More FOs

My recycled bag - finally! It's spent the last 4 weeks under my mattress flattening



Lovely soft cardigan from Mandy



Julie's hat - it's sewn!

Excellent meeting tonight - it's lovely to hear everyone's enthusiasm! Darned a sock, sewed up the recycled bag bottom, and did a bit more crochet.

One wobbly lined scarf

It was a quiet meeting last night, although there was some fascination with my other half's efforts to turn himself into a singing tree (this is a costume piece) and at some point I shall bring along his prize possession, a knitted cravat.

I made good progress on the wobbly line scarf; such good progress in fact, that when I went home I continued and finished it!!!!

Cue me last night trying to get Dave to show some enthusiasm for woolen winter garments and waving it under his nose again this morning before heading out to work. He says it's very stretchy, which I think is a compliment.

Anyway, here it is along with my ever present assistant Charlie who lay down next to it the instant I got the camera out and refused to budge. No matter how I try, I can't cut him out of the picture (and who'd want to, he is so sweet) so we get two for one in this image.



This scarf is the result of many weeks, intermittant knitting with a row here and a row there as the approach as I've tried to fit it in around work and sewing projects. I'm relieved to finally get it done - all seventy six inches of it - and feeling very pleased with myself since it is stitch perfect. I even cast off in pattern!

For any who are interested, it's based on this pattern but I've increased the stitch count as when I knit up a few inches to test the pattern, it proved to be only 3 inches wide as opposed to the more respectable 6 inches it is now. I'm very pleased with the result, which is a long, thick and good width scarf which should keep someone very warm in winter.




And whilst on the subject of finished items, here is another for those who may wish to see. This is sewing rather than knitting, but posting it here for those who haven't seen it and might want to. This is a bodice I finished last weekend which is intended for use in a LARP game from Easter onwards. It's made of cotton moleskin and lined in white cotton, is high waisted with princess seams and godets and is adjustable at the sides. There were an awful lot of eyelets on this one!

(Click on the images to see bigger versions.)

Time for some colour

Another finished item, in the form of a loud version of the One Skien Scarf from The Happy Hooker book...



I liked the way this one made up, the instructions were clear and since it only uses a single stitch type (doubles or trebles depending on whether you're reading American or British patterns) it was easy and made up very quickly. The photo here doesn't really do it justice - in the flesh it makes me think of smarties - but worn over a plain dark layer and wrapped a couple times around my neck it looked quite pretty in a colourful way. :)

And since Steel breeze asked, I finished the jacket you'll have seen me working on, sewing on all 22 buttons over the weekend.

This one is based on an early 18th century riding jacket, cut in a masculine style. It's made up in brown cotton moleskin and lined in cotton (back and sleeves) and silk (front and skirts). Those flaps conceal real, functioning pockets!



I've yet to wear it over the full kit, so don't have any photo's of it in context I'm afraid, but picture it over full culottes and worn with a tricorn and I think you get the idea.

And finally, for those who might wish to see... A flash of the hideous diamond check pink silk lining, which I think is just perfect. :D