Knitting

Same old I am sharing today.  I am working away at the hat I shared last week, it is slowly growing.  I am loving the pattern that is emerging from this yarn.  The pattern is not complicated a few rows of garter stitch and now lots of rows of stocking stitch, the yarn is patterned enough that I feel it does not need a complicated set of stitches to go with it.  At some point I will need to think about decreasing but not yet.  I have lots of ideas for other knitting projects for this year but have not found the time to cast them on yet, my garden is taking up so much of my time at the moment so for now knitting has to take a bit of a back seat.

I am still enjoying the book, Instances of the Number 3 by Salley Vickers, I am about halfway through now.  I love where the book is taking me, on a journey of discovery for all the characters.

Joining in with Tami for this weeks work in progress and Ginny for this weeks sharing of knitting and reading.

Knitting

I have finished knitting the baby cardigan I now need to block it, buy some buttons, sew them on and write up my notes.  I used a thicker yarn than in the original pattern.  I have cast on a couple of new projects this week, a hat and a pig.  I knitted my husband a hat for Christmas which after blocking did not fit it was too tight my eldest, however, loves his new hat he has a big head and it fits him perfectly.  I have decided to construct my own pattern in the hope that I can create a hat with a perfect fit the yarn is a ball I bought to make socks and had not got round to making yet, guess i wont now.  The pig is a present for my youngest who has a birthday at the end of the month, I am hoping I will have the time to knit a few animals for her.  This pig has been knitted using the pattern in this book.

I finished reading How to Paint a Dead Man which was a wonderful read.  I am now reading Instances of the Number 3 by Salley Vickers.  This rather unusual story is about the life of two women after the death of man who is the husband of one and the mistress of the other.  The wife knows about the mistress and chooses to spend time with her as she comes to a new understanding about herself and her now dead husband.  I have read about a third of the book so far and it is a lovely read.

Joining in with Tami for this weeks work in progress.