Welcome one and all!

Hello all!

Welcome to my new blog, where I intend to share my goings on. I expect a fair amount of my blog to be about my knitting adventures; what's on the needles and what's being frantically pulled off the needles when it all goes wrong!

At the moment I've just started some socks for my lovely Dad for Father's day in June, the patterns is a twisted stich ribbed pattern, and I'm using a brown, blue and slightly orange 4ply sock yarn (it looks better than it sounds!) I cast on using JMCO method on the train this morning - I always get a few odd and bemused looks from knitting on the train, but it makes the journey go super fast (so much so that I wish it would last longer sometimes!). I will be away from my parents next week so am hoping to get most of the socks done then when my Dad isn't around to see them before they're finished and blocked.

I've also got on the go a pink shawl for my friend for her birthday, in a pink 4ply sock yarn using 4.5mm and the travelling woman pattern on ravelry. My first shawl and at the moment I'm really pleased with how it's turning out, and I think it'll be a nice size once it's blocked. (Pics to follow later).

This week I'm also eagerly awaiting the arrival of Wendy Johnson's new book Toe-Up Socks for Every Body. Amazon have posted it out so it's just a waiting game now. I already have my eye on the diamond & cable socks for another of my good friends, who's birthday is also in June - May will be a busy knitting month to get ready for it all! At least with all of these socks that are currently in the works I can use my new sock blockers which I made last night following a brilliant DIY guide found on ravelry (check out my project page for info: lizziep85). I used them for the first time last night and the socks came out brilliantly. The recipient is a dear friend of mine, who deserves lovely squishy socks, so I'm hoping she loves and cherishes these just as I have whilst making them.

Love x