Hitchhiker progress

I started this scarf a few months ago, primarily as I had a cone of yarn that I wasnt quite sure what to do with. To start with it grew really quickly, but now the rows are taking a REALLY long time (even longer as I had to rip back 8 rows as I'd dropped a couple of stitches and it was proving more difficult to pick them up).

It's a very simple design and I am really pleased with the results and I would recommend as to someone wanting to create an asymmetric scarf where the yarn is what is wanting to be showcased.

Currently I have 31 points and need to get to 42 for completion. Not far to go!!

Retro blanket

I started this project in October 2011 *blush*

I had completed quite a lot of it, but was finding difficult to get motivated to complete it as knitting in the cottons I was using was just proving painful. Never have I had so much crafter's tourettes as I did when it came to making this, primarily due to the yarn not the pattern; but it is finally FINISHED. Hooray!!

My youngest daughter is thrilled as it was made for her and she has been gently nagging me over the past couple of months that she would like it finished.

Part of my mission for 2014 was to complete some of the incomplete projects I have on the go, and this is the first one ticked off the list.

The blanket uses the blocks from the 'Retro' design in Debbie Abrahams 'more blankets and throws' - C&B crafts.

Week 4 hexagon project

It's been a tough week this week. I've been suffering horrible migraines and it has been challenging to do anything. They do however finally seem to be going which I am very thankful for.

This project has not suffered. Even though each hex has taken longer to do on the days I've not been feeling great, they have got done and it has been a real sense of achievement.

I'm surprised how quickly the month has gone. January usually drags for me, but maybe the mildness of the month has helped it to pass more quickly and I'm in no hurry to find myself in the depths of winter.

I've been joining as I'm going for this week, but I'm finding myself being less random with colour choices and so for the next week or so I'm going to join in rounds as I was the first couple of weeks. I've also let my youngest daughter choose the colours for tomorrows hex and that makes things a lot more random as she just picks colours she likes and places no emphasis on whether they 'go' or not!


Here's the week's progress.

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Day 23

Day 24

Day 25

Day 26

Day 27

Day 28

Weeks 1-4

Week 3 of the hexagon a day project

I am still really pleased with how this project is coming along. I look forward to creating the hexagon first thing every morning. As hoped it is helping to motivate me into a productive day and the timing couldnt be better as I have 10 ongoing commissions, eek!

There was a comment on twitter this morning after I posted the photo of all 3 completed weeks that said ' your hexagon's look like spring flowers very cheerful just what we all need on a grim foggy January morning '

Day 15

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Day 17

Day 18

Day 19

Day 20

Day 21

Week 3/52