WIP wednesday #3

Alright so I missed a week...OOPS.
Anyway, the current works in project are these two jumpers. I have decided to trial recycling yarn. One is cotton (brown one) and the other wool (green one). The plan is to frog them both and reknit into something else. This green one I am going to trial a vest pattern for me. No idea if I would wear it so do not want to spend heaps on yummy yarn that may never be used - got enough... ;P

And these two items are finished!! The hat I have used all the wool I dyed with food dye and jelly (there is another post on this) with some maroon/burgandy for the extra. The hat fits DD1 who wanted to buy a hat like this from a shop that I hated so I said I would make her one.

This is a bag for holding plastic shopping bags. I have sent it off (with some other stuff I bought) for a birthday swap gift. Hope she likes it.

Have also signed up for a paper bag swap over at http://missymack.blogspot.com/ So Hello swap partner!

WIP Wednesday #2

Well here I am another Wednesday and yes! I am returning to post. Let's see how long this lasts...
Anyway here are my latest offerings.
This thing above is for a swap and I do not want my swapee to have too much info. So this picture will be all I post until after it has been sent and received.

This is what my BSJ looks like almost finished - some seeming to go.

And below is a present for someone in my life. Will post a picture after it has been given.

And finally, today I went to the Stitches and Craft show. I found it disappointing compared to previous years - it has been taken over by someone else and was at a new venue. Below is a picture of what I bought. The pattern book includes a bowling set I thought I might do for my girls for xmas.

I bought the dressing gown pattern (below left) from ak Traditions and she threw in the newest version of the doll pattern (that I have already knitted one of) and another pattern. Very nice of her.

Also got some overlocking thread and bobbin filler - things I am running low on.

Better get going now. See ya next time!

WIP Wednesday

I have decided to post my Works in Progress on a Wednesday. Here are 2 I am working on. The multi coloured is my Baby Surprise Jacket mark 2 for a KAL on ravelry. Nearly finished part 1.

These are my first ever socks. Done on 2 needles so still have some seaming to do.

My family's entries

The red top is my entry. The aqua tea cosy is my nana's entry. The green cardi was mum's entry and the purple scarf was my aunt's entry.

Knitting Challenge Entry display

here is the window from my LYS showing the entries.

yay me!!!

Yay me! I won the knitting challenge my LYS held over summer. And to make it even better, it is the first thing I have created myself with no pattern!! I used a top I got for DD2 for Christmas from my Aunt L for the measurements. Then I just used a stitch dictionary and worked out some patterns. Here it is!