Like so many of you, I suffer from TMPOTG!  (Too Many Projects On The Go!!)  Trouble is, the more blogs I find and tutorials I read, the more I want to do!  Now I’m investigating cross stitch as well as too many other things!

I am making lots of things for the O2 Handmade Market I really am, and this should be enough – what with sorting out labelling, pricing, and the display as well.  But no, I’ve only got to go and get some Aida and embroidery threads and plan out a nice little xmas crosstitch as well! Oh and then that led to thinking about machine embroidery which I used on the advent calendar I showed last week – where else could I use this new found stitch??  And so on it goes – mind a whirl with possibilities, dreaming of new things to  learn about and make.

At least I have managed to finish two Beanies this week – one with Sirdar Crofter which is Acrylic/Cotton/Wool mix and one with Knitcol 100% pure wool.  The Sirdar is quite lightweight to use and ideal for a lightweight hat.  I love the Knitcol wool – it feels nice to work with and the variegated colours go very well together once it’s knitted up.

Beanie with Crofter Wool

Crochet Beanie with fluted edge

I bought this knitcol wool whilst on a visit to Wells but somehow lost the label after taking the wool out to feel/stroke/admire long before I planned to use it.  Once it was knitted up I really wanted some more but had no idea what it was and how to get it.  However I hit upon the idea of a virtual travel and shopping trip round Wells using google maps.  It actually worked!  I went up and down roads I remembered us walking along till I found the little well stocked vintage style shop in a courtyard.  Amazingly I was able to enter the shop – something you can’t do in lots of other places – and I ‘walked’ up to the counter and spotted the same wool!  It’s a fantastic and  weird  experience going into the shop again but sitting in my chair 100s miles away!

So the end result is I found the name of the wool and researched it online to get the best price 🙂  and am now stocked up again!  Tonight I will be comfortably curled up on the couch with a glass of wine, the next Beanie on the hook and a little virtual stroll round the blogs of the friendly peeps at the Handmade Harbour! Cheers! 🙂