Koigu scarf and Tempting

I'm using a rare free Sunday to sort through some of the detritus in my sewing area. I've accumulated all sorts of fabrics, yarn and tools through the years, as I've taken up and abandoned different needlecrafts. I'm reluctant to throw out the good stuff, but am struggling to decide what I will and won't use in the future, as I don't know which hobbies I may go back to.

I have to tell you about an example of fantastic customer service I enjoyed last week. I've been looking for a pattern to use the wool I bought in Finland, and found a great selection on the Garnstudio website. Having selected one with a chart, I then puzzled over the instructions and found one piece I just could not understand. I enrolled in the forum, and asked a question about this pattern on Sunday morning. Within an hour - on a Sunday morning!- the lovely people from Scandinavian Knitting Design, had written back to explain that they had looked at my question, and were going to pass it to the woman who had done the English translation. They then came back to me with a full answer, and re-posted the amended pattern, at 9pm on Sunday night! Just wonderful - can't recommend highly enough. This is the sort of company I want to support.


The Koigu scarf is complete! I really enjoyed working with the Koigu, and am already planning the next project to use it.


The first sock is coming on well. I found the leg portion slow going, but it went much faster once I reached the heel and started changing the shape.

Tempting 2 is also finished. I took all the advice given by the SKC, and altered the neckline instructions. I was lucky that it fit first time! I did struggle to find a way to finish the small seams invisibly. I tried Kitchener and 3 needle bind off, but neither of them are invisible with rib. In the end, I decided to leave it as is, and maybe a crochet a flower to go over the join on the neckband.