Happy Easter to all readers and visitors to my blog. It is a lovely sunny day here right now and the forsythia in my garden looks beautiful. Spring has arrived at long last!!!
Today is my sister-in-laws birthday so I have made a bag and a scarf.
The scarf is made from an interesting yarn that is a stretchy, lacy tape (Four Seasons – Grundl – Flemenco Uni).
This one is a creamy white and I made one for myself in a teal colour. It is lovely and soft to wear and is more like a ruffle collar than a scarf. I cast on 140 stitches, plain knit rows and used 2 balls of yarn. (£2.50 a ball – can’t be bad)!!
The cast off edge makes the scarf curl naturally.
The week before last we spent a week back in Threlkeld, in the Lake District. (The week before winter returned)!!! The weather was mixed but we had some nice spells and were able to get out and about walking again. I did the low level walks this time and left my DH to do all the high steep bits. Actually if the truth were known I only decided to do the low level routes after one very tricky ascent that had very steep parts and lots of moving shale. Two thirds of the way up I decided to stay put and wait whilst my husband went to the top and back. I can see no point in forcing myself to wear out my knees and hips any more rapidly than is necessary. The bottom line is he has very long legs and I have very short legs. I enjoyed a lovely walk on our last day on a low level route – taking my time and photographing all sorts of interesting design features!
I always take something to stitch with me and this time I turned my attention to making some felt flower brooches. I have been asked to teach a workshop in may and was asked to do something quick and easy and summery. So felt brooches it is!! This my collection so far.
As you can see I got quite on making these. They are quite different from the usual sort of work that I produce but quite addictive! I know what you are thinking – there is quite a limited colour scheme going on here. You are right – I need to put those colours away and only let myself work with the missing colours. I found these combinations very easy to work with. Hopefully I will have some more to show soon.
9 comments:
Love the bag and scarf - they are gorgeous - lucky sister-in-law. The felt brooches are great fun and will make a lovely workshop subject. Loose shale is not the best surface for walking on - I shall stick to nice flat surfaces but have a gold star for even trying it.
Thanks Heather.
The bag and scarf are beautiful - a wonderful present. The felt brooches are also lovely.
You don't happen to feel a workshop on felt brooches in blogland coming on, do you?
Beautiful bag and very cheerful brooches. I have very pleasant memories of walking near Threkheld on a 6 week visit to UK in autumn 2008. A landscape such as that can only but inspire the artist!
Wonderful bag, scarf and brooches!
I love the scarf. Just wonderful. Have a nice Sunday, Inge
I love the scarf. Just wonderful. Have a nice Sunday, Inge
What fabulous bag and scarf - would you like to adopt me as a sister?? lol! I also love the brooches, I agree with Weaver, you need to do a blog workshop!
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