Allsorts

A little in the knitting doldrums this week - nothing on the needles is particularly inspring at the moment. I came up against a bit of a hurdle with Joy and haven't quite got back into the groove with it yet. It was just the armhole shaping but something about the way it was written and my execution of it, made it a bit labour-intensive. Ah well, it will come. No photographs of that one as it hasn't changed substantially since the last picture.

I've decided to go with Elizabeth I. I've loved this pattern for the longest time - hope my knitting skills are up to it! I think that it's good to push our limits a little though, yes? Now, the next choice is colour - not an easy one as there are so many beautiful ones to choose from. I'm quite taken with Bogbean, a dark green (not sure if it's the colour or the name that appeals!), but I'm wondering if it might be easier to work in a lighter colour. Out of interest, Virtual Yarns emailed me to say that the Elizabeth I design is being re-published within the next year which is interesting - guess they might mean the Tudor Roses book or a collection of patterns.

Here's my last long-term project, done a couple of years ago. I loved working it up but it did take a long time. I wear it a lot in the winter months and love it, despite a few little bits that I might do differently now! I think the colours work really well together and it was a joy to knit the (sometimes surprising) colour combinations.

That's the front (the stripes actually do line-up - why do I only notice that once I've uploaded it??) and here's the back :

I think I'm being quite brave to take on a new project with sleeves! First sleeved project in several months.

Finally, a litttle unrelated item just to show that I haven't completely hung up my knitting needles this week:

Can you tell what it is yet?? Answer after the weekend.

Posted by Anita at June 11, 2004 03:32 PM