Frisian Frillies

Knitting time is tight these days. Work is busy, and add meetings, swimming lessons, dental appointments, birthday parties and all that thang into the mix, and you're left with precious little knitting time. I did get some knitting done last week, a Celestine, in a beautiful blue cotton yarn , for one of my bestest friends to give away as a baby shower gift. She doesn't knit, but loved the Celestines I made, so asked me to knit one for her. Knit on 2.5 needles, it was a tight knit, but it turned the yarn into a nice dense fabric, perfect for a baby toy. Unfortunately, the camera was in Zeeland, at the Marillion convention, with husband, and I forgot to take a picture with my phone, so you'll have to believe me on this one... ;) Salida is coming on beautifully. With same friend and a few more (there was 11 of us), we spent the night in a beautiful farmhouse , with lots of food, wine and good company. And my Salida ;) I turned the heel on the second sock, so I should have a n...

One of the bags from 25 bags to knit I loved, was Loveheart. I had to adjust the colours a bit and did not put a pocket on it, but daughter was delighted with it! It's now at school, being used as her gym bag. I just got some acrylic leftovers and doubleknit the yarn, with a lighter pink for the front and a darker for the back (I ran out of lighter pink). The heart was knit intarsia and then embellished with some sparkly yarn and a picture frame border. Now, 24 more bags to go... ;) Wee S and me also went to see my cousin M, who just had a second girl. I had knit another Celestine (number 3) for her, of course, in pink!

Or something like it... Time to upload some pictures of what I've been working on. It was getting a boring here, all work and no play ;) First up: Celestine number 2! I made it in orange cotton (with a bell inside), because Margriet, the proud mum of baby number 2 (Judith) had the baby room decorated with lots of orange. And it's fit for a little queen! Yarn: orange cotton, Anker Needles: 2.5 circs, Addi Pattern: Celestine , Norah Gaughan Oh, and here is Celestine 1: *sorry* didn't get posted in the confusion. Made out of Limone cotton and also a baby toy with a bell in the centre. And sock number 2 in the Sock Knitting Pentathlon: Berlin. Lace knitting and lots of it. I waited until the Dutch pattern was out, and all the mistakes were eliminated from the original pattern, and set to work. Don't know how long it's going to take me. It's not a straightforward knit... Yarn: Lambswool by Phildar (51% lambswool, 49% acrylic) Needles: 2.5 circs, Addi Pattern: Berlin,...