Doctor Who Scarf

There's a fan of the Fourth Doctor in this house, and as you all know the Fourth Doctor had the most amazing scarf...

And as I can knit, I looked and found the pattern to make a replica online at DoctorWhoScarf.com

All that was needed was to buy the wool, so off we went to the Pack Lane Wool Shop and I picked up the  7 colours of double knit needed. They aren't exact colour matches but the closest I could find locally.

And this is how far I've got as of today, about 60% complete. Only taken me 18 months, but should be finished by Christmas, I hope...

First finishes of 2014

I've dusted off my knitting needles and finished this set of mittens, bootees and hat.

 

By far my most epic finishe ever, Blumen im Raster is done! 

Here's a close up on the stitching

And the whole thing. Now to get it framed and hung in the hallway.

Herbie!

I won some vouchers at work when I won employee of the month and I spent my £10 on book vouchers. One of the books I purchased was Amigurumi Knits by Hansi Singh. I've now completed my first project from this book, Herbie the Hermit Crab. He isn't called Herbie in the book but I had to give him a name.

He isn't perfect, but I love him and he's going to go into work to be my desk buddy.

Socking it to ya!

The second pair of socks is finished, here being modelled by Alan. My 7th finish of the year and I'm now able to start a new project. Only 16 WIPs remaining...

My next focus project is Herbie the Hermit Crab - another knitting project.

January Stitch-a-thon Day 4

A bumper 2055 stitches today and I'm onto the heel flap. This sock might yet be finished by the end of the Stitchathon.

January Stitch-a-thon Day 3

It's just past midnight so here's my end of Day 3 snapshot. 1800 stitches knitted in about 3 hours. This picture is closer to the actual colours but still not right! Underneath is the first sock of the pair completed a number of years ago.

January Stitch-a-thon Day 2

Much better than Monday's "nil points" - 720 stitches knitted in a couple of hours.

The beginning of second sock for another pair of socks, this one with a much more autumnal tone than the last pair. The colours in the picture aren't quite right as it's not so purple and more subdued. I hope to get this sock finished as part of this Stitch-a-thon and then I'll have two pairs of groovy bedsocks!

January Stitch-a-thon

started today on Cross Stitch Crazy. If you think you're crazy enough to join in the fun, pop along to the message board and join in.

I'm planning on knitting and not cross stitching. I'm making my other "second" sock, this one in more autumnal colours. I'll be sure to post an update when I take a picture.

Alan is in New Jersey until Thursday. He's hoping to visit Roosevelt Island this afternoon after her arrives (he doesn't have to work until tomorrow) - I expect that will be a bracing walk! Can't wait for the pictures of the aerial tramway and from the Octagon Tower.

Funky & Finished

This is the first pair of socks I've knitted so I know they're not perfect but for wearing in bed and keeping my tootsies toasty - they are perfect!

Funky Sox

I've picked up another knitting WIP - this is a pair of bedsocks that are so bright they are guaranteed to make me smile when I get up in the morning. I had knitted one of the pair several years ago (maybe 5?) and had never started the second sock. Here's a progress picture of the second sock which is almost half-finished. The tricky bit of make the heel gusset is saved for tomorrow and after that it should be fairly straightforward.

January Finishes

A fabulous start to the new year - I've now finished 4 crafty projects.

Emperor Penguins - Originally started for my son when he was totally obsessed with penguins.

Knitted Bunny - Debbie Bliss design - I can't remember who this was intended as a gift for, I found the pieces in a bag in the crafty cupboard and decided it really should be made up. I'm not thrilled by the way it turned out, the intstructions for making up weren't great (no pictures, just text) and I struggled with sewing the head and neck area together.

Blackwork Chessboard - an project inherited from Alan's mum, this was almost complete, I just had to do about three quarters of the chess pieces. As this has been folded and in a bag for more than 10 years the fabric is discoloured. I've gently washed it but the marks are still there so I'm thinking about the possibility of properly distressing it with a spray with a dye. I had thought about tea-dying it but this is acidic and the fabric would disintegrate over time. I will do some tests on some spare fabric to see what happens.

Clearing out my crafting cupboard

Yielded a bunch of started but not finished projects that have been added to the project tracker at the side of the blog.

I've managed to complete my January goals already (complete Emperor Penguins cross stitch - pic to follow, and clear out craft cupboard) so I've now added some more to the list:

Finish the Debbie Bliss knitted toy (this just needs making up and stuffing and I have the perfect person to gift it to when completed)

Finish the blackwork chessboard (inherited project) - totally gorgeous project designed/adapted and started by Alan's mum and now she can't see well enough to finish it.