socks and the zone...

after the completion of the crochet blanket i really needed to knit..

you know something soothing, mindless and what i call tv knitting..

the rythmic knitting in rounds really does soothe my soul... my red wine..

so after the little beauties above were finished then i had to use the kiogu again and couldn't decide which.. the lettuce green or the citrussy orange ..

so i started both ..

the orange are a smaller size so we shall see [and they are for a dear friend in the uk] ...

when i knit like this i enter the zone and then all kinds of knitty, yarny and fabricy things enter my head ..

i am already planning something crochety...see what happens when you are in THE ZONE...

crochet blanket complete..

well i have finally finished the crochet blanket ...wow..

i am really pleased with the whole thing ..

i will miss the nightly regime though ...

well onward and upward as they say .

i am now on with the other sock as i am now going to teach these little beauties at calicoand ivy as i want to share this method with other would be sock knitters .

anyone who has ever wore a pair of handknitted socks will tell you that they are the best thing ever ..

liberty lovelies..

just in case you think i have been idling away ..no suree..

i have been sock knitting as you can see with the hauntingly divine koigu yarn that we now have in calicoandivy ..

also i have started putting or should i say adding to my broken china [stack and slash] quilt top.

again it is scrappy and lots of fabric using up ..

i cannot bear to part with even the smallest skerit of liberty as it's pedigree demands that it should not be tossed into the ether.

so i find great pleasure in sewing the smallest pieces together so they shall be preserved for my daughter and grandaughter..

i have also been babysitting this week as the holidays are now upon us and you know that babysitting takes us away from sewing .So this weekend i will make up for lost time and reconnect with my machine ,crochet hook or maybe my sock knitting ... maybe all three..

liberty quilt top complete...

hooray ..
i have just completed the quilt top using my liberty fabrics and i haven't even made a dent in my stash..
you can't really see all 56 blocks but you can get the gist .
i am really pleased with the look and of course the fabrics all have little stories to tell..
i will getit quilted by a proffesional as the quilting bit doesn't interest me in the least ..
i say everyone to their own...
now if only i can finish the crochet blanket edging this week i will be in utopia..
also i have started a new pair of koigu socks from the new yarn at calicoandivy.
i didn't really intentionally want to knit the socks as yet but the yarn called me and i succumbed ..

the crochet border..

this is the final round of my blanket..
i have come this far and i figure that i could of stopped with just the last round of trebles ..but oh no something has driven me on to also put on a scolloped edge in the cream baby cashmerino that i have used for the sashing around my granny squares.
now i am happy..

look what came in the post..

the latest cath kidston catalogue..

she has the most charming things in this edition..as always..

i must write a wish list...now...

also drawing to an end is my crochet blanket ..

the flounce border is everything i thought it would be and some..

when i finish this round i could be finished but there again i may crochet a round of small scollops in plain cream...hmmm... i wonder...i might consult the oracle on this one...

everyone loves liberty...

what is it about my liberty fabrics?
this little suitcase is used to house my vintage liberty tana lawn so it is quite a special little case..
but someone came along and decided that they would claim it for the night ...
i didn't have the heart to move her ..