Done, Doing and Planning

Hi All,

This last week has been as hectic as ever, however I have managed to get some essential knitting in as well, not as much as I would have liked, but then it never is.
First of all I have finished a little boys shawl collared jumper, knitted in Stylecraft's 'Wondersoft'.  It is a nice yarn to knit with, lovely and soft and economical, this item was knitted from just one 100gram ball.  It is 100% acrylic and can be washed in the machine and dried in a tumble dryer - ideal for a little one.  See the picture below, let me know what you think, I have knitted this pattern 3 or 4 times now and always battle with getting the collar sewn on correctly.

Secondly the project I have on my needles at the moment requires a little more concentration than the above.  I am knitting a shawlette in a merino/silk 4ply from Triskelion Yarn & Fibre.  It is called Branwen 4ply and the colour is Llyr and is beautiful.
It is a lovely yarn to knit with and is beautifully soft.  I am enjoying knitting it but it does require my concentration whilst doing it.  Check out the image below.

And finally, I celebrated my birthday last week, I had a wonderful day and some fantastic presents, including the camera the images above were taken with. Another of my wonderful presents was a voucher for Great British Yarns, the difficulty was what to choose.  In the end I went for the following; 100grm skein of Drifter Lace; 100grm skein of Drifter 4ply; 100grm skein Union BFL superwash sock yarn; a 50grm skein of the oh so fine organically farmed merino lace weight wool and a pattern by Kate Davies 'A Hap for Harriet.  So lots of planning to do - what shall I use this new stash for?  Any suggestions?  I want to use them for special things because they are such fantastically beautiful yarns.

Great British Yarns is a really friendly company to use, give them a try at www.greatbritishyarns.co.uk