Random Ramblings of a Knitting Banshee

 So, I've been a busy bee this Christmas, and have worked on a lot of projects.

I did finish the "I'm a little teapot" teapot cosy, which, by the way, doe the job admirably. A bit unnerving to cut the steaks without any reinforcement, but Shetland wool does indeed hold very nicely when doing so. I think I might be ready to try a more complex piece of fair isle, maybe a vest or jumper in Shetland wool. Whenever I can afford the wool, and have room in the house for it.

I started the Mucklemuff on Boxing Day and finished it on Saturday, after the merino wool top I needed for the filling arrived. I seem to have fallen in love with stranded colourwork! And I do really like the Knitpick's Wool of the Andes I used for it. Might use it for the Boreal jumper I'm planning to make at some point.

I also finished the Robin Hood stole, the latest Unique Sheep knitalong. I came out a bit shorter than I was expecting, I think my gauge has gotten a lot tighter than it used to be. I probably should have done it on a larger needle size, but hey ho. It's finished now, and I have a lo of yarn left over. 

So, I'm using the leftovers to make Verdandi, another of the Three Norns shawls. I want to use up all the yarn, so I'm making it bigger than the pattern calls for, which is taking some careful repeating of charts so that things still align when I move from one chart to the next.

i have also started the Winter Wonderland scarf that came as part of the Unique Sheep Christmas package. Cables, cables and more cables! I don't really like making cables, but this yarn is so soft and the colourway is so pretty I think I'll be making an exception for it!

So, yeah, busy me...