Repeating myself

We are having to have a new central heating boiler installed after the old one stopped working over a week ago. Luckily the weather hasn't been too bad, and a couple of oil filled radiators are taking the edge off, and along with the immersion heater for water, we haven't been too badly affected. Work begins on Thursday, and we've drained the system and made a start on emptying cupboards where access will be needed. Crafting has to take a back seat for a while, but I can still fit some in.


My second Cabled Spiral sweater is still stocking stitch and no cables yet, but the body is excellent mindless knitting, and it is growing. The yarn is Emu superwash DK in a marled grey and it's very soft. I'm having to use 4.5mm needles to get gauge which is odd, but whatever works is fine with me.

This is one and a bit no purl Monkey socks. My first pair were made exactly as the pattern, but these have plain ribbing, not twisted, and a slip stitch heel instead of stocking stitch. The yarn is Regia Design Line, Kaffe Fassett colour 4260, which I think is the Caribbean colourway. I'm pretty happy with the way these are turning out. There is the occasional splodge of colour, but mostly pleasing stripey bits.

I can see a trend here, my current knitting projects include two repeated items.


Weaving-wise, currently I'm weaving a wide scarf/stole with Wendy Happy bamboo/nylon 4 ply yarn in shade Aquarius. It is threaded at 12.5 epi now having started out at 10 epi which proved to be much too airy. Weft is a dark airforce blue/ grey 3 ply wool. It's plain weave and the width on loom is 14.25".


I haven't mentioned the next ufo until now, because I wasn't sure about it early on, but I've been crocheting too. This is the Simply Spring top from Crochet! magazine May 2007. The yarn is Rowan Cashcotton DK in Sage and Parchment. I'm using a 4.5mm hook and recalculating because of the gauge difference. The back is about 75% done, so it won't be too long before it's done.