One in, one out, one missed!

They say things come in threes - not necessarily all having the same effecf. On Monday bought a Griswold On Tuesday saw a Golden Fleece which was then apparently "not available" On Thursday sold a Cymbal So in the house I have precisely the same number of machines as I did this time last week. And now the exciterent should die down! The Griswold turned out to be good looking, with a slightly unusual four inch diameter, making for tighter socks. The Cymbal was initially rusty with fairly non-essential parts missing which could be garnered from elswhere. The Golden Feece had evidence it knitted rib, but the ribber must have been hiding under the lady's piles and piles of papers and other junk in her tiny bungalow. If she ever finds it....

It's in the bag

I need to design a label for the Japanese Knot Bag with unequal handles. May call it a Knit Knot Bag instead, when soneine said it was ideal as a project bag for packing over one arm with yarn. the same person also requested I made some peg bags again, as she missed out on the first batch. of course, tbe price of the hangers has gone uo now!

Itsy bitsy

Izzy doll, bear with poorly shaped head, Skip the Bunny, and a Japanese Knot Bag. two of these items I am pleased with, two I am not. Two were from proper (i.e. other people's) pattern - work out which!

A quiet May

Due to illness, knitting production has slowed somewhat, and fresh ideas have ceased altogether. I need to make soemthing new for the museum shop, but all I keep coming across are toys. I don't make these for sale because of all the regulations, so have a top shelf stuffed (!) with dolls, some reversible, giant snails, flowers in pots, bears, rabbits, draught excluders with rabbit heads, wine bottle cover with rabbit ears, clowns, and the odd unrecognisable creature. Plus the odd failed pegbag (can't get my hand in), the tea cosy made from a pair of lightly stuffed socks (what was I thinking?), the I-cord Christmas tree with sharp wire.......

Where there are socks ....

...there are leftovers. Photo is of twelve teacosies on their way to teapots in Sweden. And I still have 5 or 6 cones of Russian joined yarn.

After the event

Annual event in Kegworth just as good as ever. had commissioned specially knitted socks from Rob of Expedito with the old logo on. us a load of sockformers.. i had "dressed one as "shoddy goods".

January warm up

To ginger up the new year, on a very frosty morning. Knitted on my latest .machine, AKMC 72 slot compound cylinder.