What a nasty way to start the new year! I’m so very late again. I have so much to tell you about our Christmas holiday in the Philippines. It has been 19 years for me since my last Filipino Christmas so I was excited and had high hopes about it.
But before that, let me show you the person I miss the most from the Philippines: my grandson Nash!
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Hats are some of the easiest and most fun things to knit. They’re mostly knitted in the round, with only two ends to seam (the tail from the cast on and the end when you draw the crown closed). The brim is usually ribbed for stretch and fit and the body of the hat is where all the action happens.
My latest hat project is a test knit for a dear frined, Preeti. Just like her, this hat is simple, fun and highly practical. It starts with a twisted ribbing at the brim.
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When the sock knitting bug bites, it does not sting.
My love affair with knitted socks has barely scratched the surface. One thing I love though for sure is Irish Girlie Knits and her wonderfully delightful Cotty Socks. I have done four pairs so far and it doesn’t look like I will get tired of this pattern any time soon.
I present to you Cotty Socks #3 and #4.
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I finished a few projects recently, which surprised even me because they went really quickly and didn’t stay long on my needles. They were still very enjoyable though. I am not publishing this on other social networks because these are supposed to be gifts to a friend. Unless she reads my blog, then the first time she will see them will be when she receives them.
Teaser:
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You all know my friend Juvy by now right? If not then here’s another chance to get to know her, through photographs.
Along with a couple of other photographers, Juvy’s friends and my family, we set out to Ras Al Khaimah’s Ghost Town on a scorcher of a Saturday. The plan was to do a summer themed shoot with at least 3 wardrobe changes. There was supposed to be another model but she got called away to work so Juvy had to be a trooper and pose for the entire day, or for as long as we could stand the heat!
More after the jump.
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The past week was quite eventful : I knitted a sweater in 4 days, I stepped out of the flat while the sun was still up which is about as exciting as my life gets these days and Eibee graduated from high school. But before that, there was Senior Ball. I was not set up to take proper photos but I think I managed to get them okay.
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Over a year ago, I offered a skein of my hand-dyed yarn as a Ravelympics prize for the Amiras. I think. Can’t remember, but anyway, Rain was the winner of the skein so we talked about which colour she wanted. She wanted blue. I dyed one skein (on the left) and showed it to her but she was looking for something slightly darker. So I dyed another (on the right) which she loved. Phew! A week ago, we met up for a knitting catch-up and she showed me the scarf she knitted with this skein.
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Before I give you photos of our cupcake weekend last week, let me share something that made us all laugh. The Amiras, five of us, met last Friday at Jackie’s home. It was awesome, and Jackie served us these crackers along with the yummy cranberry cheese, brie and something else. Salticrax. Ha ha ha!
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The gossip girls.
Together again.
Ha ha! It’s been a couple of months since we last saw each other so this was a special day. Thanks to Juvy for thinking about setting this up and to Myrene and Jezzel or actually turning up! Lunch and coffee was not nearly enough time to catch up properly. We have to do this again. And Juvy can pay then!
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It’s no secret that I love Carrie and her designs. I love getting emails from her requesting to test knit a new design. It means I get to see it before everyone else and get to have an input, where needed, on the design. Well, not that there have been any cases where Carrie’s original draft design needs any tweaking.
Anyway, she has recently redesigned her design business and the above banner was created for her by the talented Knitterella. You would recognize her work in Never Not Knitting’s pattern layouts, adverts for della Q, logos for Plucky Classics, Plucky’s Little Black Collection, Through the Loops and now Irish Girlie Knits Designs!
Carrie recently launched the IGK group in Ravelry and within a short period of time, the membership has grown so much. There are so many knitters out there who have met Carrie in person and have known her for a while either in real life or through her blog or Ravelry. I am one of the latter. But so priviledged to be able to test knit for her, and from time to time acquire some of her yarns through her regular destash cycles.
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