Interim post

I'm having great trouble getting myself in gear to photograph the (many) things I've been making over the last few weeks, and I don't articulate myself well enough to describe without photos, si I must apologise for my slow blogging. Hopefully, as I have 6 days off work for Easter, at least one of them will be good enough to get my camera out.

One thing I know I am good at is lists, so here is one for you: A while back (23rd July 2007 to be exact - see this post) I posted a meme listing the knitting related tasks I had tried or completed. I thought now might be a good time to review what I have achieved since I started knitting, and how far I have to go ...

So, from the original list, I have additionally tried:

• Shawl


• I-cord (I'd not heard of this at the time - now I think it lives up to its name of 'idiot-cord'!)


• Toe-up socks


• Mittens cuff-up


• Hat


• Knitting with silk


• Slip stitch patterns


• Twisted stitch patterns


• Charity knitting (innocent hats)


• Knitting with soy yarn


• Knitting with circular needles


• Cable stitch patterns


• Buttonholes


• Knitting with alpaca


• Fair Isle knitting


• Household items (tea cosy)


• Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) on one or two circulars


• Holiday related knitting


• Dyeing yarn (Kool Aid - great stuff!)


• Kitchener stitch


• Purses/bags


• Knitting with beads


• Entrelac


• Cuffs/fingerless mits/arm-warmers


• Thrummed knitting

Phew! There's still a way to go, and I'm adding my own ideas to the list every day. I will not however, be knitting clothing for my pets. Nor will I be combing them to harvest their fur and spin it any time soon (2 short haired cats. But perhaps when I have sheep or 2 that will seem infinitely more sensible!)