Knitting and Stuff

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Making use of my Christmas Yarn!

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Sitting on the train yesterday (on my way to pick up my shiny new car), I just had to make some dashboard duckies for the nice folks at the dealership!

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A step up from the tiny ball, I made a mini skein of yarn! She came out so cute! I love her!

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I made a the cutest tiny ball of yarn! I have no idea if I am doing this right, and its probably horribly over twisted, but I MADE IT ALL BY MYSELF! And I am crazy proud of it.

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So turns out you can totally make a DIY drop spindle and use a couple of old dog brushes to card and spin your own yarn out of scraps and stuff and its really fun!

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A finish and a start today, my sisters "wedding socks" finished a week after her wedding, I only had 10 rows to go but I just couldn't finish them unfortunately!

And a simple garter stitch shawl/blanket to use up some DK scraps and mini skeins. I've started it off with some local hand spun I picked up at a craft fair last summer!

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Skipping my lunch break and using down time at the office to knit at my desk... don't tell my boss!

My sisters wedding socks are coming along though!

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My sister has decided she wants custom hand knit socks for her wedding day, cute idea!

Her wedding day is in 8 days...

And ofcourse I also have to stain and seal her wedding cake board and hand paint the welcome sign and the order of service board... oh and fit in my full time job!

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Happy little swatch!

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I trip to the yarn store made quick work of some money I was given for Christmas! But look how pretty!

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So I somehow missed 15 rows on the sole of my first sailor slipper and didn't even notice until I was knitting the second one and ofcourse after I had felted it. AKA Sat on the floor in front of the washing machine for like 2 hours! So now I need to knit another one and hopefully I wont have to buy more yarn!

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While I wait for for a yarn delivery to finish my Marble Sweater I decided to cast on the viral Sailor Slippers. I have finished knitting the first one and lets just hope the magic of Felting works because my seeming job was rough!

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Cast this on a few days before Christmas, its the Marble Sweater by Petite Knit. However I'm just using some old chunky yarn I had in my stash. Its acrylic and already pilling but it'll be warm for walking the dog!

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Sock number 1 done! When will I knit the second? Who knows, I sure don't!

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Little socko is coming along! I made the little book in word to help keep track of sock projects.

I am actually really enjoying this yarn, its weirdly stretchy but the colours remind me of Stary Night

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Cozy Christmas Cast On!

Mama bought me sparkly sock yarn, and I just couldn't wait to cast on a sparkly socky sock!

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There is a new yarn shop just opened in my town, I have a feeling my plan to not buy yarn in the new year might be scrapped!