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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 7:41 am Post subject: What are you making?

Been a while since we've had a 'what is your current project' thread, and its always lovely to read about all the different things people are making, (especially when the weather, economy, etc are all a bit grim). So, what are you currently making?

Today I am mostly making a silly hat for a Landsknecht, and also making a linen shirt to the 'manly work shirt pattern'. Apparently this also means providing the cat with a lap for extended periods whilst I handsew...

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 8:14 am Post subject:
Not much, I'm currently half way through making a 1oz 'casting' fishing lure but I can't find my tubes of paint to finish it with.

DawnMK

Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 895
Location: Buckinghamshire

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 8:49 am Post subject:
Christmas Stocking for a workshop, well at the moment, I am sketching diagrams its still in the working out stage. But I am also procastinating a bit as I am distracted with babysitting a toddler.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 9:11 am Post subject:
I will be starting on my Neice's headband this weekend. I'm going to get the wool on Saturday morning.

Sally Too

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 2511
Location: N.Ireland

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 9:21 am Post subject:

I'm making some Scruffy Ponies. I'm sending them away to go on a craft stall to raise funds for Invest in ME

I also have a listing here:
https://www.makemecrafts.com/A-Scruffy-Pony-for-ME.html

And will be adding a few individual listings as they are finished.

I really had great fun with this... I took my memory of the ponies made by my great aunt for me when I was a child - and then fiddled and fiddled with the pattern until they came out just like hers!

Really takes me back. Little nieces love them.

Sherbs

Joined: 27 Apr 2007
Posts: 1931
Location: Swansea

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 11:05 am Post subject:
I'm in the middle of making my first quilt, it's going to take a while as I'm handsewing most of it but it's going well so far. I'm using up a whole pile of patchworking squares I've had in my stash for about 25 years.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 12:50 pm Post subject:
Still making my Sally Shawl.Over 300 stitches on the needles now. Also have some very easy wellyboot socks on the go.

BahamaMama

Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 2315
Location: Away with the fairies

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 8:01 pm Post subject:

gardening-girl wrote:

Still making my Sally Shawl.Over 300 stitches on the needles now.
Also have some very easy wellyboot socks on the go.

Me too - I am going to need bigger needles

nature's child

Joined: 14 Aug 2005
Posts: 194
Location: Midlands

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 8:54 pm Post subject:
Making little mice (8 of them all in different colours) to say thank you to a friend for lending me some kitten equipment when we rescued a ferral kitten and didn't have anything for her. After that I'll be finishing off a pair of socks. Nothing else planned after that at the moment but I'm sure something will catch my eye.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Thu Sep 27, 12 8:58 pm Post subject:
I always seem to have cotton wash cloths on the go - easy to pick up and put down. Just about to start a cover for my phone - going to knit it from some lovely wool gardening-girl has donated to me - and then felt it. Converting a silk charity shop skirt in to something that won't fall down as I walk

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9878
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 12 12:10 am Post subject:
knitting lots of chicken egg cosies at the mo - but hope to get started on the driftwood mirror project soon.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 12 7:47 am Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Converting a silk charity shop skirt in to something that won't fall down as I walk

You mean, you're eating cake and gin lots?

AnnaD

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Posts: 2777
Location: Edinburgh

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 12 8:57 am Post subject:

I just finished making a wee bag to keep my Android tablet in. I had planned to use my sewing machine to make it, but the stupid thing continues to cause me countless problems. So I ended up hand sewing it. But I have to admit, I do find hand sewing very therapeutic and I can do it quite neatly. But I would love to learn to use my sewing machine, it's just a pity everything possible goes wrong with it when I try

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 12 10:03 am Post subject:

Nick wrote:

Chez wrote:

Converting a silk charity shop skirt in to something that won't fall down as I walk

You mean, you're eating cake and gin lots?

Pah. Been to Hooters lately?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Fri Sep 28, 12 11:01 am Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Nick wrote:

Chez wrote:

Converting a silk charity shop skirt in to something that won't fall down as I walk

You mean, you're eating cake and gin lots?

Pah. Been to Hooters lately?

Yeah, but I didn't see you. Night off?

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