for sale on Ravelry later today

such fun to knit and always a perfect fit.

Hello I am Back

Hi I am back the blog is fixed thanks to the guys at  WordPress.

My weekend was really good and we had a good time at The threshing barn check out other courses here  at http://www.threshingbarn.com/  and I was amazed to find an amazing lady in my class called Sharon, and not so long ago her work was in the daily press illustrating a most amazing wedding dress that she not only designed but made as wellfrom the yarn from her own sheep ,also all the grooms waistcoats and embroidery.Press can sometimes omit to name designers which is a shame because Sharon is one very talented lady–at lunchtime we all had alook on the computer at the amazing dress here it is for you

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1205007/Shepherdess-bride-marries-stunning-dress-wool-flock.html

Sharon can be found at http://www.greengatewools.co.uk an amazing designer and knitter,I was honoured to have her doing ‘on the edge’.

My ladies all made a miniature ‘on the edge’ and will now practise and later will emerge’ on the edge ‘  socks so thank you to all of you for a great day and we as a group decided to START a KAL which is short for knitalong and we will do a garter stitch jacket with a fab large button fastening ,so ladies I will be in touch when I have set up our group site so we can all post .

Sunday became a very different day, quite rural as my lovely mother in law had a disaster in her garden with a very old tree deciding to send some branches downwards crashing through a lovely cypress and making quite a mess.This is what we saw when we arrived yesterday with our new chainsaw –just love this piccie of Mum with the 2 old saws

 

 

 

 

Well later in the day after a  marvellous bonfire lit by yours truly —ooh i love bonfires ‘no’ in fact i love all fires, my dear dad was a chief fire officerso think he passed his love onto me,  he made sure we all knew how to safely have garden fire and it was a good one and the garden looks a lot better .

We left some branches on the floor with a lot of leaves pushed under so hopefully we will get a hedgie  come to stay.

So a busy weekend but a good one –back soon

Teaching

Teaching tomorrow at the ThreshingBarn in Tamworth sorry to announce it so late but my blogs have been down and knitting notetime ie chrissieday.wordpress.com is still down –think the guys at wordpress have been away all week.

new hat

my new hat knit and modeled on Lady Esmeralda,this is a gift for my friend Kath to keep her warm at the moment –she loves blue and this yarn was fabulous to work with –nice to wear not itchy but still cozy

New Necker

My new necker and experimenting with undulating rolls and restraining channels and not knitting short rows to get the effect, it is alot easier this new way.

The yarn is a cone yarn from Texers a boucle acrylic twist which holds the design very well ,did sample this up in merino and it just does not look good ,the trilby on my glass smodel is anew felt design soon to be released.

been busy

Sorry have not blogged for about a fortnight now life has been hectic.Recovering from surgery .

Caught sight of my DH niping out the other evening just as the evening chill was coming and now Autumn is really here and he does need a new sweater,so must make this my next mission and I think I am goiing to knit a Tod Gocken pattern I saw on Ravelry ages ago and really liked  –so watch this space .Need a really beautiflul Aran weight yarn. 

New kits are out and doing well if you are  having a problem getting one email me and I will sort it out –seems to be small footed men in the south and large in the North .

Neede some steady mindless knitting whilst I recovered so decided to finish my new clapotis knit in Eva colourAmulet by Posh Yarn –I LOVE this yarn and these colours wish it was long enough to wear whilst I knit it. hahaha 

Disappearing now for a while to my chapel in the hills play with my knitting machine and plant some trees.

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