MonkeyFeet

Wow! Two posts in two days! Well I thought I’d just share my hemlock before I go away for the new year.

It’s Rowan Tapestry in Leadmine and took 4 balls – the cast off is the crochet cast off, I tried the knitted one and it was awful, whereas the crochet one was easy and quick. Well I say quick, it still took an hour to do. Oh and a full half ball of yarn! I’d have used a fifth ball if I’d known, as I luckily decided I’d best stop a repeat before the recommended final one, and thank goodness I did – I had about 10cm max of yarn left over at the end!

Anyway, I dunno what I’ll do with it, it’s kind of too nice for a lap blanket, though it’s very warm. And it’s too small for our table, which is always covered in junk (papers, post, empty mugs) anyway. So, errr.. I suppose I’ll just drape it somewhere nice.

Here it is hanging over the fence in the dappled morning sun-

As you can see, by way of a miracle, I got a really bright white section right on the holey bit. This is a total coincidence as the yarn was all the same dyelot, so I don’t know if it’s a mis-dye, but anyway I am immensely happy about it, plus the really black bit by the tips of the leafy bits – what a happy coincidence!

I struggled to block it. It was a logistical nightmare. Did I pin every single little frill bit? I tried but they ended up all bunched up anyway. So I decided not to bother and pinned the final row. I had the best intention!

This photo is actually black and white, you just can’t tell much with it being black and white yarn.

It looks a bit old fashioned here, but it stands out really well against the brown table cloth.

And the final, slightly more arty shot.

New Years Resolutions:

1. Get my photography to a much better standard.

2. Stash bust (ha!)

3. Pay off debts

4. Lose weight! For real!

5. Start designing more seriously. Well try, at least.