What is on your needles?

Poppies for our lovely village remembrance display ❤️

I've just undone one of the crochet squares, having ploughed on this afternoon then noticing a mistake near the beginning.

I have unpicked the blanket I am knitting for OH. This is third time lucky! I made my own last year,no problem. Let us hope it is a mild winter 🤞

Karmalady
Hats off for knitting a gansey. I’ve never attempted one but I still have my classic navy one: 45 years old and as good as when I bought it.
I had a tan one some years ago and had the name of our boat embroidered on it.
When we sold the boat the buyers daughter loved my gansey so I gave it to her. I wonder if she still has it.

I am knitting a boomerang scarf for myself using a lovely cotton/merino/silk mix sock yarn I bought in Nova Scotia last month. I’d never heard of a boomerang scarf before, it’s very, very simple and easy on my hands while the arthritis is playing up.

Etoile2701

What is a gansey?

It's one of the names given to a traditional fisherman's jumper. They would be a crew neck, in a tight knit to keep out the weather. They featured intricate patterns particular to each fishing community which sadly would often be the indicator to the village where a drowned fisherman came from. A Guernsey, named for the Channel Island is the same thing.

What is a gansey?

Recently I have been keeping 2 projects on the go: one knitting and one crochet. Just now they are an Aran slipover/tank top and a cardigan made from Christmas coloured granny squares, to use up leftover green, red and yellow. I’m enjoying both. If the cardigan doesn’t work out I can make a Christmas throw instead.

I knitted a cardigan for me - 1st time I'd knitted anything for years! Then a little hooded jacket for our newest grandson. I'd love to knitted an adult jumper next but patterns in the UK seem very old fashioned! Any recommendations would be welcome (no circular needles or fairisle- I'm not the world's most accomplished knitted!)

Frangipani, damson and vanilla - I’m getting very peckish!

I'm knitting a blanket for cold days on the sofa. Started 2 years ago and almost halfway through it then haven't bothered with it this year. Knitting it in strips with colour changes to look like squares. Have all the yarn but I'm unmotivated atm. It's all acrylic as sadly I'm allergic to all animal hair including cashmere, mohair, lambswool, alpaca, angora etc. They all bring me up in a rash. So I'm left with nylon, acrylic, cotton or silk.

Karmalady. A gansey is next on my list, have wanted to do one for ages. I’ve got two projects on the go, a fairisle sweater and some socks

The crochet project I'm doing just now has so many ends to sew in ☹
Yes, I know I should do it as I go along!

Fairisle cardigan, using leftovers in stash.

I have just finished a cardigan for myself, the first thing I've knitted myself for years. My two granddaughters love hand knitted jumpers and cardigans and love choosing the patterns and yarn.
I am also doing a knit-a-long from a Facebook knitting group. The materials needed include safety eyes and an animal nose do I guess what ever it is my granddaughters will want it, so I'm knitting it twice.

A tentacle for an octopus - a worry eater for Knit for Nowt.

My ‘train journey’ project is to crochet granny squares - just 3 rounds - for Skinny Granny Square scarves, very popular with my teenage nieces

I'm knitting a very simple woolly hat to go with my new winter coat. I just want something to chuck on when it's windy to stop my hair flying everywhere!!!

My ‘train journey’ knitting is a woolly hat for littlest GS to go with the edge to edge cardigan I finished for him a couple of weeks ago.

I am in the middle of an edge to edge cardigan for GD (3ys) for tv knitting and a waistcoat for DiL which is an easy pattern but using some sparkly bobbly Jaeger yarn which is tricky. I wouldn’t usually use yarn like this but it was just £2 for the lot in a local charity shop - I’m beginning to understand why!

I use circular needles for everything except socks when it’s time for the dpns. I find them lighter and I don’t poke people sitting next to me, especially on the train.

I'm knitting a moss stitch cardigan for granddaughter.

I had to look up gansey!

Just finishing sewing up a striped child’s sweater. I am attempting to knit socks, very slow going as they are 4-ply and the needles are smaller than I usually use. Plus it’s my first time using double pointed needles.
Also just started a moss st/cable sweater probably for myself in cottton yarn.

karmalady

I am glad you have re-started V3a and anyone else

I was watching a programme by a neuro-scientist the other day. A rhythmic movement of hands, back and forth, each hand going towards the other, that is knitting and has been shown to reduce dementia risk by over 40%. That motion actually builds new pathways in the brain

I was knitting at the time and also working on a tricky pattern, row by row. A two- pronged approach to maintaining cellular activity in the brain. As is working out how to turn a heel in a sock

Thank you so much for that quote - I will share with my Knitting Group.

The teachers (ex teachers) will probably recognise the similarity to 'crossing the midline' exercises for child development.

chocolatelovinggran and woollywoman thank you so much for your suggestions. I will certainly look into them.
So many clever people on here. I am in awe of you.

kittylester

Merlot my hyge cardigan had very uncool daisy shaped buttons- oh the shame!! Abd bullying potential.

Did you keep it, kittylester?
Would it fit you now?

kittylester

Merlot my hyge cardigan had very uncool daisy shaped buttons- oh the shame!! Abd bullying potential.

You were ahead of your time, kitty 😂