Odds and Ends

It's all Odds, this whole ball of yarn was made completely by joining all the ends that you stitch part in then snip off what's left.

The bit that you cut off the very end of the yarn, I simply knotted them together.

I would use it to make a textile sample for my art. That way you end up with lots of different textures/ colours etc

But it could just be used to make a scarf or something similar like a free form bag.

"Waste not, want not" As they say so often in the Uk. I'll post whatever I'm inspired to make;-)

My idea of the perfect girls night in. And mine would be the wine and not the water.

Knit Happens

Knit happens
A frog in the Pond!

A whole knit cafe meeting and not one new stitch created.

Project frogged

I had seem a jumper in the charity shop and I really liked the colours of the yarn and I figured that at 35krs (£3.50)
A bargain that was just waiting to be un-picked.

4 hours at my knit cafe with two assistants aka experienced knitters that took
pity on my slow progress!

The acrylic that looked surprisingly new/was surprisingly old. it was so fused together, that the frogging took forever.

Half a sleeve, one afternoons work and that wasn't even me that managed it!;-(

The moral too frogging, don't do it!

Think twice before you recycle someone else's handy work, or smile sweetly to your knit cafe buddies.

This project is shelved..........

Inspiration in the form of Bjork

On one of my Google image knit-searching........ I found this and what a cool outfit, it was only the picture and no text. So I don't know what the outfit was worn for.

I just felt completely inspired by it!

It reminds me of chocolate;-)

Oven Ready Crochet

Ingredients
1) Crochet bag/made of plastic (Art titled Swedish shopper)
2) One oven ready baking tray and grease proof paper.
3) one well ventilated kitchen.

Instructions
1) Oven prepared and 200'
2) Squash in tray
( I had to cut my bag in to two as it was just to big)
Baking paper first......
3) Oven cook for a few minutes watch it/don't walk away.

4) Take out and cool, then turn and bake an egg flip very handy
Then bake the other side full, for that all over melt.

I then stitched my bag back together, almost a Frankenstein moment! and added the handles that had melted away.
Now Thats Knitted Art!

Perfect Pom-Pom

Pom-Pom Perfection

Here is a link to the Flicka, elvis robertson perfect pom pom project Blog. say that fast!

I of course didn't read this as I like to learn the hard way. And I have had some almost oval poms, this is where the hole in the centre is to big;-(

Copy and paste or maybe just click on, below is the link to the project.
http://pompomproject.blogspot.com


(Karins helpful eye, helped me realise what was my problem;-)

My 1st Guerrllia crocheted act of graffiti

Up close
Partner in Crime 1 year old Rasmus

Below the crime scene........



Knitted Graffiti/Yarn bombing.......Guerrilla act!


Today I loaded my bag ready, I had my plan of action the tree is on one of my regular dog walks.
Back pack contents
1)camera
2)pre made crocheted/knitted sample(large)
3)my little 1st aid kit purse/contents Hooks Needle and Scissors

A project that's been on my to-do list for a while, I just hadn't had the courage or the opportunity. Pre planned my route, not to public but a walk way.

So hopefully no passers-by while I committed my knitted crime. I couldn't believe how nervous I was, like getting caught red handed with a spray can!

It's organic knitting and recycled a double whammy. It was fun,
I attached Rasmus to the tree next to me and got to stitching up as quick as I could.

Caught my breathe, unattached my dog took a quick photo and ran off with a huge smile.

My 1st crime since I was 10, caught steeling exercise books form school;-(

Posted Pom

Gift Ribbon/below rope and yes they are large the size of an English Dustbin lid!

Pom Pom Madness

We (my daughter and I) have gone Pompom mad!
Just like the "Mad Hatters Teas Party" the house has turned in to a production line of Pom Poms.

Inspired by elivis robertson fantastic Pom Pom Project
(flicka account or google her)
I promise to add a link once I know how.

We are Hooked, as with all things yarn related 100%.

We are currently on alternative Pom, so pictures to follow.

Above are two in the making and the Postage and Packed, now well on it way to England Pom Pom for the Sky Sea project Pom.

Pom Pom

Under Ground Stockholm/Escalated is the title.
Above the photo is taken in T Central going underground on the Blue line heading to Kungstradgarden.
This is my giant Pom bomb Pom an explosion of colours that represent the sea.
The brain wave of someone called elivis robertson
(lower Case) contacted me through my public flicka Photo account.
And asked if I'd like to join the Guerilla Pom Pom Movement!

"Of course I replied";-)

It's taken me a few days to make and then a whole days photography.
But completely worth while I'm 100% when it comes to all things yarn created.

Pom pom travels

Tofs tofs AKA Pom Pom



I started this yesterday and In my true style its huge!,I thought that I would be done by today to so I could actually take my graffiti Pom Pom Flicka pictures.

But it seems "I have bitten of more than I can chew". In my case bigger than planned!

This Pom Pom which is the colours of the sea and the sky travelled. Four train four trams, so as you can imagine I got some very interesting looks.
And of course the odd comment (In swedish/I don't speak any)

I can fake the knit words, but the word for Pom Pom

I did not know, So I had to explain all, in my Swinglish.
New fact
I have since been updated it's (Tofs) and Pom Pom for the cheer leader type;-0

Guerilla knitter

My broing coat stands gets some colour, still practicing Im not quiet ready for the streets of Stockholm yet!




Guerrilla, this is term I'am familiar with used with knitted graffiti the Yarn bombing.

I Wikipedia'ed Guerrilla, and the definition is of course,
Unconditional warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile
tactics.

But is this then the same meaning for knitting...... it's knitting needles and crochet hooks, instead of guns?

I tried to Google a knitted definition, but didn't get anything useful.

Can any one help me with the terminology?

Cable

Cables knit Sunday

I'm currently having a little mini break form my major projects, so this Sunday at knit lab I learnt some thing new.

A knit stitch, I can now officially make a cable pattern for my knitting projects. Karin took me under her wing and as they say practice makes perfect.

I hadn't t even learnt the stitch and already I was talking about reversing it!

A funny knit moment but one that I guess you really needed to be at the knit cafe to appreciate;-)