Spring for Summer.

Hi all it's been a while since my last post so decided to show you my very cute Spring Beret that I made for Summer.

The pattern is very easy to memorize and produces a very nice hat, perfect for summer. :o)

The yarn is a Cotton blend which gives the hat a lot of elasticity and makes it a bit more sturdy which is great as i know it will get lots of wear. The yarn is Sirdar Spree and my fabulous hat cost me all but £1 for the yarn a brilliant buy I think.



Have a great day!!! Until we meet again bye for now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

Today is my birthday yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh I love birthdays, especially mine, I don't like getting older I just love getting gifts and treats. I received breakfast in bed this morning I love being pampered.

This post is all about me showing you the lovely birthday treats that I have received so far this morning.

First up my friend Rosemary a super duper package filled with loads of goodies.

Beautiful fibre for spinning, Alpaca yarn, from Uk Alpaca Silk from Fyberspates, Opal Sock yarn and loads of little trinkets like cable needles scissors with a beautiful beaded accessory attached to the handle, Shell stitch makers, and pretty row counter bracket, a beautiful yarn cutter pendant, lavender sachets and soap and bath salts, a funky measuring tape A spinning Book and fabulous knitting Mags. Phew. I feel completely spoiled.

I have also received from my Friend Yolande Some Regia Sock yarn and a gift card to spend at my leisure. Yeah me :O)

And lastly but most special my baby Mr Frostyknit made me a handmade Niddy noddy and a handmade swift Pics to come later the glue has not even dried as yet. Also some beautiful flowers, gorgeous perfume in a very pretty old fashion bottle, wine and loads of hugs and cuddles what more can a girl ask for. As I am her writing this post he is making me lunch, isn't he sweet? Tonight he is taking me out for dinner and we are going to he movies .

I hope everyone is having as fabulous a day as I am.

Bye...

You spin me !!!

So what have I been up too??? Well I'll tell you, I have been learning to spin on a Drop spindle I have to say it is very very addictive. It take lots of practice but I think it will be worth it in the end. I have manage to spin a very small am out of yarn so far and that's not because it's a slow process it's just that I have so many WIPS I have not been able to spend a lot of time spinning.

The only thing I would say is that if you spin from non commercial fibre be prepared for the smell of sheep, but the are so many commercially prepared fibre out they that they is no need to to have that experience. I was given some almost raw fleece so I had the experience, so I now know I don't like that odour so when I buy fibre I will buy commercially prepared.

I am hoping very soon to try spinning an a Wheel, I am very excited at the prospect. I hope to eventually get a wheel of my own, a friend of mine has an Ashford Traveller for sale and I am hoping that if I pool all my birthday money together I might be able to get it.

Here is my First attempt at spinning it's undyed as it's only about 35 yrds, I already have my second attempt on the spindle, I feel a bit more confident now so I will try and spin more fibre so I can have more yarn to play with.The fist pic is the yarn on the spindle and the 2nd is after I have set the twist of the yarn so it wouldn't kink up on itself.

Lace Bolero

Finished finally, and I love it it fits really well and covers the top of my arms absolutely perfect.

The Pattern is Ribbed Lace Bolero, done in Rowan Cotton Tape colourway Jade on size 6,6mm and 7mm Addi Needles. It was a very simple knit, I don't know why it took me so long to complete, well it's finished now. I still have at least 2 balls of this yarn left I think I will make a nice summer beret for those many bad hair days when humidity causes me to look like a porcupine. So here it is:

It is very hard to photograph because of the shape of it, but I am going to be very brave and take a pic of me wearing it so you can see it better.

Well it's off to take a nice hot Lavender bath, at get ready for bed. I have had a very long dayand a hard night, for some reason I couldn't sleep last night, so it's almost been 24 hours since I have been awake and I am really starting to feel quite tired now, I really hope it's not a repeat performance tonight.

Sweet dreams!!

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