It is definitely autumnal here. Despite sunlight blazing into my eyes at the worst possible angle, I was cold driving to work this morning. Well what do I expect in September in northern Scotland?Continuing my pledge to avoid buying ready-made clothes, I need to audit my wardrobe for the coming season. Last year I made a batch of tweedy skirts which I still love and are still going strong. But I never did get round to making some trousers. Wide-legged tweedy trousers - mmmm! Warm and stylish, they would allow me to wear handknitted socks to work! And today I won a suitable pattern at ebay - woo hoo! I like the skirts too...
I might rustle up another tweedy skirt or two, as I have the fabric in the stash already.
And perhaps a jacket? I wonder about a raw-edged collar - is that maybe a bit dated now? Hmmm.
But I also need some woollies. I have a kilo of pine green aran-weight in the stash which was destined to become a Drops jacket - what am I waiting for?!
And I need fingerless gloves for the office - typing is getting quite painful already.
And of course there is Eastlake, waiting in the wings.
Tsk! Get yourself organised girl!
The knitting queue (all from stash!):
Present for nice neighbour's baby - due in November
Drops jacket in pine green Jamieson and Smith's aran
Socks x 3 for family Christmas presents
Fingerless gloves or mittens x 3 for Christmas presents and for me
Woolly Wormhead hats x 3 for Christmas presents and for me
Eastlake
Maude
Astrid
Anais
Shetland Lace triangle
Panic
Did someone say Christmas?
Panic
ADHD
Lots of chocolate please nurse!
Casting on tonight: Daisy hoodie (Ravelry link) using yarn from the stash. Stick to the plan Roobeedoo!
3 comments:
Lovely trousers. I was bad and bought some the other day. They have started to pill really badly already, grrrr. They are a great shape however, so I might have to get my sewing teacher to help me replicate them.
I also need to make a list of things to make. I think I definitely need to knit myself some clothes this winter.
P.s. 16 weeks to go apparently...
Thoes pants are sooo cute!
ARgh! 16 weeks? That's so cruel Roo! ;) Anyway, unsurprisingly, I love that pattern - I heart wide legged trousers, but all the good ones in the shops are 30-32 inch leg length, and how many people have legs that long?! Are trousers difficult to make?
And there appears to be a LOT of Norah Gaughan in that knit list ;) Really must get round to getting her booklets...
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