Though I haven't updated in a while, I've been busy making things...
Knitting in chunky wool with 10mm needles is so fast! I love it!
This is the pattern from Vogue Knitting last year or the year before that's been in my to-do list for ages. My scarf is a bit narrower than the picture (25cm instead of 45cm) and mine is a little shorter and less overwhelming mass of scarf!
The pattern wasn't too hard despite saying 'Advanced'! (I usually never look at that sort of thing as an obstacle!)
A crocheted & knitted gold bow - so cute!
Finally strung my hand-felted scrap wool beads together and they look great!
Green glass & black wool beads on plaited crochet/lace thread strings.
Brass & wood beads on plaited crochet/lace thread strings.
Necklaces are inspired by
this post by Wiksten. She has a tutorial on how to make them
here. Easy and fun! I haven't plaited thread together since primary school, and it was so much fun I might make some more!
More recycling: a folded polyester fabric necklace.
Detail of the folds & fabric. I'm putting my new pinking shears to good use!
Progress update on the
knitted jacket: 10cm left to go on the back section.
I saw this tutorial on a blog and it looked easy enough to try. I'm glad I did, because it turned out really well. Except for the part where I tried to tie a good-luck knot, which turned out tricky until I found this website to explain how to tie it! Then it was easy! It looks quite nice, but the pictures don't come up well as its black.
