I’ve had some enquiries about the ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ scarf pattern…
It’s hardly a pattern really… but here’s how I made it:
Start by collecting a bunch of scraps. Word your crafty friends up so that they can collect scraps for you too. That’s how my scarf came together – my friends saved [...]
I’m fickle, I know…
But I have a new favourite scarf:
And looky here – my hair is growing back!
Remember the big shave of 2009???
I love the idea of a curlique scarf…
Only problem is, that because you are generally increasing in every stitch… each row is longer and longer than the last. By the time you reach that final row… it seems to go on for an eternity!
I’ve made this one using a 4.0mm bamboo hook, and some reclaimed [...]
pattern used -
Beadiful Accent by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book
yarn used -
5ply/sports weight recycled wool
hook used -
4.0mm bamboo hook
comments -
I made five of the motif flowers, joined in the last round of each, according to the pattern
the pattern calls for the last flower to be beaded with about 60 small pearl beads… [...]
pattern used -
Sadie’s Lace by Lisa Gentry
found in Hooked For 30 Days e-book
yarn used -
black-white recycled wool, 8ply/DK weight
hook used -
4.0mm hook
thoughts -
it took me a long time to get into the rhythm of this pattern, but once I mastered that, it was easy to work on
the black and white yarn is surprisingly difficult to [...]
Okay… I am really pleased to finally have this gift finished. It’s actually a sage green colour, but it looks a little blue in the photo.
It’s the first time I have knitted a scarf in a 4ply (fingering weight) yarn… and it seemed to take forever! For a while there, I wondered if it was [...]
My boys have recently discovered how much fun it is to ride their bikes out in the street. Although we live at the end of a court, and therefore there is no passing traffic – I’m still a bit nervous about allowing them out unsupervised. It was a beautiful afternoon here yesterday, so I found [...]
red – orange – yellow – green – blue – indigo – violet
Little Miss Four only has one more session left at pre-school for the year. So it was time to organise the Christmas gifts for the staff there. I thought I could involve my daughter by allowing her to choose a bag for each [...]
This one is for those of you who love the idea of the one hour scarf, but don’t crochet.
(click here to see the original crochet version)
There’s only one problem… it takes two hours!
Well, it took me two hours… and I am an experienced knitter. However, even at two hours it is still a speedy option. [...]
Listen up knitters… this one’s for you.
Many of you loved the original scrap happy scarf – except for the minor detail of it involving crochet! Well, this is my knitted version.
I’ve decided that when using a multitude of colours like this, it it best to keep the pattern as simple as possible. And what could [...]