Noro fest

These gloves were made last weekend using a pattern from the book above - Noro designer mini knits. It contains small achievable items such as mittens, gloves, scarves, hats, socks and shrugs made from various Noro yarns. Just the sort of things I like to make! The gloves took 1 ball of Cashmere Island which I can recommend for softness. Clearly, if you wanted matching gloves you would need 2 balls; this doesn't worry me as I like the quirkiness of toning, but not matching, items. The gloves are made on 2 needles and sewn up the side. I have never done this before but they worked out fine.I bought the book from Get Knitted and the yarn from John Lewis who have now broadened their scope from the usual Rowan / Jaeger axis. I also got 2 balls of the same yarn to make elbow length gloves - woo hoo! Pattern is in the book.

To knitting group last night where Dani showed us a Cash Iroha shrug cape she has just finished - very lovely in a fab purple shade. Most people are still doing socks - is there a more useful travel project out there?

I'm grateful to Tracey for the tip off for another website http://www.astridsdutchobsessions.com/ ; this sounded vaguely obscene until I realised it was a yarn website with lots of lovely lace and sock yarns. Tracey knows my taste very well!

Happy Easter to all my readers.