Knitting in 2014: May

Another month, another FO.

This one is a surprise for my sister and her husband, who are expecting a baby later this year. I doubt they will come across this so hopefully the surprise will not be spoilt. They'll be getting it when I see them in a few weeks.

This was my first time using yarn from Bendigo Woollen Mills and I was hugely impressed.  It was lovely to knit with and so economical. I bought nine balls of Luxury 10 ply (200g each!) and have almost 2/3 of each left. The colour range is more limited in 10 ply (Luxury also comes in 4 ply, 8 ply and there may be a couple of colours available in 3 ply) e.g. there is no purple and no orange.  Nevertheless, I am happy with the way it turned out and I hope that the Mum and Dad to be will love it too.

Knitting in 2014: April

Just one FO in April:

This is a long scarf/shawl that I did as a test knit. The pattern is called Sixty Bushels Shawlette and is designed by Susan Elizabeth. The pattern is available through Ravelry.  I used thinner yarn than recommended but I like the way it came out. The scarf is very long though!  The pattern is simple and easy to memorise. I wanted something fairly simple to show off the long colour runs in the yarn and I think this worked out well.

The yarn is called Color Me Happy. It is 100% wool, laceweight, approx 700m in 100g and it smells sheepy! I love it. It is a little coarse and reminds me of the Jaimeson and Smith yarn that I used to make the Sheep Carousel tea cosy. I bought the yarn from Prudence Mapstone's stall at the craft fair at Rosehill at the beginning of March. I helped out at the NSW Knitters Guild stand one morning and th had some time to wander around in the afternoon. I was very restrained and came home with just this yarn.