Purple

My purple scarf...

My first ever proper knitting project. I started this scarf on Friday night and it is now Wednesday morning. Sadly I have run out of wool and will have to get some more tomorrow. 2 balls so far - probably one more needed for it to be finished. I have only about three holes in this scarf and it is so thick and wide that you can barely notice.

In the meantime I have begun to sew little silver balls along the bottom. Beads left over from my obsession with making earrings. As you can see from the pic my sewing skills are worse then my knitting skills but then, I have never been an exceptionally neat and tidy person and unfortunately my perfectionist tendencies do not translate into my art and craft. 

Never one to shy away from immaturity I must admit I have been knitting with children's needles. These are little and cute and hold enough room for a chunky scarf easily. I am looking forward to wearing this scarf with my fushia paddington bear jacket and will post pics when done.

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Knitting dummy

This one's for pearshaped - ha, someone finally got me to learn to cast on!!! I was not going to learn knitting for the poppet below - was gonna try and get around that one but the urge kept growing and growing and growing. As much as I like the look of this 70s book, I could not understand the simple instructions to cast on. Embarrassingly my flatmate could. I was determined so I googled.

Ah Google I love you. http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/learn-to-knit was awesome. So, I have learnt a new skill and I may even use my beginning piece for my poppet. Pearshaped - does that mean I am a good thesis subject?

Some of the most simple skills can befuddle me.

Bless

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Wonderfully Lush Yarn

Check out lush yarn

I saw them today at the St Ives Heritage Craft Fair and their wools are so beautiful. I can't knit but it is on my 'to do list' and as soon as K-Rudd's check is banked I will get myself some. Australian Merino wool. Yummy. They have a website, a blog, and an Etsy shop which was featured in the Etsy Treasury. Now it is time to get someone to teach me to knit!

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