Plodding On

Plodding on , have all these projects have in mind to do but then the time just slips. Managed to finish knitted top.

                              

This is the top knitted to go with the leggings.  The instructions, i think, were slightly wrong regarding the sleeve.  It stated to knit in rib. But when you look at the front of the pattern, it is garter stitch.  So i copied the picture rather than the instructions!  Can see why the mistake was made, as there is a long sleeve version and the start of that was Rib which makes sense.

The front and the back are the same length, it is just the way i have taken the picture.

 

Finished 'Angel Top'

Finished Walking The Amazon. Enjoyed this book, took my time over reading this.

Snapdragons in the garden.

Bluebells

Wild Violets on the front lawn.

A well camouflaged toad in the back garden

Painted on a card.

  Lining up the buttons to complete a Womans  Weekly knitting pattern, baby cardigan.

Completed legging from an old Jarol E982 Knitting Pattern. Was not sure how to do the waist really. Have threaded through some pale pink elastic.

Two Sides of a half knitted Angel Top, from Jarol pattern.  Have discovered looking at pattern, the short sleeve instructions do not look correct.  On the picture the sleeves definitely begin with garter stitch as on the bottom seen here on front and back pieces.  Well see if i can work it out!

Also doing some larger leggings  Sirdar pattern in cotton acrylic mix yarn.

100% Cotton Yarn Boottees Before being sewn up.

Boottees Completed

 /Finished Childs Cardigan, took quite some time, had knitted a smaller size already. I don't mind  making the same things more than once, I know some people liking making something different each time.

The Moon a few weeks ago! 

Rose Hips, heard if you leave them they are good for the birds to eat.  But saw on Winterwatch they are only edible after a few frosts have softened them.  Also don't know how they can reach these.  So taken some off , put them to one side and see if they soften and if the birds eat them.

As this picture was taken a while ago.  The birds have been managing to peck at the apples.

The last few months we had had snow a few times.  Does not stay long though.  People have been out and enjoyed with their children when they have had it.   Keeping distance between groups of course!

A beanie and snood , knitted from a Charcoal coloured acrylic yarn with a white fleck.

Found casting off with a large needle a help.   But today I have looked up a better cast off on youtube.  Am going to try this on some bootees I have knitted in cotton and really want a flexible cast off.  

Garden Visitors

 Visitors to the Garden

A sleepy cat

Have enjoyed making these from Julie Williams, Little Cotton Rabbits pattern

 Have enjoyed making these from Julie Williams Little Cotton Rabbits Range of patterns.

 Two dresses on the right are a modified version of Little Cotton Rabbits design.

 Bunnies sitting down.

 Bunnies standing up!

Photo taken on a walk by a local pool.

In the garden a while ago.

Robin

Robin collecting fishing maggots (no fishing allowed at the moment!)  to feed hungry young.  This was taken a couple of days ago, in the back garden.  The young ones have since flown the nest.

Exactly how many can a robin fit in its beak!


Finished The Last English Poachers, Bob and Brian Tovey.  Not for the faint hearted but well worth reading.

Now enjoying Danielle Steel ' Spy' .

Knitting from Julie Williams Pattern. Still arms to sew on and dresses to make!

Was very pleased to have this delivered a few months ago, but have not used it, seem to be knitting at the moment.It arrived in tact, had been packed very well.

 Perhaps after doing a successful job with fledglings, these blackbirds were sunbathing a few weeks ago.

Joined by a sparrow!

 Taken yesterday evening, a busy bee.

Some colourful yarns in use at the moment.  Also catching up on some reading.