FO bonanza

our first weekend at our new house was not spent at our new house but on the road to and from kioloa beach on the south coast for a flyball comp, where the phoenix (possums team) came first in division one, making the humans very happy, despite the fact it was freezing cold, blowing a gale and pouring with rain. ah yes, the beautiful south coast. it was fun anyway.

the travelling time meant i got my second pair of thuja socks finished and they are lovely.

they are in Colinette Jitterbug Copperbeach colourway (the colours arent so great in this pic), slightly modififed pattern, 60 stitches, 2.5mm needles, longer in the leg. i really love this pattern.

also i may have mentioned that i finished the lily cardigan last week. i have worn it twice already and am very happy with it. here it is hanging in knitting corner:

the yarn is touch yarns possum merino, i used about 3 and a quarter skeins, and it is a beautiful soft fabric with a slight haze and a flash of silver in it:

i wanted it light and slightly open so it was on 4mm needles, and i got pretty good gauge with the recommended stitches for my size which made life a bit easier. i did continue with side increases for a fair part of the body to make sure it flared out over the...um....hip area, and when i make it again (because i will) i will make it slightly longer.

i will also try and figure out how to make the ties at exactly the same spot on either side of the front because my guess work was off on this one and i have to move one of the ties, but for now it is perfectly wearable and the perfect weight for this time of year.

now i just have a shetland shawl and a clappy to finish! i did do a little bit of stash enhancement over the moving-transition period which i will blog soon... it may include some rather scrummy sock wool and a little bit of pretty alpacky for my summer lace project. more on that later.

k xx