Sunday 21 August 2016

A Year of Projects Update - week 8

We have had another entertaining week this week, we went to a zoo and to a 'safari' park.  Both were great but I think the highlight was getting this close to a giraffe!!  Port Lympne is a fantastic park in Kent that is set in loads of countryside, so although the animals are housed to look after them, they have access to miles of outside space.
In knitting I have made progress and have an FO!
FO's
I finished my blueberry waffle socks.  I love this pattern - I used 64 stitches with a 2.5 mm needle, a fish lips kiss heel and a rounded toe.  The yarn is by The Knitting Goddess.
WIP's
As a result of finishing those and Daniel's the week before, I needed to cast on more!  I cast on Susan B Anderson's smooth operator socks with a West Yorkshire spinners yarn in the cocktails colourway - Tequila Sunrise.
I also cast on my sock blank.  These I will have to knit one at a time, I am using the blueberry waffle pattern again and fish lips kiss heel, but this time I am knitting them toe up so that I can use all of the yarn.
Both of these projects are making me so happy - the colours just make me smile!
I have deliberately not cast on a sweater (another project I like to always have on my needles) so that I can try to finish my Christmas jumper.
I have, however, wound the yarn so that I can start our winter hats - this is a Malabrigo worsted and I will be doing a plain ribbed hat by Purl Soho.
Acquisitions
Several people asked last week about the bogway spinner that I have recently purchased.  There are a couple of videos on You tube, but I have ordered some more fibre, so when I get back from holiday I will see if I can get a short video of the spinner in action.
Please click the link to the right to see more from the yoppers.

19 comments:

  1. The socks are grand. The colorway Tequila Sunrise, looks just like the beverage when it is served. I like the color of the blue sock too. I can see why you are smiling when you knit.

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  2. The socks are grand. The colorway Tequila Sunrise, looks just like the beverage when it is served. I like the color of the blue sock too. I can see why you are smiling when you knit.

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  3. I love that sock blank!! What wonderful colors!!

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  4. I love that sock blank!! What wonderful colors!!

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  5. Great finished project and I really like the name blueberry waffle socks. Liking the colour choices for your other socks too, especially liking the blues.

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  6. Love your socks!!! I would love to use a sock blank one day. I keep seeing more and more online. They look so fun!!

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  7. Buying a sock blank is on my wanted list. How cool to get that close to animals. Giraffes are wonderful. Yay on your sock finish! I like all the bumpy texture just like waffles.

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  8. Love the socks and they are all my list too! The Blueberry waffles for sure. I have the smooth operator pattern and I have sock blank on my list for my next yarn order! Great minds thing alike! I love all the yarns you're using and your sock blank is turning out great!
    The zoo looks lovely. Schools here start back this week. Fall is here too with cooler temps which makes it so nice to be outside now. Great giraffe picture! I bet the kids loved it! Have a great week!

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  9. you are a sock knitting machine!!Aren't flk heels the best?

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  10. you are a sock knitting machine!!Aren't flk heels the best?

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  11. Wow, lots of socks! I love the one's with the orange stripes! I have only been to a zoo once... uh, well twice but I don't count the boring one here where all the animals were sleeping. I went to the zoo in Phoenix, Arizona... something "world zoo" and it was great. My favorite part was the giraffes too! They have such long tongues!

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  12. I just had to run and look up "sock blank." Thanks for my "just learned a new thing" for the day!

    Love all the colors, by the way. You'll have some very warm, colorfully dressed feet this winter!

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  13. Your socks are just beautiful, Lucy. Going now to look up sock blanks. ;)

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  14. Had to laugh when I saw the giraffe pic, I though you were using it for colour inspiration for your next socks, lol.
    Love all the socks btw. Such an explosion of beautiful colours to wear on your feet.

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  15. I love the socks! Happy Sunday ♥

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