Knitting and Cows

I've been busy knitting again....in between the Christmas shopping, dog walking, making baby quilts....

 

I love it!

Here are the moss stitch hand warmers I mentioned last time....

They're really nice to knit and didn't take long... you can find the pattern on the CreativeYarn blog here.

 

You may recognise the yarn - it's Robin Paintbox - the same yarn that I'm using to make my poncho (WIP - haven't picked it up for a while!)
 

 

 

After I'd finished the moss stitch hand warmers, I decided to try to make a cowl. I found a lovely chunky pattern on Amy's lovely blog, Fearless Homemaker. I'd been wanting to try cables as I haven't done any for years and this pattern looked just the job....

You can find the pattern here.

 

 

It's lovely and cosy for this cold weather and I love the self patterning chunky yarn.

 

Thought you might like to see this....we were walking down the lane the other day and those cheeky Belted Galloways are back in the field...

Enjoy the rest of Sunday!

 

Maggie xx

Knitted Mitts and Handwarmers

Firstly thank you so much for your kind birthday wishes!

I've been off radar for a week or so as Chris and I have been feeling poorly with rotten colds. We managed to paint the hallway and put the curtains up at the front but haven't got much further than that. I promise some photos as soon as we've finished!

Whilst I've been feeling under the weather, I've been enjoying knitting some more fingerless gloves. I've also sewn the seams on the pairs I made during the summer - was it that long ago?!

So I though you might like to see them....

My lilac stocking and garter stitch fingerless mitts......

And my pink ones from the summer are now completed.....

This is a very easy and quick pattern which you can find here.

 

 

I've been trying a new pattern with moss stitch.....in lilac...

......and a lovely flecked yarn.......

You can find this moss stitch pattern here.

 

 

And I just had to show you these gorgeous wristwarmers and scarf knitted by the lovely Mel of Brawlbin Crafts....I treated myself to them...they looked so pretty and they're so soft and cosy too!

 

 

You can visit Mel's Etsy shop here

And not forgetting these lovely handwarmers, I treated myself to earlier in the year.....knitted by the lovely Bebby of BebbyJumpers....

I wear them indoors as my hands always get so cold....

 

You can visit Bebby's Etsy shop here.

 

I've just finished knitting one mitt from a different moss stitch pattern which, if I've finished the pair, I'll show you next time.

 

It's just the right weather for sitting and knitting!!

 

Maggie xx

Suddenly Obsessed with Knitted Fingerless Gloves....

Firstly...

Just a word about Spencer's Sunday Hats....

Spencer wanted to let you know that he really enjoys his Sunday Hats and sends a big woofy thanks for all the support you have given him. Due to the fact that we have run out of hats for the moment, he has decided that this will now be an occasional rather than a regular feature ;) 

In the meantime, Spencer wanted to remind you of his personal favourite.....the naval officer's cap!

Secondly....

Yes I know it's the summer and I should be thinking about making beach bags and summer skirts.....

But some reason I've become a little obsessed by knitted fingerless gloves!

I've made nearly four pairs in the last month!

I know why it is.

I haven't done any knitting for years.

And then I found this lovely easy peasy pattern on Ravelry by Roxanne Richardson....

In fact, I found it via one of the lovely blogs I follow. But I can't remember which! So if it's your blog or you know which blog it was, then please let me know and I'll mention it here :)

You can find Roxanne's lovely easy pattern here.

It's got me back into knitting as they're quick and easy and not too daunting :)

So my first pair I gave to Chris' Mum, Dorothy, as a birthday gift. They were light green and I hope she liked them!

Since then I have made two further pairs :)

Although I must admit I haven't sewn them up yet ;)

A pink pair.....

 A lilac pair.....

 And I am currently knitting a lemon pair......

I've especially loved knitting these gloves whilst travelling about in Harvey J as I don't have to think about the pattern too much!

I thought I might add crochet flowers or pretty buttons...

Something like this but smaller!

I think we all know what everyone is going to be getting in their Christmas stocking!

Yesterday evening I decided to search for some more patterns as I felt I could try something a bit more challenging.

Not too challenging mind, just a bit of variety..

And these are a few of the lovely (easy) patterns I found.......

These sweet Seed stitch gloves with a thumb wrap by plzsendchocolate on instructables.com....I might try these next ..... you can find the pattern here.

These gorgeous moss stitch hand warmers by Doris from I am what I knit ......

A bit more adventurous....these dainty diagonal eyelet hand warmers from Creative Yarn....so pretty and feminine...I love those little buttons :)

And this sock yarn looks really fun to use in this pattern from scarlettknits.........

Well I think these should keep me happy for a while! On the knitting front anyway!

Just click on the links above for any of the patterns :)

Now back to patchwork for a minute......this weekend I've been completing a gorgeous snuggly flannel baby quilt...here's a sneak peek....

I'm hoping to show you more when I've completed the quilt :)

Enjoy your Sunday!

Maggie xx