The Uber Entry

I know, it’s been ages since I updated my blog. I’m still trying to get used to how everything works here. But anyway, I thought I’d write an uber post to make up for it

First up, Lilith is FINALLY finished! And since a picture paints a thousand words, here’s 2!

 

This is Lilith in shawl mode, and below is Lilith in shrug/cardi mode

Ok, it’s not exactly finished because I haven’t sewn the buttons on yet but the knitting part is finished, and I wore it as a scarf the other day so I think it should count!

Next I made a Nintendo Cosy. It was a perfect weekend project made all the better that I spent it at home doing nothing but knitting and watching a Clint Eastwood movie. The movie was a bit random (I didn’t know Clint Eastwood sang!) but it was good quality entertainment. I think it was called ‘Paint your Wagon’ or something along those lines. There were goldmines, wild west and songs

I changed the pattern for the cosy though, because it seemed like it would be too big when I started. In hindsight, it’s a bit smaller than maybe it should have been, but definitely a better size than the original. Why would I want a Nintendo Cosy? No, I don’t worry that it will get cold, I just want to protect it from scratches and fingerprints whilst I transport it. It’s also cheaper than buying an ‘official’ case. Also, note for anyone thinking to do something similar, don’t use wool because it might create static (apparently. I don’t really know these things, I just saw it on a forum, fortunately before I started using the other yarn I was going to use).

No, I haven’t sewn buttons on this either, but in my defence that’s because I don’t have any!

Okay what else?

Oh, I made a ‘Short and Sassy Magic Shawl’. There’s nothing really magic about it other than the fact that I used a Be Sweet Magic Ball to make it. Because I wasn’t sure how much yarn I was going to have for it, I cut the fringe pieces first, and in a moment of inspiration I figured I’d cut the strands from all the different colours to keep the theme going. I wasn’t sure what I thought of it when I started, but once I’d done a couple of colours I was quite impressed

and a close up…..

There are no buttons on this.

And last but not least, I made a pair of Dragonscale Mitts. As I told the recipient, no dragons were harmed in their making (but the angora in the yarn did make my nose itch. For a yarn that’s so beautifully soft and delicious, it’s a bit annoying to knit with sometimes. And I have another 4 balls of it in my stash…)

I have requested a picture of them being modelled, but I guess it’s still in make up.

So all in all, I guess my stash busting is going pretty well. I’m a bit perplexed about why I have a whole skein of yarn leftover from my Lilith project though, I think there was an error in the pattern. It’s not so bad, I’m pretty sure I can find something for it. I also had a random thought whilst I was cutting the fringe for my shawl. Magic Balls are just lots of different yarns of a similar weight knotted together and they’re a bit outside my usual price range (but for a good cause. They support African communities. ) . So, my thinking is, all those silly odds and ends that I have that are too long to throw away and too short to do anything with could all be combined to make one entirely Alterknit ball! All I have to do is work out which ones are best together.

Well, I guess that’s all for now, hope it won’t be ages till I write my next entry.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

When will it end?

Ok, it’s been quite some time since I’ve had the chance to do a proper entry but life, it seems, doesn’t want to hang around long enough to let me catch up.

There’s not too much been going on on the project front, because of the life reason mentioned above, but I have managed to get onto the last part of Lillith. So hopefully my next entry will be one of finished victory. Woohoo!

I’ve also noticed that most of the projects I’ve been working on lately are ones that require lots of patience and aren’t the sort of thing that’s only going to take a night or two. In light of this realisation I thought I’d check out my project queue and see if I could find something I could knit up really quickly. It turns out my queue is quite lacking in that department. So let that be a lesson to all you people thinking of buying more lace weight yarn before going on a yarn diet. I’ve got some great plans but they all require time and love which I just can’t give them at the moment

On the plus side I have got a bit more organised about things. I printed off all the patterns waiting in the wings so that when I finally decide I want to cast on it can be ‘full steam ahead!’ (rather than ‘oh maybe I’ll wait till tomorrow when I turn my computer on’). I even got some nice binders for all the loose bits of A4 floaing around. Now if only I could fit another book case into my room….

Oh yeah, I just remembered, I did get 2 projects completed in the time I’ve been away. One was my second green sock and I made this head scarf to

a) use up the leftover yarn and

b) to use when I go camping in case the whole experience makes my hair a bit rubbish. (I’m so excited about it!)

Well anyway, that’s all for now. Thanks for reading!