Robin's Egg Blue Hat and Ruffles Scarf for my dear daughter made lovingly with a pair of mitts to match her hat. Aaah I hear you say, how lovely! Alas it is with deep sadness that all is not "aah" as one week later, the darling child, who begged and pleaded with me to make her a set, lost a mitten! I know, I know, what is a Mum to do?
To redeem herself tho' she has been busy finishing too -
Sirdar Bigga Bag made on a Sunday afternoon. I helped with the sewing and plaiting of handles, a job my daughter has not yet mastered! She, however knitted the bag.
Web of Wool Simple Bag pattern - again, I just finished it off, she did most of the knitting! We bought some gorgeous orangey pink glass beads from the Creative Stitch Show in Brighton last weekend...30 beads for £1.50! Utter bargain!
Finally, my first ever handspun yarn! A long time in the making. I was able to spin the roving having mastered the basics of my drop spindle but was terrified of plying the two lots together! I finally tried last week and I think I was pretty sucessful! What do you think?
I was thrilled to have spun enough to knit up into a pair of fingerless mitts for me! (There are two, I promise and no, I won't lose one!)
My Lady Eleanor would have been complete within the next couple of days. She would have, if I had not spotted one the rectangles was facing the wrong way! It took me all afternoon and the best part of last night to rip it back. Tapestry yarn is not very forgiving when you go wrong! She will be done very shortly...
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