Market Coming Up

 

The next market is on Saturday, so I need to get busy. I've finished the Nalu gloves. Last night I finished spinning a batch of four skeins of wool. I'll wash and dye them this morning. I'll see if I can manage two more pairs of fingerless gloves before Saturday. That gives me two skeins to offer as yarn. That's the plan anyway. 

Boring?

 

I've done this month's bags for Anne, the silversmith, 15 small bags and 15 tiny bags. A lot of folk say, or imply, that making the bags is a rather boring job. Granted, it's not the most exciting or creative task, but I enjoy the methodical nature of it. I put on the radio or a podcast and listen while I work.

 It's just as well I enjoy the job, because I've just agreed to make bags for someone else. Watch this space. 

Another

 

I dyed two skeins in this jade colour, used one for the half-finger gloves and am using the other skein to knit a pair of fingerless gloves for the next market. I'm using one of my favourite patterns, Nalu, by sparrowhawk/Leila Raabe. 

I'm sewing jewelry bags for the first time since we moved house. First, I had to round up my equipment. The cutting board was at the bottom of a trunk, but where is the seam gauge? I cut another one. 

A Pair

 

Right, I've finished the half-finger gloves. They'll be collected on Friday. Pattern is Tipsy by AndreSueKnits, yarn is my handspun wool. 

Back To Knitting

 

 I'm not entirely organised after moving house, but there's nothing urgent now, so I've taken time off to work on an order. The lady wants gloves with 'half fingers'. I've used this pattern before, Tipsy by AndreSueKnits.  Last time I did the ribbed version; this time I've done the stocking stitch version. I think the ribbed version fits better, but I shall continue and finish the mate of this one. Doing the fingers is much more fiddly than doing fingerless gloves, but there you go, it's probably good practice. 

MIA

 Sorry to be missing in action. We're in the process of moving house, so crafting is on hold. I did go to the market on Saturday. I finished knitting a pair of fingerless gloves while I sat at my stall, and sold them before I was done!