July 2011
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FO Friday
So this weeks projects were two pretty quick ones - and I love quick projects! Last Friday I found this gorgeous shimmery blue Debbie Bliss Prima on sale in John Lewis. The comments on Revelry complained a lot about knots in the yarn, but luckily I didn’t have any knots in the two and a half skiens I’ve used so far. Over the weekend I turned it in to an urban shells scarf. I loved this...
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WIP Wednesday
So its WIP Wednesday again and I have good progress and bad. The Organic Stole I was working on last week needs to be frogged, unfortunately. Although I was happy with it’s width, I’m not going to have enough yarn to make it as long as I’d like, and there’s no more of the same dyelot in the shop because I bought them all. So I’m going to have to frog it and start again and make it a couple...
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Year of Projects: The List
I’ve recently found the Come Blog-A-Long group on Ravelry and decided to take part in their Year of Projects. The idea is to create a list of patterns you want to make, from a book, magazine, Ravelry, etc and to make over the next year. I’ve chosen patterns that I like the look of and that I think will be interesting to do. Some are going to be Christmas presents for friends and...
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Finished Object Friday
It’s FO Friday over On Tami’s Amis, so here’s what I’ve finished this week. It’s a phone sock for my HTC Desire S! I had a gel cover for it, but it was a bit big and awkward for putting in my pocket so I went the crafty route and made my own. It’s made with some left over Knit Pick’s Wool of the Andes in Cloud, and my favourite 3.75mm Boyes hook - my...
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Work In Progress Wednesday
It’s Work in Progress Wednesday over on Tami’s Amis. So here’s what I’m currently working on. It’s a stole from Periott, made with Twilleys of Stamford Freedom Sincere Organic Cotton DK. I love the curving shell pattern, and the cotton is a nice change to work with, for the wools I normally use.
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My Beginnings
I’ve been crocheting now for about three months. I wanted to learn to crochet after I first discovered amigurumi. Amigurumi is the Japanese name for small crochet (or knitted) stuffed animals, typically with oversized heads. These were so adorable I had to learn and be able to make my own! I started with these little amigurumi monsters. It’s a great simple pattern, and very fast to do,...
