Eight-by-Six

Do you love knitting well this is for you.  A really easy knitting project using 1 ball of Sirdar Jewelspun and only 2 ends to sew in. What’s not to love! I found this easy pattern over at Purl Soho web site called the mistake rib scarf It’s a great pattern for watching tv because there’s only one row to remember and one ball of yarn to sit next to you on the sofa - perfect!  You can pick up the Sirdar Jewelspun yarn at WoolBox and lots of knitting accessories too! There are 8 colours to chose from and lots of other yarn too! Pop over to my Instagram account for more knitting inspiration and to see the finished scarf this weekend, with pom poms 

  Rhubarb & Custard Cowl Amanda Hurrell   Eight-by-Six© Sizes and Materials List Needles: 5mm circular needles with 40cm cable knitters darning needle scissors one stitch marker Hand-made label or wooden button   Yarn: I’ve used hand dye yard from sewhappycreative in Aran weight (200g) but you can substitute for any Aran yarn plain, multi coloured, self striping or maybe use up scraps to create a unique cowl. You can knit this in a few evenings, and it makes a very quick last minute gift. You can purchase an ad free pdf from love crafts.com  Pattern size of approx. 12 by 11.5 inches Wash care instructions: machine washable 30 degrees, cool tumble dry, no iron, no dry clean Colours used in order: Pink, Cream fleck Abbreviations Skill Level : beginner   St: stitch K: knit P: purl garter stitch (knit every row) Pattern Instructions This pattern is written in U.K. terms  Let’s start cast on 100 stitches using 5mm circular knitting needles in your first...

As you all know I knit a lot of hats and what better excuse than a real life cause to knit for. It's not a lot of work for a knitter to knit a quick beanie hat full of love but it could make someone warm. Here's mine, a very simple knitted in the round beanie with a beautiful hand made faux fur pom pom ( craftyfriendsuk) who makes all of my gorgeous pom poms. The yarn I used was The Croft Shetland wool (100%) which makes a nice warm hat.  my knitted beanie You've still got time to knit one next week, the date has been extended to December 12th. What are you waiting for, go get your needles and yarn! Here are the details taken from the UK Hand Knitting web site : If you are making a hat for the appeal, please send it, by 12th December, to: UK Hand Knitting Hats for the Homeless Stylecraft Spa Mill New Road Slaithwaite Huddersfield HD7 5BB

A new month, new yarn and a new jumper in candy pink with stripes. Another of my late night eBay bargains (I do love a bargain) This time I'm using Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran and I have lots of colours in my yarn stash. I do love knitting and after finishing my Dill Tee I hatched a plan to knit another in Aran weight yarn ready for the Autumn, its going to be bright! I've been collecting the Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran yarn for ages, its my favourite yarn for knitting hats. I started this on Thursday night and by Sunday afternoon I'd reached the seed stitch panel on the top. I'm not the quickest of knitters but knitting in stripes makes me knit faster. I knit and purl into the back loops for the 2x2 rib, it gives it a very neat look. Saturday morning The colours I'm using are: pink, duck egg, ecru, lilac, stone, grey and MUSTARD. Had to have a big splash of mustard and I'm thinking the little sleeves can be a combination of the stripes. Lets see wh...