Finished Projects

I finally got round to finishing off the ear warmers I knitted for my neighbour. All I had to do was sew in the ends and sew a button on. but it seems to have taken me weeks to get round to it. With my first in the round jumper project taking up most of my time I wonder if I'll ever get round to making one for myself? They look like they would be really handy for the random Peterhead weather thats bright sunshine one minute and snowing the next! My neighbour wanted one to go for walks across the beach, so hopefully she'll like them

This is a double knit one (with a random button I had lying around that totally doesn't match) using this pattern Ripple Shell Ear Warmer. I really like this pattern and if I ever do get round to making some for myself I'll use it for sure!

this one was I used chunky wool that was  left over from a jumper I knitted but I have to admit I don't like it as much, but with using chunky wool it will be much warmer than the DK one. I used this pattern How to Crochet a Ear warmer.
The Dk one is also much more stretchy (i think this is to do with the stitch)

The other thing I finally got round to finishing was a school cardigan! My eldest is starting school in August so I'm starting early (for once) and trying to be organised. I used an old pattern I got from my mum which I absolutely love. Ive knitted quite a few jumpers with it already - a star wars inspired nordic jumper for PJ, a dinosaur jumper for Eli, a 'leftover' jumper for me and a jumper for Conan. I will add another post on this pattern later with all the projects Ive used it for.
This is the first time Ive knitted the cardigan from this pattern. The button band seemed to take ages and was quite frustrating to knit (mostly because I'm impatient). But here is the finished item!

I did wonder about adding a pattern to it to make it a little more interesting but I wasn't sure the school would appreciate it too much, especially as Eli was asking for yet more dinosaurs!