WIP Wednesday 26.09.2012

It's Wednesday again and you know what that means? It's time for everyone to show what they have been working on this week. Here's my contribution.

Hand Towels

 The only sale I had last Saturday was 3 hand towels so now I'm running a little low. These should build my stocks up to an acceptable level. I have just one problem though, I haven't seen my buttons since we moved and I'm not sure where they are so I'm going to have a bit of a problem finishing these.

Design Your Own Dragon - pattern by FreshStitches

 I think I've finished with the colour changes now so I will need to find my stuffing and start working on the features.

Charity Blanket

 I've managed to add a couple of rows of squares to this this week.

Crochenit Cot Blanket

 This is growing slowly.

Box Stitch Baby Blanket

 I'm almost at the end of the first ball of yarn. I'm not sure how big I'm going to be able to make this. It might end up being a pram blanket.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

The second sleeve is growing slowly.

That's all the things I've been working on this week. Just check out the links in the sidebar to see what everyone else has been working on.

Richard.

WIP Wednesday 19.09.2012

Well, it's Wednesday and I forgot to take photos this afternoon. This doesn't mean I don't have anything to show you, it just means you have to put up with the flash photos taken on our dirty carpet. Here is what I've bean working on this week.

Crochenit Cot Blanket

 Just a couple of rows added to this.

Charity Blanket

Finished adding another row of squares.

Box Stitch Baby Blanket

 I've added a couple of rounds to this. I'm not sure how big this is going to end up but I figure I'll keep going until I run out of yarn. If it's too small at that stage I'll have to think about changing colours in order to keep going.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

 The second sleeve is progressing nicely.

Design your own Dragon Adventure - by Fresh Stitches.

I was originally going to make this for a CAL but it finished on Sunday and I didn't start it until Monday. I plan on making a couple of these so I can play around with the different options.

I'm linking up with the usual crowd again this week so check out the links in the sidebar to see what everyone else is making.

Richard.

FO Friday 14.09.2012

It has been a few weeks since my last finished object, mainly due to moving, but I've finally managed to get something completed, and here it is.

Child's Beanie

I am quite surprised at how quickly I was able to complete this as previous beanies have taken more than a month and this one only took 2 weeks. Maybe I'm knitting faster these days. I think I could have started the tappering a little earlier though as I'm not sure about the cone effect at the top.

I am linking up with the usual crowd again this week so if you want to see what everyone else has been making then check the links in the sidebar.

Richard.

WIP Wednesday 12.09.2012

Another busy week here at Rose Manor. There is still a lot of unpacking to do but I've found most of my WIPs. I'm still missing some parts of my Hoodie and I've ordered the wool so that I can finish it so I had better find the other parts soon. Anyhow, here are a few of the things that I've been working on this week.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

 One sleeve is finished and the second started.

Box Stitch Cot Blanket

 A few more rows have been added to this.

Charity Blanket

 Started joining the next row of squares.

Crochenit Cot Blanket

Another change of colour. Still quite a bit to go before I need to work out what I'm doing for a border.

There is only 1 other item that I've worked on this week but I've managed to finish it so you will have to wait until Friday to see it.

I'm hooking up with the usual crowd so check the links in the sidebar to see what everyone else has been making.

Richard.

WIP Wednesday 05.09.2012

Another Wednesday and I forgot to take photos again this afternoon so you get the flash photography version and you get to see the carpet in our new abode. I still haven't found my other projects yet but I have started another new one so you get to see 3 items this week.

Toddler's Jacket - Zoom by Ellen Gormley

 I've been making good progress on the first sleeve but still have a little way to go.

Child's Beanie

 Plenty of progress has been made here. I think my knitting may be getting quicker, although I hadn't done any for a while. The pattern came from a Guardian Chemist pattern book. They wanted people to make them and donate them for children in less fortunate parts of the world. I've made some minor modifications by combining their pattern with another.

Cot Blanket in Box Stitch

The crochet tutor that I took over from last year was teaching his students how to make this and I had actually started one of them off on one once but had never actually made one myself, so, while at crochet class last Friday, watching others making various version of this, I decided to make one myself. Normally the box stitch is done in diagonal rows, increasing as you go until you have 2 sides the right length, then decreasing to square it off, but I think this is an interesting variation.

That's it from me for this week, don't forget to check the links in the sidebar to see what others have been making.

Richard.

The Week That Was 01.09.2012

Well, we finally got all our gear out of the old place so that the cleaners could do their work and everything seems OK for us getting our full bond back, so today we went out and celebrated by buying a couple of DVD players and a new PVR.

My school work has suffered greatly in the last couple of weeks and I have a lot to do to catch up, but I'm having trouble getting motivated. All the moving and cleaning kinda left me quite drained and I have been having trouble find the energy to anything other than play games. I will need to put in a concentrated effort this next week though or I'll fall too far behind and make it impossible to catch up.

On the crafting front, I still need to sort out my stash, find a couple of WIPs and buy some more wool so that I can finish my hoodie, and I started 2 new projects this week. I just couldn't work on just one project at Craft 'n' Cuppa or crochet class so ended up starting a beanie and a baby blanket. The baby blanket was more to have a go at a particular stitch. I had started one of the ladies off with this particular style of blanket but had never actually made one myself so I figured it was about time.

Other going out shopping this morning today was a bit of a slack day and I spent far too much time watching TV.

That's it for me for today. I hope you all had a good week.

Richard.