Happy Birthday to Me!

Yep, another year has crept up on me!

I had all these lovely things from my family

I know to some the yarn may look plain but it's what I asked for! I want to do some patterned socks and I prefer using a solid colour.

The green will become these Nutkin Socks which I have fallen in love with. Their name, along with the colour they have been knitted in, reminds me of squirrels, acorns and little woodland creatures...make of that what you will!

One sock down...one to go...

Okay...at long last I have finished my first Bayerische sock.

It's not been an easy one to knit and I have had to undo it a lot of times - through my own fault and not that of the pattern!

I now have to do it all again - surely it won't be so hard the second time - will it?

Shingle Surfing!

We have spent the weekend re-doing our garden with one of DH's friend's help!

Two tonnes of shingle was deposited outside our house on Friday afternoon and DH and I spent 2.5 - 3 hours shovelling it into a barrow and lugging it through our terraced house!

However, the children created a new sport that we like to call Shingle Surfing!

I have taken before and after pictures which I will post later.
Consequently, I have done little knitting over the last couple of days...my shoulders have been aching too much!

Fan and Feather..

Progress on DD's cardy...I have to say, this is a very, very, easy quick knit but not very exciting to do! However, DD is happy with it so that's all that matters in the end isn't it!

Another WIP

Bought this today to make DD a little lacey cardy. She is now getting fussy! Didn't like the pattern I bought, not a deep enough "V" and too many buttons...so she found this one instead. The yarn is a lemony colour - apologies the colour doesn't show up too well - it really is a very pretty yellow - will try to a better pic once it's on the needles.