so the knitting bug continues and I find myself most evenings curled up by the fire with my yarn and needles maybe once the summer returns I will drift back to my needles and thread I ve finally taken the big leap and started my first sweater in a lot of years I ve chosen to go with Truly Myrtle's Gingerbread sweater it's really quite a simple but elegant design and just perfect for my first top down sweater. the yarn is Nyx from Outlaw yarns and comes from across the pond New Zealand and is a Polwarth, silk mix it's a very soft pink tonight I discovered the joy of tassel making I have just finished knitting a shawl (which I will show you next time) and needed to make a tassel to complete it Truly Myrtle has a great tutorial I got so into the swing of it, I even made one for my super cute little sheep scissors I love learning new things starting new projects and creating