Eskimimi Knits knitting blog

Welcome to the New Year, everyone!

We saw in the New Year by watching some spectacular fireworks over the River Thames, where it was absolutely freezing and where people had been queueing since about 4pm for a good spot. We had a fantastic vantage point to see in the New Year and appreciate the fireworks – warm and snug on a comfy sofa in front of the tellybox with a glass of something sparkly for that ‘inner warmth’.

I sat a while and thought about New Years Resolutions. Thought about writing this post and if I wanted to make any knitty resolutions, but I decided not to. I decided that the principle aim for my past-time was for it to be enjoyable as a hobby, and so to commit myself now to something I may feel differently about in May, but then still feel obliged to doing, might detract from that, so I decided to just try new things and set new goals as I go along and as they present themselves to me.

My first idea is that I’d like to have a proper go at colourwork. I think maybe some fair isle type knitting to start with. So, I asked my other half to order the Harmony Guide of Colourwork Stitches.  I own three of the other Harmony Guides (Cables and Aran stitches, Lace and Eyelet stitches, and Knit & Purl stitches) but didn’t know that the Colourwork Stitches book existed until the other day, but I thought it would make a good starting point for exploring the tangled web of colourwork.

 

For the meantime, whilst waiting for the arrival of my new Library Fodder, I have been eyeing Eyeing Debbie Orr (AKA Skein Queen)’s Flossie Bear pattern, which I may have a little experiment with whilst I figure out what to do with my lovely hand-dyed yarn (I still haven’t settled on the perfect pattern) which will also allow me to use up the acrylic scraps which I have accrued from when I started learning to knit – 20g here, 15g there – and which I have never thrown out.  The worst that can happen is that I finally chuck away those acrylic scraps in a giant multicoloured knit, with the best case scenario being that I make a really early start on this year’s gift knitting!