Hi!

I'm currently working on a 3D piece for my art GCSE; the theme is Passage of Time.

I would really, really appreciate it if you could help me collect materials; I need things like ring pulls, bottle caps (preferably metal ones, like from beer bottles, but plastic is perfectly fine) and so on. I'm making a torso-and-tail of a mermaid, and am in need of materials to make her tail.

If you can help please reply here & I'll sent you my address.

Thank you very much!
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Ahem. Two strands worsted acrylic, one strand so-hard-to-knit-with-I-could-cry eyelash yarn. She loved it. <3


Tutorial

This is a basic, very easy buttonhole bag. It is made by knitting a rectangle with two holes on either end, and seaming together. Alernatively, you could knit in the round.

Yarn:
1 skein* worsted weight yarn (I used red heart supersaver, cheap 100% acrylic stuff.)
2 balls Wendy Eyelash Shimmer [100% polyester; 55m per ball]  in a complementing tone to the plain yarn.


*This will be double-stranded. I used 1 skein because I double strand by taking one end from the middle and one end from the outside. If you don't do it like this then obviously you'll need two balls.

Notions:
Pair straight needles size UK2/US10.5/6.5mm
Yarn needle

Other materials:
Fabric for lining (optional)
Enough white felt for eyes & teeth
2 buttons for eyes
Sewing needle & thread.

Gauge:
5 stitches & 4 rows is about 1 inch.

The gauge is not very important. This is a really versatile pattern, and you can lengthen & shorten as you wish. What is important is that you create a very thick, dense fabric, which technically doesn't need a lining. I used needles 3 sizes smaller than I would have normally.

Pattern:

Cast on 34 stitches, using 3 strands (two of plain yarn, one of novelty).

Handle

Work 2 rows, garter st.
3rd row: K10, BO 14, K10.
4th row: K10, CO 14 (I used the cable CO), K10.

Body

Knit, working in garter stitch, for about 16 inches.
(I knit until I had used up the first ball of novelty yarn, which was about 8", then repeated the length.)

Handle

K10, BO14, K10.
2nd row: K10, CO14, K10.

Work 2 rows garter st.
Cast off.

Finishing

Weave in ends.

Cut 2 irregular circles out of white felt and hand-stitch on. (Stuff lightly if you like.)
Cut several triangles out of the felt and sew on for a grin.
Sew 2 buttons for eyes.

Seam sides; I used matress stitch.

I made this for my stepgrandparents, for their Christmas present. A plain clip frame, made all the more interesting with some gold glass paint outliner.







 

I need to see pics of presents, pronto. (Yes, whilst they're still wrapped............ ...   )

George & Karolyn, respectively.



YAY! PRESENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (warning: I am present guesser extraordinaire. I've had a guess already. Hahhaahahhaa. I think i know what George's is. And one of Karolyn's. Hehehheehheheheheh.)

Yay, first cabled thing! I loved making it. Cables are such fun  I'm making a great pair of braided cable armwarmers now for a swap. CABLES!!!!!





Doing the decreases was a royal pain in the bum, as I don't own any DPNs. It was a mess of cable needles, circs and lots of rotating on straights.  Really need to get hold of some DPNs....

I made a lovebite - http://www.woolgathered.com/lovebite.html. I lurve it! It's made of pink and purple wool yarn which opiate_rose sent me in a swap. I'm in the process of making a matching hat now.





Yay!

It's my best friend's birthday next week, so I've just finished making her these...



She never wears red, and hardly wears green, so I thought I'd make her  The colours will compliment her skin tone really nicely (she's Indian, but very very fair. Her mother looks European, even!)

Let me know what you think...

Hey   

So there's probably been a knitalong for Glampyre's boobholder/minisweater (aka the unboob-holder for me  ), which can be found are http://glampyreknits.tripod.com/glampyrephotos/id62.html . However, I thought I'd start a new one. Just for kicks.

I've never knit a sweater-type thing before, so I'm looking for company. Please?

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OK, now here's my progress.......
I've CO and knitted a fair few inches, but am terrified that I'll run outta yarn! However, I'm going to be brave & knit it anyway. My gauge is way too small, but I'm using the theory that it will strech to accomadate my small chest. The fibre is wool, and the yarn is gorgeous. Variagated pink, purple & violet. Yumm.

C'mon ladies! You can do it!

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I didn't quite know how to phrase the title, but I've had a brainwave:

How about a swap where you make a mixed tape by recording lots of random sounds? Kind of like in Amelie, when she gives thingie (you know, the old glass man) the video, and when thingie (Nino?) records strange laughs.

Does that make sense? Kind of like a collage of sounds.

Let me know (I think it sounds fun, anyway...)