I made a Clanger!

I started making the Clanger in May for my sister, though she didn't know after I'd knit all the pieces I put them in my knitting bag and kind of forgot about them for a while. Then last week I decided it was time to unite all the pieces and make them one. I put on all the other bits on over the weekend.


naked clanger 

The plan was to give it to her as I surprise, but that plan was foiled when she found it in the cupboard and wondered what the hell it was - it was a naked clanger at the time. Once she found out what it was she was really pleased.


finished clanger 

Needles Galore

Look what my auntie gave me.


lots of needles. 

All of her old knitting needles. She doesn't knit any more.

I got bored of the Knitter's Bible cushion and I still can't figure out the Rebecca Pale Blue Jacket pattern, so I started my Petticoat socks. I'm really liking the colours. It's knitting up a lot quicker than the first pair of socks I made, thankfully.


first part of petticoat sock colour pattern.  


At some point in my life I hope to go to Glastonbury, but at the moment I glad I haven't gone this year!


slightly wet Glastonbury! 

Faster than the Speed of Light

I ordered some more fun knitting stuff from Get Knitted. I ordered it on last Wednesday and it came two days later, on the Friday. I got some more Opal Sock yarn in Petticoat and Knitting magazine. I'm not that sure if I like the Knitting magazine, there was only really liked the pattern for the top on the front cover, but I do love the colour of the Opal Petticoat, it's really pretty.


faster than the speed of light! 


No progress has been made on the Rebecca PBJ. I've had a go with a bit of spare cotton glace, but I've haven't got very far. I've mostly been knitting the pieces of the Knitter's Bible cushion, which is coming on nicely.


some of the pieces for knitting bible cushion. 

Ready to rumble.

All pieces of Peppermint Twist are present and correct(I think), so all I have to do now is put it all together. Which should be interesting. Instead of casting off you slip your stitches on a stitch holder, for when you knit the neck band, So I'm not really sure how to go about it. Any ideas?

So, I ordered the GGH yarn to make the Pale Blue Jacket from Get Knitted at the end of March and it finally came at the end of last week, through no fault of Get Knitted, I have to add. They didn't have the colour I wanted in stock so they had to order it from Germany, it took forever. I think I emailed Sue at Get Knitted every week to see if there was any news, she was really helpful, I think was as frustrated as me. Anyway it's here now and I've done my swatch, got the right tension and cast on, now I'm trying to figure out the rest of the pattern and I think with this pattern I might be in over my head, but I've waited so long for the yarn to make it, I'm not going to give in that easily.


Yarn for PBJ and a little bar of soap that came with my order. 

Rowan International Member

My Rowan International membership came. The next Rowan Magazine isn't out until August, so there is a bit of a wait for that, but with my membership number I can download the free monthly pattern from the Rowan web site. The free gift is 2 balls of Kidsilk Haze with a free pattern for a Froth Scarf. I have no plans to start it just yet, I enough projects to be going on with.

Rowan Membership 

I went to Whitby on Saturday, had a look in Bobbins knitting shop with the intension of getting some Rowan 4 ply Soft, to use this months free sock pattern from Rowan, but they only had it in cold colours and I was hoping for something bit more warmer, but a little bit later I was just about walk past Boyes -a shop that sells a bit of everything- I remembered that they used to sell yarn. So in I went, and found, nothing to make socks with, but yarn to make the patchwork cushion.

Patchwork Cushion Yarn  
I've made 3 patches of the cushion already, though I've only taken a photo of one. I'm liking the fact that because they are small pieces if I do something wrong I can rip it out and not be all that bothered.

first patch 


In other news, while at Whitby my mum & dad bought me a beautiful Whitby Jet ring for my birthday. It's Jet at one side and plan silver at the other and I love it, so I thought I'd share it with you.

Whitby Jet ring 

Problems.

Peppermint Twist was abandoned for a few days at the end of last week. I fell out with it after some confusion over the arm shaping - the shaping on the sleeve was a longer length than the back. I think it's the sleeve that I've done wrong, so I'm probably going to end up ripping that sleeve.


Finshed Peppermint Twist back. 

While peppermint twist was unceremoniously dumped in my knitting box I decided to have a go at some of the lace patterns in my knitter's Bible. I wasn't very successful though, so I didn't bother taking any photos. I seemed to go okay at first, but when it came to repeating the pattern again it just looked a mess.

I got my first Rowan newsletter the other day. There wasn't really that much in it, but it has made me decide to join Rowan International. You get 2 Rowan magazines a year and a free pattern a month.


Rowan newsletter 

New knitty book.

I bought a new knitting book called The Knitter's Bible. It's good, it has the differences between American weights of yarn and British yarn weights, a stitch library with over a 100 different stitches and 25 projects to make. I've taken a few photos.

front cover 


stitch patterns 


more stitch patterns 


might make this 


I might give this a go too 

My Peppermin Twist is coming along nicely. I've finished th first sleeve and I'm now about half way up the back. I'm really liking the stripe's. I like that you can see how much you've knit, sometimes when it's one colour I seem to be getting know where fast.


peppermint twist back