Calorimetry, part II

Too knackered to post much today but here's the finished article. I love the colour and the button. The yarn is beautiful, soft and luxurious and I will definitely knit with it again. However, I do have a few gripes with it. Firstly, it has a tendency to "unply" (is that even a word?!) itself. It was most noticeable as I was casting on and less so through the main body of the work. Secondly, the yarn had knots in it. Not just in one place but SIX!!! I'm hoping that it was just a random "bad ball" because I've got another 4 balls to knit up into various other things.

Anyway, off for a Sunday afternoon snooze now...

Calorimetry...

I thought I'd whip up one of these that everyone's knitting, before the cold snap really kicks in here in Southern England. I though it would be perfect for avoiding "hat hair" when one arrives in the office. What I should have realised (or perhaps I should have googled first to find out everyone else's opinion on this pattern before I cast on) is that this pattern is designed to fit a GIANT! I cast on the 120 stitches as the pattern called for and was merrily knitting away when it struck me that it looked rather large so I called the husband (who conveniently, has a gigantor head) and held it against said gigantor head, and discovered it was enormous on him too.

I frogged it.

I have since cast on with 100 stitches with 4.5mm needles and so far, so good. I think (fingers and toes crossed) it will be a perfect fit. The yarn is Sublime Cashmere Merino Silk Aran in "Granite". This is Gorgeous stuff to knit with. I'm nearly finished and therefore, hopeful that my normal sized head will be wrapped up all toasty and warm for tomorrow morning's commute in the cold morning air.

Watch this space for the final article.

Booga Bag - Finished

Booga Bag - Finished
Originally uploaded by **Claire**.

Here it is. All lovely and felty. It's smaller than I thought it would be but I still love it.

Clappy made Mum Happy!!

Mum loved the clapotis. It arrived in New Zealand in a record 4 days from the UK hitting her doormat the day before her birthday. I'm so happy she liked it.

On a separate note, the Booga Bag felted up just fine. I stuck in the washing machine on a 95 degree hot wash, no rinse cycle with a couple of old towels and it came out pretty damn cool. Pictures to follow tomorrow.

Booga Bag finished and ready for felting

Booga Bag finished and ready for felting
Originally uploaded by **Claire**.

Here's the Booga Bag finished and ready for felting. I'm just working on the 6 feet or so of i-cord for the handles. I love how the colours have come out as I wasn't that keen on the yarn when it was balled up but I think it looks pretty cool now it's knitted up. I found the yarn in a bargain bin and I think I paid about £1.50 for the 3 skeins so all in all, I'm pretty happy with it. I can't wait to see it felted.

Hurrah for the weekend...

Thank goodness this week is over. After yesterday's storms here in the UK, I have absolutely no plans to go very far from home weekend. Instead, I'm going to hunker down with the hubby and the doglet, and watch movies and knit all weekend. I do have to pop out to the post office tomorrow to pick up the lovely package of Malabrigo that I bought off ebay from the lovely people at Quality Fibers. I'm hoping to finish the Booga Bag and get it felted. I'm onto the i-cord so once that's done, I can stick it in the washing maching and hope for the best!

The weather forecast for next week is bad, bad, bad, here in the southeast so I'm not looking forward to a week of horrendous train journeys into London every day. If we get a single flake of snow on the tracks, the entire Southeastern Trains network seems to grind to a complete standstill. Still, only two more weeks of hiking up to London all day and then I will be a lady of leisure for the foreseeable future. I'm giving up work for a while to organise the house and our lives. I can't wait!

Clapotis. All wrapped up and ready to go.

Clapotis. All wrapped up and ready to go.
Originally uploaded by **Claire**.

Here's the clapotis and hat all wrapped and ready to be posted off to New Zealand tomorrow.

I hope it makes it in time for her birthday.

Booga Bag

Booga Bag
Originally uploaded by **Claire**.

Round 22 completed on the Booga Bag


Yarn is Noro Kureyon shade 134.

This will be my first attempt at (intentionally!) felting something.

I hope it turns out well, because I have just ordered this, this and this from Pavi Yarns. I love them and can't wait to try them all.

Fetching

Fetching
Originally uploaded by **Claire**.

I wondered why I had so much yarn left after finishing this pair of fetching. I realised I've done one less cable repeat than the pattern called for. Never mind. I gave them to my friend who has tiny hands and they fit her perfectly! I forgot to take a picture of the finished pair so this is all I have to remember them by...

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Knitterly stuff

I've finally finished my first clapotis and have decided it can be for Mum for her birthday.

It's knitted in Lorna's Laces Lion and Lamb yarn in the "Vera" colorway.

I hope she likes it...