It’s all change on the project front here; the crocodile stitch slippers are all finished and I frogged the hat as I decided I wanted a warmer yarn. Never fear though, im not projectless as I have started two new projects!
I’ll start with Mr C’s socks, since it’s his birthday today. He asked me to make him some welly socks, although I don’t think I have quite enough yarn for them to be fulllength. What I did decide to do was start toe up, so that I just knit until the end of the ball of yarn! That way they are as long as they can be. This yarn is West Yorkshire Spinners and I love the stripes appearing, the colours are fantastic together. This progress shot was from Sunday just to show the stripes, as I had to frog as it was a bit wide and I haven’t got as far on the new one.
I’ve also started my first shawl, using a beautiful yarn from Hand Dyed by Kate in the colourway Water Nymph. It’s the Spindrift Shawl, the pattern for which is currently free if you subscribe to the workshop for it (also free). When I first started it, I looked at the eyelets and thought I’ve messed up here and then I looked at the photos and that’s how they’re meant to be. Phew!
What are you working on this week? How’s it going? Do you have any tips for toe up sock knitting or shawl knitting that you can share? Leave a comment and let me know!
I keep wanting to try socks, but they intimidate me.
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Give them a go, honest, my first pair were rubbish but I learned so much from them as they use different techniques to a lot of other knitting.
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Looking good! That shawl should turn out lovely in such a pretty colourway!
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Thank you, I’m hoping so 😊
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Great projects. Finished one quilt and started another! must gets some pics on my blog.
Thanks for the link I am keen to make a shawl.
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It’s a lovely pattern, well worth a look. Sounds like you’ve been busy!
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Just have fun really with toe up socks- oh, and maybe check to see whether one sock needs to be a few rows longer than the other one! (Just don’t then forget which one is longer!)
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Ooh, I’ll remember that. He has size 12 feet so I could be knitting for a while!
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They’re both such lovely colours 🙂
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Thank you 😊
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What am I working on … cleaning my craft room and making more space. It’s tiresome and dirty work, but someone’s got to do it. lol
LOVE all the projects but particularly like that Yarn – Water Nymph. Ohhh that’s so so pretty. I can see that working for lots of things. Hats, scarves, gloves, waist-jacket woollies. Jumpers, both for men and women. Socks, leg warmers too!
Aw look … you’ve got me going away with the Fairies now! LOL
GREAT make Mrs.C
Squidges and love ~ Cobs. xxx
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Lol, cleaning up one’s craft space is a challenge indeed! Hope you’ve got it done. I love the water nymph yarn too, it was a gift from a yarny friend. X
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The colors on those projects are beautiful! I am currently finishing up knitting the accessories for the knitted sock monkey I have made for the baby shower I will be going to this weekend.
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Thank you, your projects sound cute! Have fun at the baby shower 😊
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Hi , love the colour on the socks , I have socks on my to do list, my first attempt got binned, way too fiddly , will try again on larger needles ! Working on a baby jumper just cast on liking how that is going .
I have not tried a shawl , your yarn is lovely
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Thank you. I love how quickly baby jumpers work up. I definitely recommend double knit socks for a first go. 😊
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Yes so satisfying to see it grow so fast , I done the front already , double knit socks sound like a great idea , I’ll let you know how I get on 😊
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All sounds good!
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Love the colours of the yarn, they’ll look great when they’re finished! Can’t wait to see. 🙂 xxx
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Thank you, it’s fun seeing how different yarns make their own patterns. x
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This is so funny that I’m also making my first knitted shawl! I love your colour 🙂 how are you finding the tie up socks? I didn’t really like making the heel on the ones I just finished, I much prefer having a gusset, it looks neater. If you have any advice I would be keen to hear it 😊
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Thanks, I’m approaching the first heel very soon so I’ll see how it goes. It seems like there’s hundreds of ways to make a heel so I guess I will keep trying new ones to see what I like. Sorry that’s no use on the advice front! 😊
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Good luck! There really are so many ways to do heels! I’m the same as you, trying until I’m happy with a method 🙂
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Thanks, it’s the only way to find out!
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Your knitting is beautiful! Love the colors of the shawl. Can’t wait to see more. i have never knitted socks (and honestly don’t want to) so I can’t help there. I have also never knitted a shawl…yet. I do have a few that I want to try. Right now I am still cross stitching on the Mystery Sampler and still loving every stitch of it. I am just about finished the June section. I am also knitting on my Temperature blanket when I can. I think I am up to the end of May on that one. So many projects I want to get back to and start, but forcing myself to getting these 2 projects caught up. Enjoy your knitting projects 🙂
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Thank you, I never thought I’d knit a shawl but this one looks very light and drapery so hopefully I will wear it. Your projects sound lovely, it’s nice when you do feel like you’ve caught up with things. That’s when I hit danger point with the temptation of casting on a new project!
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