How great to have a 4-day weekend!! If only every week was followed by 4-day weekends...
I've spent most mornings over Easter catching up with friends, and then afternoons or evenings crafting - it's been lovely.
I didn't manage to complete any projects, but I did make some progress on a few different things I'm working on, and even started another knitting project (an infinity scarf)! I know I should really concentrate on finishing my (multiple) works-in-progress before moving on to yet another project but I just couldn't help myself. Here's some pictures of the three projects I have been working on at various stages throughout the long weekend:
1) My queen-sized Pandora's box quilt: Feels like it's starting to come together at last, now I have begun stitching the squares together (28 so far).
2) Slow progress on knitting my first pair of socks:...it's going quite well, but the yarn and needles are so fine it is taking a long while and requires a lot of concentration.
3) My new project: an infinity scarf made using my favourite yarn of all time (Manos del Uruguay - silk blend). This was yarn I bought from Purl Soho when I went to New York about this time last year. This particular colour is called 'wildflowers', and is a lovely mix of pinks, greens, cream and light blue. As the yarn is so colourful I really just wanted to make a simple scarf without any complex stitches or ribbing, so I have chosen to knit in garter stitch on 4.5mm needles. This is much easier to knit than the socks, and can be done while watching a DVD. I dug out my David Attenborough "Life" DVD series this weekend and have been watching a few episodes while knitting. David Attenborough docos are the best!
