I finished this little fellow! (WIP photos here; photos on Flickr here) It started as a little experiment but I like the result so much I decided to frame it and hopefully someday it will get to be on display in my craft room. Imaginary craft room, that is. I
Wool
I made yet another cuff. This time I changed the design a bit, removing the button and buttonhole and adding a little elastic to make it fit easily. This one won’t be making it to my Etsy shop since it was made as a thank-you gift for my friend, but
I tried something new: I made this pendant necklace. It’s made of felt and embroidered with floss. The back is made from scraps of a recycled felted wool sweater. I added a glass bead and a string to finish it. I kind of like it, and I think I will
A little while ago (I can’t believe it! It’s been TWO YEARS!) I showed this kit. And now I finally made it. This little guy’s name is Wobbes Wiebelteen (“Wobbes Wobblytoe”), he is a genuine autumn gnome and he is a pattern made by Tintangel. He is available as a
I’m glad I got around to doing a little more embroidery lately (again partially inspired by TAST). This is another one of my felt cuffs; this time in blood red & black, with black flowers and thorny vines. A little grey to give it a little more life, and the backing
A little boy who’s nuts about mushrooms has his birthday coming up, and besides getting him a ‘real’ present I wanted to make him a mushroom. Since he’s turning 2 it needed to be pretty sturdy, and in bright fairy-tale-mushroom colours. (this one is loosely based on the mushrooms of
A while ago I showed these toadstools with a promise to explain how I made them. So even though it’s been a while; here is the tutorial 🙂 Note: these aro not toys. I let my boys play with them gently, and the toadstools are ok with that, but they
Pattern for simple wristwarmers (check here to see the full post with lots of pics) Yarn used is half a skein of Malabrigo Worsted on 6mm needles. My wrists are quite wide, but the size isn’t very precise. If your wrists are very small you might have to cast on