Colour Decision Made...finally

Ok, I have ordered the yarn for my Silver Belle. You know it was between 3. Well, earlier on today, I had a little wander over to the Silver Belle KAL and zebraknits is knitting it in 1 of my top 3 colours. It's beautiful. Straight away, I went over to Cucumber Patch and ordered 20 balls of Jaeger Extra Fine Merino Aran in coffee, number 558. (Let's face it, any left overs aren't necessarily a bad thing, are they?)

This is the colour..


Go on over to the KAL and have a look at what mine will (hopefully) look like. One day...

Thank you for all your help with my colour choice.

Chevron "Modelled"

It's the best I could do. I cut my nose out of the photo because it looked big. You can get the general idea of the fit. Mine is a bit longer than the model in the LMKG book. My daughter said I should put my hair in a beehive to look like the book more. But I thought that was going too far. Rob took the photos in the garden. My next door neighbour (not the wierdo loony one), rang while we were doing it and my daughter answered the phone and said we were taking photos. She straight away looked out of her upstairs window to see if we were doing anything illegal, I think. Not then we weren't, lol!

Here's some close ups of my darling..

This is my favourite photo..

October is Pink Month

Breast cancer is a big deal in my family, we lost our mum to it. So I am asking you guys to check your breasts especially this month. Or ask someone you think deserves it to check them for you. And don't stop, do it every month!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Think Pink!

Chevroff

Thank you all for your advice on my chevron scarf. Just a quick post to let you know-it's over. We have ended our long term relationship amicably. After casting off, I lovingly bathed it in delicates and silk wash and then pinned it out in my work room upon 2 jazzercise towels. That was nice of me, hey? I'll post some pics of me in the obligatory chevron scarf pose tomorrow when it's dry.

My daughter wants me to knit her one in pinks, so we spent a while last night having a trawl through Ravelry, where, would you guess, there are 522 chevron projects currently on the go. Amazing. I love that place. Anyway, she picked the colourscheme she likes, from this knitter and I've put it on my (growing) shopping list for next Friday.

Thank you Green for your comment especially. I read them just after I cast off. 9 feet long is impressive though!!!!

By the way, this is my 100th post. Here's to the next 100!

Chevron...and on...and on...and on...

I have loved making the LMKG chevron scarf. Even though I had a small nervous breakdown winding the Koigu into balls, it has been worth it. Look how beautiful it is...


But look how long it is...


I have discovered something psychological about myself whilst I have been knitting this. I can't let things go. I don't know when to stop.

Help me please. It's already 10" longer than the pattern says. I love it so much, and it's such easy watching tv knitting that I don't want our love affair to ever end.

Will someone please tell me it's over.

End of.

Cast off.

My Etsy Shop is Open For Business...Come On In!!

Hooray, I know you were wondering where I was!!!

Well, I was tangling myself up in knots, (makes a change from doing it with Koigu), getting my shop together. It's not easy when you're technically challenged like me!!

But I'm finally open.

Come on in and have a look round. I won't mind if you want to buy something either. You know it'll be sent to you with a little bit of love. Aaaaaah!

Let There Be Light!

Today I decided to make a light box. I found a great tutorial on the web here, and I thought, it can't be that hard, can it??

A small nervous breakdown, a lot of mess on the floor and some small stanley knife cuts on my hands (oh, and a really lot of fuckin swearing), and ta da.......

Hmmm, mine doesn't look that like theirs, does it? Do you especially like the 100 watt bulb in the 40 watt max lamp, balancing precariously on the top of the overlarge and spindly box? Crap.

I took these for you. I'm knitting this


for my second to smallest niece. It's a Debbie Bliss pattern. A bit boring to knit, lots of stocking stitch. I have to intermingle it with the chevron scarf for a bit of sanity.

If you want to see why I'm disappointed with my light box, go to Vanessa's blog, Coloursknits or Black Dog Knits. Now they're pictures I'd like to be able to take.

Instead, look at my effort.


No, don't feel sorry for me.

I'm blaming the camera I use.

It's obviously shit.