Secret Pal Parcel

Just received my first SP parcel and I love it. My SP sent me some Lorna's Laces which I have been wanting to try for some time. I have the leaf and tendril sock pattern from "Socks Soar on two Circular Needles" in mind for these. I adore the colourway which is pinks, blues and beige.

My SP also sent me some bath confetti, a pack of brightly coloured tissues and some scrumptious lip balm which tastes of chocolate. The lip balm doesn't stay on very long as I am always licking it off.

Thanks SP!

Christmas Shopping

Made a start on my Christmas shopping today. Glad that I have decided not to make anything for anyone this year as my knitting time is few and far between at the moment with the new job and the kitchen extension that is being built at the moment. Going out most nights for something to eat so have very little knitting time in the evenings.

Managed to get quite a bit of Xmas shopping though. I'm off on another course for work for 2 weeks and will only be home briefly in the weekend in between and then have a couple of weekends away once that is finished so really needed to at least make some dent in the christmas shopping.

Update on WIP's

Have managed to get past the armholes on the back of Sorrell - see picture above. This is going to take me a long time to finish as I can only do about 10 rows before the slippiness of the wool gets me really annoyed. I think I will only use Tapestry for small projects next time - its not something that I really like working with long term.

Have now sewn up one side of the kim Hargreaves "Glee" cardigan. It really has shrunk quite a bit in the wash so I'm hoping it still fits when its all sewn up.

Got my first parcel off to my SP and she sent a response back saying she loves it. I got her some hand spun Alpaca from www.alpaca-spinner.com. It came from Natasha and was a lovely camel colour. I love the quirky service from Alpaca Spinners - they give you a certificate and picture of the llama that your wool comes from - its a fantastic gift for a knitter. I got 2 hanks so that she could make a scarf. I'm quite tempted to buy some myself but need to fonosh off some of my other projects first.

Lizard Ridge Update

I've completed another 3 panels of the Lizard Ridge Afghan. That's 9 down and 15 to go.