Clean Lines

::Washcloth from Debbie Bliss Magazine in Eco Cotton::

Debbie Bliss Magazine Issue 3

::The new Fall/Winter 2009 Debbie Bliss Magazine::

::Red is the colour for this season in all its gloriousness::

::As is tartan::as is Britannia Rules::

::Argyll Dog Bean Bag in Rialto Aran is delightful and top of my list::

::And in 'The Need for Tweed' section the Boat-Collared Jacket in Cashmerino Chunky could be on my needles before long::

bluefaced

::the thrill of a new project::

::carryboo from Debbie Bliss baby cashmerino 3::

::wonderful 100% merino wool from H. W. Hammand & Co::

::112.5 meters per 50 grams::machine washable at 30 deg::

::pure::

::creamy white::

::soft::

::beautiful stitch definition::

K1 Glasgow

::in my beautiful re-cycled newspaper bag from K1 in Glasgow::

::hand dyed in Orkney Selkie cashmere and merino in Brownie and Skara Brae colourways::

::Designer Knitting magazine Spring/Summer 2009::

::baby cashmerino 3 book by Debbie Bliss with H W Hammand & Co bluefaced superwash merino dk in cream for a polar bear boho blanket::

Spring Clean

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::My inspiration is May Blossom::

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::My theme is Spring Cleaning::

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::My tools will be::

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::Debbie Bliss Eco Fairtrade Cotton::

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::Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino::

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::For a dishcloth::

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::For a Lace Shelf Decoration::

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Ribbed Wrap Top

As everything is becoming lighter and warmer there is a need to reflect that in my knitting. The beauty of pure silk. A wonderful sheen and delicateness.

The yarn is on its way from Consider The Lily and in the meantime a square for guage has been knitted, washed and blocked. Absolutely essential for this Debbie Bliss pattern.

Lessons must be learned from other knitters about sizing and ease and drape. This will be a challenging piece of textile to execute.

Ipswich knitterati - November

A very busy meeting. We all huddle upstairs around the table. Lots of talk, lots of laughter. Lizzie brings Edu to teach him to knit - two days before their wedding. Gasps and good wishes fill the air. A new, very expectant knitter reveals accidentally that Anne and I were born in the same hospital in the East End of London. There is a beautiful baby blanket knitted in mitred squares to be admired along with a new project in Rowan Cocoon::note to self, find pattern that will need that yarn::Clive, gently, corrects my earlier post to say he knits wombs not wounds. I visit Ravelry and admire his handiwork.

I arrive home, having knit a few rows on the Debbie Bliss placemats, full of inspiration and ideas for my future knitting projects and so happy to have spent time in such good company.