knitting but not reading

Doesn't the photo look gorgeous? 

Much nicer than in real life, although it is very bright then too! 

I'm knitting another little cardigan for the Tiny Granddaughter and this one is a bit more challenging for my new knitting skills. It's called Playful Stripes and so far so good! 

Initially I wanted to use up some of the leftover wool I had but in actual fact I ended up buying most of it new because I couldn't work out how to make it with more stripes. There will be wool left over again so perhaps next time I'll pick a pattern that does use up various stash wools!

You may notice that the green border on the left hand piece is different from the piece on the right? Thats because I couldn't wait to start knitting and only had the pink and two greens, so the greens became the border. When I started the sleeve (after having purchased a few extra colours) I decided that it needed a 'zinger' colour so added the orange. It's only a play cardi so it wont matter, I think but it's supposed to be finished for Christmas........!

Let me tell you about needles..... (say I who really doesn't have much of a clue!!!) I do know what feels good to use though, so maybe that gives me some kudos, eh? 

Anyway, originally I was given a pack of bamboo circular needles by a friend and thought they were pretty much the ant pants! After all, here I was, a new knitter and all, using circulars!! Oh my, the prestige, I thought! And I was very happy with them. 

Fast forward to the beginnings of this project where I needed a variety of circular needle sizes and lengths and stopped by a shop to stock up. The lovely lady there encouraged me to try the Knit Pro Symfonie Interchangeable needles and oh my, what a difference! 

So smooth! 

Such elegant points!

What delightful colours! 

I'm sold!! 

No kidding, they really are fantastic and smooth - the wool glides along the plastic cable bits beautifully and the handy little locking device keeps them securely done up. And the cables are in my fave colour too!! 

I've just realised that I"m supposed to be doing some reading along with the knitting but alas there's not much of that going on right now. The Diggers club catalogue for garden and gift inspiration and a quick peek into my Trim Healthy Mama ebook for a recipe now and then, thats about all. 

Thanks for stopping by to see what I'm doing! 

Joining in with Ginnys Yarn Along today. 

Ich bin amall wieder beim stricken. Eine kleine rosa rote Jacke für die kleinste maus im haus! Aber nicht heuer weil jetzt kommt ja der Sommer, sondern nächstes Jahr für den Herbst und Winter. Ich komm leider nicht zum viel lesen aber das stricken kann ich immer wieder abheben und eine reihe machen daweil ich mit meine Kinder rede oder ihre schule Unterricht. Ich mochte es fertig machen vor Weihnachten aber wehr weis ob das auch wert!!