Wednesday, September 28, 2011

I'm hooked

on knitting these days. Thanks to the yarn manufacturers, who offer free patterns, I can pick and choose what I want to knit. I had never made a knitted hat before but after the first one for little Luc, I can't seem to stop.

This is the one I am working on at the moment. It's a Bernat Baby Jacquards yarn called "I'm a Big Boy" and I really like how the different colours become stripes. Variegated yarn has become a favourite.

And on another note, I seem to have had an uninvited visitor yesterday. I opened the front door to leave and this little guy (or girl) appeared to have made my verandah his/her home and was lounging around.

I took this shot from my front window since I didn't know if he/she would stick around by the time I got my camera and positioned myself at the front door. As it was, he/she had skedaddled by the time I got there.

16 comments:

  1. Dolores, can you believe it was 1970 since I last knitted!! I do remember though, that it was very soothing!
    Love this sweet jumper.

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  2. I quite like to work with variegated yarns too, it less boring. But my favorite yarns are 'found'or vintage.

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  3. oh that is soo pretty!! : )
    Thanks for linking.
    ~Monika
    : )

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  4. Gorgeous little hats, Dolores - love the yarn, too. Hope you are well and enjoying life.

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  5. Knitting drives me knitty! i Do so love your previous posts about the quilt shows- Yes! What a feast! WOW! and WOW!
    I just posted my squirrel too! Guess it is squirrel time.

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  6. Nice yarn. I don't know how to knit and I don't want to know *sigh*. I have so many other things I want to do.

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  7. The hat is adorable. I love knitting socks with variegated yarn. The squirrel looks quite comfy.

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  8. What a cute little visitor. Still there ?
    Love the sweater you are working on. It looks so soft.

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  9. I love the variegated yarns too , especially the socks it will make .I love the color of the wool you are using , it will make a cute project. That is a large squirrel !

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  10. Your hat looks great so far. I love knitting hats! Variegated yarn is fun. I like how it does all the work for you. Plus, there are no ends to weave in when changing colors.

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  11. The selection of variegated yarns is huge nowadays! Your blueish is so pretty and I'm sure your grandson will love it too;)

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  12. Congrats on the grandson. Knitting is way back in my past.

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  13. Hello Dolores,

    Gosh that wool knits up beautifully. We are indeed lucky to get a free pattern with lots of things now.Can't wait to see a photo of Luc with his new hat.
    Happy days.
    Bev.xoxo

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  14. Love your knitting colors!

    And what a pretty bushy tail on the run there! We don't have bushy tail squirrels around here - if so they are very rare.

    Have fun knitting.

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  15. That yarn made a very interesting pattern on the hat. Love it!!

    That is one big squirrel you had/have there! Wow! We don't have then that big here...

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