crikey

It would appear that i can do quite a lot when i put my mind to it!


One Row Lace Scarf - FINISHED!!

I used all but 6" of the yarn and the scarf measures about 75" laying down.
This stretches c o n s i d e r a b l y when it's worn! Hung from my neck the ends are past my knees :oD

I absolutely love it though, it is very soft and the colours are just gorgeous - i will get a proper photo in the daylight tomorrow and hope you can see them too.
This yarn would not make good hats or mitts so i'd better find myself another couple of scarf-y type patterns for the other two skeins in my stash i guess, it's too nice for it to be tucked away in the loft!

There be Dragons!

There be Dragons!
Originally uploaded by franneyk

One blind dragon!
I just have to sort out his eyes and his "snort" - i'll do that when the second scarf is finished though ;o)

All in all the scarf came out pretty well - i had to rewrite the pattern though in a way that i could keep track of it which was a bit of a pain, especially as i had to do it twice because the first time i crossed off the rows in pen DOH!!

I love the spikes, they way they are formed is ingenious!

It came as a kit from Morehouse Merino, via a destash on CTnY ;o) but as the scarves are for small boys i wanted to knit them in a machine washable/tumble dry safe wool. I actually really struggled to find something suitable in the right colour, it has to be Welsh Dragon red you see and not many superwash wools come in such vibrant colours. I settled on Hayfield Bonus Aran but i'm still not very happy with the choice as it's a little squeaky and i wanted something soft and snuggly :o(

Still, they are boys, they won't care!! Hopefully they won't even notice that the spikes have gone wonky in several places because i kept moving the centre stitch out by one stitch! ::rolls eys::

the knitted vase...

knitted "vase"
Originally uploaded by franneyk

guarded by a dragon!