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aves from the beautiful precious i love the patterns from this book very elegant and beautifully photographed again knitted in the round by omitting the first of every round and reversing the sts of every even round i left out a couple rounds so it s less slouchy i learned not to knit hats that are too slouchy rowan kid classic in peat colourway i have to say i am really inpressed with this yarn its lovely to knit with and feels so so soft it s becoming one of my favourite rowan yarns needle size 3 75mm for the rim and 4 5mm for the body i did fear it would come out huge but it fits just perfect now i just have to knit another really i do last there s evangeline fingerless cable mitts for my sister using some left over rowan aran wool should have made them a bit longer though oh well hope she likes them 16 comments posted in knitting 30 11 2009 cabled beret reworked by yarnsnob it s taken me over a month to get back into knitting when holly died i couldn t think of anything else except her i couldn t focus on the things i loved to do a month on i finally decided to pick myself up and get back into the swing of things although spinning has taken a back seat my knitting is coming along and the sound of my needles are clicking again i wanted to reknit this cabled beret for a while now each time i wore it it would fall pass my eyes in other words it was way too big even for my huge head modelled on my sister it s a much better fit i m really pleased with it very snug and warm why on earth would one want to knit a hat flat knitted in the round but omitting the first st of every round and missing a few rows here and there the hat came out just perfect using smaller needles 3 25mm for the rim and 4 5mm for the body i love how the cables knitted up and the hat is not too slouchy like before dh called it my rasta hat look there s been a fight over who s turn it is to wear it ooopss as resquested from the debbie bliss knitting magazine fall winter 2008 5 comments posted in knitting 30 11 2009 thank you by yarnsnob to each and every one of you for your lovely words of support your hugs and love i thank you from the bottom of my heart it has been a very difficult month but i ve had the support from my family friends and blog friends to help me through like everyone has said in my own time the pain will be less hard my heart will feel less heavy and i will remember and treasure all the good happy and fun times she has brought into my life i will miss the hmmmmm she does when she greets me i will miss her walking over my face in the morning lying on top of my head sleeping under the duvet with me and resting her head on my chest i will miss our race in the morning to get down the stairs to the kitchen for breakfast i will miss her greeting me at the door when i come home i will miss her loud purring it gets easier i know 3 comments posted in holly 21 10 2009 r i p holly by yarnsnob i am finding this post extremely difficult to write my life is totally shattered my heart is broken it aches terribly i m crying out for you every minute of the day my life without you by my side is really unbearable i must be strong 1993 15 10 2009 you will always be in my heart forever i miss you so so much it hurts really hurts i am trying to accept you are gone i am trying very hard rest now sleep well my baby there is a special place in my heart always and forever i love you xxx 43 comments posted in holly life 07 09 2009 a bit of knitting by yarnsnob it s been a while since i posted on the blog i know you ve all been popping back to see if i ve got new projects to show you or just browsing to see what i ve been up to the past couple of months have been rather manic here at snob house relatives making a visit entertaining days out work there hasn t been much time to do much the day often ends very late and i m too shattered to knit a stitch however i do have something to show you not a lot but something knitting related that is ishbel this is my second ishbel i gifted the first one to my niece when she came to visit me i wasn t sure if she d like it or not she s only 11 and thought she may have accepted it out of politeness you know kids at that age the following day she wore it out on a day trip we took i think she loved it knitted using one skein of malabrigo sock yarn i did the large lace and stocking stitch the first ishbel i knitted um yes i knitted two again you see i had to have one for myself i did the large stocking st and small lace but had about 25gm remaining i had an inkling that maybe i could get the large size out of one skein and i was right i had 4 5yrds remaining from one skein phew ps i still had the 25gm left over as back up such a lovely pattern and very easy to follow is it just me or did anyone else who used this yarn get into a right tangle when wound into a cake on both skeins i had a real great time untangling the mess next up is springtime bandit using malabrigo merino worsted polar morn nice and cosy perfect for the winter evenings the pattern is not written with the mirror image for the left of the shawl so here s what i did mirrored sts in brackets as follows k2tog skp skp k2tog sk2togp ssk return the st to the left needle slip the next st over it and slip it back onto the right needle or simply k3tog it does require a little concentration as sometimes you do forget to mirror the stitches 20 comments posted in knitting 20 07 2009 oops by yarnsnob another wheel um blushes i m afraid so i know i think it s crazy i m crazy it s an addiction i brought a lendrum the one where you have to wait months and months the one where there is a waiting list the one where there is only one dealer in uk although i have to admit i am very very lucky one week was all i had to wait my heart goes out for those who had to wait 9 months for their wheel it s a terribly long time to wait for something i m sorry she spin s wonderfully and smells divine the maple wood gives off a beautiful scent it s becoming a habit to sniff her every so often holly joins me in our morning sniff we re mad we then sniff the suzi it s our new routine it doesn t spin quite as smooth as my suzi but she does spin well quiet and smooth and damn sexy too she was my first love the wheel i lusted after when i wanted a spinning wheel but wasn t prepared for the long wait now i have her and my suzi my heart is content very content they are both beautifully made and a joy to spin now i must have another sniff 19 comments tags lendrum wheel maple double tread posted in spinning 15 06 2009 bloody mara by yarnsnob knitting has been rather slow recently projects taking longer not feeling the urge or the love for the needles what s wrong with me must be a phase will soon pass i know mara my bloody mara 3 skeins of madelinetosh worsted in oxblood birthday gift from my lovely coley saw her version instantly knew oxblood had to be mara ruffles not quite 4 inches just over 2 5 inches to be exact but i m ok with that measurements 148cm across 68cm down centre to tip just love that pleat this is my first use of madelinetosh yarns and it s becoming a favourite lovely on the needles such intensity in colours beautiful results i want more oops just to let you know i haven t been on a crash diet and lost loads of weight my hair is shorter but thats not me it s my skinny minny sister bitch 23 comments tags shawl madelinetosh worsted oxblood posted in knitting 01 06 2009 waiting by yarnsnob peonies are my all time favourite flowers i love watching the lollipops little lollipops big lollipops waiting for them to burst into big bold and beautiful flowers i have five varieties in my small patio sarah bernheart a beautiful pale pink rubis plena a red magenta colour a deep almost blood like peony which i can t recall the name of a lipstick red peony and a deep pink one which is an early bloomer the wait begins rubis plena and waiting sarah bernheart and patiently waiting every year my small patio is full of these wonderful flowers are you going to bloom today finally they pop into something so beautiful 18 comments tags flower peonies posted in life 20 05 2009 silky textured shawl by yarnsnob textured shawl recipe malabrigo silk merino 3 skeins cape cod 5 5mm needles co 5sts knit 2 rows i followed the increase pattern until i got 35st textured pattern i had one extra st before the centre st which i knitted m1l slm k centre st slm m1r k1 then continued with the pattern wrong side k2 purl to last 2 sts k2 16 rows in st st 16 rows in textured pattern 16 rows in st st 14 rows in textured pattern 16 rows in st st 12 rows in textured pattern 12 rows in st st 12 rows in textured pattern 22 rows in garter st if you cast off tightly i would suggest you go up a needle size twilight handspun shetland 2 ply purchased at the spinning guiild at the weekend approx 220yrds what weight no idea maybe sports weight shetland is so lovely to spin its not the softess of fibers but is a great fiber for a newbie on the bobbin right now is a batt of bfl that i dyed almost to a semi solid lilac really intense in colour and so hard to photograph im spinning this as fine as i can get it then will dye up another batt in maybe a variegated colour and ply them both see what interesting handspun i can come up with i want yardage plenty yardage so i can knit it up into something spinning is addictive is an obsession i can t get enough of it i must knit it up though have i knitted anything with them um well no but i will 21 comments posted in inspiration knitting spinning stash 10 05 2009 lucky winner a surprise by yarnsnob oh my you are an interesting lot i ve thoroughly enjoyed reading all your wonderful comments you ve all been so busy with lots of projects some of you have several on the go whilst some have just one like me you are a creative bunch too with some wonderful names for the handspun very interesting right lets get down to business i have a surprise for all my wonderful readers weilangta forest by the thylacine 100 cheviot approx 103yrds 94gms whilst you ve been commenting on my blog of course i ve been spinning and guess what this will be awarded to the second random number drawn out oh yes two chances to win doesn t that make you squeal with joy woooohooo just my way of saying thank you to all who have taken time to read and post a comment you are all so wonderful ok quit the babbling you ready lets go good luck everyone the first number from my random number generator is 9 mary ellen the 2nd number is 58 tj congratulations and sorry to those whose number didn t get chosen winners please contact me to claim your handspuns this has be so fun i think i ll do another competition again someday so please drop by again 17 comments posted in competitions giveaways spinning 02 05 2009 simple contest by yarnsnob come to think of it when was the last time i had a contest a give away a long time ago thats when a skein of yarn spun by me on my majacraft suzi pro washed twirled twanged and whacked from this to this dyed by feltstudiouk bfl approx 90gms 128yrds 13wpi can be yours so what do you have to do to win this well it s simple leave a comment tell me something your favoutite things the size of your feet what s in your handbag what you re knitting crocheting an embarassing moment what brings you to my blog likes and dislikes inspirations what would you knit with this yarn or maybe you can give a name to this handspun anything simple easy peasy lemon squeezy one lucky winner will be chosen using the random number generator last date for your comments will be sunday 10th may and at 10pm bst when i will announce the winner so post a comment 88 comments tags competition free giveaway handspun spinning yarn posted in competitions giveaways spinning 29 04 2009 bad spin good spin by yarnsnob now when is that yarnsnob going to show us some spinning i hear you all cry ok ok here goes my first attempts which i trashed but dug out of the bin so i can remember how crap i was art yarn maybe look closely there are coils and plenty of them see the twists yay yarn it does get slightly better really it does look this is art yarn and better still there s a bit of normal plying here and navajo plying here a spin kept as singles and look success i did it i m having a real blast with my new toy is this addictive or what note to myself you can t spin merino yet so avoid until you can 15 comments tags add new tag fibre handspun majacraft pro spinning suzi posted in spinning 20 04 2009 b a b e t t e by yarnsnob from the rowan cocoon collection beautiful soft yarn to knit with but very delicate pull too hard and the yarn breaks i have to admit this is not one of my loved projects i love the design but i don t feel i suit this at all it makes me look like i ve gained a few pounds instantly overweight bulky yarn enormous i look like i ve had just a few many cream cakes it s not for me which is a shame as i do love the design so without a doubt it will be gifted to a family member who needs a few extra pounds added to their weight the sleeves also came out a little too long and i also blocked this too long on the body silly me read the measurements wrong and s t r e t c h e d it like crazy ah well at least it covers my fat butt but come to think of it it emphasizes it rowan cocoon colour scree 7 5 skeins needles 6mm and 7mm button from an old cardigan that mr snobs felted in the wash no mods exactly as pattern a very very warm snug cardigan for the winter love the yarn love the design just not for me 15 comments posted in knitting 19 04 2009 new addition by yarnsnob there s a new addition in the snob household it s not the meows of a kitten nor is it the cries of a baby it s not the sound of an engine of a new car either so what is it well she s green smooth curvy solid sexy and very hot hot hot she s my new toy majacraft suzi pro a spinning wheel gifted to me by my darling mr snobs as my birthday present awww isn t she a beauty can you see holly for weeks i had been reading reviews on wheels and finally set my heart on the lendrum dt but having to wait weeks maybe months for one no no i want a wheel and i want it now woke up one morning called a dealer in the uk and luckily she had one in stock ordered tuesday arrived friday now that s fast i ve been having so much fun with her not quite a pro yet but i m getting there i spun coils and lots of them thick and thin and a bin full of scraps soon i shall spin something that resembles yarn practice practice practice 9 comments posted in spinning 04 04 2009 a whisper by yarnsnob hey how did holly get hold of that photo thank you for all your well wishes meow meow meow mow puuuuurrrrrrrrrrrrrr she s says thank you to you all i have neglected the blog lately but do not fear i haven t lost my knitting mojo yet i thought i did as i have been playing with a spindle trying to spin but there is knitting and i do have something to show you a finished piece it s cute i have a 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