WIP Wednesday

A bit of new stuff and a bit of old stuff this week. I have started on Henry’s Struan hat, using Lion Brand Cotton-Ease. It’s very much like knitting with Rowan All Seasons Cotton (Rowan have this listed as a spring/summer yarn, which surely belies its name?!). Not the most perfect yarn for working cables as it doesn’t have that much stretch, but the stitch definition is great. You’ll have to take my word for this, though, because the colour isn’t great for photography purposes!

I have been a bit unfaithful to the hat though, with Mr B’s festive socks. I had a very lazy Sunday watching TV and it was the perfect mindless project to keep my hands away from the biscuit tin! I’m about halfway up the leg now so will probably have these done by the weekend and will feel virtuous that my festive knitting is done…

…however, I do have the urge to knit a little something for my little sister’s Christmas stocking. It just depends how I get on with the boys’ hats. Oscar still hasn’t chosen a design he likes and he’s away on a school trip this week so I can’t even pin him down to make a decision. He has his priorities all wrong.