Thursday, July 23, 2026

Flowers And A Failure

 



The flower bracelet worked well. I really like the other bracelet too, but I haven't been able to get the invisible join right. I've had some sort of winter bug and felt unwell. I think I'll wait until I feel better and have more wits about me before I try the join again. 


Thursday, July 16, 2026

Two Finishes

 


In my daytime crafting, I've finished another bracelet. 


And over several evenings, I've knitted a pair of socks. They're definitely fraternal twins, one is darker than the other. I'm not sure why. As I showed in this post, the two skeins were dyed together. Anyway, I think they look ok, fraternal it is. It's also interesting how different the colour pattern is to this pair of socks which have definite stripes. Hmm, that's the joy of hand dyeing wool. 

Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Two

 


I've finished two beaded crochet bracelets. I've just been working on them during the day, knitting socks in the evenings. I can knit without looking at my work, which is good when watching TV. Beaded crochet needs more concentration. 

Monday, July 13, 2026

Beading Again

 


Well, I did sell the blue and white entrelac gloves at the market on Saturday, so that's good. I don't have any knitting orders at the moment, but the lady in the shop that sells my beadwork wants more bracelets, so I'm working on that. 

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

One And A Bit

 


 I think I'm still on track to finish a pair of socks before Saturday, provided there aren't too many interruptions. I took some time off knitting this morning to make a sample for Friday's craft group meeting:


The tutorial is by Narin Handicrafts on Facebook. 


Monday, July 6, 2026

Tried And Tested

 


There are a lot of patterns for fingerless gloves on the internet. Some work better than others. I'm in a hurry at the moment, getting ready for Saturday's market, so I'm sticking to patterns that I've used before and I know work. The charcoal pair is Spragues by Galt House of Yarn and the pair I'm working on is Nalu by Sparrowhawk. 

I spun four skeins of wool over the weekend:


Now I'm in the process of dyeing them:


I don't think I'll be able to knit two pairs of socks before the market, but maybe one pair? 



Saturday, July 4, 2026

Beaded Crochet Rope

 


Right, I have two necklaces and three bracelets done, to take to a local shop. Now I need to concentrate on spinning and knitting for next week's market table.