its officially autumn.

So April is here and the weather is definitely cooling down; we are on the slippery slope into Autumn.  Its not all bad though- Autumn is one of my favorite seasons; the nights are cool and great for cuddles, the days are sunny and mild, and the world is full of amazing colors!

This Autumn, to fill in my long and dark evenings, I am finally conquering my goal to learn how to knit.  I have been shown numerous times how to cast on and off, and how to do various stitches- however nothing has really stuck.  So I thought if I teach myself (again) and stick with it, then maybe just maybe I can carry on the tradition of knitting in my family!  I started with a knit stitch, following the instructions here and made a pair of hand warmers…

my first knitting project

And then with the left over wool I made a lil jumper for my partner in crime, best cuddler in the world, and cheekiest monkey around, Marvin…

The next project is going to be a wide scarf with huge tassels or pom-poms attached to the end…  The problem I have is figuring out how much wool I need for each project,  I will have to do some further research (maybe a trip to the local op shop is in order- a cup of tea with an experienced knitter will set me right I’m sure!).  The scarf is going to be made from a purl stitch using these instructions, and with fancy wool (40% possum, 50% merino, 10% silk)  Will keep you posted, till then keep warm x