2013 Knitting Meet Up – April

I’ve just come back from this months Knitting Meet Up here in Porto and it was another great get together which lasted until 19.00.

These lovely bags were hand made in crochet by Maria José, the two balls of yarn in the back ground are from my latest Westknits Project.

It’s extremely hard to catch us knitters sitting still in photos, as is evidenced in the above three pictures.

We had the privilege to have the presence of Rosário (Dona Maria) who not only brought us yarns (above) to drool over, but also my brand new spinning wheel (more on that in another post).

Not only did we have Dona Maria yarn to drool over, but we also had the new Yarn Adventures Sock. I’ve already completed one project with this yarn (see here), and it’s lovely to work with. I still have to block my project but it will definitely get a lot of use.

Test Knit – Windswept Sweater

I was still working on the Bonny Lace Shell from Tincanknits when Emily posted a request for test knitters for a sweater with a lace motif down the front. I loved it, but I wasn’t able to volunteer to test knit until I’d finished Bonny. Well I finished  Bonny, and went to see if Emily still needed testers. She did, so I signed up and managed to finish the sweater more or less on time.

Flowers

Sunset

Plants and Animals

Strawberry Chocolate

This is another Daybreak by Stephen West using Abuelita Merino 3-ply gotten from La Maison Bisoux. It still needs to be stretched, but the weather needs to get a bit better for that.

Another doggy beach outing

Shades of Blue

Another Stephen West Project, not part of the KAL, this one is Wedgewood. Using the brand new Yarn Adventures Sock in grey/blue and light blue.

Succulent Plants

Some of the succulent plants in my parents garden…..

Lines, Clouds and Rain in Amarante