Some Finished Things and Some Not.

Hello Folks!

It seems quite a while since I actually finished something large, here I present my aran slipover.  It's made in Patons Wool Blend Aran 63% Wool 37% Acrylic, which had been in my stash for a while.   It is warm and comfy and lovely.   The pattern from Sirdar.

The yarn isn't particularly soft and squishy but it's not harsh either and it it has a lovely sheepy smell.

This is the second slipover I have made to this pattern the first being in 2010 before I was even blogging ~ was there really a time? 

I made the neck shorter this time. 

I made the ribbing a bit longer and didn't join it.  Next time I make this pattern, and I'm sure there will be a next time, I will knit the ribbing much longer.  It was a pleasure to make and is also a pleasure to wear.  Nothing fancy but sometimes that's just what you need.

 I have worn it loads already and it is already packed to go to Chicago with me, as temperatures out there are chilly, nothing like the springlike sunshine we've been having.  I depart tomorrow morning and I'm all packed and ready to go.

I have also finished my Groovy Shawl.  Made in one ball of Stylecraft Batik Swirl,  I just love the colours.   I've blocked it lightly as I didn't want to loose the grooves too much.  

The thing not finished is a jigsaw of London that I started.  I very much enjoyed sitting down with  cup of tea and popping a piece or two in.  Mr Clicky and me lived in South London for four years and I was trying to complete it without looking at the picture.  As you can see I made the River Thames in the middle but didn't complete the rest, so I've put it away to do another day.

 My flight is at 12 noon tomorrow but I need to leave here at 6.30 am, so an early start.   I have, of course, a sock started for airport/plane knitting, a book to read and some Radio 4 plays downloaded to listen to on my iPad.  I have three jumpers worth of yarn waiting for me at our apartment ~ good old Woolwarehouse and a Drops Alpaca sale ~ and I am also packing a half completed cardigan so I should be well occupied when I get there.   I will spend a month there and then come back to The UK to help with Miss Clicky's Wedding, and then at the end of July for 18 months or so.  Well that's the plan, but things might change.

My next post will be Stateside, I'm off to see what else I can cram into my suitcase and as I'm well under the weight allowance, more wool perhaps?

See you soon..................Clicky Needles.