Ohhhhh I LOVE it 

Ooh, I'm the absolutel DEVIL for doing that with the end stitch

I've learnt the hard way that I really do have to check my stitches every couple of rows to make sure I haven't picked up some extras along the way 

That said, if it's only the white bits that are bigger, then the white yarn might well just be thicker - you'd need to use two yarns of exactly the same weight to keep things even, I would think.

Not that I know - I've not long come back to knitting myself, I'm certainly no expert! But I am learning from my mistakes, lol!

I am feeling very lucky indeed today 

DBF - I've tried all afternoon and evening to get that link to work with no luck - the main Brother site in Canada doesn't have any listings for knitting machine manuals. Have you managed to get it work before now? Using your link I get a list of pdf files but it refuses to actually download anything 

I was hoping that it would be similar to my Knitmaster, but going by pictures from eBay, it's laid out differently. I foresee many long evenings ahead... 

How's the blanket coming along? I'm rubbish - I've not even opened the lid on mine in a good six months 

I need to get going again tho - a friend called this morning to say that she'd got me TWO more machines from a neighbour who's moving house    They're both Brothers - a KX360 and a KH860. I think the 360 is a very old model - I can't find anything about it on the web. But the 860 looks like it should be good!

The only thing is, neither of them has the manual... 

I'm wanting to make little sachets to hang in wardrobes, etc., to make clothing smell nice  I've done a search on Craftster but haven't found anything exactly like the things I'm thinking of.

Making the little stuffie itself is the simple bit, it's the scenting (and keeping it scented) that's the problem. The first thing I thought of was essential oils, but I'm concerned that they'll a)smell too strong to start with; b)the scent will wear off quite quickly, and c)the oil will mark the fabric.

I know I could use lavender flowers for a more subtle scent, but I'm not overly keen on lavender - I'd like to have a wider choice, to be honest.

Any suggestions (or pokes in the direction of relevent threads) would be most appreciated 

F x

OH. MY. GODS. That is FABULOUS  

I am definitely hitting 'this rocks'  

I made this for my friend's birthday - we're both HUGE Boosh fans, so I knew she'd love it

Sorry it's a small pic, I'm not too great with my camera yet 

     



edited to add - I wasn't sure where to put this, cos it seemed to fit in several places! Sorry if I got it wrong 

Oooohhhh you clever bunny, you    I'm very impressed with your lining - how did you insert it?

I sometimes use a washed and covered pebble inside a toy to weight it down 

I've got some old toy-making patterns that I would like to adapt and use. I only want to use them as a basis for my own ideas, I'm not THAT lazy  , but I wondered if it's okay? I know that some copyrights lapse after a certain number of years, but I'm not sure if the same thing applies to patterns.

If anyone knows the legalities, I would be most grateful 

One book was published in 1963 (but reprinted in 1985) and the other was published in the 40's and hasn't been reprinted.

Fenn x