Tuesday 22 April 2014

Easter weekend and knitting























We had a fab Easter weekend, time spent catching up with family,  a yummy shared lunch after church on Sunday, and sewing and knitting time for me.  Monday was fine so we tripped up to Auckland to visit the War Memorial Museum.  It is one of those places you could spend days looking through, we spent about five hours exploring it.  I loved the Easter egg display, the stained glass ceiling, the human history including clothing and gorgeous china and furniture, and the natural history.
I have been finding time to get some finishes over the last weeks: I have made my first PIF gift and have started the second, and have sewn a few items of clothing.  The tricky bit is getting photos of me in the clothes!  The sun was shining this morning so Charlie got some photos of my recently finished cardy, started back in February.  It is the Miette cardy by Andi Sutterland, a free pattern found here.  The only changes I made was to add a little extra to the length of the body and sleeves.
I had two skeins of yarn left so I knitted myself a cowl, also a free pattern found here.  I knitted with two strands of yarn to get the right weight.  You can see I wore it to the museum on Monday, even though I haven't blocked it yet!  I must say a big thank you to all those talented designers who give us free patterns so generously!  Wendy xx

15 comments:

  1. Auckland Museum is amazing isn't it! I too have spend many hours there, the kids have always enjoyed it too.
    Lovely sunny cardi, you look sunny & happy!

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  2. the museum is an impressive building... and I love visiting places like that... lovely knitting... I am guessing it is getting quite cool there...
    Hugz

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  3. Great photos, Wendy. Wouldn't we all love an Easter egg that big!

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  4. Gorgeous family pictures. Wendy. love your cowl. Hugs......

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  5. Great photos..looks like you had fine weather up there..gosh I have been to that Museum but it would be something like 40 years ago..when I was much younger!!

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  6. Four day weekends are so good for getting a little bit of everything done. Love your new cardy, looks great with that dress too.

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  7. Wendy your creations are beautiful you are so clever one day I might knit myself a cardigan that looks pretty like yours:) I do love holidays for doing things a little different looks like a beautiful place. Enjoy the rest of your week. xx

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  8. Sounds like you had a lovely Easter Wendy. Love your new cardigan

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  9. Your Easter sounds lovely and your cardi and scarf are so,pretty .

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  10. What a great weekend. thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos...
    Beautiful cardigan and cowl....

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  11. I love that cardi!!! Yum colour too. Looks like an interesting day out and yes, we thank those who give us free patterns. They're the best.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  12. sounds like you made the most of your visit to the war museum.
    lovely knitted finishes!
    those giant eggs are amazing!

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  13. What a lovely Easter weekend Wendy - and lovely pics too - I do love a good museum, much to mrHS annoyance!!

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  14. Seems like you had some lovely family time Wendy - your visit to the museum sounds great, I haven't been there for years. Love your cardi and cowl - both look really lovely on you. I'm always appreciative of the generosity of designers too.

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  15. Lovely scarf and cardi, the egg display was impressive!

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