I just finished this Halloween Humpty Dumpty for my grandson. He'll get it on Sunday so I thought I'd better take a picture quickly because once it goes, it's gone!

He's made from double knitting yarn and the pattern was partly my own, made up, and partly from a very old pattern book I've had for years and years.

Handspun merino yarn, knitted up as jacket: Project no. 1 for 2015 completed.

I have now completed the first project of 2015, which is a handspun/handknitted merino yarn jacket. I blogged about it here and have made other things in between but it was really nice to make something completely from scratch.

This is the back detail, which I made in a mixture of the purple and grey yarn. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.

The collar is large, but it lies comfortably on my shoulders and will give extra warmth. I will have to wear a higher collared something or other underneath though or else I'll get a cold neck come the Autumn onwards!

Here is the pattern I used:

and these are the yarns:

so now I can think about the next project!