First FO Friday - FFF

Well here it is, after all my complaining on Wednesday about feeling like I wasn't getting anywhere, I finally finished my bobble hat! So here it is

The photo hasn't come out great (I think it was the light from the window) but you get the idea. I'm pretty pleased with the outcome, other than all the measuring and feeling poorly during the week it wasn't actually too bad to knit. It's amazing how different you feel when you or under the weather. But I am also pleased to report that the steroids seem to be working and also the antibiotics and the nebulizer I had on Wednesday so fingers crossed I'm over the worst of it! Yay, back to knitting! Thanks again for all your lovely messages xx

Well that's it, my first hat, that sounds pretty cool!

For more FO visit Tami's blog here

Wip Wednesday #2

First let me apologise, today's wipw is not going to have much to show and I'm not going to be my normal cheery self either. I'm not feeling so great. In fact I've not been feeling great for a week now, my asthma is playing up and I'm back on steroids for it. And today I thought I would be feeling much better as I've been on the steroids for a few days now but its as bad as ever and I'm going back to the doctor, which sucks as I wanted, really wanted to go back to work tomorrow but that isn't looking likely. I haven't even really felt like knitting. Anyway enough with my pity party.

So as a result this week has been pretty slow knitting wise. Still trying to get my bobble hat completed but all I'm seem to be doing is measuring it.

It needs to be 18cm before I can start decreasing and finish it and it just seems to be taking forever. Plus I must have the most uninspiring tape measure ever, there are so many cute, funky ones, I'll need to get one.

Anyway as you can see from the above photo I also made a pom pom for my bobble hat, which did manage to put a smile on my face for a while.

Anyway I'm going to go and for more upbeat and productive wipw's please visit Tami's Amis blog

Sharing the Link Love

I thought I would share this link with you as I really like the blog that is attached to this facebook page! There is also a giveaway so go to the link below and like the facebook page for a chance to win

Annie B Handmade

Happy blogging x

Much Love Monday - Stationery

I LOVE stationery, I really do! This Monday I love it a little more than usual though as my new notebook has come in very handy. I usually have a collection of notebooks (I have a real weakness for notebooks, any colour, size or style) some are in use, some are waiting for the perfect time to be used. Anyway, since I started knitting a few months ago I have been keeping a note of things in an old notebook which was pretty full. But I was in our craft room/study at the weekend and found the above notebook. I thought perfect, I can use it to keep all my knitting scribbles and notes on patterns and yarn. Also I started a pattern that's a little bit more complicated than I have tried before and I'm partly designing it myself (fingers crossed) so my little notebook came in very handy.

If you would like to see more Much Love Monday-ness take a look here

Happy Monday x

Knitting Tutorials

I thought I might try and put together some tutorials on how to knit. As I am pretty much going to be learning at the same time I thought it would be a good reference for me but also good for anyone who is reading along and wants to try knitting. (Well hopefully, I'm not sure how good my instructions will be!)

Tutorial 1 - The Slipknot
The slipknot is the first thing you need to know before you can start knitting. You wont get very far without knowing this. Here's how you do it

Step 1
Make the yarn into this upside down U shape

Step 2

Cross the yarn over, so it looks like this

Step 3

Hold onto both ends. Pull the right side of the yarn into the loop form behind

Step 4
Still holding onto both ends pull the new loop tight

Step 5

Put slipknot onto knitting needle and pull tight again so it is securely attached to the needle

Overview

This is your first stitch. You will know it the slipknot has worked if you can tighten and loosen it. Also if it comes undone when you pull the two ends.

Postman Calling

Now this has definitely been said before but I'm saying it again. Getting parcels or handwritten letters or cards in the post is one of the best things ever! And today I was lucky and got something in the post, a little parcel. I recognised the handwriting as my mum's straight away! And look what she sent me

Stitch markers!

As I'm still fairly new to knitting I didn't have any of these and actually I had to ask my mum how they worked. Thankfully she is very informative and never gets tired of my endless knitting questions.

Well thats all for today, just felt like sharing xx

WIP Wednesday

This is the first wip Wednesday I am participating in and I gotta tell you I'm pretty excited! So here it is what I'm working on at the moment

There's not really much to see its only a few centimetres at the moment but soon very soon its going to be a beautiful bobble hat.

If you would like to see other wip's please visit http://tamisamis.blogspot.com/

Happy Wednesday xx