Chillin

Just thought I would share a quick pic of The Boy enjoying the recent sunshine.

Good Friends

I was reminded this week of how good my friends are to me by a wee present that came in the post.

I have four of these gorgeous buttons and now need to find something to knit so I can use them.
Thanks Sarah :)

Handspun!

Well I thought it was about time I posted some more knitting so here is my first handspun, as in spun by me, project.


The colourway is Babylonglegs Olivia which was a present ages ago but I just could not get on with my spindle so it's had to wait till I got a wheel to use.  The black is some that Lottie gave me to practice with.

The end result isn't the most even yarn.  I started on 12mm needles with 15 stitches and due to the yarn getting finer and finer I ended up with 8 mm needles and around 20 stitches!  I am very pleased with the result though as I learned alot during the process about spinning, plying and making knitting stay more or less the same width and the Gorgeous Girl does love her new scarf.