pincushion sunday

It's been a long while coming but I'm turning over a new blogging leaf. Took the opportunity of a wintery winter afternoon on Sunday to play with some fabrics while watching the footy on TV.

The result is a larger than anticipated, slightly wonky (attaching a circle through many layers of fabric is something that will take practice) pin cushion...

voila

Also just signed up for home ec online sewing course... in the hope of some technique to match current enthusiasm. These are clever crafty girls.

the six needles challenge

About a year ago I decided to graduate from the straight long scarf and found an amazing book called Knitting New Scarves by Lynne Barr.

Drifting Pleats was perhaps in hindsight a little ambitious.
The first one took me three months, learning to manipulate the six needles was tricky. My pride and joy, it was a lovely light green tweed. But it ended in tragedy when two lovely puppies took it off the counter (the poodle) and spent the next few hours tearing it to bits (the schnauzer).

This is the second one - in a brighter green and smoother yarn which I think works better for the pleats. The finished article now graces the neck of a good friend.

Recently discovered a blog dedicated to Knitting New Scarves. http://www.knittingnewscarves.blogspot.com/