loadsa goodies + finished objects! & pattern links

I ordered loads of yarn in a mega sale over at kemps wool. It's mostly for my son, to make milo vests, or the griffin vest, maybe even the odd hat, scarf or even a small toy or two :)
This first yarn I bought coz I just loved the colours...not sure who or what it's for yet though :)
Sirdar folksong chunky

This second again I loved the colours and with how little it cost I'm sure I can think of something to make, even if it's another acht the octopus for my son :)
Patons romy chunky

This one is a bit more slate blue than it shows on the picture and is kind of tweedy, it could be a lovely baby cardigan/vest or jumper.
Woolcraft Nuvo DK

I bought loads of Montana yarns in different colours, and I could have bought so much more lol
I bought enough in this to be able to make a jumper for my son if I wanted, I was just drawn to this colour, even though it's not as dark as I'd usually go for, could be a nice griffin vest.
Montana Savannah DK

Loved the combination of blues, greens and pinky/reds, enough for a toy or hat, might get away with a milo but not sure if enough yardage for my son or a baby :)
Montana Monterey DK

Liked the blue, purple and grey together, enough for my son a milo for sure.
Montana Rodeo DK

Showing up a lot darker on the picture, it's mostly grey, with browns and bits of green etc. Again enough for a griffin vest or jumper maybe for my son :)
Montana Hideaway DK

I finished a shawl as part of the #giftalong2014 over on ravelry, this one is the villemo shawl and is for my grandma for xmas, hope she likes it :) I used a wool/acrylic blend from my deep stash, it's knit in DK so works up much faster than a 4ply shawl, I needed the pattern next to me but it was a fairly easy knit I just couldn't memorize the lace pattern, which luckily was both written and charted as I'm not very good at reading charts :)

I also made these spiced cocoa mitts as part of the #giftalong2014, but now I'm in love with them and kinda want to keep them lol or at least make myself a pair, they'd go nicely with my new navy coat :) knit in babylonglegs radiance aran in crushed candy on 4mm needles.

I won a seahorse pattern for one of my #giftalong2014 entries :)
I also bought more countess ablaze yarns as she had a free shipping weekend for her 3 year anniversary :)
from left to right:
nerds prefer their rainbows darker (merino/nylon/stellina), pond scum (merino/nylon/stellina), this ain't a scene from the Lady Persephone range (BFL/nylon), and toxicity from the Lady Persephone range (BFL/nylon).

I'm also up to the heel on my mums opal socks, though not started it yet as like to do it all in one go and not had chance really, plus joints been sore.
I need to get on with the just knit it shawl out of fondant fibre for my mum, now there are so many stitches on the needles it's taking a while per row lol also I'm thinking she'd have preferred some of the shawl patterns I now own but didn't when I started it, I mainly had asymmetrical and she really doesn't like them, but I now have a few nice symmetrical patterns. Basically I'm scared of having spent so much time on it and her not liking the fact that it's just a garter stitch shawl...
I've also been buying patterns lately as the #giftalong2014 designers offered some patterns with discount for a while (it's now finished) and Stephen West currently has a coupon code for his individual patterns, then I just couldn't resist some little Susan Claudino patterns that I've been eyeing up for a while and finally given in and bought :)
Indie #giftalong2014 designers list the sale is no longer on but you can use these patterns and join in to try and win loads of prizes.
Stephen West:
Windschief, MKAL 2014 exploration station, Batand these are just the ones I bought, but he has loads of amazing patterns and some free ones to try out too :)
Susan Claudino:
The BOO crew, Gnome is where the heart is, Snowball buddies, these are the only ones I bought but she has some really cute patterns I'd love; patch, and voodoo you love me? to name just a couple.
So as you can tell I've gone a bit crazy lately lol well a little more than usual, and I'm totally tempted to get more all the time, the knitting community is really friendly but are such enablers too :) I get all excited when I see all the wonderful yarns, and patterns people are using and fibre is lush too, though I haven't span for a few weeks now :(
My secret santa for the fondant fibre swap is all together, it just needs packing and posting at the end of the week :) I went a little over budget...ooops! It's so easy with fibre crafts though...hope she likes it all :)
Happy Crafting!