Tag Archives: knitting

Everything’s coming up roses

Posted on February 2, 2012 by feresaknit

Yesterday’s knitting and crochet should have ended up looking like the rose tea cosy I made last year. And it did last night but not so much after I inadvertently put it in the washing machine this morning on a synthetics cycle. ‘I’ll just bob it in with th ...

What’s That ?!? 2012 week 2

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Lorna A

Yes it's Friday again. The answer to last week was......... one of my eye lashes. As you can tell I don't get to wear much make-up these days, if it had been my daughter's you would have seen layer upon layer of mascara! This week I have two pictures of the same thing. Talki ...

Cobweb Lace

Posted on January 26, 2012 by feresaknit

I started this shawl back in September when I abandoned the shawl I’d started the previous summer – yes that would be summer 2010.  If I hadn’t touched it for over 12 months it wasn’t going to be finished any time soon.  I don’t knit much lace ...

Me Bum’s Sore

Posted on January 22, 2012 by feresaknit

Okay not so much now but Wednesday and Thursday if I sat down without thinking about it and pressed up against a cushion in the wrong manner it made B jump. Not so much the sound of me actually hitting the cushion more the yelp I emitted. How come I had a sore rear end? Well ...

What’s that?!? 2012

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Lorna A

Firstly, Mike is now much better, well his chest infection has gone at least. My memory continues to be a real problem. It is partly because of it that I blog so infrequently, I either forget to start a post or forget what it was I was going to say. It is so bad now that I o ...

Bright Star

Posted on January 19, 2012 by feresaknit

I finally finished the aran weight blanket I was knitting.  Considering it was all in garter stitch, where every row is knit, it proved a bit challenging. There were three squares like the top one where I hadn’t moved the green or blue over by one stitch which I had ...

Yuk!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Lorna A

Poor Mike is still feeling really rough. The paracetamol has given him a

2012 – Year of the owl

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Lorna A

Happy New Year to you all. A bit late I know, but I'm still waiting for my new brain to arrive. Whoever said ignorance is bliss didn't have a clue and the current TV adverts for dementia aren't helping my confidence!It will seem at little strange then to read that my only re ...

Me Balls are too Big

Posted on December 31, 2011 by feresaknit

I thought it was about time we had a craft related post.  I’ll start with what I did while on my five week Royal-cation. I did 20 fancy crocheted squares – I had 63 to choose from in the booklet which was just as well as there were a number I undid, either beca ...

The Great Slipper Hunt of 2011

Posted on November 10, 2011 by feresaknit

I was hoping to be able to show you a finished shawl today but after I missed yesterday’s knitting target dramatically I took a picture today while there was still a fair amount of natural light left and abandoned any thoughts of getting to the point of weaving ends in thi ...

A Non Bare Bear

Posted on November 3, 2011 by feresaknit

Darn, as Ernie pointed out I missed a prime opportunity in the title of my previous post when I could have gone with a play on a Bare Bear!  Anyhoo said bear is now fully clothed – well nearly.  Although he looks fully attired his goggles need a press stud and are ju ...

A nude aviator bear

Posted on November 1, 2011 by feresaknit

I finished knitting my second bear and while sewing it up made the same boo boo I’d done with the Pyjama Bear – I sewed an arm up and then I sewed the second one, except it wasn’t the second arm it was the back of the head!  Fortunately I realised before I ...

Bananas in pyjamas, no wait – a bear in pyjamas!

Posted on October 25, 2011 by feresaknit

I got my finger out and finished my first bear tonight – watched closely by Bud, who when introduced to Mr Bear attempted to greet him with a nibble on the nose. Here he is sans pyjamas… With jim jams and slippers… And remember this… the mis-matche ...

Bearly Pyjamas

Posted on October 20, 2011 by feresaknit

I finally finished the bear’s jim jams this evening.  When I started adding the vertical stripes in chain stitch with a crochet hook I remembered why when I’d done one of these before I said I’d never do another one.  I wouldn’t mind but I cheated t ...

Sometimes you just want a good night’s sleep

Posted on October 17, 2011 by feresaknit

There some knitting going on!

Posted on October 4, 2011 by feresaknit

Firstly thank you for all your good thoughts and wishes – they certainly seem to be working.  I have done more knitting today than in the whole of the past week.  It’s a case of not knowing just how bad you’ve felt until you feel a lot better.  Yesterday wasn’t to ...

Because I’m Worth It!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by feresaknit

The kindness of strangers

Posted on September 22, 2011 by feresaknit

Here are the 84 squares that brings my total Share a Square squares (facebook group) for this year to 150.  Shelly was struggling to get squares from enough different people so just bear in mind that even one square makes a difference – any worsted/aran 100% artificia ...

Little cardys on the table, little cardys made of yarn and stuff

Posted on September 15, 2011 by feresaknit

Firstly thank you for all the comments this week, actually just thank you for all the comments – my sister in law has told me I should reply more and although I am a bit rude in this respect I do read and cherish each and every one.   ‘Put that bucket down it wa ...

And the winner is…

Posted on September 4, 2011 by feresaknit

I got a phone call yesterday morning, of all times, from my Auntie En, of all people, during which I mentioned I’d entered stuff in the village show but I couldn’t bring myself to say I’d entered her doll in case she didn’t win.  Not because she woul ...