YPF...................Summer Pudding??

This week's yarn is Summer Pudding. A Plushness yarn in Spring Squee Club yarn.

Intense rich pinks, just like summer fruit pudding!

I love M&S Clotted Cream Rice Pudding with Summer Fruit Pudding.

It's the only time I like rice pudding.............what would you eat with it?

YPF..............................More Pie!!

Skein Queen's Spring Pudding Club yarn: Plushness in Blueberry Pie.

The intense depths of the blues

Soft fluffy layers of sweet Blueberries with folds of sweet Chantilly cream!

Makes my mouth water................ :)

Saturdays.....................

What do you do on a Saturday? I sometimes do housework, play with the kids, do some more housework, catch up on the internet, take pictures of yarn and knitting progress and sometimes manage to update my blog. Today is a Saturday I get to do just that.

I recently started the Gilmore Vest. It seems to be a quick knit, so far I have completed 1/3rd of the back. The yarn is an unusual choice for me, I don't usually chose yarn with a lot of non- natural fibres . I saw this in a wool shop in Newtownards and fell for it, despite its acrylic content. I seem to be in a Vest phase at the moment, I am definitely not knitting the same number of socks as before.

The colourway is 3406, a deep purple with little coloured flecks

Riana is a flecked 50% Wool 45% Acrylic 5% Viscose Yarn

This picture shows the stitch definition better but there is a loss of colour

A parcel arrived this morning. A lovely Raveller swapped some of my sock stash to send me 4 skeins of Apple Crumble. I now have 6 and am sure it will be enough for another vest.

Would this vest look good in it? I think so......

YPF.....or pudding?

Pudding anyone??

This gorgeous skein arrived in the post this week. It is the latest installment of the Pudding club.

A beautiful skein of Apple Crumble.

I love the way these colours work together.

I like mine with icecream, how do you like yours?

I am getting another skein of this from a club member, crumble as a dessert was always a favourite of mine. :) How can I resist?

Friday Pron............................................Winter Plushness Squee

First off, Happy New Year everyone. :) I hope you all had a lovely Christmas holidays, we were so relaxed that I didn't blog until this week, sorry about that but I was enjoying family time so much that blogging felt intrusive.

This week's yarn is the first installment of the Winter Squee Plushness Club by Skein Queen. This colourway is Figgy Pudding to celebrate the festive season. I love the rich deep colours in this skein.

The colours are really intense!

How many can you see?

The difference between the ends of the skeins are amazing!!

I can't wait to see how it knits up. On the knitting front I am half way throught the second of my Chatsworth socks but one sock has gone missing!!!! Damn!!!! They were meant to be a present for my lovely SiL......................................It has sort of put me off my stride, so I started another sock with different yarn, this time freestyle, we will see how that turns out soon :)

YPF.......................................Chatsworth.

This week's stunning skein is again from Skein Queen. It is the second installment of the Squee Club Autumn yarn.




The club is based on english Stately Homes. Chatsworth is a very stately home in Derbyshire and I have only ever seen it on the screen. The last time was in the Keira Knightly version of Pride and Prejudice. To see why these colours, look at these pictures of Chatsworth House and this showing more of the house. It is now in a cake and I am searching for a 'noble' pattern for it :)

YPF..........................Snow Reflections

Another wonderful skein from Debbie aka SkeinQueen. This one is called Snow Reflections ie the yarn suggests the reflections on the snow............it knits up like that too, some knitted pics later. :)



It is almost as if the grass is peeking out of the snow.....................do you see it the same? :)

YPF...........................Yellows and Blues

This weeks Yarn Pron is a mix of Yellows and Blues. The first yarn is Skein Queen Blush: Starry Sky......................the second Yarn Love's Elizabeth Bennett: Sunshowers.

Starry Sky

Sunshowers

Starry Sky

Sunshowers

I love both of these colourways very much :)

YPF.................................Bamboozle

This is a new yarn base I am trying from Skein Queen. Wonderful soft yarns and fabulous colours that get better and better. :) This is Rainforest Pool and the variance and depth of colour is amazing!! :)



I couldn't resist this one at all :) Could you?

Another pair on the needles...................

SkeinQueen Lavish (Cashmere/silk 4-ply) in Fragrant Stocks

Bling Socks by Diane Willey from YarnForward Magazine #5

Amazing how a pattern transforms the yarn. This lovely yarn nearly knits itself, just as well as it is my 6th pair (though I left out the beads!) I have cast on for Summer of Socks 2008. I have also signed up for the Ravelympics, and in case you didn't guess I am taking part in the Sock Put. Just to decide which socks are worthy of an international event!!!

YPF....................... Gilraen's Choice

This week's Yarn is a special custom dye for me by Debbie the Skein Queen. She has named the colour Gilraen's Choice. The yarn is Plushness, a favourite yarn base of mine.






I haven't decided yet what I want to knit with these 2 skeins of loveliness, what would you knit? :)

SkeinQueen Pron.............

"The Skein Queen has been busy in her royal workshop producing magnificent hand dyed yarns". And these are just some of the lovely yarns she has produced. I got 2 skeins of Plushness (A lambswool/Angora/Cashmere blend of thick 4-ply) and a skein of Lavish (Silk/Cashmere blend). I just love them!!!

Maverick's Choice in Plushness

Old Roses in Plushness

Fragrant Stocks in Lavish

YPF ...........................Skein Queen's Garden Party

This Skein Queen's new Aran weight silk yarn. The colourway is called Garden Party. I'm so guilty, I couldn't resist! Could you??





I could imagine wearing an outfit in these colours at the Queen's Garden Party and not feel out of place. :)