tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3664199766147006702024-03-14T06:15:07.343+00:00The Soaring Sheepadventures in knitting, crochet, gardening and baking by a Mum of 4Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.comBlogger646125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-10607795966515060692016-11-30T11:04:00.000+00:002016-11-30T11:04:18.250+00:00BrrrrIt's got proper chilly these past couple of days. I'm making use of my knitted socks, sweaters, shawls, gloves, hats... It's a good time of year to be a knitter lol.
Having said that I'm not really knitting much because I'm not enjoying my current projects particularly but I want them finished before I'm allowing myself to cast on anything else! I'm desperate to cast on a sweater for me, maybe Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-82304599895086624632016-11-09T09:58:00.000+00:002016-11-09T09:58:58.151+00:00FO - Macaw SocksThank you for the kind comments on my post last week, it feels good to be easing back into blogging.
Today I thought I'd show you a pair of socks I made for Mr Soaring Sheep's birthday back in September. He's not too bothered about pretty patterns, he just loves the bright colours, so when I saw this colourway (Macaw) for sale at Lamington Lass yarns I knew it would be perfect for him. As well Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-9123895724994553562016-11-02T13:43:00.001+00:002016-11-02T13:43:25.040+00:00Slinking BackGosh that was a long break. 5 months without blogging :-o I'm not really sure what happened, I just ran out of words, ran out of the desire to craft, just ran out of everything.
I hope you all had a lovely Summer (or Winter if you're on the other side of the world to me!), seems like such a long time ago now. We enjoyed two weeks in North Wales, staying in a proper house rather than a tent. Soo Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-77220057131387955752016-07-06T10:18:00.002+01:002016-07-06T10:22:20.882+01:00FO - Coffee and Cupcakes SocksI wanted to knit this pattern after seeing it on Sandra's Cherryheart blog, I just thought it was so pretty. It's a very easy pattern repeat to remember which is always good and I think it looks rather nice with the yarn
I cast these socks on in May but stalled on them a bit when the heel on the first sock didn't fit very well. I used the fish lips kiss heel which fits wonderfully but Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-78551075220337738352016-06-15T14:01:00.000+01:002016-06-15T14:01:59.767+01:00FO - Father's Day SocksI've not really been knitting much lately, hence the lack of blogging! I haven't had anything to show you! However I thought I'd get my act together today and show you the socks I've made for Mr Soaring Sheep for Father's Day this coming weekend
The colours look almost subdued in these photos which is a shame. They've got lots of sparkle in them which seems to have dyed the same colour as Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-88285485007842749212016-05-18T13:26:00.000+01:002016-05-18T13:26:55.016+01:00Wednesday's WIPsI've not got very much to show you WIP-wise today. I seem to have rather a lot of WIPs at the moment but a lot of them are being ignored so they aren't changing much. I do have a pair of finished socks for Mr Soaring Sheep to show you at some point but they need the ends weaving in and a quick block first.
These are the two projects I'm mainly focusing on. The purple socks I'm still decidingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-84972325534735728132016-05-17T09:52:00.000+01:002016-05-17T09:52:29.207+01:00New StashI got a bit over excited by new-to-me dyers recently so I've acquired lots of pretty new sock yarns. Hopefully I've stopped adding to the stash now as it's going to take me a while to knit these all up!
These first two are from Stranded Dyeworks. I fell for these after discovering the dyer's podcast, I love how she's dyed these colourways with lots of different dapples of colour
This Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-51927061689019379942016-05-11T09:00:00.000+01:002016-05-11T09:00:22.465+01:00Yarn AlongI've got two FO's to share with you today. Both are socks that I've finished recently for myself.
The first pair are based on the Rye pattern by TinCanKnits, I did the garter stitch panel on the middle twenty stitches of a 64 stitch sock.
The yarn had been in my stash for a while and is from Flamboyance Yarns who are no longer trading. I did a fish lips kiss heel so these were a nice simpleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-11430335252062766302016-05-10T13:35:00.003+01:002016-05-10T13:35:21.785+01:00Keep Calm Craft OnI'm mainly trying to work on Mr Soaring Sheep's socks this week. I'm just about the start the heel turn on the second sock so once that's done they shouldn't take much longer
Photo taken with flash which has washed the colours out a bit. I love the stripes that have formed as it's knitted up. Yarn is from Countess Ablaze and I've got a second skein to make some socks for me at some point. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-11566555302332500382016-05-09T12:43:00.004+01:002016-05-09T12:43:52.331+01:00I'm back!Sorry for disappearing like that, after the running training and driving lessons I was feeling rather drained mentally. I decided to give myself a week off and just chill out as much as I needed to. By the end of it the house was looking neater, lots of knitting had been done and I was feeling much more positive.
It helps that the weather has been so glorious the past few days. We spent Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-21617672603706946872016-04-27T10:58:00.000+01:002016-04-27T10:58:53.635+01:00Success!Just a quick post from me today. It's been a super busy week and I'm feeling in need of a break lol. I've been training since January to run my first 5km race and it was last Saturday. Mr Soaring Sheep ran it with me and whilst we didn't run the entire way round we didn't finish last either lol
I haven't run since but I do intend to get back in to it next week. I'd like to be able to run allAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-44661869239398890462016-04-20T09:18:00.000+01:002016-04-20T09:18:42.509+01:00Wednesday's WIPsEek things feel busy at the moment. My 5k run thing is this Saturday and lately I've just not been putting in the training. I'll get round it even if I have to take a couple of 1 minute walking breaks but it's starting to make me feel a bit nervous now. I've also got my driving test coming up soon so I'm having lots of extra lessons. I feel like I'm going to forget everything on the day and go toAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-4178792967563142022016-04-12T11:18:00.000+01:002016-04-12T11:18:03.005+01:00FO - Blueberry Waffle Socks and March YardagesI finished these socks before we went on our Easter holiday to Northumberland but ran out of time to sew in the ends and give them a wash and block. That's been done now so they're ready for their show off post :-)
I've said before it's a tricky yarn to photograph but I think these colours are as close to lifelike as I'm going to manage. The yarn is from Laughing Yaffle and is a colourway Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-56196046725616903872016-04-12T10:55:00.002+01:002016-04-12T10:55:43.698+01:00Easter HolidaysWe went away for a holiday last week. It's my birthday in a couple of weeks so I asked Mr Soaring Sheep to choose somewhere for us to stay. Up until we started driving I had no idea where we were going. It turned out that he chose a beautiful cottage in Northumberland :-)
I'd like to share a few photos of the places we visited, I'll try to keep it brief though. There'll be some knitting related Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-40451048651654921212016-04-06T11:17:00.000+01:002016-04-06T11:17:32.027+01:00Wednesday's WIP'sI've been focussing on some simple sock WIP's this week. It's the Easter holidays so we've been busy going out and about trying to tire out the children and the puppy! They seem to be fine though and it's me that's ending up tired, whoops!
I'm enjoying these rainbow socks, especially now I've managed to get all the colours knitted up. The eyelet rows make it a little more interesting to knitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-56117050508527549952016-03-31T11:42:00.000+01:002016-03-31T11:42:34.116+01:00PlanningI was planning on showing you my latest finished socks yesterday. I was planning to give them a quick wash and block and then getting some photos in the sunshine. I was planning on casting on a new pair with some stash yarn I'd chosen. I was planning on having a productive morning and relaxing in the afternoon.
I wasn't planning on finding my skein of yarn looking like this
I wasn't Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-76371938298936429922016-03-21T14:24:00.000+00:002016-03-21T14:24:30.971+00:00StallingI'm finding it tricky juggling things at the moment. The running three times a week is tiring me out, as is the dog walking, puppy classes, driving lessons and tennis lessons. Hopefully the driving lessons will be finished in a couple of months and the running is training for a 5k in a month's time. I'm missing having a bit of time during the day to sit down and knit and catch up with the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-79182395984317459192016-03-10T11:50:00.000+00:002016-03-10T11:50:30.401+00:00FO - Hermione's Everyday SocksOoof there's been so much rain in the UK over the past few days. I went out for my run yesterday and was literally wading through streams instead of the road I usually attempt to run on. I was soaked to the skin, my trainers were wet through. It was grim :-S
However, I now have another pair of colourful socks to keep my feet cosy so whilst I'd love the weather to warm up and the rain to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-20465320574264997922016-03-07T11:58:00.000+00:002016-03-07T11:58:30.663+00:00Monday's MakingsIt was Mother's day yesterday in the UK. Bit of a cold day so we spent it mostly inside. I decided I wanted to get a new project cast on. I had a big ball of Hayfield Bonus Aran (400g!) that I wanted to make into something for my eldest daughter. I had a browse through ravelry on Friday and came up with a list of patterns that would suit the yarn and that I fancied knitting. The first few I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-60296273509435916492016-03-01T15:04:00.001+00:002016-03-01T15:04:14.649+00:00February YardagesLately I'm finding myself wanting to knit something for me to wear, other than socks! I'm not quite sure yet what that will be though, despite having made a list of goals in January. I'm also feeling a bit guilty about my recent sock yarn splurges so don't want to add a sweater quantity of yarn to the stash as well!
I've had quite a productive month knitting-wise. I've finished some Stripy Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-9141822262279351312016-02-29T10:43:00.000+00:002016-02-29T10:43:09.453+00:00Nearly Spring!I had a lovely run this morning. First time it's not been raining, windy or freezing cold. The sun was shining, there was a gentle breeze just as we were starting to get hot (I run with a couple of friends) and it was really nice to be out in the fresh air. We did 5 repeats of 4 minutes running, 2 walking so managed 20 minutes of running in total. Really pleased with how much we've progressed :-)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-31146835000390725032016-02-24T13:35:00.000+00:002016-02-24T13:35:26.604+00:00FO - Bandwagon SocksAfter promising to work monogomously on these socks on Monday I finally got them cast off with ends sewn in yesterday. I planned to give them a quick soak and then hang them up to block and dry. Except I forgot, so they soaked all night and have only been put on the blockers this morning. Whoops!
I love this colourway so much, it's so much more vibrant than these photos capture and it works Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-35208017393771296442016-02-22T12:51:00.000+00:002016-02-22T12:51:17.887+00:00Slow Go SocksThank you to everyone who left comments on my previous post, was so kind of you :) I'm sorry I've not been able to reply to them all yet, I will try! It was half term last week and I worked out several years ago that the best type of holidays for the children and my sanity are to have busy days outside but also some down time where I basically ignore them for a few hours. So we'd go out for walksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-26290660415136211742016-02-17T15:04:00.000+00:002016-02-17T15:04:19.695+00:00FO - Coast to Coast Fingerless MittsIt's the half term holidays this week which means that Soaring Sheep Towers is full of horrible demanding little monsters ;-)
OK, they're not actually monsters, we've been rather enjoying each other's company! This morning they accompanied me on my run, 3 of them on scooters and the eldest jogging along next to me making it look easy.
Not much knitting is going on this week but I do have a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366419976614700670.post-30923895661728453062016-02-14T12:34:00.002+00:002016-02-14T12:34:31.167+00:00Sleepy SundayWe were up and about fairly early this Sunday morning. Usually we're quite chilled out and mooch around in the mornings but today we decided to take advantage of the sunshine and head out for a walk
I drove us from home to a local country park. I've not had much practice in the family car so thought it was a good opportunity. Went fairly well apart from getting in a muddle at some traffic Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04653016623039433227noreply@blogger.com16