my creative space - t'was cold!

I don't know where the time goes. But it goes. Somehow I managed to spend a bit of time with family, but the cooler weather round these parts seems to have brought a bit of illness with it. Bronchitis and pneumonia are seemingly doing the rounds in this part of a desert country! I've been juggling a few things which I may tell you about at a later date (or I may not ... insert evil laugh here ... of course I joke!)

In the meantime here's something I tried out just for the challenge. No I didn't knit around a dinner plate! I did block this beret on a dinner plate though. 

I have no idea when I would wear it but I loved that I got to knit a hat and also learnt some new techniques:

• the double start cast on
• knitting cable-less cables (that are explained in the pattern)
• and I loved the effect that knitting in the back loops had on the ribbing (this is also one of the features of the Shalom Cardigan that I loved - I need a better button before I blog that!)
• I used dpns as I didn't have small enough circulars, so it was a bit of work, but worth it in the end!

So as I go and tackle the cold (Today's cold reminds me of winter mornings in England when you wash your hands and feel the chill right down to the bone!), since it's crochet month, here's a bit of crochet I spotted! It was used to cover some food my mum's neighbour sent her.

More creative spaces here!