I have so very little knitting to show at the moment. I've been busy digging up the allotment and things are just hectic at the moment!! As usual I'm late as with most things. Apparently I should have been digging over in the autumn and planting out now - Spring time. So I'm digging and planting - a no no in the planting world, I'm supposed to leave the soil to settle or something like that.....

My squares are coming along on both Picnic and the Mystery Blankets. I have one more to complete for my April squares on the Mystery Blanket - just in time. The other reason I have so little to show is because I made an agreement with myself not to start another sweater/cardigan until I finish St. Brigid and she is here still unfinished!!

But baby garments don't count. Again, most of my projects are non mobile so I need something to tag along with me!!

Capri

I wanted something that would knit up quickly and this is doing very nicely!




I had this yarn in stash thanks to Amelia who kindly swapped with me. I got the Calmer in return for some Cotton Glace - both by Rowan. I'm hoping to finish Capri by next week. However, I'm not sure when I will get to wear her, there is no sign of Spring around here.

I've started knitting the front of St Brigid, and will post progress next week. No progress yet on Picnic, but I hope to rectify that this weekend.

Now do you think St Brigid really has powers? Is she trying to tell me to pick her up because she has done away with Spring? And I truly need to finish her so she can keep me nice and toastie against this blustering weather? Tonight is definitely her night. I have a couple hours of peace tonight, which means I can start the front without interruption. I'm hoping once I actually get started I'll be wondering what I was fussing about and just get on with it.

I've cast on for this and this. I will post some progress shots during the week. In the mean time, I've been working on the Picnic Blanket:

I haven't been very organised about how I'm knitting Picnic. This month I want to try and knit at least 12 squares. I've done 4 so far, so I'm in site of it. Suffice to say I have lovely blue stained fingers!!

Beloved

Fitting for St. Valentimes day.

I have much to feel happy about. My beloved Ecru denim finally arrived. Thank you Rowan!! Karin's gift of a years subscription to Interweave Knits arrived on my door step yesterday. Thank you Karin, and I went to a new knitting circle. A good time was had by all . Lots of knitting, talking laughing and drinking.... coffee and tea of course!!

St Brigid is resting for a couple of days whilst I play catch up on the Picnic squares. I have not really set myself a monthly quota for knitting the squares - on either blanket (Picnic and the Mystery Blanket aka In The Country) but it's been sitting for a good couple of weeks without any TLC, so I'm going to zoom along on it until the weekend.