Sock Wars - Start

Sock Wars is happening at a bad time for me, I'm in Oz and busy with bridesmaids thingies. I didn't get to check the details till today (Sunday), but I still haven't got the email anyway. I'm starting them right after this post!

But to my assassin and assassinee, let me know how you are going, cos you could very well be sending the socks to my place in Bristol before I get back (October 3rd). If this is the case, we can work out how long the approxiamate delivery date due to where you've sent it from , and I can send mine from Oz on that day, which I hope is okay. Feel free to email me or leave comments on my blog, but I won't be checking every day (probably every second day)

My First Socks!

Well, here they are! Finally I managed to take a photo and post it. They were knit using Magic Loop on Addi Turbos 2.5mm using the basic free pattern you get when you buy sock yarn in a lot of UK yarn stores. The yarn was Patons Patonyle, a 4 ply wool blend, and the first sock yarn I bought, over a year ago in Australia. I have since bought about 10 other skeins!


Here is another photo, showing a side view. As you can see, I didn't even try to match up the stripes.


I also took a photo of the Angora Goat (mohair) yarn I bought, along with a swatch for Bobble Blue from Interweave Knits. I know a lot of people don't like bobbles, but I think they are a lot of fun!


And one last picture of the goat (well ,it was either her or one of her friends) that the yarn came from.


I've also finished knitting and felting the Booga Bag I made from the Silk Garden, it is currently blocking on a shoebox, so will be ready to take to Australia with me. I'm going in one week, for my best friend's wedding, so that will be fun.

Not Knitting - Crocheted Jewellery

I made this a few weeks ago at my SnB. It is from Debbie Stoller's Happy Hooker book, and is my first absolutely completed crocheted project! I made it as a thank you for a co-worker, and she really loved it.



Close up of the earrings and necklace:


It was a quick and easy project, I might do a few more for presents, since I don't really like knitting for others (I'm too selfish to waste my time knitting for people who won't appreciate it, which is almost anyone, except my boyfriend, and I still probably wouldn't make him a sweater!)

Went to Get Knitted's Open Day on the weekend, and bought some smaller Addis (2mm) and crochet hooks. Also bought some circs to knit Bobble Blue out of my new Angora Goat wool, as I actually swatched the diamond pattern and it came out a little big. The smaller Addis are for my Jaywalkers, which I started and are also looking a bit big (I was knitting them on 2.5mm). And I got some sock yarn, think I'll make Pomatomus from Knitty.

I've started on another Booga bag, this time for myself, out of the Silk Garden Egeria sent me. I've practcally finished the body (about 2 rows to go) and just have to do the strap. Luckily, I've got my SnB on tomorrow night, so I can do it there, like last time!