July Challenge

Just a quick note to say that my July sock yarn challenge has been chosen and is well underway.

The yarn is Opal rainforest in Snake, and the pattern is Leyburn (Ravelry link).

 And here is a little progress shot:  

It's way further than that now, as I have completed the foot and am halfway or so up the leg.  I modded the pattern a little to have a bigger foot (pattern says 50 sts around)  I have 30 on the sole and 34 on the top. I am also doing a gusset heel, as i find short row heels a bit tight around my instep/ankle area.

Should get these done on time! ;)

May Challenge, which became June Challenge. Now Finished!

Got in a bit of a state with these - for no reason other than I'm a bit lazy,and knitting needs to be "in front of the tv" type stuff really.  These had two pattern charts, one 24 rows and one 20 rows, plus I re-wrote the pattern to be toe-up instead of cuff-down.

But once all the moaning was over with I got on with them, and now have a fab pair of socks to show for it!

So, they took me two months instead of one, but hey - it's summer and knitting time is sorely reduced by gardening and other sunny activities.  I'm sure I'll catch up later in the year!

Time flies

Well spring (or maybe summer) is here, and as always my little blog gets a bit neglected while I juggle gardening, knitting, sewing and generally slobbing around in the sun.

But just a quick post to show you that I have chosen my May Sock-yarn challenge:

It's Opal Winterberry (that I got as part of my CTnY Christmas swap) to be knit in the Slippery Socks pattern. I've started them - and changed the pattern to toe-up cos I'm radical like that. So am halfway up the first foot.  I'd have got further but I'm also knitting a camisole which I've had to re-do the top of 3 times now as it's coming out way to big. I've stopped measuring it now! 3 times is already too many to re-knit the same thing.



Other than the knitting, life goes on as normal chez Noo. A few trips to Hayling, gardening, sewing (I'm about to make some new cushion covers) a little bit of work (least said about that the better, I'm going to be made redundant so am looking for another "work from home" part time job, not easy to find cos obviously that's what everyone wants to do!) And watching the sparrows and the blue tits that are nesting in my garden.

I also have 4 eggs under a broody silkie, and we've had to separate the cockerel from the rest of the hens cos he's being picked on (well pEcked on actually, they're pecking his comb to the point of bleeding.) I have a horrible feeling that he's not going to be able to go back in there either as he just isn't dominant enough to stop them :(

Raceforlife training is going ok - I'm up to week 5, the 8 minute intervals, so should finish the programme in time to run the whole 5k raceforlife.

And finally if anyone has any rain anywhere in the country could they blow it this way a bit?  We did have two nights worth last week, but there's nothing much now to show for that. Water butts are all but empty, and the lawn is brown and cracked :(

Right, I really must have some breakfast............. I think my patio is calling me.

April challenge

My April Challenge is complete (phew and only just in time)

Pattern is Pablo Blue
Yarn is Yarnaddict Merino plus in Grey Twist

Great toe-up pattern, easy to memorise and has that all important sock quality...... It grows quickly :-)




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Quick round up

We went to the beach and Spot got beach hair.




I finished the quilt top but am waiting for the fleece to arrive for the backing:-



I started my April challenge socks.... Completed one... Then frogged it cos I didn't like it. Have now nearly finished the replacement:- (needles conveniently cropped from photo). I like these much better.





Saw my first spring ducklings while on my run last weekend




And am now on week4 of my raceforlife training ( where it all begins to get a bit serious as you hear me wheezing from the next county! )

So there you have it! What you been up to?

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By the skin of my teeth

February's sock a month socks are done!!

Pattern was Hedera from Knitty, knitted on 2 2.5mm circular needles in Opal Magic! Aren't they pretty. . . . . . . . now what shall I knit for March??

January Socks - Finished - Wasn't that Quick???

Opal Rodeo Colour 1156, Knit on 2.5mm Clover Bamboo DPN's. Pattern: Slipped stitch rib, from Sensational Knitted Socks. Time taken - 7 evenings (Record!)

January's Sockamonth

As previously mentioned I have signed up on the crafty yarns & threads forum to try to knit a pair of socks a month for this year! - It's a great idea, and amazing how much more dedicated you are to knitting them when you are knitting to a dealine!!!

Anyway here is the progress on January's, Knitted in Opal on 2.5mm bamboo DPN's (I did try 2 circs but having dropped a whole needle full of stitches, twice, I decided to stick to the old fashioned approach!) The pattern is slipped stitch rib from sensational knitted socks.