November Starts

Above is my monthly marker for November, which is a dahlia flower at Kingston Lacy near Wimborne. 

I recently did a Wool Warehouse order of yarn and started a cardigan for my youngest granddaughter using their Yarnsmiths Lagoon acrylic yarn in blues and purples. The pattern is by King Cole.  

The back has now been completed and I’ve made a start on the front.

I’m hoping it’s big enough for her as she’s grown quite a bit!

Unfortunately it’s the time of year for secret making on the run up to Christmas.  But one thing I can share now is the mystery gnome, Gnumpkin. Below is a photo of him sitting on the mantle piece. 

That’s him in pieces.

I love making the mystery gnomes but I can’t make each one, so I do have to dip out.  I enjoy the different knitting techniques used to make them, there’s always something new to learn.  The pattern is by Sarah Schira of Imagined Landscapes. There’s a Christmas one called Gnandad’s Adventure coming up, which I won’t take part in this time.

Last weekend I got out my Botanical journal and decorated a few pages.  

It’s an ongoing process that I can take my time over. I’ve painted some of the background pages, added old book pages and decorated with paper washi tape, taken pictures from old greetings cards and also done some stamping.  It’s something different to keep creating.

This week I got out a kit that I bought in Koblenz, Germany, earlier this year. It was one of the stops on the river cruise on the Rhine. I went into a fabric and yarn shop and bought this along with some yarn. The shop is called Die Tupfelchen. The instructions are in German, but having watched the demo on You Tube and with my knowledge of making pouches, it didn’t take long to put together. 

So that’s been the starts for November so far.