Thursday 31 January 2008

First FOs for 2008

I've only been knitting for six days this year so my knitting year is less than a week old!

finished objects
* a baby's beanie [in my hand-dyed 8ply/DK on 4.5mm needles]
* a novelty yarn scarf [on 6.0mm needles].

almost finished objects
An adult beanie knitted in two strands of my hand-dyed 8ply/DK on 6.5mm needles. The two strands were not exactly the same but blended together to look like one yarn. I still have to seam this.

on the needles
* the second mitten in hand-dyed 8ply/DK on 3.75mm dpns which I started a couple of days ago
* a baby cardigan in 4ply baby nylon on 3.25mm needles
* a pair of socks on 2.75mm dpns
The last two I started before I was told to stop knitting in December. The smaller sized needles are still difficult for me to handle, so I do one or two rows then move on to something on larger needles - I'll get there eventually. "Slow and steady wins the race": not that I'm racing but I have so many things I want to knit sometimes I wish I had more arms or more hours! LOL

The cardigan and the mittens are going on holidays with me, as are several skeins of hand-dyed, four pattern books and an assortment of needles [plus the scissors, darning needle and tape measure of course]. Plus the ice packs for first aid when I overdo it in my excitement at knitting again!!

6 comments:

  1. Glad to see you're able to be productive (with needles and yarn, and not just dyes at any rate Lynn.

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  2. Great you are knitting again!

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  3. Have a great hokiday. Good to see you knitting again. Take it easy

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  4. I understand that race feeling - so many patterns - so little time! Have a lovely holiday

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  5. Absolutely fabulous. Definitely slow and steady right. So do we get to see the beanies and scarf, I'd love to see them.

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  6. Happy knitting birthday! I'm glad that you're still easing back into the knitting -- slow and steady does it :) I can't wait to see pictures of the FOs.

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