Sparkle Renita

This was a quick and simple knit, the yarn and pattern worked well together..

 Shame the sparkle doesn't shine in the photos!

Love the stripey sparkly yarn and the pattern Renita is charming to work, simple enough to pick up as and when but not at all boring, which in the past I have found with this type of design, where you work sideways.. starting with a few stitches, increasing to mid point, then decrease to the end point.

Really pleased I bought the e-book Sideways Shawlettes as I can see me making more.

Knitting for me!

Since the last post, started a  Basic Chic Pulli for me.. had done the body with the shaping, which when done decided I didn't like it that way! did one last year without and it suits me better, so frogged back and restarted

Yarn Sidar Denim Tweed, colourway Hazelnut.. love the shades and stripes in this colourway and its nice to have something simple to pick up as and when.

Anni, sent me some gorgeous gifts for my birthday and amongst it was a skein of Sparkle silk & silver Sock yarn from Fyberspates
Been itching to find a pattern and with a mini break this weekend from knitting work settled on Renita

Its coming along nicely.. even if I say so myself! lol

Right enough time on here, time to get back to needles.. before work lands again ;)

Plum Done!

What a great day, loved the Royal Wedding and all the best to them both :)

While watching all the goings on from 8 this morning, happily finished my cardi

Added length to the body and sleeves and love it!

Haven't gotten the next lot of work through.. so quickly casted on for something else for me.. more on that, when there is more to show!

Have a super weekend.. till next time x

Plum Fun

Not had much for me to blog about, been a whirl of sample knitting for others, a mini break means time for me!

First up I chain plied the Wildcraft Prunus EWB from previous post

 

I got 168 yards from 100 grams and will make a lovely felted bag

Then what to knit for me, luckily Chic Knits released a new Pattern Vonica and just my sort of pattern, seamless and worked top down and in DK weight yarn.. I choose Sidar Denim Tweed in the colour way Plum Duff, love this yarn, soft and squishy.. with the right balance of wool, cotton and acrylic to make it a easy care garment.

Very clever design to have the neck band incorporated while working the fronts pieces.

The fronts are worked first round the neck, then back sts picked up from them.

I started each piece with a new ball of yarn and left them attached.. which left yarn ready for joining for body and in the right place for picking up sts for the sleeves.

I worked the body, till that yarn ended, then put sts on hold and worked sleeves..till their yarn ended.
Sleeves now on hold and back to finish body!

I hope to get body done today, hopefully lol then to decided if to do sleeves as pattern or full length, which is more likely as I do like a long sleeve ;)

Till next time x