Yet another new blog

I finally came round to the idea that I need a blog. I feel that it will help me keep my knitting organised, act as my reminder of what I currently have in progress, keep my 'wish list' in check, and also enable me to participate in secret pal exchanges, as a lot of these require you to have a blog.

I hope to post at least once a week, but life with an unpredictable husband and a very active toddler don't always allow for planning. We'll see how it turns out!

Some WIPs: Clapotis - I'm knitting a practice, winter version in Paton's Decor. I'm a relatively new knitter so I needed an inexpensive way of practising stitches I've never done before, as well as somewhere to see if I actually like knitting the thing. It seems to be working out relatively well and I like the colours.

Sirdar sweater - Just a basic short-sleeve, deep-V neck sweater for the summer. I'm working in Sirdar Country Style DK yarn in a dark green (I cant remember the actual colour name) and it hasn't really gotten very far (I just started). It's going to be a lot of work.

Summer Wrap Shawl -
This is just a basic (very basic!) shawl of my own design (5 rows garter stitch, 1 row k1*k2tog, yo*. The yarn is Rowan Linen Print in 'Crush' (Shade 347? 357?) and I'm really enjoying working on it. I've been using US15 needles (the yarn calls for US11) so it's nice and loose and works up really quickly.


Disclaimer: Not the best picture but quality will improve!