A lovely surprise

Some weeks ago I bought some KnitPro needle tips from The Knitter's Studio and as a result I won their May Prize Pack! My prize arrived yesterday and I was absolutely delighted with it.



It includes a gorgeous Buddy Case, KnitPro Shawl Pin, Debbie Bliss Magazine and a packet of StitchDots. I have been wanting a shawl pin for some time and now I have one! The Buddy Case has also arrived just in time for my trip to Kangaroo Island. Now I have a practical case for all my knitting notions. I will be spending several weeks on the island and will have to go very prepared knitting wise. I'll be taking several projects with me.

I finally got round to blocking Gabriel's Wings. I knitted this shawl with a skein of Noro Silk Garden Sock Yarn. Its quick, easy and uses up all the yarn in the skein. Don't you just hate having those little left over bits of yarn?

Prizes!

Last week a friend talked Bruce and I into providing her with a few of our projects to exhibit in a craft show organised by her daughter - the Ballan Craft show. Much to our surprise we won a few prizes.

Bruce won a first prize for this gorgeous cross stitch. It's definitely the best he has ever done.



He did it on a linen so fine you can barely count the threads as this close-up shows.



A well deserved first wouldn't you say?

I got a third prize for my Mystic Lights shawl.



And a second prize for my secret project which I now have to reveal although I've not gifted it yet.



It's Debbie Bliss' Alphabet Blanket.