LIttle Woollie
Two craft projects finished
I have been working on finishing WIPs, particularly yarny ones. This one in Drops Andes 65% wool, 35% alpaca, purchased when visiting a lovely little local yarn store Little Woollie in Beckenham, Kent, UK. I love an independent wool shop. I always find the customer service so fantastic and you can’t beat a good natter about woolly things! https://www.littlewoollie.co.uk/
I had time for a little sewing project too. Fabric selected from my stash a few days ago turned into a the most useful storage system for circular knitting needles. The pocket at the bottom is perfect for spare needle needle tips and cables. It has made me think about what circulars I prefer – possibly KnitPro Symphonie with fixed tips for their smoothness and attractiveness = I always say the rainbows make even black knitting pretty! I like the interchangeable ones but have had a bit of bad luck with rough fixings and occasionally the screw has unwound despite all my efforts with regularly fixing the tips on.
So two projects down, still numerous ones to be tackled, but this is progress, yay!
A ripping afternoon
Keeping up ‘Enthusiasms’ for the new year (see yesterday’s post) I’ve had a ripping afternoon.
I remember starting this when a lovely new wool shop, Little Woollie in Beckenham, Kent opened. DROPS Muscat, a beautiful mercerised cotton, three different shades. I found the pattern and the knitted piece ‘hidden’ in my craft room. I was trying to adjust a child’s pattern and as it grew realised it wasn’t going to work out how I imagined. I struggle with the gauge of DROPS yarns sometimes. Does anyone else?
This is what I have now. I am happily satisfied rather than guilt ridden with yet again another WIP or a UFO.
