Fos, WIPs and other things.

Well it's been a busy old week, what with Doctors appointments, work and general household stuff. I decided not to swap my car for that particular van as it was too large to get in most car parks I go to _ a bit of a problem! I'm sure you'd agree? I am now thinking about a smaller van, but I'm not in any hurry to change.

I'm currently spinning like a mad thing, having bought loads of fibre from Sara from www.sarastexturecraft.com here are a few I've spun up. They are different. One is Tussah silk and merino (bottom picture ) and one has silk noils in it, making it very textured (bumpy). 

I've also completed the shawlette in Sara's KAL on ravelry and I'm rather pleased with it.

  

It did take several attempts to knit, and a lot of frogging, and I have to admit to getting very frustrated at picking up 240 stitches after the border, but with a little mathematics and a lot of stitch markers, it came out fairly evenly in the end. The colours are a little deeper in reality, but I'm very pleased with it. It'll make a nice evening shawl or can be worn as a neckerchief. 

I spun the fibre (exmoor blue face) from my friend Sara. Her colour ways are gorgeous, I have several more on the table waiting to be spun up and hopefully I can show you these next time....