No.2 pair of slippers

slipper pair number two :D

Finished gloves!

the mittens Ive knitted for a friends birthday present which I pictured before.. just sewing up some slippers for her too which are in same colours but not so fluffy!

Rosa and Ben

I just realised I haven't really mentioned that I have the most beautiful baby niece and nephew ever :D (well i am a little biased) Rosa was one last saturday and Ben is one in May! I love them both dearly and I look after Ben every other friday :D they are very cute!

Rosa's poncho!

Here is my beautiful niece Rosa, wearing the poncho I knitted her for her first birthday which was last saturday! Its knitted with essence wool and I made the pattern up, theres a little flower on the hood too but its round the side!

Hats!

a couple of funny hats that my mum made for my sister and I using wool from a crochet scarf she bought in a charity shop and dismantled!! x

Rosie's jumper

Here are my cousins' two lovely children, Noah 4 and Rosie 5. Rosie is wearing a jumper that my nan had just knitted for her using 4ply self patterning sock wool!! wasnt the cheapest wool but i love the effect!!

knitted slippers

I found an easy slipper pattern online the other day (knittingpatterncentral) and decided to make them as a birthday present using 2 slightly different shades of purple dk and a purple speckly wool (patons moonglow) for the stripes! They are really stretchy and even though they look small, they suposedly fit a size 4-7 womens shoe (im a 5). see what you think:

I havnt quite mastered the art of neat sewing up yet as you can see.. but they stay together! The toe is moss stitch and a 'sole' is formed with odd purl stitches, creating the ridge effect you can see. I plan to make some more in different colours and sizes etc....

Crochet squares!

This is my first crochet square ever: and my second....

I might make a blanket or cushion cover or something out of this one... hence its still attached to ball of wool, but not sure yet!!

anyone have any suggestions for what to make next ?

Gloves

I am now in the middle of making some 'fingerless flap' gloves for a birthday present, using a pattern i made up. They are a kind of cross between mittens and fingerless gloves using shivago dk wool and a kind of light blue mohairy wool that i found in a charity shop! Right found the buttons to add photos- better go and take them!! ciao for now x

Photos!! as you can see I havn't got too far with them yet!

you can kinda see the mitten shape on the right... right?

Crochet

I forgot to mention that my manager very kindly taught me how to crochet today, yey!! I'll show you a pic of my square soon xx

Hello fellow bloggers, travellers and knitters!

Hi there! Thought i better start a blog about knitting, travelling and general things i will be doing in my gap year,.. technically im already part way through but thats not the point!
I started knitting last august and havnt stopped since! Im working on a few different projects at the moment including some slippers and a bag which will all hopefully be ready for various birthdays. When ive taken some photos and learnt how to upload them onto this then i'll let you know!
In May this year I am embarking on the ultimate europe adventure with my boyfriend for 3 months. So far we've planned one week...
I'll keep you updated with all my knitting projects, travel plans and anything else i can think of that is vaguely interesting..
ta ra for now!!
x