Friday morning Golden hour feat. The chunkiest scarf I’ve ever made

Reflecting rough collie beanie 💖. 

Made by the same person who also made collie reflector i got as christmas present from my aunt.

Hairy blob in the photos is my cat Lulu.

Cardigan is progressing apace. I’m 7 rows from dividing off the sleeves. I also got my Targhee today, and pulled a chunk off to feel during breaks. It’s got a marshmallowy feel I haven’t encountered in other wools. I’ve gotten my hands on Corriedale, Merino, Cheviot, Icelandic, and Bluefaced Leicester so far, though I haven’t spun most of them.

I’m glad the Targhee has that compelling marshmallowness, since I got a pound and a half of it for spinning up a sweater.

My spinning was more consistent today. I think my rolags are getting better which is probably the most important aspect of longdraw. Fiber prep really matters for even drafting.

The long awaited long furby: a plan concocted with a friend in lockdown and finished this autumn. He’s just over 2 meters tall and can still talk. He originally comes from Germany, we were lucky to find him on ebay. It was such a long haul with finding all the parts. The assembly was really fun and not that hard though. He makes me so happy. I can also attach him to my chair and have him watch over my shoulder during zoom meetings :)

Inspired by the great mother of our lord Thursday over at @strange-aeons. (Hi Teya, love your videos. Say hi to Thursday for me, Herr Quarantino (the autumnal furb) sends his love also)

I used this tutorial as a guide, but instead of wrapping the cord I just kept doing the classic friendship bracelet 4 knot. (Apparently it’s called the foward knot, though you can do it backward or alternate. I did not alternate)

Her measurements were plenty for me and I threaded one pair of strings each through three holes of a four hole button rather than breaking it.

The stone is a plastic glow in the dark one from a fish tank.

Tip: make sure not to tie the knots to far apart! It’s very easy to do, I had to do a bunch of untieing tiny knots with a yarn needle for help.

Hey uh sewing sid of tumblr, can someone please tell me what this is? It came in an embroidery kit.

My seven year old finished a painting I had discarded years ago. Couldn’t have done better myself! Super glitter and moveable strings!

Acrylic, glitter, sequences and strings, on canvas.

Second coffee mice piece nearly done

Thursday 14th January 2020

So a week or so ago I bought a dress off a very well known auction site.

I was a little worried that it wouldn’t fit; the shop that it’s originally from are well known for having sizes be all over the place. I was convinced I’d be selling it on that same site just a few days later.

To my surprise it arrived and was actually too big!

So after watching a few YouTube videos and plucking up the courage I decided I would take the dress in at the sides.

This evening I did exactly that and it fits SO much better now. It’s still a tiny bit on the baggy side so I’ll be attaching some loop holes and hopefully getting some little ties or a belt for it.

Overall though, very happy with how it turned out and it was much easier than I thought it would be!

Summer in Mara, loving the chickens following me around! 

Finished stitching, now to wash and trim and iron. I’m going to paint a frame to go with it too