Creative Chaos

Creative Chaos

Monday 6 February 2017

Thistle Bear "winter" project link party and winners







It is incredibly hot today. Of course! Schools have gone back so the real summer has started. Many schools have zero cooling in classrooms... on the deck it is 32 degrees ! Tomorrow is scheduled to be even hotter.

As I am a wimp, it is too hot for me to go outside much, so I've been baking for a sick colleague (bit crazy I know!) and and knitting and doing university work. I have joined up with Thistlebear and her "winter project link up" (except it's summer...). I only started this 2 weeks ago and am more than half way through the last bit which is the front. It has been a fabulous knit with the pattern easy to follow and knit (unless you forget where you are... I highly recommend stitch markers at every set of 9 stitches!). I am knitting it in wool which I bought in Hong Kong last year - Lang Thema Nuova - a merino superwash. It is gorgeously soft to knit. I've never seen this wool in New Zealand before. It is a 5ply and the pattern does call for an 8 ply, so I am hoping it works out okay.... it looks like I'll have a few balls left over too.

Go and look at the other winter projects - it is a neat way to see what other people are crafting!

The two lucky winners are: - cotton goes to Creative Mumma  ; the moomin notebook goes to Kerrie. Send me your addresses ladies to kimberley@atkinson.org.nz and I'll get these in the post later this week.

6 comments:

  1. I love this top, I think it would suit me very well (in case you don't like the end result :-))
    Have you got a Ravelry page so I can look up the details. I really need (not) another project, one that is fun and quick. Hope it cools down for you. Here it is freezing, literally. x

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  2. Such a beautiful top, a stunning creation. Like Christina hope it cools downs for you a little.

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  3. Oh, I do like that top very much, such a pretty pattern and I love the colour you've chosen too, it should go with lots of things. Well done to the winners, I'm sure they'll love their prizes.

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  4. Wow, your knitting is beautiful!!! I am sure that you will love wearing it when it is done. Hope you can stay cool!

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  5. That is a beautiful knitting pattern! I'm not a fan of super hot weather either...

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  6. Your top is gorgeous. I know it's summer in some parts of the world, so I appreciate even more that you've joined in with my winter link up. Thanks. :)

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