Homeward bound

We've had our first caravan holiday of the year and am now heading home. DH and I relaxed whilst DD typically found loads of reasons to strop. My purple koigu socks are finished and I'm about to swatch for my next pair whilst DH takes us home.

Morning!

We met this old lady on our walk this morning....

Purple Progress

The heels have been turned + I'm now working up the legs...

Transformation

I've been very busy today:


Oscar before grooming


Annie looking stinky


Annie & Oscar


Oscar looking clean & handsome

Their winter coats are now in the compost bin and both dogs are feeling great. However we'd forgotten just how small Oscar is although he makes up for the lack of inches with personality!

Sock update

Diagonal Lace Socks in Purple Koigu

I finally settled on Diagonal Lace Socks by Wendy Knits and am really pleased with the combination of yarn and pattern. The construction of the sock is almost identical to David's Toe up Sock Cookbook but without the maths so I'm using the pattern stitch & the maths from David's pattern. They fit really well which is great as I was starting to think that this yarn was jinxed!

Then as if one wasn't enough I've got another little pair on the go:


red baby socks in progress

These will be finished soon but not revealed fully until gifted.

Dual Dishcloths

In a recent swap on the Crafty Threads & Yarns forum I was spoilt by Modelwidow who spent a lot of time stalking me which is evident by the wonderful items she sent:


Everything was very neatly wrapped in pretty lilac tissue paper.....


Dishcloth & gifts


Leaf Allover Cloth in Anchor Magic

and then as I was tidying up our 'studio' I found another little gift:


Purple & Silver Stitch markers

Thank you so much Modelwidow. Everything was chosen with great care & I really appreciate it. The cloth is great to use in the kitchen & the yarn is far more absorbent that any I've used before so I'll be keeping an eye out for it.

I sent to LadybirdLinz who loves the colour green and anything to do with ladybirds.


Summertime Spa Cloth

Pattern: Summertime Spa Cloth
Yarn: Texere's Double Top in Turquoise
Needles: 3.75mm
Time: March 17th - 20th 2009. The cloth kept me amused whilst I was sick with mumps but don't worry Linz I washed it before I sent it to you!


close up of the Summertime Spa Cloth

I also included a few extras in green with the 'ingredients' to make some Ladybird stitch markers!

Now the fun begins...

Toe up sock toes in purple Koigu

and I get to choose the pattern!