Knit And Natter Group

A Little Knitting And A Lot Of Nattering
A Parcel And A Present Or Two

Yummy!

Today we all moved to bigger premises within the John Lewis store as there were so many of us now joining the group we had run out of space. It was nice to be in a bigger area and the coffee and cakes were amazing (and of course I just looked at them!)

Huge socks

These are my finished socks that I promised to show you - fit for a GIANT!  They are HUGE ...  rather like the jumper I once made for Mr Whizz Kid that came almost to his knees and this was no mean feat as he is 6'4" tall!  I do not think I have quite cracked this knitting tension/size thing. They were supposed to be ankle socks for me but come up to my knees (size UK 5.5) and in fact are too big for him too (size UK 10.5). Ah well ...  they will be great as Christmas stockings - and sure will fit a lot of prezzies in!



This is my (as yet unfinished)  tiny toes pram blanket with the pattern stolen from the Amy Butler book.  As you can see I do not do baby colours and I am not too good at colour matching (hence the front door) and so I am not totally enthralled with the colours chosen - at least when they are alongside one another - but the pattern is great! The finished blanket should be somewhere around 24" x 36" (and very garish) but going by my size misjudgement on the socks it may well fit a double bed by the time it is finished.

This amazingly intricate scarf was being knitted alongside me and looked extremely difficult to do. The finished effect reminded me of a feather boa made in beautiful silks. Isn't it wonderful?

This delicate shawl was just finished in a lovely dusky pink. Some lucky lady was about to receive it as a present. The scalloped edge was amazing but sadly the photo did not come out well so cannot show you just how pretty it is.

A lovely 'Grandma' was knitting this top for a lucky grand-daughter (she was a VERY young granny indeed!)  It was in an especially soft beige wool and was going very well indeed.


The 'physio' effect of knitting has been rather good for my damaged nerves in my hands and I do notice some improvement. I also love meeting up with the other ladies and having a good gossip (today was all about yoga and pilates!)


For lunch Mr Whizz Kid and I had a great time at  Carluccio's  - sitting outside in the sun with lunch and a glass of wine (for me), and lunch and a glass of water (for him - he was driving!) This was a special treat prior to my hospital appointments (two days this week). I need the wine to keep me sane!


When we arrived home later in the day there was a lovely surprise for me on the doorstep in the shape of a parcel from  LovePaperFish.

I had fallen in love with this wonderful cocoland cat fabric and ...

A whimsical needle case and lots of pretty buttons. They were so lovely and so appreciated.

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More New Fabric And Pretty Gift

 

I forgot to mention in my last post about a pretty special gift I received for Mother's Day from K. Thank you xx. It was a little bundle of fat quarters of the lovely fabrics from  SewSister  ... I now have about twenty fat quarters of these wonderful Japanese prints and really must do something very special with them.

I also received a very simple and clever picture from a friend G. Thank you xx.  Only you would be clever enough to realize that these lovely fabrics would look so good in a pale wood frame on the wall!

 

Sunny day reflections still did not spoil this clever idea!
This will go in my sewing room.

Note to myself:   photos do not turn out well when taken in a sunny conservatory!

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Knit And Natter

John Lewis Knitting Group
The King Pins

Snapped at a friend's house (Thank you G. xx)

This artistic lady uses wool as interior design - isn't it lovely?
She crochets the containers too!

Today had a good turn out and in fact the group is so large that from next week there is to be a change of venue - still within John Lewis but a bigger space.

My socks were finished, yet not sadly sewn at the seams - a little job for this evening I fear. I shall post a picture of them tomorrow - hopefully on my toes!

The other ladies had a variety of beautiful things on the go - here are just a few pics - do not want to upset anyone too much with my constant snapping ...

This clever lady uses all the scraps to produce childrens jumpers

This intricate pattern is to be a scarf 'in the round'

Nearly finished - I so love this colour

This scarf had a 'sparkle' which did not show on camera

Thats better! Very lacy and sparkly

A lucky grandchild will get this lovely jumper

More of this beautiful work - nearly finished

A very colourful creation

Still cannot get this to 'sparkle' for the camera
The lovely crystals do however add a super touch

I have now got my wools together for the baby blanket with the design stolen from the Amy Butler book 'Meadows'. If you remember this was the pic I snapped last week from the book with the pattern.

Bad photo of page with pretty picnic rug

And this was the incomplete pattern I tried to snitch (the finger got in the way!) ... luckily I was able to fathom it out with a little help from my friends.

Damn! Tried to get a snap of the four row pattern in pic to copy!
Shall have to buy the book now!

Well with the expertise of the ladies present I managed to work out the pattern and reduce it in size to fit a small blanket for a new baby  -  approximately 24" x 36" was decided as appropriate.

These are the colours I choose and this was my feeble attempt at knitting this morning ...




Amy Butler Belle Organic DK by Rowan
The colours are 'Cilentro', 'Peony', 'Robin's Egg', 'Indigo' and 'Persimmon'

As you can see it was more 'natter' than 'knitting' - well it was in my case anyway!

I also must add that I was one of the few 'good girls' who had obeyed orders and sported a name badge.  I did not want a slap on the wrist with a knitting needle from our Knitting Tsar 'who must be obeyed at all times!'

My name is on the tucked under ribbons!
Do not want the world to know it - do I?