March 2016

Finished Objects:

This month I finished the Peacock Infinity Scarf I have been knitting for Mum since Christmas :-) It's made with MadelineTosh Merino DK yarn in the "Nassau Blue" colourway that I bought from Purl Soho when I was visiting New York last year. I'm very happy how it turned out, it's one of my Mum's favourite colours and will go well with lots of things she wears :-) I think she will love it.  

Work in Progress: 

I've made a little bit more progress on the Guernsey Wrap Scarf. I'm really enjoying knitting this project! It's the first time I've used a chart pattern, and I had imagined it would be a lot more difficult than it actually is. The whole scarf is just made up of basic Knit and Purl stitches in different sequences to form the beautiful patterns. The yarn is Circus Tonic Handmade Carousal DK 8ply 100% Australian superwash Merino. The colour is "Cape Barren Goose". I'm loving how clear the stitch definition is with this yarn :-)

Acquisitions:

I couldn't help myself and had to buy some of the beautiful new single ply merino fingering weight yarn from Circus Tonic Handmade. I bought 4 skeins - one each of "Figbird", "White Browed Woodswallow", "Purple Backed Starling" and "Grey Hawk". Hannah also gifted me some lovely Fiesta 4ply fingering yarn (superwash merino) in the "Sulphur Crested Cockatoo" colourway as she thought it would make a good contrasting colour with some of the other yarns I bought :-) I want to knit a little present for one of my cousins who is having her first baby soon, so I asked her to pick the yarn she liked best for me to use to knit something for the baby. She chose the "Grey Hawk" colourway, a beautiful soft silvery creamy grey. Now to find a pattern and some time to work on the project before the baby arrives! :-)

Olivewood Infinity Scarf

It's been a freezing weekend in Adelaide...it was only 3 degrees Celsius when I woke up this morning, and I think the maximum temp was 13 C. Brrr...perfect weather for scarfs and knitting. I finished the infinity scarf I was knitting for myself using Manos del Uruguay merino/silk yarn in the 'olivewood' colourway. :-) I really love this yarn, it's so soft and cosy and also such beautiful colours. This colourway is a mix of blues, greys, cream and caramel, which I think will go really well with denim jeans or skirt. :-)

Despite it being cold, this weekend has actually been sunny after what seems like weeks of rain and wind. So apart from the chores and a little bit of knitting, I also managed to go for a hike in Morialta conservation park yesterday. It was gorgeous, and after so much rain the waterfalls were flowing spectacularly. In summer you can barely see a trickle of water, but yesterday it was gushing down the cliffs and it looked beautiful with rainbows forming in the pool down the bottom. 

Morialta conservation park, July 2014

Fangorn forest scarf & another baby beanie

I have finished knitting a new scarf for myself using 2 skeins of thick chunky wool 'Moda vera Fiammone' on 8mm needles in garter stitch. I've decided to call it my Fangorn forest scarf (See below for photo of the scarf).

Recently I also made a baby beanie using the first of the lovely yarn from Hannah: hand-painted 100% merino wool in a light blue colour (Koigu Kersti Merino Crepe) using the pattern 'baby beanie hat' from 'Simple knits for cherished babies' by Erika Knight and 4mm and 4.5mm needles. I am thinking of making some matching booties to go with the beanie as I still have more than half a skein of this wool left over.

Photos above are of the finished baby beanie, also Boots caught in the act of trying to steal my knitting needles while the beanie was in progress.