Archie The Wonder Dog

Hello! (I know, I'm here again!  I can't quite believe it...) This week has been a week of dithering and hand quilting yet more stars.  I've quilted just over two-thirds of the stars on the blue and white quilt, here are the latest two: I started cutting the hexies for my first Christmas cushion, and discovered I was eight hexies short of a cushion (a phrase I'm hoping passes into common usage!): so I set about trying to work out what to put in the gaps, which is where the dithering started.  First of all I removed the plain hexies: which I liked, but something's going to have to go in the gap so I searched through my stash and found some options: and the only thing that helped me decide was that I'd use the stripy fabric for the binding.  (Thanks, Clare !) I thought that laying the hexies over the options might help (that was less fun than you might think!, but it didn't: but it didn't stop me trying again: Still no dec...

I've done it again!  Yes, two weeks on the trot see me sitting in front of my laptop with a pot of tea by my side, ready to think about what I've done in the week.  It must be a miracle! First up is my second finish from my Q4 FAL list (item 26) , socks for me: As you can see, they don't quite match.  I think I used a slightly tighter tension on the heel flap of the second sock and that's why they're off.  I'm going to ask Father C. for another set of dpns (and a matching set of a smaller size for 4ply yarn) so I can knit the next pair in tandem in the hope that I'll be better able to keep an eye on the colour matching.  I used Adriafil Knitcol in Kandinsky, which is a dk merino yarn.  I used the basic top down pattern which came free with Regia sock yarn many years ago (and probably still does!) with the addition of a reinforced heel (S1 K1 on the knit rows, rather than all knit).  When the time comes, I'll be linking up with the Finish-Along ...

The winners of the third quarter prizes have been (randomly) picked from all the eligible finishes which were linked up, and today's the day we get to announce them!  Rhonda is going to email the winners and needs to hear back from you by 29th October or your prize will be passed to someone else.  Our sponsors have donated these prizes, please don't miss out on yours because of a simple email reply! Here's the list of sponsors and winners (which were picked by random number generator ).  Feel free to thank our sponsors for their generosity by clicking through to their shop and spending some money *grin* The winner of the €25 gift voucher from Fluffy Sheep Quilting goes to Izzy who blogs at Dizzy Quilts , for this finish: The winner of 3 patterns from Clover & Violet is Mel who blogs at Cloth & Paper Studio , for this finish: The winner of the Oakshott Fabric £75 gift voucher goes to Georgi who blogs at The ...