Been a Busy Boy

Well first of all can I just say that I'm sorry I haven't posted in a long time. Been a really busy boy as you can see if you follow me on ravelry and take a look at my flickr account. Over the past couple of months I have been knitting things for many different people. I started at a temp job and was reading through a new pattern book i had bought. One of the ladies I worked with saw a pattern and fell in love with it. Of course you know what happened next I was making her the monkey.

Another work friend loved the idea of hand knitted items and I was asked to make a few things for her. I've been busy making toys, baby cardigans and baby hats. Someone in the family has had a baby so I couldn't leave her out now could I.

I was knitting the same thing over and over again it seemed. A toy here, a cardigan there, so much so that when i was away for a week on a training course (for my summer job which i have now started back at) when i came home i couldn't get back into the swing of what i had left on the needles. So much so that I've placed that project into hibernation. So to get my 'mojo' back i made the cushion cover in the picture. It was a project i had been planning on doing for some time but never got around to it. I made the pattern up myself so hopefully its unique, but to be fair it was an easy pattern anyone could copy it. Its turned out really well and I'm happy with it. The cushion pad itself even fits in just nicely with was a bit risky as i was making the sizing up as i went.

The cushion is made in a chunky wool and has given me back my 'mojo'. There is another chunky pattern i have been putting off for a while which i am now going to buy the yarn for and get started. I have learned that sometimes you need a break for the normality and do something different. I seemed to get bored with the same old cardigan and jumpers and this project seemed to break up my projects just nicely.

Even though I'm not the most experienced in cable knitting i think it turned out rather good and I'm pleased with it. Hopefully this will be the start of me designing my own patterns you never know.

I promise to start posting a little more often and keeping everyone up to date on how i am doing. Failing that take a look at my Rav account and you can see what i am currently working on.

Take care, Talk soon x