Wool given by my daughter

This is my latest knitting and the pattern I used.My elder daughter gave me some wool that she had not had the time to use and thought that I would be able to put it to use.  I decided to knit some socks for her.  Unfortunately I didn’t quite have enough of the mixed yellow…

Second version of a previous project.

Some years ago I knitted a dress for one of our granddaughters.  The dress has been passed down to our youngest granddaughter and she has worn it a few times but now she can no longer get it over her head.  The dress was knitted from the bottom up so I should be able to…

Tour de France knitting

Again I am trying to use up some of my stash of wool. This time it is some four ply yarn that was bought for $2 a 50g ball. I only have three balls so I hope it will be enough to complete the cardigan. I am happy with the way the pattern is turning…

Experimenting with colourwork in knitting

I am slowly reducing my stash of wool but still have a long way to go.  The difficulty is knowing what to make with the odd balls of wool as generally there is not enough of one colour to make a complete garment. I have a Pinterest board for woolwork and one for yoke sweaters….