Do I need another project?

I've recently had the urge to knit....

This lovely is one of the last things I knitted -

back in the late 80's.

Yes, I still have it - but don't wear it.

It was not cool to be knitting back then

as a 20 year old

 (or no-one below 50 admitted they knitted anyway).

I did not mind, I did it anyway.

I did do other normal 20 year old stuff though-

some of it is a little hazy to recall ;)

  

Anyway, a few weeks ago, I had a day trip down to

Hamilton with my friend Simone.

We had a lovely day, looking around the shops and a nice lunch

We stumbled upon a lovely store/studio

at 73 Thompson Street.

"Hazel Green"

which is full of beautiful hand knitted items,

patchwork, books and lots of inspiration.

Jackie was so helpful,

both Simone and I bought some wool,

had a lovely browse and chat.

I am knitting the red vest above in

Jo Sharp - Silkroad Aran Tweed.

I wanted a nice rustic looking vest, It will be pefect,

if I get it finished.

The vest was started the night we returned home,

I knitted at the indoor play centre and also

while out at the pub for tea with the family.

I've got the bug!

It seems I have a lot of UFO's

that I will get to one day

and of course there are constantly buntings on the go.

I also have some other things I want to attempt, like,

*The Letter Quilt in this post on Kellies Blog

*This quilt as you go technique

Better get knitting

Jacqueline :)