Blog entries - January 2007

Aside

Shelley — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 08:07:01 +0100

I’ve been working slowly but steadily on my Easy Mesh Triangle for a while now (see below) but every so often I need a little diversion...

I saw some finger knitted scarves at a Christmas craft fair and had to look up the technique as soon asI got home. I found this article from Knitty. It’s an incredibly simple way of knitting and makes a long skinny loos...

Glue!

Shelley — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:17:12 +0100

I have finally got the last of my 2002 pictures into my scrapbook. It was nearly finished just before Christmas but I ran out of the glue I was using and couldn’t get any more of it in town. I ordered some more from an online shop but since it was Christmasit took longer than usual to arrive. It was a lot of fun to finally get my glue and finish my page.

It always takes m...

Shimmy Shimmy

Shelley — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:47:31 +0100

Voila ... It’s finally ready to wear. Here is my new tasseled hip scarf.

This is another one of those projects that didn’t take very long to actually make up but a very long time to get around to.

The fabric is intended for dressing up chairs but I kind of liked it when I saw it last summer so I got half a metre. I got the gold tassel fringe at the same ti...

Blue and Yellow Twist

Shelley — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:09:38 +0100

This is my second batch of home spun yarn. I made it last Sunday in the afternoon and part of the evening. It feels really nice and is much more even than my first batch.

The roving was left over from Erin’s felting class a few weeks ago (notice the place-mat from December 12th). It has shorter fibers than the brown stuff so I figured it would probably be a little mo...

Something Simples

Shelley — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:23:15 +0100

Pattern: 2x2 rib across 28 stitches
Yarn: Suli Fibres Tandoori (wool, silk and sparkle)
Needles: 6.5 mm bamboo

This is just a scarf but I rather like it so I thought I’d put it up. Scarf knitting is especially pleasantand meditative because you don’t really need to worry about gauge or following a pattern or anything as long as you like the stuff co...