Skull Goodness

I had to make a skull knitting project bag after seeing Kirsten Stewart had her knitting in one - I'm not sure if I should admit it - but it's so cool I don't care hehe. It was my first attempt at felting and was thrilled with the process.
Project 14
Skull Knitting Tote

I also lined it so I had a few pojects for things like my MP3 player, my phone, embroidery scissors and a tape measure (things I take everywhere pretty much)


Project 13
Bella Mitts
I couldn't find the right coloured thick wool for these, so I ended up using 2 strands of 8ply Jo Sharp - just perfect!
There are other patterns out there for Bella's Mitts, but this one is the only one that is pretty much identical to the one's worn in Twilight

Recent Project

Well I'm going to number the projects as I get them on here, this blog, not on my Rav page. So introducing
Project 12

Fuzzy Christmas Baubles
They are sooo cute and were really fun to make, not to mention cheap. The pack of 5 60mm balls were $9.95 from lincraft (I am so loving having a local lincraft now!) and the other bits and pieces were in my stash.
Also I have worked out how to link a pdf file in my blog - so here is my first downloadable (I really don't think that is a word) pattern: download

Catching up

Project No. 11

I reallly enjoyed knitting with such soft yarn - it was Noro Cash Iroha and Kid Seta Madil. It is a cute outfit, but I haven't worn it yet as it really needs to have a scoop neck top underneath it otherwise I look like a boobasaurus a mile away. I actually dug out a sewing pattern the other day as I think I will have to make my own.
See I told you I'd not forget to keep catching up.

Whoops I forgot I had a blog

Seriously it occasionally occurred to me that I had a blog I should write on, but mostly it hasn't entered my mind.
BUTTTTT I have been knitting and slowly adding to my count to 52, so I'm not going to catch it up in one post, but I'll start catching up now.
Project 10



I'm actually quite proud of this project because it's done in Jo Sharp Silk Road Aran that I knitted up into a cardi last year. It obviously wasn't a good pattern for the yarn, and I had done too large a size, these two things combined to make a cardi that grew and grew and looked like a old hand-me-down. So pulled the said cardi apart and re-knitted this yarn up in the February Lady Sweater - a great free pattern and good in-between seasons garment. The only thing I'm unsure about is the buttons, they match perfectly but I think they may be a fraction too small...

Twilight Saga Obsession - Alice

Here is a cute shot of Alice from New Moon

No. 9 and my mitts copying hers

done with 30 stitches and 4.5mm needles and possum/merino worsted weight yarn.
10rows of 3x3 ribs, then simple slit for thumb in hand portion (stocking stitch) then finish with 10 rows 3x3 ribs

Socks in Handspun

No. 8

"Go with the flow" socks from Interweave's Favorite Socks book, with 2.25mm needles and my own hand spun and jelly dyed merino.

Month Catchup

To prove I have been knitting here's a belated update of my progress to 52in52.
No. 7
Forest Canopy Shawl: in love with this pattern and I chain plyed the merino to keep the beautiful colours separated.


No. 6
Amelia's scarf: it was some coloured roving I purchased online, and was quite dissappointed how bright the colours were, but that was nothing I couldn't deal with because Amelia loved the colours. My problem was that parts of it had felted during the dying process, so I struggled on regardless and made a nice slubby yarn.