Lots of knitting done, lots still to do

I've had a busy knitting week, not only have I managed to finish a small pair of shorts, 2 small soakers and a newborn soaker(no pictures as yet as I havn't sewn the ends in !) an have just the legs to do on a large pair of shorts. I have also almost finished a sock and frogged it and make good progress on my second forest canopy shawl.

Here first is my sock thats not, I should have tried this on much sooner than getting to this point at sorting the toe, and it doesn't fit, won't go anywhere near my foot, now I have many friends that would love to recieve a pair of hand knitted BFL sock but figure many of them would be unfamilier with the care of pure wool and these would end up being felted. So frogging it was best, anyway I was half wanting to make a patterned pair so it was as upsetting as it should have been.




And here is what I've done so far, just hope I can get the both done and a pair for DS. I will be making them as ankle socks so I should have plently left. It has been a nightmare to work with the frogged yarn. It looks rather like a perm gone wrong, but I am pleased with with the results. It is the free waving not drowing pattern on the violet green website.



And my shawl - The Forest canopy shoulder shawl I am loving this pattern so much, I have almost finished one beautiful skien of fyberspates pink, blue and charcoal sock yarn that I have ordered 2 more.




My original plan was to use one skien to do the main pattern, then to finish of the final repeat with the next skein then complete the decorative border. My plan is now is to use 2 skiens for the main pattern and the 3rd to do the border and hopefully there will be enough for a pair of socks as well.

I have been knitting the shawl on my denise needles I am enjoying using them. They are so light and easy to use, though I am finding the knitting doesn't pass all that easily over the joins, it doesn't snag just struggles. Have had one insident with the needle coming uncliped but think this may have been due to it not being locked in properly. I had a horid through that my hour on the shawl would have been wasted but I managed to salvage it and carry on. I think there may be a small area that might look a little different but it is hard to tell without blocking.

I have also ordered 6 skiens of BFL from fyberspates in a beautiful red and plum colour, this will be listed up on my website as a raffle prize with the procedes going to charity.

I have also recieved a fair amount of goodies this last week, firstly this beautiful skein of Lola sock yarn and a my little fashion house sock bag which I won on an auction listed on the forum for the Rainbow childrens trust. The yarn is gorgeous and I can't wait to use it, though I do have a lot of impending projects at the moment.



Plus I really want to start on this




A white lies design kit, its the yarn show in the pattern on get knitted. There isn't as much yarn as I thought I would get with it though. I also thought that the wool needed would be a lot thicker as I was originally going to buy a louise harding or a sublime yarn which would have cost more and also have been to thick as the yarn is around a DK in thickness. Itching to start on it, and may do once I have finished the remains of my shawl yarn and while I wait for the next skiens to arrive.