Knitting Ducks

Waiting for my wool to arrive to start knitting a poncho. I've made up the pattern so just got to choose which wool to use.

Might do a pink hat while I'm waiting and use up some nasty acrylic.

Here is a photo of my best knitting project ever - a knitted baby blanket for young Will. It is made from Merino wool which I bought in the wool shop in Westfield Centre, Auckland. The wool is very soft and easy to knit with. When we went to sheep world we saw a Merino Ram and he had masses of soft wool.

Today I have won three auctions of wool on TradeMe. I'm going to make a poncho for myself next. I've won some beige wool, some red wool and some green wool I think. Not sure which to use for the poncho yet, I'll wait for them to arrive before deciding.

These multicoloured socks are lovely and warm, if slightly too big. Whoever invented the sock pattern was very clever. The pair took ages to knits - off and on from November to May! But I like the multicoloured wool, which makes it more interesting.

This weekend I got my PADI diving qualification at Poor Knights in New Zealand.

There were loads of fish and we had a brilliant instructor who made everything very simple. We dived at Blue Mau Mau Arch, Nusery Cove and Gentle Forest. Blue Mau Mau Arch was amazing - just like those TV programmes on fish. Nursery Cove had loads of infant fish, hence the name.

It was 17 degrees C in the water, but I didn't find it too cold after the initial shock of jumping in.