Projects

I am, of course, a nerd.  I have started on my kid and dog's Halloween costume.  R will be Snow White despite her blond hair and Tico is going to be a bee.  A devil would have been cute but I was trying to keep them with a theme.  Or something like that.

I am behind on taking photos of projects.  I never find time to do them.  Well, away laughing on a fast camel, I am going to bed.

Knit Happens.

I have watched Nightmare Before Christmas probably about 7 time in the past 2 days. My kid loves it and I am trying to observe the structural build of Jack and Sally. Jack will be simple...or so I think, but Sally proposed more of a challenge. So far she is only a head with some hair. I personally thinks she looks pretty accurate. I have think adding features will make it even better. I am excited.

I am still sitting on 1,000 yards of cream colored llama silk. The perfect pattern hasn't caught my eye yet. I have an "if all else fails pattern" from Stitch N' Bitch called Pin up Queen. I bought some more sock yarn, even though I haven't used the first skein I purchased. I found a tube sock pattern and was extremely excited and I thought that I could master it. Well, it just doesn't seem to work out. I am missing some step in my math process.

Good News! I am walking my swap package to the post office in about 45 minutes!

Gee, It took me 15 minutes

I haven't been keeping up with my blog and I had no idea that something has been changed.  I am still not sure what it was.  I took me awhile to get logged in, but I am in now.

Knitting-  

Hello Kitty hat

Maybe a cream colored sweater soon

Twilight Swap is coming to an end.  I have to finish my bag....hopefully tomorrow night or the next.  It is hard to sew with a kid.

I hope to get into the HSKS 6.  It seems that there are very few spots...or maybe I am wrong.  

Short and Sweet, that is all I've got for now.

Dream Catcher

FYI I am deleting the photographs.


Nineteenth Entry: Some of the participants of the Twilight Knitting Swap were wondering how to make dream catchers. It just happened to be that it was my hobby as a little girl.



Here is a go at a tutorial:


Dream Catchers


Possible supplies


-willow branches
-dental floss or sinew
-leather strips
-stones, charms, feathers, etc.
-metal craft ring
-glue, if metal ring used.


For willow-


1. If the willow branches are not green and pliable, soak them in water.


2. Make a ring and fasten it withe the string material you are using.


3. Let ring dry for a few days.


Skip 1-3 for metal ring



For metal ring-


To keep the web from slipping, leather or yarn is wrapped around it.


4. Loop string around from the back of the ring to front. To form the loop, the string is on the left side. Pull string so there is no slack, but be careful not to snap string or willow.


5. Space out the loops so they are distributed proportionally to the size of your ring. Do this all the way around the ring.


6. Once you are back to the beginning, the last loop on that round forms and triangle. The "knots" are side by side. The next loop will be made in the middle of the first triangle made. This forms a line.


7. Repeat round like the first until web is the size you desire.


8. To finish, make a square knot at the last triangle on that round.


9. Last but not least, decorate with feathers, leather, stones, beads, charms, etc.


Maybe in combination with these instructions and these it will be pretty simple, ladyhawkesite.tripod.com/Crafts.htm

Magic Knits

Seventeenth Entry:  Here is my label for my dolls.  Nothing fancy, nice and simple.  

I am in the Twilight Knitting Swap!

Sixteenth Entry:  I got in to the Twilight Knitting Swap!  I had to make a sacrifice though, I had to join the Pack rather than the Coven.  It is okay as long as I get to participate.  I don't mind the color scheme for the Pack and I have ideas for the Coven-themed items.

I hope it is fun!

Twilight Knitting Swap

Twilight Knitting Swap