One skein challenge

In my last post, I mentioned that I will be attending the 2018 Fibre Fest that is held at the Sisters of Mercy convent in Singleton. I also mentioned that I was knitting the first Fibre Festival shaw. And that I would fail miserably at this challenge. That defeat happened on Tuesday when I realised I had made an error in the lace section and I didn't have the strength to rip it back. I gently put my shawl in its bag and we currently aren't talking.

Yesterday I moved forward to the one skein challenge that my Knitting Guild is having. The challenge is to knit or crochet something with either a 50g or 100g skein. All projects are to be completed by the 28th of October. I feel that this is a challenge I can complete.

I picked the pattern Orbit by Janina Kallio. And I am using a skein of 8ply yarn from Nunnaba Yarns that I purchased from Skein Sisters.

Until next time, happy knitting.

Wishful thinking

On Sunday the 28th of October I will be attending the 2018 Fibre Fest that is held at the Sisters of Mercy convent in Singleton. Back in July the first Fibre Festival shaw pattern was released by the very generous and talented Dominique Trad.

I, unfortunately, did not start my Shawl until last month. I now have two weeks to complete my shawl, a task that cannot be completed.

I'm knitting my shawl with Wollmeise yarn in the Robinson and Freitag colourways. I absolutely love how they look together. And although I know I have no chance of finishing my shawl in time, I am still loving the process.

Happy weekend.

Halloween is coming

Halloween is relatively new to being celebrated in Australia, but slowly all the supermarkets are catching on. And although the stores have already started selling fruit mince pies and gingerbread men, there is also a small selection of Halloween goodies. It's this sight that makes me warm inside and I know it's time to cast on my Halloween socks and start a month-long binge session of Gilmore girls and all the Halloween movies that I can fit in.

Now I know that the month of October would be much more enjoyable if it was Autumn and not Spring, however, this week has been quite kind to us in regards to the weather. We've had heavy rainfall and grey skies all week.

It's now time to sit down with my Freddy Krueger socks, Gilmore girls and a donut.
Happy Saturday!

Let's go back in time

It was the mid-2000's and knitting blogs were huge. It seemed like everyone had one, including myself. I couldn't get enough of them.

And then one day Ravelry appeared and it felt like everyone left the party. I miss the days of blogging, of scrolling down the page of a new to me blog and seeing photos of new knitting projects, pets, food and children in Halloween costumes or licking their first mixing bowl.

So here I am with a new blog. If you have found me via Ravelry or Instagram you probably know a little about me already. So instead of doing the usual intro, I am going to leave you with a photo of my two-year-old German Shepherd Elke ( pronounced Elka) and I am going to spend my Friday night playing with my settings.



Happy Friday!