This is my weekly post as I work through the yarn in my “collection” (not stash – thank you Sue) . This is the current state of play with the projects I’ve worked on this week:
- Golden spikes jumper: completed. But the unseasonably warm weather means it’s too warm to wear it yet! I’m a little unsure about the rather tight sleeves, but until it has been worn for a while, I won’t know whether I need to make some adjustments (i.e. knit new, wider sleeves).
- The 4-ply Skeleton hat: completed. Pattern needs to be typed up.
- Honeycomb cables socks: completed (and on my feet). An interesting project, but not one I will be repeating.
- A snailvaark is underway. This is a gift that I have been intending to make for a few weeks. I’ve done the knitting for the shell, but it needs grafting. The body is not yet started.
- I’ve been asked to make a turtle, but apart from finding a suitable pattern, I haven’t actually started on it yet.
Next week: a different colour?
So that’s my progress this week. Have you completed any projects? Are you working on anything interesting?
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The Snail of Happiness 
nanacathy2
/ October 11, 2017Lots of lovely projects here, I especially love the skeleton. I am crocheting a blanket!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 11, 2017I’m also planning to knit a leaf later today… can’t imagine why!
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Wild Daffodil
/ October 11, 2017Wow! You are so productive Mrs Snail! I’m still completely obsessed with the Mandala Madness in Scheepjes Bonbon I’m making – it has taken over my life and nothing else is getting done!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 11, 2017I think I’m going to be like that once I start work on my Sophie’s Universe!
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Wild Daffodil
/ October 11, 2017Yes, be warned those patterns are addictive! Such a joy to see them growing though.
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coppicelearner
/ October 11, 2017Our mutual friend Rose brought a lovely unusual jumper back from Brazil. I borrowed it to work out the pattern and after various false starts, unpickings and reworkings I now have all the pieces. I hate sewing knitting together! Hopefully it will fit.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 11, 2017I look forward to seeing it.
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Laurie Graves
/ October 11, 2017Beautiful work, and that skeleton hat is so much fun. As for the color…right up my alley. 😉
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 11, 2017I really do need to type up the pattern for that hat – I’ve got the notes and it’s charted, but I don’t seem to have found the time just yet.
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iamsimplyhooked
/ October 11, 2017Your yarn palette does look a little blue at the moment! Looking forward to seeing the turtle. Will it be crocheted or knitted?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 11, 2017It’s crocheted and, because I really couldn’t be bothered to work out a pattern I have bought the one from Planet June, which I think is going to work out really well.
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Annie
/ October 11, 2017Big thank you in advance. Now I’m off to do some diploma work! (‘Bout time too….)
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 11, 2017Head down… you’ll get there in the end…
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Annie
/ October 11, 2017Working on the forest garden design, and have spent the last few days absorbing Tomas’s book. It’s given me a real way forward, and identified many areas where I would probably have gone wrong. I’ve now also read Perennial veg (Martin C) and have 3 more books to refer to. But the design is coming together nicely.
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017Yay – I read quite a lot of Tomas’ book pre-publication, so haven’t actually settled down with it since it arrived… maybe over the winter.
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Annie
/ October 12, 2017It’s a girl! Yay! Born this morning. Mum & baby are doing well. 8lbs 12oz! Poor mum! But you don’t have to make it pink, they aren’t into pink for girls & blue for boys, it is what ever colour it is. No rush – probably wont see them for a few weeks yet. XX
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017Big congrats to all concerned!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ October 11, 2017Oooh, a blue turtle sounds just the thing…. and I’d love to see a blue snailvaark too 🙂 Your blue socks are just yummy!! This is quite an impressive output! I’ve resorted all my templates and embossing folders (again) this week 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017Did you ever find your missing artwork?
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thecontentedcrafter
/ October 12, 2017Oh, yes I did. It now lives in Australia where it was promised. I found it when I started sorting through bits to make some cards and couldn’t believe my eyes!! I had put it somewhere sensible if I intended to cut it up and make a card with it but I have NO recollection of thinking that was a good idea – I guess I’m on the downhill slide!! I’d even forgotten I said I’d let you know – sorry about that 😦
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017Well, at least it turned up and I am sure it is treasured now. How odd our minds are sometimes!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ October 12, 2017I find when I am very busy and juggling a lot of things I stop being conscious and my memory stops working. These days I prefer to live at a slower pace!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017A wise approach to life in general!
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katechiconi
/ October 11, 2017Blue week has concluded nicely, bring on the….? Purple? I do love those socks, but as you know, Skelecap is my favourite. I’ve been making curtains for Miz Lizzie, but am only halfway through the task; too many other things to do before our trip 😦
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017There’s always such a lot to do before a trip… and I guess curtains are low down on the list. I seem to recall this isn’t a Miz Lizzie trip, is it?
I think next week is going to be earth tones.
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katechiconi
/ October 12, 2017This WAS going to be a motorbike and trailer trip, but post pneumonia and with rain forecast, it didn’t seem sensible. So we’re taking the car with the bike on a trailer behind, and the tent inside. Best of both worlds!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017It’s always good to be flexible.
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katythenightowl
/ October 12, 2017Well done for finishing so many of your projects – I seem to be collecting them as each day goes by! Lol
Ironically, I’ve just signed up to do an Ami-along – with the pattern being Turtles (although they are cute anthropomorphised turtles, as opposed to the real thing!) 🙂
http://www.amigurumipatterns.net/ami-along/
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 12, 2017They are cute… perhaps I should have chosen something like that since it is for a baby, but I just loved the one from Planet June as she used it when she made her crochet Discworld: https://www.planetjune.com/blog/amigurumi-discworld/
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katythenightowl
/ October 13, 2017Thanks for the link – I’d seen June’s Discworld tribute before, but had forgotten to save the link!
A wonderful creation!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ October 13, 2017No problem!
Went to collect windfalls from Irene today for a friend’s pigs – waste not, want not!
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katythenightowl
/ October 14, 2017Nice one!
We were talking yesterday – she took me to the Dentist – and she said how glad she was that you wanted the apples 🙂
She’s another, like us. in the ‘Waste Not . . . .’ Brigade 🙂
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davidprosser
/ October 12, 2017All your projects look smart Jan but I bet the snailvaark will be awesome.
xxx Hugs Galore xxx
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