Sean Sheep langtree scarf

I recently found this lovely multi-coloured wool that I thought one of my friends would really love - it's her birthday this week so I thought I would try and knit her a scarf with the wool as a present. It will end up being a week or so late by the time I've finished making it but it will be a one of a kind scarf and hopefully she will really like it :-) The wool is Sean Sheep langtree multi pastel, I'm knitting the scarf in garter stitch on 8mm needles. I started making it on 27th June 2010. Finished it 10th July 2010.

Baby booties

I'm making a little pair of booties for one of my friend's new baby girl. Since she knew she was having a girl I decided that I would make these booties in a non-pink colour as she probably has been given enough pink things already :-) The pattern is from a book called 'Knitting for baby' and it's quite easy, you just need to know a few basic stitches like Knit, Purl, Knit 2 together and yarn over. I'm using 3 3/4 mm needles and the wool is 4ply bashful bella baby yarn in a mix of colours called Candy Floss. Project started: 19th June 2010. Finished: 26th June 2010

Lord of the Rings cross stitch

This is my epic Lord of the Rings cross stitch that I imagine I will be working on for quite a while...I bought the kit off ebay a few years ago and recently started to make it. It is pretty time-consuming as there are 6 x A4 pages of stitch instructions and there are so many colours involved. Once it is finished I'm sure it will look awesome and I will either frame it or turn it into a cushion cover :-)

Scarf

In my opinion you can never have too many scarves in winter! Especially if they are all of an original one-of-a-kind variety :-) I am still fairly inexperienced at knitting, and usually when I find time to knit it is while watching a movie on tv with my boyfriend so I want something not too complicated so I don't have to count or do tricky stitches. This is my latest scarf in progress started last week. The wool is Moda Vera Picchio (70% merino, 30% silk) bought from Spotlight last year and I just love the colours! The colours are greens, blues, purples. I am knitting the scarf in garter stitch on 4mm needles.

New photo 20/06/2010 The scarf is starting to look more like a scarf now... :-)

Cushion covers

We recently got a new (pre-loved) lounge set and I wanted to try to make some cushions that would go well with it. I hadn't made cushion covers before so I was quite surprised how quick and easy it turned out to be! I used some tips I found in my 'sewing for dummies' book & some fabric I had stashed away for a few years (that makes my imagination think of Lothlorien or Rivendell from Lord of the Rings - although everyone else probably just thinks it's a floral pattern!).