As Promised...

Sunday 12th June 2015

As Promised...

Well, would you know it!  I've been having some technical hiccups, all my own doing, of course, but I think I've figured it out now. Hopefully.....

Anyway, as promised I have some photos to show you, so without further ado here is my Shawl Linus that I found on Ravelry and also saw the finished article on one of my fave blogs Stranded...truth, life & yarn.

I love the berry fruit effect or the sense of raspberry ripple it gives and I've loads of compliments each time I've worn it.

My Shawl Linus pictured at Crystal Palace Park

I used two balls of variegated yarn from King Cole Shades - very good meterage - this amount gave an acceptable shawlette cover which is just right for cool summer evenings or days.  Think I'll make another one as this was so successful.  In any case, I have just finished another very simple shawl, finishing it on the bus during the FIVE HOURS it took me to get home from work owing to London's tube strike.

So as everyone was sweating and  a-stressing around me I decided to be creative and got out my circs. and clicked away.  I am actually finishing the shawl with a picot edging and will complete it with some embroidered or crocheted  flowers,  This shawl, shown below, actually started out as a little girl's dress but I decided that  boucle yarn really wouldn't suit the sensitive skin of a toddler so decided on a shawl instead.

 Lemon Curd  Shawl

Close up of shawl

As you can see from the close up, this shawl looks quite rough, although I have to say it feels a lot softer and springier than it looks.  I am thinking of adding some crochet flowers to give it a bit more of a lift.  The stitch is good old garter stitch and is made by beginning each row with a yarn over (YO) thus creating the loops.  Personally, I think it looks better in a photo at some distance but it shall be worn.  I shall call it my Lemon Curd shawl, for obvious reasons.  I love the summery colour which reminds me of a sunny days of a beach.  I'm off to Great Yarmouth soon so hopefully I will take some really good pics.  Hope it stays really warm.

The patten was so simple  and beautifully demonstrated.   I found the pattern on You Tube but the actual link is laylock.org - very nice blog.  Check it out to find out all about shawl making.

Autumn Tot

Now this little number was made out of a lovely soft acrylic yarn that I had in my stash.  I wasn't sure what to do with it so decided to make a little toddler;s dress and bootees.  I guess it would fit a discerning 18 month old, certainly no older than a 2 year old.

I love the autumnal colours, perhaps I'll do a pixie hat to go with it.  We'll see...  Until next time keep creating...:)

Autumn Tot