WIP: a quick dotdotdot blanket update

 

 13 of 36 squares finished so far.

i only get 3 squares from each little ball of white

so i ordered 10 more balls--just in case.

weedle wants me to change the colours to orange/black/white...and add rolly eyes.

FO: Teenyweeny Top Hat

i created this teenyweeny slytheriny top hat for the deathly hallows 2 midnight opening and wore it at a jaunty angle along with my witches robes and wand!

i created the pattern myself, reinforcing the crown with cardboard and the brim with a wire crocheted around the edge so it could keep its curl properly.  it features three kinds of feathers, including ostrich, a yard of black tulle bound with grosgrain to add a touch of "mourning" and a snakey pin my dear husband gave me.  a proper send off to our slytherin hero, severus snape.  

*sigh*

WIP: teenyweeny top hat is blocking

So far, so good.  I finished the crochet work on this teeny top hat and discovered we had the perfect tin in the pantry for blocking.  Here it is lightly stretched over the plastic-covered tin:

The brim does not sport its proper curve yet, but when it is dry, I will thread a thin wire through the outer edge to help keep the final shape. I have read some people have used starch to set similar pieces, but noted that it darkened the colour of the wool.  I think I will bolster the sideband and tip with sewn-in fabric-covered cardboard instead.  (I do hope that works!)

Even still, it will not be an FO until I am through with the EMBELLISHMENT!

spotted: yarn-bomb!

i swear i did not do this, but oh, if i only had!

under all this cheery acrylic yarn is an iron sculpture that has been quietly rusting away on an island capping a local residential street. 

i love this little "face"!

WIP: colourwork halfway mark

this is coming out really nice! the resulting fabric is pretty thick and stiff, partly because i am a tight knitter and partly because it is acrylic. the inside of the tube is full of floaty stitches right now, but it might be a cute little purse if i line it! :)