After a quite long time I managed to make progress with a papier mache deer head:
I worked in several sessions, the base for the antlers is metal wire for gardening, the paper comes from the weekly bunch of advertising leaflets I get on Saturdays. I have more plans of papier mache so stay tuned for updates 🙂
Time for a picture post! Some updates from my knitting projects:
Not much to share this time, but a craft update: I started Avena pullover with two cotton colors I had in my stash. The beginning made me very happy.
And the back side, aka the floats (the yarn that connects various colors) looks very regular:
That’s all for today, take care!
Again, busy weeks, and this sweater progresses quite fast. I must admit that I set all other WIPs aside…
Until next time, take care!
Progress picture of a free-handed sea blanket, waves are made by short rows. It is relaxing and already big enough to warm my legs when I knit 🙂
Take care you all!
Time for another crafting update: I’m slowly making progress on the 80’s style sweater, socks, and just finished my first shawl. The green blanket is finished as well, it’s not big but it’s very cozy 🙂
Until next time, stay healthy and take care!
This time there will be mostly pictures and little text 🙂
So let’s begin! My blanket is almost ready, it fits on two circular needles, the lace section is almost over and there are two more skeins left. I don’t know yet how I will block it, because my yoga mat is too narrow, but I’ll find a way:
I started a smaller project with green cotton, a very pretty skein, but I’m not convinced by the progress, the needles could be a bit too large and the shawl-in-progress is somewhat missing structure. I’m tempted to frog it, but I’m almost finished, so mm, any thoughts?
My last and favorite project is a cotton sweater from a craft book printed in 1985, I chose to swap red for taupe and it’s coming out oh so nicely 🙂
I really want to start another pair of socks (most of my stash consists of sock wool – maybe because it’s easy to grab a pretty skein than buy the amount for a pullover?) but I will finish one of those three projects first.
That’s all for now! Until next post, stay safe 🙂
I’m trying to complete a summerly project in time to wear it this year, but my chances are getting slim… nonetheless, it’s a very pleasant project to knit and to see developing 🙂 The pattern is called Cloudesley and is available on Ravelry. I hope I will have enough yarn, I have used one skein already…
Speaking of autumn, I bought a small set of four seasonal plants that now adorn my windowsill. I hope they will get enough light and not too much cold. Next to them are some of the summer’s flowers, still green and cheerful!
A few days ago I had the unrealistic plan to go buy one new magic loop cable and a second set of 2mm DPNs at my favourite wool shop, and of course I came back home with a few more things:
The shopping generated a peak of new-project-enthusiasm, and without hesitation I started a new pair of socks with the grey striped wool from a previous raid, and a cabled scarf with the purple-grey-green wool. The yellow linen sweater is almost finished, and I will make sure I will finish it before starting a new large project:
Here is some more progress on the cabled scarf. The wool is very soft!
And here are the finished socks from previous update. They are not as pink, the camera is doing its own color balance:
That’s all for now, stay tuned for more knitting pictures 🙂
As promised, here is a knitting update 🙂 This time it is about socks, that I am knitting from pattern Panda Sky Cat Socks.
I am halfway of the second sock from this pair – luckily I have only two feet! I am impatient to be finished, because the first sock feels very comfy. The extra space on the instep allows a better fit and doesn’t stretch the heel area too much, if at all. You see the wider middle section quite well in the third picture.
My linen sweater goes forward too, I will post pictures another time. The sleeves are sort of uneventful, so I tend to knit them when I watch movies, and it is not happening very often lately (well, I watch movies but I don’t always knit along). It’s also quite a large project to carry around (it’s a seamless sweater, so I can’t just carry the active sleeve to the park or in the train, I have to bring the whole thing) so I work on it only at home. But it’s almost done and I hope to wear it before summer is over 🙂
That’s it for today! I wish you a quiet Sunday and to stay safe and healthy.
aghisla draws 