Down and Up!

A return from holiday always provokes a downward slump in my mood; the return to work; the commuting; the heat and stickiness of London in August gets to me every time.

This last week has been very difficult due to all sorts of things at work which have left me sad, angry and frustrated.

It's not all been bad news, there has been some wonderful post with very thoughtful and creative gifts - my feet will be very happy this winter!

The tedious commuting saw me finish the tedious knitting of the Clapotis. I got bored long before the end of the 2nd ball so quit as soon as I thought it would be long enough to go around me. The Zauberball yarn has a slight halo which meant that the dropped stitches didn't ladder easily. Helping to pull them down was a very theraputic experience which suited my destructive mood on Friday night. I've decided I like the look of this unblocked -we'll see if time changes my mind.

The current knitting on the needles is a secret being knit to a very tight deadline - hope I'll make it in time.

Here's a few photos of recently finished items:

Milkweed

knitted in a dk weight yarn to make it slightly larger- I'm happy with the way this turned out.

Variation on Scroll Lace

this is the one where I got carried away thinking I had the lace pattern memorised and knitted it all in stocking stitch rather than garter stitch! By the time I realised this I had finished the knitting so it is staying as it is!!

The highlight of the week though was getting these

apparantly Imogen prefers the softness of Great Auntie Von's shawl to other blankets! Nice to know your work is appreciated!!

Posted by Yvonne at August 16, 2009 05:00 PM