Regia Surprise Socks

Regia Surprise Colour - shade Chianti. The surprise being, that until you make them, you don't know how the pattern will look. These are mine, 64sts done on 2.5mm:

I was rather hoping for something more like the left side of this picture:

CPH Central Park Hoodie

I saw 2 of these completed on the Crafty Yarns & Threads forum & decided I had to get one too. As we all know, the pattern is from Knitscene Fall 2006. Mine is in Sirdar Donegal Tweed DK shade Oatmeal. I learnt that this knits up to an aran tension on 5mm pins. I didn't do a swatch, I just started knitting & it does indeed, knit to aran tension!

All pieces knitted, just about to graft the hood. Grafting the toes of socks takes all the concentration I can muster up, I can feel this bit going pear-shaped before I even begin!

Well, I did it. I didn't realise that grafting leaves an annoying one stitch difference when completed, but as DH would say, no-one will notice it from the M5!

All done, just waiting for buttons from an ebayer who's sent the wrong size! I'll post up the finished piccy when it's all ready!

Love Hate Relationship...

with this, my sweater made with Rowan Chunky Print. My first experience with Rowan yarn. Love the yarn, hated making the fringe. Love the finished look, hated washing & blocking it. It took 3 days to dry & was headed for the bin if it got into day 4. DH calls it my line-dancing sweater, bless-him! Pattern is from Simple Stylish Knits by Hilary Mackin. The armhole depth came out too short after sewing up as her sleevecaps were small (her pattern, not my knitting I might add!) I managed to convince it during blocking that 7.5" was more beneficial to us both! Some side-shaping would've been nice too, I'd try to incorporate that if I made it again.

Very Belated Happy Birthday to me!

Happy Birthday me for 28th Jan. Happy Birthday to Owen who was 5 on the same day & now moans that he wants his own birthday, never mind son, one day you'll have them on your own!!

Gorgeous flowers from DH, special treat as I was 40