Needles, You Can Never Have Enough Of Them!

A while ago I treated myself to some Knit Pro Symfonie (UK) / Knit Picks Harmony (US) interchangeable circular needles.  I bought them from Hulu in Devon and they are just fantastic.  Generally, I have quite a few problems achieving the correct tension (gauge) when I'm knitting, as I always seem to need to use a needle that is two sizes smaller than the pattern states.  When I was knitting as a child, I used to have completely the opposite problem and I would knit so tightly that you could barely get the needle to go into the stitch!

These particular needles are made of birch and are very light and smooth.  I still have my Aero metal straits and I'm sure I'll use them again one day, but for the moment, I'm finding these wooden ones are a dream to work with.

Straits And Circulars

Knitting Pin Gift Set

Stained Glass Scarf

About two years ago I came across this Stained Glass Scarf pattern by Melinda Miller on Ravelry

It doesn't take very long to crochet, the foundation row takes the longest.  (Around 200 chain, or more for a longer scarf).  Or perhaps I should say, the counting of the chains takes the longest, best to hide in a quiet room to count them!  It can be made in any combination of colours, I chose three types of green when I made it for myself and purple and black when I made it for my sister.

It's quite stunning and always draws positive comments from people when they see it. 

Stained Glass Scarf

Blogger Background Picture

It's a photo of a scarf I knitted a while ago, using two strands of different coloured yarn.  One is called Jade, the other Special Mint.  They were both made by a company called Bramwell.  The pattern is one of many out on the internet, but the one I chose is from Knit Culture who have a store in California.  It's easy to knit and is reversible too.

Why not give it a try? 

Drop Stitch Scarf

New Beginnings

The hectic part of my working year is now over and until November I can catch up with my craft activities, without having to stop, as work would be beckoning.

Made a start on getting this Blog up and running will tweak as I progress . . .