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............Peacock

This Friday's yarn is another installment of the Autumn Squee Plushness Club Yarn. This colourway is called Peacock and fits in with the Stately Homes Theme.



I love the rich blue-green variations in this skein!! :)

Secret Garden Love Lace Socks

Slow progress to these: Squee Club yarn: Secret Garden Plushness.

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 :)

Slow progress................................

This is what I knit with last week's YPF yarn. The pattern is one I was sent last year with my Rockin Sock Club. Summer of Love Lace by J C Briar. I think it is perfect for the floral tones of my Squee Club yarn!

A lovely lacey cuff

more detail

The pattern did suggest blocking the cuff and then picking up stitches.................no way!! I just knit on, do you think it needed blocking first? :) I try never to cut yarn until a sock is finished and fits...............sad that way, I am. :)

YPF.........................Secret Garden

This week's yarn is the first of Skein Queen's Autumn Squee Cub. This club is based around the theme of Stately Homes. My Skein is called Secret Garden. :)




Just to pick a pattern now. I finished one of the Hopscotch Socks but find the shortrow heel very tight for my long heel, so will have to 'give' them to someone...............my niece has asked already :)

Niagara Falls.................half way there

The first sock is now finished and Grafted. I like the Lace pattern on this. Janel's patterns are great!!

The heel is a new one for me, it feels nice on the foot.

The pooling is very gentle, and look like reflections of lights/sails/trees on the water to me............inspired Debbie :)

One more to go :)

A Wednesday WIP......................................

Another socks started from The Eclectic sole................I couldn't resist. The yarn is Plushness in Regatta, my 3rd Summer Squee club yarn. I love the delicate poolong of the other colours in the blue of the yarn :) And seed stitch heels, a new one on me :)

Summer of Socks 2008 8th completed pair

My last and final pair of socks for Summer of Socks 08. Despite the compliments I cannot knit another pair before tomorrow :) I loved knitting these; the pattern: Simplicity by Janel Laidman is lovely and you already know I adore this yarn. All that is needed now is a spoon to eat up the Strawberries and Cream ;) My godmother has claimed these socks for herself!! Good taste I think, she will even hand wash them having had them on her feet. "Like having your feet kissed"

Now that summer of socks is over I should finish off some WIPs............before they get eaten by moths etc !!!!! And so that when the Autumn Squee Club Plushness/Wollmeise Sock club/Sundara Seasons arrives I will have a better clear deck to start from!! :) No more yarn for a while!!!!.................................yeah right!

Last Summer of Socks 08 socks

My second Squee club yarn: Plushness in Strawberries and Cream............for my last Summer of Socks 08 socks......


Turns into these: Simplicity Socks by Janel Laidman. Simple pattern for an exquisite yarn :)




Last pair possible before the end of August......................... I will post a picture of all my finished socks after the end of August. :)

YPF..........................Squee club yarn 2 : Plushness

This week's Yarn Pron is another skein of SkeinQueen's Plushness: The colourway is Strawberries and Cream to tie in with another great British Event, Wimbledon. I love this especially because I used to live in Colliers Wood which was one stop from Wimbledon on the Tube in London.......my parcel contained some lovely pearl and crystal stitchmarkers. Thanks Debbie!!! another triumph :)




Now what to knit with it...........Any suggestions?? :)

Squee Monkey finished

All done!! I love these socks, just as well it has turned cold..........

Squee Monkey number one......

Pictures as promised of the Squee Club sock. I decided to do one of my inevitable Monkeys but with further adaptation for this most georgeous of yarns!!! One done 1 to go :)

A plain foot to savour the softness of this yarn and show off the colourway in a different stitch.

The No Purl Monkey Patterned Cuff

This batch of Plushness is the softest of this blend yet!! I was sure that Debbie had added something to the yarn but no!! I'm in love with the yarn over again :)

YPF..........................Squee club yarn: Plushness

This weeks Yarn Pr0n is from SkeinQueen. It is the first installment of the Squee Plushness Club. It arrived with a pair of Knitpicks Harmony Options DPNs in the right size to start a pair of socks. The first sock is nearly finished! Pics tomorrow............ The colour is Sweet Peas.





Do you like it as much as I do? I hope so........................Debbie it is fabulous!!!