Cranford knit-a-long September 2011: finished mitts

Here are the completed Cranford mitts: I actually began knitting the darker pair in April ie before I broke my finger! Then while the finger was healing I decided to put the mitts on hold, lest my guage knitting the new-fangled English style was different to my life-long continental style knitting. So, it feels a mile stone in the healing process to have completed this pair of mitts : )

Cranford knit-a-long September 2011

Last year I took part in a Cranford knit-a-long for P/Hop (Pence per hour of pleasure) to help raise funds for Medecins Sans Frontiere on Ravelry. It was so much fun, and is such a fab pattern (kindly donated to P/hop by Jane Lithgow), that fellow p/hoppers have decided to do another knit-a-long this September!
 I am looking forward to casting on another pair on Thursday, 1st which has a double significance for me as it was my mum's birthday,  and I  like to do something special in her memory that she would have enjoyed, too. Watch this space!

Painting, knitting and planning to combine the two

Here is the illustration I have mostly been working on this week: an improved version of "The owl and the pussy cat", with an anatomically correct cat! Previous versions included an elbow, which a kind friend reminded me cats do not have. I also prefer the tortoise shell and white colours for the cat.

Knitting-wise, I've had fun making this log cabin square for The Log Cabin Blanket 2011 to help with fund-raising for the excellent Medecins Sans Frontieres via p/hop.

I'm also intending to knit a couple of squares for the barn-raising blanket; then if I am brave, for the crochet one, too!

Planning to combine painting with knitting led me to visit the fantabulous Loop this afternoon to photograph some lace-weight Wollmeise for next top secret at the moment painting!

Oh, and while I was there, a lovely sea blue ball of Lima found it's way into my bag, so will be casting on later.