Dolly Couture

I used up the pink Patons Fruitdrops I had in my stash to make Eve's cardigan but I still had some white left and I used it to make a matching cardigan for her doll and I had enough pretty odd buttons to match the random button scheme I'd used on the original. The outfit was completed with a pleated skirt.

More gifts

Two more gifts completed to be sent westward : a stole for Teigan and a cardigan for Eve. I don't think I have ever knitted so many different projects. Usually I knit jumpers or cardigans for me and that's it. Working on doll's clothes at the moment.

And the display in the library has Knitting Barbie. I knitted her outfit and gave her some knitting. I am especially proud of her toothpick and bead knitting needles.

Birthday beanie

Another birthday present down : a beanie for Matthew. Modelled here by Barnabas.

Knitting in Vogue

I am so excited! I have finally managed to complete my collection of Knitting in Vogue books. I have had Knitting in Vogue 2 & 3 since they came out but I borrowed number one from the library, copied all the patterns I thought I'd do and never bought the book (a decision the copyright police side of my professional self deeply regrets and thinks it serves me right that I couldn't get the book). Now of course it is so easy to find a second hand book that you want in a bookshop on the other side of the world and I bought it when I found it. Yay! And of course now that I have it there are beautiful patterns that I want to do and add to my queue on Ravelry that I hadn't copied.

Gifts

 I am maintaining my resolution to make gifts this year and have just completed two:  the fingerless mitts I made for Bridget for her 18th coming up next week, and the lacy scarf I made for Michelle for her birthday last week (no wonder my jumper is in hold!). It's a great way to feel virtuous (or it would be if I hadn't bought more yarn today because Spotlight had all the reduced yarn down to $2 a ball). I now have Mothers' Day and Teigan's birthday coming up in May so two more present opportunities and a cardigan for Eve to co-ordinate with the jeans I've already bought for her birthday. Plus I am giving a couple of balls from my stash to Paul for his buddy so an impact is being made!

Further whittling!

I've now finished my lace stole (3 balls of Moda Vera kid mohair blend which cost me $1 each). So some reduction in the stash has occurred. Unfortunately Spotlight had a sale so I've bought even more bargains (many balls of Noir in several different colourways and some 4ply for a Debbie Bliss pattern I have earmarked and some Tinka for Christmas decorations). So that sum total has gone up not down!

Finished

Well here it is. My completed bag. I added a horn button for closure which I like very much and the colour and the yarn have really set off the pattern really well I think. So I have used up just over six balls of Tucano and I might make another bag with the rest. I might try felting this time.