Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Itsy bitsy

Izzy doll, bear with poorly shaped head, Skip the Bunny, and a Japanese Knot Bag. two of these items I am pleased with, two I am not. Two were from proper (i.e. other people's) pattern - work out which!

Sunday, 18 May 2025

A quiet May

Due to illness, knitting production has slowed somewhat, and fresh ideas have ceased altogether. I need to make soemthing new for the museum shop, but all I keep coming across are toys. I don't make these for sale because of all the regulations, so have a top shelf stuffed (!) with dolls, some reversible, giant snails, flowers in pots, bears, rabbits, draught excluders with rabbit heads, wine bottle cover with rabbit ears, clowns, and the odd unrecognisable creature. Plus the odd failed pegbag (can't get my hand in), the tea cosy made from a pair of lightly stuffed socks (what was I thinking?), the I-cord Christmas tree with sharp wire.......

Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Where there are socks ....

...there are leftovers. Photo is of twelve teacosies on their way to teapots in Sweden. And I still have 5 or 6 cones of Russian joined yarn.

Saturday, 15 March 2025

After the event

Annual event in Kegworth just as good as ever. had commissioned specially knitted socks from Rob of Expedito with the old logo on. us a load of sockformers.. i had "dressed one as "shoddy goods".

Friday, 3 January 2025

January warm up

To ginger up the new year, on a very frosty morning. Knitted on my latest .machine, AKMC 72 slot compound cylinder.