Friday, 16 May 2014

Wintery

It's getting wintery here, days of rain then days of golden sunshine with cold mornings and nights.  The light is changing, in the afternoon it is a gorgeous warm glow but by 6:00 pm it is dark and the curtains pulled.  I love the evenings when we are staying at home in our cosy warm house.  Charlie and Paul have been full of colds this week, particularly Charlie who seems to get sicker than the rest of us, so the fire has been lighted most days.  Oh, how I love the fire.
Winter feels like the time for knitting and that's what I have been doing.  I made Charlie Bofur gloves, the exact pattern and wool used in the Hobbit movie for the dwarf Bofur (Charlotte loves Lord of the Rings.)  As soon as they were off my needles they were on her hands, no blocking for Charlie!  I'm knitting a cardy for me and some socks.  Making socks was one of my goals this year so for my first attempt I am knitting Easy Peasy socks.  I find the self-striped wool fascinating, such pretty patterns for such little effort!  Other knitting projects in the queue are fingerless gloves for Josh (14 years) and a hat for me.
And the bundle of fabrics in the last photo?  I am going to be playing with them on Sunday, Wendy xx
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  1. marina16 May 2014 at 18:22

    Hope all the sickies at your house are better.
    Love the Bofur gloves, I am with Charlotte. I love the LOTR and the hobbit movies(and books)
    lovely wools on your needles.
    looking forward to seeing your progress on Sunday.
    have a lovely weekend

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  2. Christine M16 May 2014 at 18:31

    We have a coonara fire and I just love it (except for all the dust!). It makes the house so cosy. I hope Charlie and Paul feel better soon. Enjoy your sewing on Sunday. Looking forward to seeing what you are going to make! xx

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  3. Susan16 May 2014 at 18:37

    Wood fires and Autumn leaves, it's my favourite time if year. And if I could knit very well that's what I would be doing too! Your projects look great, and will be snuggly on your lap while you work on them.

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  4. Leeanne16 May 2014 at 18:38

    Oh winter is my fav season! But it is slow coming to the north. No fires for us yet, I plan to make a big pot of soup this weekend though, so that might invite winter our way! Love the gloves, very cosy looking. Oh what will you make with the selvages? I have a rather large growing collection of them, I have made several things with them.
    I hope the family gets better soon, I'm sure the fire will help make everyone feel cosy & happy.

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  5. Cat16 May 2014 at 19:31

    I have to say I love Autumn but the light closing in so early I don't like so much. Oh a nice warm fire would be nice to cosy up next to I hope that everyone starts to feel better soon. I am enjoying knitting too now after a long time away from it and especially more so now it's cooler:) Have a wonderful weekend. xxx

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  6. Mistea16 May 2014 at 20:03

    Love the woollies you are making.
    Looking forward to seeing those socks done, the colours are very pretty.
    Enjoy the weekend.

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  7. lousnewsandcraftycreations16 May 2014 at 20:40

    Very busy at your house.Its getting warmer here,with longer days.Time for us to get out a bit and feel the sun on our faces.Ive been looking at your pictures and wow...you are a very talented girl.
    I started a pair of socks this week,B thinks it's hilarious and offered me 2 quid to buy a pair lol.Hope Paul and Charlie are soon well.xx

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  8. Maria17 May 2014 at 03:43

    Nice fire!! Hope Charlie and Paul feel better soon.
    Lots of lovely knitting there Wendy.
    Have a great day on Sunday...

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  9. Josie17 May 2014 at 05:41

    I love winter too.. which is just as well because we get a lot of it here! Sock wool is great isn't it.. so are lovely warm socks. Love your winter knitting. Hope all your patients are feeling better... and you have avoided catching the plague.

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  10. Sheila17 May 2014 at 06:23

    Hope the cold get better real quick . Looks like you have found the perfect way to enjoy the cosy fire , knitting some lovely goodies .

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  11. The Webbers living a life at the beach17 May 2014 at 06:47

    We've managed not to light the fire yet, we're snuggling under home made blankets for now, I think Joe is planning to bring some wood down from the shed this week, we may succumb very soon! Not sure exactly where you are but we're bound to be getting similar weather. Our road runs almost parallel to the Waipa so we're getting some good Waikato fog in the mornings. I too have said I want to knit socks, but I found a crocheted sock pattern so that's more my thing. Looking forward to seeing what you do with the fabrics. Have a good weekend.

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  12. Fiona17 May 2014 at 10:06

    Every season has such lovely things doesn't it.... so nice to get the warm things going... hope the sniffles have left the house... I have always thought hand made socks is the height of luxury... have fun with yours...
    Hugz

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  13. Julie17 May 2014 at 11:07

    Hi Wendy, yes we have lit the fire here now too. Its so cosy. I love all your knitting projects, its certainly been weather for knitting by the fire :-) I love how you have photographed your wool on the autumn leaves. Happy project making this weekend, thick fog here today. Off to the sewing room . . . x0x

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  14. Leanne17 May 2014 at 21:55

    Dreaded winter colds already, Poor Charlie, I hope she feels better soon.
    Your knitting is beautiful, enjoy clicking those needles in front of your warm and cosy fire.

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  15. Anita18 May 2014 at 16:43

    Oh yes, it feels like winter alright. Love getting out the knitting needles and wool to create something nice and warm.
    Cheers, Anita.

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  16. Michelle18 May 2014 at 22:35

    We had some wintery weather a week ago and I did the same put the fire on and pulled out my knitting but this last week has been mild and sunny so I'm back to some stitching.

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