Elf Hat

Elf hat made for a friend of mine who’s a storyteller. To go with last year’s pixie boots! This pattern is by Kirstie McLeod, and I got it off Ravelry. Aran wool, knitted on 5mm needles in the round.

Evenweave band sampler

Evenweave band sampler created for this years Tapestry of Life retreat at Lee Abbey in North Devon.

Year Sampler

 

Just realised I never posted my finished ‘year-long’ project for last year. Each square represents a week, and I used a combination of techniques. Goldwork, Hardanger, blackwork, stumpwork, needlelace, drawn thread work, beadwork, embellished photography, Bargello, Assisi work, cross-stitch…. etc etc. Mostly my designs, with a couple of motifs from cross-stitch books.

Week 50: 11th December – 17th December 2013

More presents -a pair of elf boots. Really simple pattern, knitted in chunky wool on 5mm needles. Slip stitch mosaic pattern which makes them nice and warm. Turned up toe is produced by whip stitching the seam and pulling tight. These are for women’s size 5-7, and started off with 43 stitches. They took about 4 evenings (7-9), but I am not the world’s fastest knitter.

You can find the free pattern here : http://www.knitting-warehouse.com/…/ssc_elf_slippers.pdf

Week 49: 5th December – 11th December 2013

Fingerless mittens made for a friend. Double knit wool, on 3.75mm needles, knitted in the round. Very simple and easy.

 

Week 48: 28th November – 4th December 2013

And the final four finger puppets to add to the advent calendar… 🙂

Week 47: 21st November – 27th November 2013

More finger puppets to add to the Advent Calendar collection. The free pattern for the barnyard animals came from the TLC website. The wise men, star and camels are my own design. Again, mostly knitted with DK yarn on 3.75mm needles. The star was crocheted and then stitched on to a white body, and the wise men’s gifts were crocheted using metallic cord.

Week 46: 14th November – 20th November 2013

I’ve been working on some finger puppets this week – I’m making two sets, one for my Advent Calendar, and one for a friend. Here are the first ten. All knitted with DK yarn and 3.75mm needles. Faces are made of felt and sewn on.

Week 45: 6th November – 13th November 2013

 

Slouchy hat – yet another Christmas present. Getting there. Pattern from Let’s Knit Magazine. DK knit wool. Using a lot of slip stitch for the patterning, which I’ve discovered is rather boring!

Week 44: 30th October – 5th November 2013

 

Bright socks for a Christmas present. Double-knit wool, knitted in the round on 3.75mm needles.  Knitted to match a pair I made for teddy-bear earlier this summer!