2022-01
Finished and donated Double Spiral Twelve Stitch tiny blanket in Peach and Cream. Spent quite a bit of time with this over the holidays, and am definitely improving. Still need to be consistent on tension when joining - sometimes the joining yarn pulls through to the front, sometimes its on the back.
Used up the Stylecraft Aran that's been in the box for ages to make three bright pink hats, Nursery school age. All the variations used the Addi 22 for a horizontal brim, then picked up and hand knitted a bit more stand and crown. Tried to make matching mittens, but not enough yarn even for these.
I did manage to find enough bits of yarn to make blue sparkly fingerless gloves to go with the hat made in December. All these were donated.
One more experimental hat. Did a flat panel centre on the Addi 22, then hand knitted side panels (stranded some blue and white together) Fits primary school age, donated.
Top down baby hat, conventional, in leftover dk, mixture of small balls of rainbow drops and white. Donated.
Worry worms. A quick refresher project, and used up some scraps. Donated to someone in need of a cheer up.
And some repairs: kitchen drawer handle replaced. DD's shopping bag restitched. Narrow hem to fix a torn corner of a silk scarf.
2022-02
Fourth wristwarmer in the very last of the Hayfield Spirit - so I have a pair for indoor use with metal dpns, as well as a pair in my handbag for outside use.
Prototype cover office chair .The project to recover the ancient (ten year old?) but small enough office chair has been on my list for months. The test version using two charity shop imperfect cushion covers, a stag design, was largely successful. However the last tweaks were paused when all sewing stuff was put away while works to the flat happened. The remaining fabric scraps are still (end of March) in a high cupboard.
Started Talvi knits v2 sweater in Finchdale (colour) Aran - a Christmas present of next year's jumper.
Another conventional baby hat in the rainbow drops yarn. This time 0-6 months size. Donated.
Newborn mittens - to use up the last scraps of baby yarn. Donated.
Repairs: shortened worn sleeves on workwear grey jacket. Restitched perished seam on undertrousers.
Crafternoon Tea at Southport Creative Arts Making Chinese Thread boxes: origami gift boxes, historically for threads and other small haberdashery items. All credit to the tutor, Debbie.
2022-03
Preemie cardi. Why? Handbag size project; to check tension as I switch methods during a garment. Only one cuff still to do. For donation.
Continued with Talvi knits v2 sweater in Finchdale (colour) Aran. I need to check the armscye fit, so have paused while I've worked on two sewn tshirts which could inform the next few rows..
Laela Jeyne Mica Tee in Paisley grey brown plum poly silk. A relaxed fit tee with inset sleeves and V-neck. Better than the two I made last year, but still needs some work on hollow chest area, which is affecting the shape of the V.
Horseshoe scarf. I've been asked in two different contexts how I made the white one, about 5 years ago. So I attempted to chart and reknit. At end of March, I'm halfway along. I'm happy I'm reproducing the shape and size, but the emergency yarn choice and sick-leave-brain affecting the tension have been less successful. (Spot the understatement).
Tilly and the Buttons Freya top, in Paisley grey brown plum poly silk. My old Freyas are all either too tight or grey and worn. They did get gradually more relaxed as I worked on the pattern. So started again with a new tracing, sizing up to eliminate most of the negative ease. (Glad that trend is no longer de rigeur.) This version is still quite fitted, but crucially includes what I've learned about adjusting back neck, back width, and doing an FBA to fit my own shape. Bound the neckline proposed for a cowl neck - and found it was an acceptable bateau neck. I'm happy with this iteration, but would like to do another to see whether the fixes I've pencilled in will deal with the slightly tight lower armscye.
