Friday 4 January 2013

A New Year - a new project (or three.....!)

I decided to rummage through some of my old knitting patterns over the Christmas holidays and found one that bears a dual pricing note, (both £sd and 'new' decimal currency), thus dating it to the early 1970's!


I fancied a simple long waistcoat so this morning, when DD and I went to our nearest wool shop, in the quaint village of Dunchurch, with it's lovely thatched cottages, I bought some simple grey DK yarn.



This is Dunchurch - gorgeous, isn't it!


A visit to the library, a little later, meant I came home with a pile of knitting books and a new list of projects to attempt!




I particularly like a number of designs from this one:


......and have already earmarked this for a future project:

Meanwhile, I'm still adding to the patchwork bedspread (although I need to order a few more balls of yarn to complete it) and I'm battling with a navy blue 4ply sweater for my husband (just basic stocking stitch, boringly simple but great for doing while I'm watching TV!) 

I also dug out another project that was on 'hold' - a cream lace shawl - and added a few inches to the outside border:

I've just passed the midway point on this edging, so it will be a while until I get to the end, let alone pick up the stitches and knit the main part of the shawl! (I could be in my dotage before it's finished!)


4 comments:

  1. Wow, this looks very pretty...think I'll start another scarf this weekend. Made 3 infinity scarves for friends for Christmas. It's cold here in the Northeast United States...scarves are a necessity!!! Keep on knitting!!!

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  2. I love your blog. You have a great style and the posting about library books hit home. I work in a library on Sundays and can never resist looking through the craft books.

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  3. I like the zig zag vest, and may attempt to figure it out.

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  4. Ho wonderful to meet another knitter! I have just loaded this blog in for my Grow Your Blog party -- I see you have 3 blogs and you did not say in your comments (in JUne) which blog you meant to enter. I assumed it was this one--

    I will look forward to your post on the 19th -- latest updates are on my blog (one post back) - please refer to them. See you at the party--
    Vicki

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