Time to get organised again

Every now and then I reach a point in my knitting when I feel that my Wips have been hanging around on the needles for far too long. I get an itch to start new things but feel I can't until I've knocked off some of the current projects. So, over the coming weeks I want to finish some things.

I've finished my Hoodie, except for a couple of buttons.



This will have to be gifted to someone living in a colder climate than ours. Anybody out there who wants to put a hand up?

I've completed the back of my Isabella for my Melbourne Cup KAL and I've started on the front. As there are no sleeves to knit I should be able to finish this sometime next week.



Then these socks have been hanging around for ages. I don't normally take this long to finish a pair of socks but somehow they never get a fair go. I'm knitting these as part of my SSoS challenge. I wanted to try a different heel construction.



Normally I knit a heel flap and then pick up the stitches for the gusset. With these socks you knit the heel and gusset all in one using short rows. I find this a better way of doing heels when knitting two socks at a time on two circular needles. Its far less fiddly. And the end product doesn't really look any different from the heel flap method.

And finally I really have to get back to my Anniversary Mystery Shawl. I've started on clue 4 and then still need to do the edging. I like the pattern and I like the colour of the yarn but I've neglected this shawl terribly. So, as soon as I finish my socks I will start paying more attention to this shawl.

Still guessing but...

I've finished the 6th clue of the Mystery Project # 3 and I've pinned it up like this:







So, is it a hood that buttons under the chin?

What is it?

I've now completed clue 4 of the Mystery Project #3.



I still don't know what I am knitting. A hat? Perhaps a bag? Any ideas?

After the glorious rain on Friday - a wonderful 26.5 mm - the garden is looking a treat. Look at these beauties.

Sapho is my favourite rhodie.



Unfortunately I don't know the name of these two voluptuous beauties.

Another Mystery

I'm knitting the Mystery Project #3 over on Holiday Mystery Gifts. This is another design by Terry Morris.



I don't know what it is yet but I suspect it might be some kind of cozy wrap or shawlette. I think it must be because I love puzzles and detective stories that I find these mysteries irresistible.

I've also made a little bit of progress on my Melbourne Cup KAL.



Oh, and a quick aside. It's raining at the moment and the mist is hanging in the trees. Fingers crossed that it lasts all night.

Mystery solved!

I downloaded the final clues for the mystery knit over at Holiday Mystery Gifts today. And of course I had to sit down and complete the knit as soon as possible.





Slippers! Or, more accurately, a slipper. I still have to knit the second one. This was such a fun way to knit something. I've decided that in order to insure I knit the second slipper I will follow the daily clues again. That way it only takes a little bit of time each day and by the end of the week I have a completed product.

Thanks to Terry for a very enjoyable knit.

SOTSIII Hint 7

I've completed hint 7 and now there are only two more hints to go. I can smell the finish! But as to the theme, well, that's another matter. I still think it has something to do with snow???

I thought I would finish the second part of my No Sheep for You swap this weekend but by Sunday evening I decided that I didn't like the look of it. So I frogged the lot and started something else. This one seems to be working for me. Its knitting up quickly and I should have it completed by the end of the week.



I can't resist a mystery! So I'm knitting the Mystery Project # 1 (seven clues in seven days) over on Holiday Mystery Gifts. Here it is on day 2:



I still have no idea what I'm knitting.