Finished Lizard Ridge Afghan

At last I can now say I have totally finished my Lizard Ridge Afghan. I sewed the final few ends in last night and then washed and blocked it. I really love it and its so warm and cosy. Everyone should make one of these.

SP Package

I received a dyeing kit from my SP on Saturday.I've never tried dyeing before but always wanted to have a go so this parcel was a fantastic surprise. I got some Kool Aid sachets, 4 ply and DK wool, a pretty notebook to write all my pattern adjustments in, lots of sweets (all the old ones that you remember from your childhood like parma violets which were my favourites) and some Hipknits Cashmere sock yarn in case the dye project doesn't go to plan.

I'm looking forward to giving the dyeing a go and creating my own colourways. Thanks again SP.

Lizard Ridge Border

I received my crochet hook from getknitted.com on Saturday so I've been able to start the border on my Afghan. I've completed two sides so far and the crochet has come back easier than I expected. I've got a few ends to sew in after that and then I'm finished.

Update

I've now decided on turquoise for the border of my Lizard Ridge Afghan. I ordered the yarn last week from Get Knitted and have now received it but haven't had a chance to start yet. We started to decorate the dining room this weekend so there hasn't been a great deal of knitting time. I reckon its going to take us about a month to 6 weeks to finish as we have so many things going on at weekends at the moment. Managed to get all the wallpaper stripped and paint the ceiling at the weekend. Planning to paint all the woodwork next weekend and then start on the wallpapering in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime, I have neglected my Sorrell jumper and so have picked that up again. I've now finished the front and have started on the sleeves.

SP10 Questions

1) What do you pack to knit?
I usually pack socks to knit when I am on holiday as they are small and easilt transportable.

2) What do you hope to shop for?
I normally find space is limited when I travel and so I've never bought any yarn when I have been on holiday - it hasn't stopped me looking though.

Where would you go on a "knitting holiday"?
I would go to the US - they seem to have such a better selection of yarn than the UK - or maybe its just that it is different to what we get here.

Lizard Ridge Afghan

Its all sewn up!! I've still got some ends to sew in and still have to decide on a colour for the border but its getting there.

Bank Holiday weekend

Been at the beach for most of the weekend as boyfriend wanted to fly his kite. I did take some knitting with me but I've just turned the heel on my sock and needed to start the leg pattern which would have meant sitting and studying the pattern for about 10 minutes - so needless to say the knitting never made it out the bag. Need to get another easy project on the go for these beach trips.

I'm still sewing up the Lizard Ridge Afghan. Got another 3 panels to put together and then need to sew the 2 bottom quarters together and then the top and bottom half together. Have given up on sewing in the ends as I go along and have decided that I'll just have a sewing in ends evening once it's all together (not sure if this is a good idea or not but its the one that I am following at the moment). Will post pictures later in the week when it should hopefully be all in one piece.