A Year of Projects Update - week 36

 I have had a lovely week!  It started with a day trip to Somerset.  The day went very well,  I just wish I had taken more photos,  but I was a bit worried about the charge on my phone!  I am going back at the end of March so will do more then!  I also got to go to Knepp which is an area near us that has been allowed to go back to nature - they don't farm it but allow, dear, cattle and pigs to roam freely.  There are also several walks that you can do, so me and my friend did the 5 mile one.  If was somewhat muddy - I shall put photos at the end. 

I have made good progress again on my Elsk dress.  I am making my way up the skirt and into the body.

I am using some leftover yarns and John Arbon Textiles for the main colour. 

I have also run up a small scarf!

This is my third as I love them!  I am not keeping them all myself, I am now making them for work colleagues for next Christmas!

And that is all on the crafting front.  I will finish with photos of Knepp.

A Year of Projects Update - week 34

So January has come to an end, which means that our half term break is nearly upon us!  We were going to go to Lonfon today,  but Thomas is suffering a bit with his new braces, so we have put it off.  A nice relaxing Sunday is on the cards, then!

I have been working pretty monogamously on my Elsk dress.  I have got past the hemline colourwork and now working away up the skirt to the bodice.

I am going to Somerset next Sunday, on the train, and want to take some knitting.  But this is quite big now so I have some little scarves I want to make as presents next Christmas and that is what I will take with me.

That's about it, this week.  It's still raining here so today the only thing on the cards is defrosting the freezers!!

I hope everyone has a great week 😊

A Year of Projects Update - week 33

 The longest month of the year is done (although I like January on the whole!)  

I lost at yarn chicken with my hood so had to order more and luckily woolwarehouse had one skein remaining of the same dye lot.  I got a couple of other colours too for some little projects I have planned.   Anyway, it came quickly so was able to finish the hood within the week.

Having finished that, I was able to do more work on my Elsk.  I am knitting this in leftovers and some John Arbon Textiles Harvest Hues (wood sorrel).

I have completed the colourwork part of the skirt, now it is just round and round!

Otherwise, we went shopping with Thomas and he was able to eat birthday cake by Sunday!!

The weather has not been very nice to be able to do much in the garden, but I have been baking - cookies this time!

Anyway, it should be a quiet week in which much knitting can be done!  I hope everyone has a good week 😊