Knitting related - I swear

I had a dream about knitting last night. I was making a pair of toe-up socks using the same pattern Gemma is using, but I was doing it all in stocking stitch instead of rib. The socks were navy blue on the toe and then white for the foot. I'd got them about half way up my foot and then I started knitting again and 5 minutes later it was about 6 inches too long for my foot (speedy knitting or what?)

It was my second knitting dream in a couple of weeks (the last one was the night before we went to see Deal or No Deal filmed and I dreamt Noel came and talked to me because I was knitting in the audience). Its a little strange, but weirder still was when I went back to sleep (we all love the weekend) and I started to dream about being taught how to crochet - it was very random and involved knight in chainmail!!

I decided against completing the project I was doing for Father's Day. It was too much to get it finished along with finishing finals so I've put it on the back burner for a short while. Since I finished reading the stuff about lace in the Interweave Knits I had in my SP package I have started on Branching Out. I'm really enjoying it, I think its quite a nice project to be working on in the heat.

Secret Pal Package

I got my first package from my secret pal!! The yarn is Caron Supersoft Tweed in Black and Purple (the shade is gorgeous - the photo doesn't do it justice), and its the current issue of Interweave Knits which has loads about lace in it, and the pattern for Icarus which I've heard so much about. The card is right up my street - it contains a random quote that really appealed to my random nature!

Mitred Fun

I've seen mitred squares in a few places lately and thought they sounded like fun. I had some scrap yarn hanging around so I decided to give them a try. 8 squares later and I have a small cushion cover.

The yarn was Sirdar's Bonus DK. Its very cheap acrylic, but its quite ok to work with. I don't remember what I used it for, but this was a way to use up a bit more of it. I decided to make half the squares with the yellow first, and the rest with the orange first so that I could get the standy out effect (I'm sure there's a proper name for it). I joined them together by crocheting them with crab stitch so that it was a bit more decorative.

I enjoyed this, and it has made me look around for some other cushion cover patterns.