Blog entries - December 2006

The Official Kittyville Hat

Shelley — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:37:20 +0100

Pattern: The Official Kittyville Hat from Stitch ‘n Bitch
Yarn: Mission Falls 1824 Wool in #005 Raven. I used about 2.5 skeins.
Needles: 4.5 mm bamboo 16” circular and DPNs
Modifications: None

Ta da!

My first piece of wearable knitting that actually fits. This hat was actually finished a few weeks ago but we had to wa...

The Firey Rainbow Hat

Shelley — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:30:52 +0100

Pattern: Hot Head from Stitch ‘n Bitch
Yarn: Brown Sheep Company Lamb’s Pride Bulky in #M05 Onyx, #M110 Orange you Glad, #M155 Lemon Drop and #M180 Ruby Red.
Needles: Size 10 (6 mm) aluminum needles
Modifications: None

This took me an absurd amount of time to start but only a couple of hours to actually knit up and finish. Starting was delayed beca...

Twist Me And Turn Me

Shelley — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 07:17:19 +0100

Pictured above is my very first ever hand-spun yarn. I made it on Boxing Day with a spindle and some roving lent to me by Erin.
As this was something totally new I decided to do a bunch of reading before I actually tried to use the spindle. I looked up stuff on the internet and printed off the material recommended by Erin. I checked out the library and borrowed The Complete Spinnin...

Christmas Toys

Shelley — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 07:26:27 +0100

Zeke got a new toy for Christmas. A catnip egg roll loosely based on the “Feline dim sum” pattern from Knitty. I had started off making the wanton but it was going to take me too long to knit the whole square so it turned into a half size egg roll (bind offs and decreases meant the knitting would gradually get faster).

Zeke was very curious about the catnip when I got it off the shelf so he got a pinch on the carpet to stop him from crawling into my lap. He seems to thoro...

Getting Ready for Christmas

Shelley — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:10:39 +0100

Rob and I dressed the house up for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. It was a lot of fun to set up the tree and rediscover all the ornaments. There are a few things I haven’t managed to find yet (like my Christmas Jell-Gems) but we got most things set up.

We’ve discover that Zeke is particularly fond of the Christmas tree. Not only does he enjoy sleeping under...

Lather, Rinse, Repeat

Shelley — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:33:27 +0100

I am now two weeks into a felting class with a third class coming up tomorrow. This is so much fun!

You take a bunch of soft squishy wool in yummy colours, lay it out, squirt some soapy water on it and gently rub the suds around. After a little while it starts to feel a little different and you can a rub a little harder. Eventually it begins to feel kind of solid and you can roll it around a dowel on a table or toss it back and forth or throw it on the floor and it will just get...