Wednesday WIPs - 31.12.2014

Another year is coming to an end but before that happens I need to show off what I have been working on over the last couple of weeks.

Before Christmas I managed to make a couple of arms for the Koala.

Koala.

I also managed to add a few rows to the jug cover that I had started.

Small Jug Cover

While I was away visiting my sister, her family and others I did a bit of knitting on the scarf.

Knitted Scarf.

I took some baby yarn with to work on a baby jacket but when I checked the pattern that I wanted to use it was for 8 ply (DK) and I had brought 4 ply so I did a bit of mental arithmetic and started anyway. I did the yoke before deciding to stop until I got home where I had some 8 ply baby yarn that I bought in Ireland. I made the yoke in the 8 ply and checked it against the 4 ply version and found that my math was spot on.

Shy Butterfly Baby Jacket in 4 ply.

Shy Butterfly Baby Jacket in 8 ply

The 4 ply version sitting on top of the 8 ply version for a size comparison.

I didn't expect to get so close with this as I really didn't think I was that good at judging these things.

That's it for my WIPs this year. Be sure to check back on Friday to see my last finished object for the year and again on Saturday for the year in review.

As usual, check the links in the sidebar to see what others have been making.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 19.12.2014

Another week has gone by and another Trauma Teddy has been made.

Trauma Teddy #65

This one only took 2 afternoons but is all I managed to finish this week. I do hope to have more for you next time but that won't be until the new year as we are going away for Christmas. Don't forget to check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been making.

Since I won't be posting next week I will take this opportunity to wish all my readers a Merry Christmas.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 17.12.2014

I have had another week where I haven't done as much as I would have liked, but I did more than last week. Here are all the projects that I have worked on this week (other than my weekly Trauma Teddy).

Baby's Jacket, Pants and Hat set

I managed to finish off the hat so now all I need to do is find some buttons and sew them on, stitch up the crotch of the pants and sew in all the ends.

Knitted Scarf

I managed to do a few more rows on this one.

Small Jug Cover

I started another jug cover.

There will be no Wednesday WIPs post next week due to the fact that we're going away for Christmas. Normal services will resume New Years Eve, for a couple of weeks at least.

Come back on Friday to check out the latest Trauma Teddy and check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have been working on.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 12.12.2014

Well, I managed to finish this week's Trauma Teddy. It seems to take me longer and longer each week. I used to be able to make one of these in an afternoon but now it takes me three, I and don't seem to have the energy to work on much else.

Here is this week's FO.

Trauma Teddy #64

I'm going to a market tomorrow morning so I should be able to do some work while there.

Check out the links in the sidebar if you want to see what others have been making.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 10.12.2014

I have slowed down quite a bit this week. The heat is really getting to me. I'm not sleeping well and then I'm too tired to do anything much in the afternoon. As a result of this I have only worked on one WIP and a Trauma Teddy (I kinda forced myself to get to work on it this afternoon), so, here is this week's WIP.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs from Ellen Gormley's book

The only reason this one got worked on is because it just happens to be the one I take with me to crochet class. Now that crochet class has finished for the year this may not see the light of day until class resumes in February.

I don't have a photo of the Trauma Teddy as I started it after taking the photo of the blanket but I should have it finished for Friday so you will see it then.

As usual, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been making.

Richard.

Friday FOs - 05.12.2014

I almost didn't have anything to show you this week, but I managed to finish this week's Trauma Teddy just before 5pm, so, here it is.

Trauma Teddy #63

That's all I have managed to finish this week. Check out the links in the sidebar to see what other people have manage to make.

Richard.

Wednesday WIPs - 03.12.2014

I have had another slack week this week with a little bit of progress on some of my projects, quite a lot of progress on one project and no progress on others. Here are the WIPs that I have worked on this week.

Woollen Baby Blanket - motifs from Ellen Gormley's book

I managed to sew one octagon in place and start on the next before my fellow tutor and I decided to call and end to class on Friday since we were the only ones there. There didn't seem to be any point in holding a class when there weren't any students.

Boys Rugby Jumper

I managed to start the first sleeve this week but it has been a bit too warm to work on this sort of thing.

Knitted Scarf

This is one of the projects I took with me to Sydney over the weekend and I did get to work on it while waiting in the hotel and at the airport. I still didn't manage a full repeat of the pattern.

Tunisian Spiral Blanket

 I worked on this one while waiting for the dentist. We got there very early so I had plenty of time.

We went to Sydney to see "Wicked" and thoroughly enjoyed it but I ran into trouble at the airport on the way home. A pair of scissors that had been passed through security at least three times caught the attention of the guy on the x-ray machine and they decided that I couldn't take them on board with me this time. Ah well, they were only a cheap pair anyway, and I probably shouldn't have scissors with me on the plane.

I will have something to show on Friday so check back then to see if I remembered to post. In the meantime, check out the links in the sidebar to see what others have been up to.

Richard.