Casting On For Something New

I do love casting on for something new. It is a habit I have to keep in check though, or I can tend to end up with numerous UFOs floating around the house.

For this week's Love Your Library Challenge, I have pulled out this free knitting book that came with Issue 100 of Simply Knitting magazine.

I am not sure how long I have had this, but I noticed that the current issue is No 129.

I have always loved Simply Knitting magazine, particularly for the Alan Dart toy patterns. See, look at the front cover of that latest issue - how cute is the Sugar Plum Fairy!

Do not need any more patterns, do not need any more patterns!

So anyway, back to the point! I have cast on for the Childry Shawl from the free book, using my lovely Madelinetosh.

Still not sure if I really like the garter stitch or whether it looks a bit too simple for this gorgeous yarn. What do you think?

The younger boys are happy as they ordered some Lego with their Christmas money and it arrived today! A quick trip to the post office to pick up the parcels and they were busy building.