The green yarn is Scottish 3 ply chunky that I bought from Jamieson & Smith shetland wool. I bought a kilo of this. The hook is a Tunisian crochet hook. Yvonne taught me the base stitch last night and using my Harmony guide I played around with the knit stitch and purl stitch. I had a play on the train this morning and decided that I'd get a proper hook and take it from there. I did see a stitch library book today but decided that I didn't really need it at this stage - being restrained there!
This is gold/purple stripped braid. I'm intending to use it in conjunction with some black chenille for a top for somebody I know. I'm planning on using it as a contrast around the neckline for an evening-type piece for her. I've yet to find the pattern for her as she is a 52" bust.
This is the next of my purchases. It's a hank of 100% baby alpaca fleece yarn. Its all for me !!!!! I intend to make a simple scarf, not sure whether I'll be doing it in garter or in stocking stitch for speed as its definitely cold! If I had found it earlier I would have bought a larger size tunisian hook and created it that way. (Yvonne what have you started?)
Next up we have this blue/black wool. I intend to make something with it (not allowed to say what as I'll be shot!)
Here we have a collection of buttons I bought. The majority of them are cat. The two large circular buttons on the card in the middle are pawprint buttons and the two at the bottom left hand corner are mice buttons.
I was given this button by somebody who is really nice. I'm not going to combine it with the other buttons on my scarf though but am going to have to wait until I find the right thing before I sew it on.
After Beverley's gift to me last week I also decided to get a ball of green so I got this.
A couple of balls of Patons Symphony that I was given by the ladies on the Patons stand.
And this is a present from the delightful(!) Yvonne. Need I say more about this one?
Knitting For Beginners. I know I am far from being a beginner but Sasha was kind enough to give me a tutorial on Intarsia and as she was kind enough to offer to sign it as well I didn't want to say no!
Here we have two balls of Foxy. I've decided to sucumb to the Alan Dart Xmas Gnomes.
Also pictured is a ball of Jaeger Como. I bought 500g of this in a terracotta colour. The ball on the right is Elizabeth Lavold in a burnt orange. They're both of a similar gauge so I'll be combining them to make myself a jumper. I've yet to look for a pattern so no rush in making it.
I stopped by one of the alpaca stalls and this happened to catch my eye. I am very torn between giving it to a friend for Xmas as she collects bears or to keep it safe and warm and snug on my spare bed - who am I trying to kid!!
And just to prove that cats just wanna have fun!
