Bauhaus Throw – Finished Version

This throw is finished at last.  At the weekend I finished sewing in the ends and then washed it and pinned it out.

This is the last square that I finished Square 6.

It has a quite regular pattern.  It is interesting when I first looked at the postcard – I didn’t see the patterns.  In each large square – the colours are like pieces of domino – eg the red and green are always next to each other wherever they are in the square – and the same for the other colours – they have a partner.  

I can’t see the pattern in Square 1, but all the others have a repeat pattern of some kind.  I did feel the urge to change the patterns – eg it seems odd to me to have the 2 Squares with the 4 cream coloured squares in the centre – next to each other.  I would have separated them, but I wanted to copy the postcard – so I did.

I still have several half-finished projects which I hope to complete over the next few weeks.

Enchanted Wood Shawl – Finished Version

This week I have finished this shawl.  It is from a pattern by Lana Jois.

I am not usually very keen on knitting lace but it wasn’t too bad.  When I had finished casting off – I had a ball of curled knitting, but it looked OK once I had washed it and pinned it out.   

I don’t seem to be able to spend much time on knitting at the moment.  I have done quite a lot of “thinking about knitting” but have not spent much time actually knitting.

Bambino Baby Jacket

I have finally finished something.  It is a little jacket for a baby who is not yet born.

I haven’t managed to knit for more than a week and many of the projects I have been working on had got to the sewing up stage.  This little jacket is from a Peter Pan booklet called Babies in Cream which I bought a few years ago.  I have looked to see if there is a date on it but there isn’t.  I have definitely knitted this pattern before but I don’t remember when.

I have used one 100g ball of Stylecraft Bambino in a shade called Sage.  It is a bit different.  It is 100% acrylic and as the name suggests – it is intended for babies.

The mother has asked me to knit some “duck feet” socks.  I have bought the yarn and found the pattern online but I think they are going to be fiddly – so I am trying to psych myself up to start them.  At the moment – my complicated shawl pattern seems the more attractive prospect.