Purple Headband//Finished Object Friday

Wow Friday already and, guess what? I have a finished object:

This cabled earwarmer took me just a week to complete, and I actually only knitted it on 3 of those days - I'm really pleased with it and I love the colour - it's the same one as my kitty hat.
Go check what everyone else is up to on Tami's blog; I'm excited to see some finished objects.
V x

Knitting Needles//Pinterest Sunday

I cannot believe it's nearing the end of the month again - just one more Pinterest Sunday then it's March!!! Next week I will start back on the colours but as I've spent this last month knitting, I figured needles would be a good place to start!!!! So here are some pretties!!!!

I would love to know what decade these plastic needles came from, as I picked up about 10 pairs in a charity shop. I love this pic:

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The tops of these needles are too cute, and I'm not even the biggest polka fan:

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If I owned these, I probably wouldn't use them - they are just gorgeous:

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If I didn't have cats, and I owned this many pairs of needles this would be how I want to display them, this is gorgeous:

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I love the tops of these too, so pretty:

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Making an antique jug a little more exciting:

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I love knitting needles, and at the moment I have around 34 pairs of straight needles - the majority are not new ones, and I've become a little addicted to searching charity shops!!!!!

Anyways I'll be back later in the week,

V x

*please click on the photo for the pinterest link; and on the source link for the original photo URL. If there are images I have not linked too, and you know the source please let me know......

3 Projects//WIP Wednesday

I wish I could have come back from my break with some finished objects but instead I've got 3 halfway done projects; it's really hard to not cast on something new as I got a lace pattern and some laceweight yarn the other day. Anyway's here are my WIP's:

Firstly is a little bunny; I have done both heads, all feet and a leg - so I still have the front and back, 2 arms and 1 leg to finish!!! I'm doing it mostly in brown and cream but his jumper will be turquoise - he's a present for my sister and has been a relatively easy knit:

 Second; I taught myself how to cable, by making a cute headband. I'm beginning to realise that if I teach myself in stages and start small it'll be easier, so here is my first cable knit:

 And third, I am knitting a shawl. I am using an olive green cotton yarn, it's so soft and I can hardly wait until spring to wear this. It's a fairly simple little pattern that I made myself:

I can't wait to see what everyone over at Tami's blog is up to this week - it feels like forever since I've had a good look at pretty knits.
V x

Kitty Hat//Finished Object Friday

I started out knitting this hat just less than a week ago, and finished it in just 3 days - it was very exciting. I got the pattern from ravelry, and it's called Kitty Hat. I changed the bottom rim to just basic knitting and purling because I've just really started purling and I didn't want to over complicate myself!!!! Anyway's I'm really super happy - mainly because last year I finished just one object and this year I've already finished one. Anyway here is the hat:

I've had this cadbury purple yarn in my drawer for about 6 months, and this felt like the perfect project to use it for!!!! Make sure you pop in to Tami's blog to see what everyone else is finishing this week.
I'll be back on Sunday with some Pinterest Sunday, if you have a colour you want to see let me know......
V xo

Yarn and Other Stuff//WIP Wednesday

It's been a while since I've done a WIP Wednesday (check out Tami's blog for more info on that); but I have a few works in progress and some yarn to share today!!!

Firstly my lovely wife treated me to some yarn from the Cucumber Patch, it's not a yarn store I've used before but their online experience was easy and the yarn came just over 24 hours later. Here are just some of the balls (most of them are doubled up on):

 I love them all, and I already have a few projects in mind - I want to try something small and lacy - I'm learning alot about knitting in January.

So my first WIP is a scarf; I had to frog this project during the week but I'm much happier with it now and I'm using 2 different yarns to complete it - this one isn't for me but I want to get it finished by the weekend - who knows it might make an appearance on FO Friday in the next few weeks:

 The other project I have on my needles are some mitts (the pattern on Ravelry), they are very pretty and have some faux cabling up the side. I've finished the first one and I'm not far from finishing the 2nd one!!!!

I have to say I'm feeling very productive in my knitting so far this year - I have a finished object to share with you this Friday and I'm going to a knitting group tomorrow night, so hopefully that will go well. I'll be back tomorrow to share some diabetic cupcakes with you.
V xo
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