All cosied up

On Wednesday evening the Oxford Bluestockings headed en masse to Oxford Brookes university (OK it's just up the road really) to judge the Knitted Walking Stick Cosy competition. There were some very high quiality entries and you could tell that people had clearly put a lot of thought into their cosies. You can find out who won at the Missability website where you can also listen to the Missability Radio Show podcast. If you're in or around Oxford this week you can visit the Missability Shownotes Exhibition at the Oxford Centre for Enablement at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

We all had a great time, knitting, discussing the cosies and eating cakes and we got to see Kirsty's (she of the amazing Wonder Woman sweater - the sensation that's sweeping the nation) fab dress in the fabric. All in all a lovely evening, thanks to Felix our hostess and compere.

What's green and stripy and very mysterious?

Two new FOs:

My first entry* for the Missability Knitted Walking Stick Cosy competition



I finished it off with a matching ruffle at the top and a sewn bind-off (I need to practice for my special cashmere project!).

You can see more knitted walking stick cosies at the flickr group for the competition.

Mason-Dixon dishcloth

Mum was admiring the blue dishcloth when she was round at mine the other week so I've knitted this one in green stripes (to match the curtains!). It's hers, so long as she doesn't say "it's too nice for washing dishes"!



These are both such quick knits and the walking stick cosy is great for using up leftover sock yarn. I've got another one planned using the leftover Fleece Artist sock yarn from my Vinnland socks, possibly with the stitch pattern from Hedera.

Meantime the Mystery Stole 3 progresses (or rather it will as soon as I stop typing and start knitting!). I have just a few rows to complete of the shortened Clue 4 before moving on to Clue 5 which involves creating a wing. I have no idea (and nor do any of my knitting buddies) as to precisely what a wing might be but I suppose that's the mystery. I'm just off to look at Clue 6 now to see if that makes things any clearer!