Wednesday 26 August 2015

Wednesday WIP's

Bleugh the weather in the UK is pretty pants at the moment. It's been raining most of the week. My chickens were so disgusted this morning when they came out of their house that they went straight back in again lol. They have tarpaulin over their run so it stays a bit dryer for them but they'd rather be exploring the garden.

Hey ho, at least I don't have to do any watering!

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As you can see I've got 4 WIP's on the go at the moment and I've been doing a little bit of work on each of them as and when the mood takes me

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Mr Soaring Sheep's sweater now has a slimmer sleeve. I'm at the point where I'd like to try it on him again to work out when would be best to stop the decreases

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Mr Soaring Sheep's socks now have heels (fish lips kiss) and are nice and mindless to knit again. It's his birthday in a month's time so I think I'll try to get them done by then. He does love his knitted socks, they're the first ones he puts on :-)

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These Rye socks for me haven't seen a lot of work recently but I'm not in any rush to finish them so happy to keep them for car knitting.

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Lastly is a crochet project, something I've not been doing recently. It's going to be a simple blanket just using this palette of colours. I haven't decided what to do about the ends yet, whether to make it into a simple fringe, sew them in or possibly attach the whole blanket to a fleece backing and hide them that way. I'll have a think.

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My gladioli have opened up and are looking absolutely gorgeous. I'll definitely be getting them again!

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29 comments:

  1. August bank holiday at the weekend so of course it is going to rain. At least I have more time for crochet if I can't get out in the garden... Your sweater really looks good and I love the colour palette of the crochet blanket.

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    1. Yeah you're probably right. We're planning on doing a bit of decorating over the long weekend. Hope you get some time in your gardenn, or at least crocheting :)

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  2. Hi Evelyn, pretty WIPs! It's always good to have several of them ;-). The sweater's cable stitch looks great and I like the colorful sock yarn. The blanket's pattern looks as if it will take a lot of patience to get a whole blanket whit it ready, but it's soo beautiful, it will be absolutely worth it! Oh and thanks for the gladioli pics, pretty blossoms in a fantastic color :-). Have a lovely day! Nata xxx

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    1. Thank you :) Yeah I think the blanket will take a while as it's mainly just double crochet stitches :-S I'm not aiming for it to be bed-sized though so hopefully won't be too bad

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  3. Love your socks and glads. Hope it's sunny now and the chickens are happy. Too much rain can get rather dull.

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    1. Thank you :) It is sunny and the chooks are currently enjoying a dustbath/sunbathing session in the garden

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  4. Gorgeous sweater - such a rich blue color! And your flower looks divine!! You are pretty bold using this crochet pattern, because it really leaves you with a lot of ends, I like your idea of turning them into the fringe!

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    1. Thanks, the sweater is slightly less vibrant in real life but it's definitely a rich colour. I love it :)

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  5. What nice projects, I really like making things for my family too!

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  6. The cabling is just gorgeous. Too funny about your poor chickens, they didn't even like all that rain. Always scrumptious socks.

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    1. thank you :) Yeah they're a bit precious lol

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  7. Your sweater is very handsome with it's dramatic front cable. It's wonderful that your husband loves his hand knit socks. I'm giving my husband his first pair for our anniversary this Fall. Crossing my fingers he doesn't think they're itchy.

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    1. Thank you :) It definitely makes birthdays and Christmas's easy to make for lol. Hope your husband likes his socks :)

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  8. When are you hoping to get your sweater done by?, I like the idea of socks for a husbands birthday present. I've yet to knit a pair but I do have all the stuff! x

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    1. Probably within the next month or two. I haven't got a deadline for it but I'm keen to get it off the needles and start something else. Aw you should definitely try knitting socks, I've been reliably informed that sock yarn doesn't count as stash either ;-)

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  9. Gorgeous projects and lucky Mr :) I love the front cabling on the sweater.

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  10. I think a knitter needs to have at least four WIPs going to avoid boredom and have both engaging and easy knitting handy!

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    1. Hehe I normally stick with 3 so this is quite a lot for me lol

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  11. no rain here but we could use a few drops so feel free to send some over, your poor chickens being drowned out!! I'm glad you gave them more shelter until it stops tipping down. Love your sweater and your socks :)

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    1. You're welcome to it, it's felt rather Autumnal these past few days. Luckily the sun is out today so I've got washing on the line and happy chooks roaming around the garden :-)

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  12. My eyes always have fun with your visual color posts. I love that pop of red against the blue paint.

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    1. The wall is actually a rich green colour but my camera thought otherwise. I can't believe I never bought this type of flower before, they're so striking

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  13. The gladioli look amazing now don't they! xx

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    1. They do, I'll definitely be buying more of them in the future

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  14. Always look at the bright side. I'm melting in Montreal. :-)

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