WRISTLETS

This is the first hand warmer I've knitted, there was a little trouble around the thumb I'm still getting used to translating patterns into normal English!!! the wool mix has a little green in it so it's not as blue as the photo. Number two is almost finished the pattern said three hours but I've taken about five days, I'm a very slow knitter.

WRISTLETS FREE PATTERN

The two top photo's are my op-shop finds, blue wool is totem shade 9009 and the black/white mix was a jumper with silk, cotton and wool with a small amount of mohair that took ages to unravel! The bottom photo is how they look together . The free pattern is from knit.1 magazine winter 2007 . there's a very sweet sheep as well. The pattern uses a fiesta wool/silk mix, the gauge is 5 mm needles, 19 sts, 23 rnds to 10 cm, using St st. So what I did was try different yarn and needle combo's until I had the gauge right. The picture has pretty good detail so I could see that the yarn was quite thick, all I have to do now is get knitting!!! http://www.knit1mag.com/

St VALENTINE

This is my favorite mug! I don't use it any more as there's a crack in the handle. The artist is "B. Kliban" (1935-1990) and he based his cat pictures on his real life tabby cats!, love cats now hold my pencils and brushes on my desk.

First Knitted Colour Work Test

This is a test swatch for " Snowflakes Tam Pattern" by Strings And Sealing Wax. I simplified the motif as I wasn't sure if I could handle colour work. It's a bit hard to see (having trouble with my photo's flaring) the colours are blue/white on black background, The pattern has x3 colour changes in the trees dark to light but I didn't have any leftover bits to use. I think I'll knit a simple Tam first to get used to the style of pattern then go for gold with Snowflakes!!! I love the way the trees line up on the Tam top. PS I'm on Ravelry! as wattlebirdies but there's not much to see yet. Have a peek at strings and sealing wax and her lovely patterns. http://sasw.blogspot.com/