Here it comes...
and here it is!
Great, great pattern from Mochimochiland and made for the Reception Classes at School for their next topic - "What's in an Egg?".
I am going to try but cannot promise, to make a couple more for them to play with...if time allows...
and from chicks in eggs to the first of two scarves I have to show you.
This is my "Willow" Scarf - pattern from VikkiH on Ravelry Willow Scarf - a truly beautiful scarf. As I am not a confident lace knitter (as I am sure you will remember) this took a lot of effort and concentration on my part - not because of the pattern I hasten to add which, if you are interested, is only £1.50 - a real bargain for such a beautiful scarf.
When it was finished and blocked, my Mum - who does not knit lace at all - promptly declared how much she loved it and I did what any good daughter would do and gave it to her; which leaves me to knit another for myself, in a darker colour...fingers crossed it is kinder to me this time =)
My second scarf is definitely for me and this one has been frogged more times than I care to mention! Actually, I will be honest with you dear peeps...it's four and the pattern can be found here Norwegian Snowflake Scarf
I have to stress, this is my first attempt at a large area of stranded/fairisle knitting. I knitted it in the round like the pattern said, on dpn's but although I loved how it was turning out, the stitches not lining up at the end/beginning of the round (jogs?) really annoyed me so I frogged it and tried again thinking it was me. Alas, it was not me and it was just the way it went...so I frogged again. Mmmmm, I thought, I really, really want this scarf but what should I try next? In an inspired moment I tried to knit it flat but you guessed it, the edges curled and the scarf was half it's cast on width.
Sooo after thinking and frogging again, I knit a black stitch at the beginning and end of each panel so the side has a black "seam"(?) running up the edges.
It may not be the most perfect scarf in the world (I think I said that about my Lady Eleanor too) but I am going to wear this proudly next winter!
I leave you with a sneaky peek!
PS...see those great big marker pins at the bottom of my scarf? I bought them from HobbyCraft a couple of weeks ago...they are knitter's pins and are fantasic!
