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This is my first go……Is a mix of trebles and double crochets.

A few days later with the help of The Happy Hooker book I learnt to go around in a circle…..

And then yesterday I attempted my first granny square.  It did not go well at first!!

I’ve been lent a book of 200 crochet squares so I am going to carry on with the squares and make a baby blanket with different patterns.

Having been knitting for 5 and a half years now and spinning for 1 and a half, it is quite strange to learn a new skill again.  I’m not the most patient of people and I expect I was exactly the same when learning the other 2, but I want to know everything about crochet now!!!  It has also opened up new possibilities for some of my stash which I just can’t find anything to knit with.  Obviously now I also have another excuse to spend even more time on Ravelry looking at all the patterns

Sarah

To share the love I am offering a 10% discount in my etsy shop for the rest of today & tomorrow.

Just enter the code ‘love11′ into the discount box.

Gemini Knits

Then the small one got hold of it!

I think it would be a laceweight but its a single ply so its gone all lovely and curly.  I think I’ll keep it like this, I love the springy-ness

Sarah

There’s True Love Sparkles

And Tainted Love which I have created in a variety of different yarns – Falkland Merino, Baby Alpaca/Cashmere/Silk Laceweight, 100% Superwash Merino DK and Tainted Love Sparkle Sock

And look out for my ad, its in some of the forums on Ravelry this month!

Sarah

In Pieces

All assembled!

First yarn I’ve spun on her  Its a 100% merino dyed by me.  Am loving spinning on her, my spinning is already a lot finer.  Laceweight here I come!

I’ve just added some new yarns to my etsy shop Geminiknits

Some sparkly….

Some bright…..

And some delicate…..

I shall be getting stuck into some more dyeing at the end of the week now the small peep is back at nursery and creating some Lovely (ha!) colourways especially for Valentines Day.

Sarah x

Ps I’m having a magazine and yarn destash on Ravelry! http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/uk-classifieds/1455741/1-25#7

The shops are now closed for the holiday period and all orders made during this time will be posted out after Monday 3rd January 2011

Sarah x

UK:                        21st December

Europe:                13th December

USA & Canada:  10th December

Don’t leave it too late for those presents!

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Have started the gloves for Husband’s xmas present.  He is v.excited and keeps asking whether they are done yet or not

I have dyed some of my new baby alpaca/silk/cashmere yarn in red and black for him and it is gorge to knit with.  I have another pair of mitts to finish before Christmas too so am on a bit of a deadline.  Here’s the progress so far….