Sunday 1 March 2015

Wool On Sundays

First day of autumn here in Australia - and I breathe a big sigh of relief. Hot weather and I are not friends; let's face it, crafting and very hot weather just do not go together! So I am looking forward to lighting the first fire of the season and really cosying down to some knitting.


If my dog did that to my yarn, I wouldn't be smiling at her!


There will be no snow out my window, but just loved this Japanese image.



And what is with all the grannies knitting by the fire?!



I am linking today to a new party - well, new to me! It is Wool On Sundays at Rainbow Hare Quilts. There can never be enough wool/yarn/fibre related parties, right?!

I will also be hanging out at the Yarn Fanatic Party with Rachel at The Philosopher's Wife



And at Frontier Dreams for Keep Calm Craft On.

I have been busily adding my stash to Ravelry. I have never used the My Notebook section of Rav, except to add millions of patterns to my library. I thought it would take too long and just not be worth the effort to add my considerable stash. But after only adding a very small amount, I can see it will be incredibly useful, especially as I am adding a photo of each yarn. It will be so easy to look for yarn for a project!



I just love being able to see all my skeins on the screen like that - so pretty!

Gorgeous yarn shawl is finished (Rav notes here). I love it! Really simple pattern, quick and easy, looks lovely and just the right size. I find that, much as I love bigger shawls, I just don't use them. I think I will be making another one of these before the winter is over. Hmmm, but which yarn to use?!



What is that balloon doing there?! Photography is so not my thing!


I really wanted to get the pictures up so, as you can see, I haven't blocked or even darned in the ends yet!

The pattern came from Fyberspates Scrumptious Collection Volume 1. There are some gorgeous knits in there; I particularly like the Wytham cardigan and the Uffington sleeveless top. But as I have sworn off buying any new patterns or stash, they are not for me at the moment. There are just so many free patterns though, I really don't feel I am missing out!

Now I will be casting on the Colin Vest by Doris Chang. Love a free pattern! And I just love vests on little boys - just something about them is too cute.
I will be using the Jorstad Creek BFL Tweed Sock that I got from my Knit Crate subscription - 100 grams of Chestnut and stripes of some of the colourful mini skeins. Stripes and vests are such a great combo!




When I started the Year of No Superfluous Spending, boy, did this subscription ever cause me some angst! I ummed and aahed about it for ages - and in the end decided to keep the subscription running as it will be the only yarn I purchase and it will keep from falling off the wagon completely! I figured if I have a teeny bit of yarn coming in, it will be just enough to stop a complete yarn meltdown, resulting in huge parcels arriving on my doorstep after a marathon online yarn shopping spree! 
And I do love the surprise of the Knit Crate - it's like a special gift arriving every month. You can cheat and look at the previews on their website before it arrives, but that would just be spoiling the fun! I have loved everything I have received so far, which is pretty impressive. 



Happy autumn (or spring), as the case may be!

13 comments:

  1. Your shawl is beautiful and I loved seeing all you your pictures. Happy Autumn to you :)

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    1. Thanks so much! Happy to find your lovely blog and join you for a wool party!

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  2. Just visiting your lovely blog, Jayne via Wool on Sundays, all the way down here. How lovely to 'chat' to another Aussie. I so agree with you re the hot weather, but as I live in Tassie we don't have the opportunity of collapsing from severe heat...it is always pleasant in Summer. As for your shawl, it is gorgeous; such pretty wool. The other wools you have shown are lovely too; they will be fun to knit up. 'Tis lovely to meet you!

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    1. Lovely to 'meet' yo too, Kim - another Aussie, great! I adore Tassie, would live there in a heartbeat if I could. I had a friend who lived in the Huon Valley who we used to visit before they moved to the mainland - so beautiful! I much prefer cold weather - what is the use of knitting if it isn't cold enough to wear it?!

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  3. Welcome to Wool on Sundays from me too. It's a really friendly party. Your shawl is beautiful. I'll be taking a look at your Ravelry notes later. I started to use Rav a couple of years ago and find it a very useful resource. I put more detail on the knitting notes there than on my blog. It must have taken ages to write your post with so many lovely photos. Hope you cool down soon. We are waiting for Spring!

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  4. Thank you for the welcome! It is always lovely to meet new friends. You will be seeing the daffodils soon - they are my favourite. I love that shawl pattern as it is SO easy but looks really lovely. And there is such lovely sock yarn available to make shawls. Have a lovely week!

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  5. Beautiful shawl! Love those granny pictures too! Glad to hear that you liked the Rauma patterns! I am not a big fan of their yarn - too wooley- but just love their patterns.

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  6. Beautiful shawl! Love those granny pictures too! Glad to hear that you liked the Rauma patterns! I am not a big fan of their yarn - too wooley- but just love their patterns.

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    1. Thanks for visiting! Their patterns are lovely - only wish I could read them!

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  7. your shawl looks lovely. and all your yarn!!! love it!

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    1. Thanks! I love that shawl so much and it was so easy, I think I will cast on another one soon.

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  8. Love your color choice for this shawl! I will be sharing on Facebook tomorrow.
    Thank you for sharing with us at our Yarn Fanatic Linky Party, and I hope you'll be stopping by again soon!
    #27 is live - http://eyeloveknots.blogspot.com/2015/03/yarn-fanatic-linky-party-27.html
    Alexandra
    EyeLoveKnots.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks for reminding me! We had a public holiday on Monday so I am one day out!

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