Limited Progress

I have been working on various knitting projects all week but have made limited progress.  On Saturday I attended the Oxford Branch meeting of the Knitting and Crochet Guild – where the topic was beaded knitting and crochet.  I produced a small sample by threading beads onto the yarn before knitting.  I have done this before – many years ago – but I had forgotten how to do it.

There are other methods you can use – including using a very fine crochet hook, and my usual method - when I am making crown tea cosies – of sewing the beads on afterwards.

I have made some progress on my other projects.  I finished the sleeve to pin onto the Memorial Quilt – so it could be photographed again on Tuesday.  The photographs will be printed in various publications in October and November. 

I have knitted 2 tea cosies and am working on a third for All the Fun of the Fair.

I have unravelled the shawl I started knitting for my aunt and started reknitting it again using the same yarn (Debbie Bliss Rialto Sock Yarn) as a main colour and blue, mauve and burgundy from Oxford Yarn Store’s range of Isager yarn.

I am happier with it now – it looks more interesting.

What else have I done?  I haven’t done any more on the cable throw or the black cardigan.  I hope the weather will get warmer again – so I won’t think – why didn’t I knit that cardigan while it was hot - I want to wear it now?  But I have started something else.

This is the beginnings of a scarf to use up some of my stash.  This is King Cole Riot.   It is 30% and 70% Acrylic.  It is quite soft and fluffy and is available in lovely bright colours.  Ideal for when the weather is cold and miserable.