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<\/a>Projects and Yarn from 2014<\/p><\/div>\n
The little guy on the top right there ishalf pound bunny, and is one of two finished projects in 2014.\u00a0 The other I didn’t get chance to photograph before it went to it’s new owner.\u00a0 Half Pound Bunny is gorgeous though, and about 1\/3 the size of the original one pound bunny.\u00a0 I enjoyed making him, and he’s very loved in his new home.<\/p>\n
Over Christmas I had the joy to be able to (finally) get round to visiting the wonderful Black Sheep Wools in Warrington.\u00a0 It’s about 20 minutes from my parents, and I’ve been trying to drop in for a visit for the last 2 or 3 years.\u00a0 A massive (compared to most UK yarn stores) warehouse of a place with everything from fun yarn to finest silks (and a tea shop, don’t forget the tea shop!) I may have lost a few hours due to yarn fumes.\u00a0 Of course my visit coincided (accidentally) with their winter sale and I may have had a bit of a blow out.\u00a0 Though to be fair I have bought very little yarn the last two years.<\/p>\n
I came away with three packs of 10 skiens (oops)\u00a0 – Rowan Siena 4ply, Rowan Creative Linen (dk) and Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran (10ply) – but it is a jumper worth in each case.\u00a0 The 4ply had already been tagged to make Ice<\/strong> by Bernadette Ambergen, a beautiful pattern bought for me by a friend for my birthday.<\/p>\n I’m really looking forward to making this, and am having to be very disciplined in not picking up the needles immediately and discarding everything I’ve already got going on.\u00a0 However I resigned from my day job in December, so might be going back to a regular commute rather than a cycle commute – at which point I need something nice and easy for the train rides.<\/p>\n The other project I was working on last time we spoke was a pattern designed for the beautiful Cumulus<\/em> from fyberspates.\u00a0 It’s finished and I’m 99% pleased with it – it’s going through testing before being made available to everyone, so watch this space. It’s exactly what I wanted, light, warm and perfect for halo yarns even though it’s crocheted rather than knit.\u00a0 The one “downside” that I’m working out, is getting a better stretch to the cast on edge. I’ve tried a chainless foundation and (surprisingly) it doesn’t quite work, so i’m having to come at this one a bit laterally.<\/p>\n Cumulus Cowl<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Happy New Year dear reader! Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable.\u00a0 Tea?\u00a0 Coffee?\u00a0 something stronger?\u00a0 Bovril? I apologise for being away for so long, 2014 turned into a bit of write off for me, so know it’s done, … Continue reading <\/p>\n<\/a>