Friday, 23 October 2009
Sunday, 16 August 2009
Waistcoats Ceramic buttons
Buttons are about inch and a half in length, brought at Sew Creative, they have a lovely texture.
Noro WAISTCOAT
I am trying really hard to knit from the yarns i have. This vest or waistcoat is knitted in Silk Garden light. My own design with a wave crotched edging, ceramic buttons and crochet tie. It is based on my lovely feather and fan design. Knitted in one piece to the arm holes. It took ten balls of yarn and the colours remind me of the sea and beach.It took about 10 days to make.
Invasion of the stinging kind
On friday Martin climbed into one of the 2 little attics and quickly came scumbling down again. He was greated with a large 2ft wasp nest that had grown over one of the air blocks. it contained thousands of wasps. After persuading him not to tacle it himself we got a pest controller in who sprayed it with wasp poison. it was one of the largest nests he'd ever seen and he said it containeda lot of wasps. Apparently a few hundred drones can build a very large nest in a matter of weeks, ours had the humidity of the bathroom and an air vent, to make it a popular nest choice. Its not to be touched for a few days, and we may need him back again.It's amazing to think that we could have had these little house guests so close by but not known it. We came down with the sniffles, we think the powder did that, but poor Lily was really ill, being sick etc, we think she might have investigated the poison can lid.
On a brighter note, Cousin Mick and i were interviewed by the Cambridge Daily News about our rare bone complaint and ity was published in saturdays paper.it was a good article, though my photo was not too great. Alice Ryan the reporter loved Micks cheeky wit, even when he tried to flirt with her.
craft wise i have just finished one waistcoat and two thirds through another, i am trying to be good and start using up my stash. Photo,s to come later. Other than that we and the ark remain much the same.
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Afternoon tea with a difference
After many months i have finished one of my Debbie Abraham blankets. I brought the yarn half price on Ralvery, because it's seller no longer wished to knit it. i have changed some of the colours and squares of the original design, plus i crotched a boarder and added extra beads I loved knitting it, and became addicted to bead knitting in the process. Its over 5ft square and weighs a ton. The original design was too pink for me,so i substituted blues and teals in some squares.Now to find a home for it.
Gold sprayed landscape
The third picture shows the same scene sprayed with gold paint, which does cover the area to create a uniformed scene. The whole exercise was based on textured knitting, how to create texture in stitch with only knit and purl stitches, and how to create line and form in knitting. At a latr date, the lines,shapes etc. in this scene could be used in designing a pattern for a garment or object.
landscape sprayed blue
The second picture shows the scene spray painted blue, but the paint does not cover the images very well.
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