Weekly Show and/or Tell: May 23

[AngwyMallard]

First of all, I designed this, a heavily elegant gothic lolita-inspired skirt that I'll make from an old kid's wizard's gown to start with my project of transforming old clothes. The only new studd in this will be the ribbon on the front, hand-knit cotton lace and the yarn used to sew it all together.

My messenger bag has been advancing slowly, but I managed to move to the flap after doing some interesting I-cord binding off. :3 It's surely a thecnique I want to use somewhere again, since it turned out neater than my usual bind-offs.  

[Peppermint Elf]

Hm... well, things are going pretty well on the Titania's Capelet from Spring's Interweave Crochet. The pattern is a bit vague in parts, but I think I've managed to either figure it out or muddle my way thru. sweatdrop

At a store closing, I picked up 6 skeins of Lion Brand Glitterspun yarn for less than $15 (if you were to buy it in a store, those same 6 skeins would cost $48 ). Only thing is... 4 are red and 2 are black. I'll probably make the Soleil tank top out of it, but I'm not quite sure where to incorporate the black. I suppose a band under the bust would be ideal, but I'm not sure if I should just... buy more red or just muddle thru with with I have. Any suggestions? sweatdrop  

[AccentualWolf]

I'm working on an mp3 cozy. It is like the one I made for my phone but bigger. I'm hoping to make a cell phone cozy for my friend with a P on it for princess.  

[firrantello]

I started work today on this Isabeau Purse in yellow. I think I might try to line it in black or blue or something funky. It's turning out smaller than I had hoped, so I might make this become a Christmas gift and make a bigger one for myself smile  

[Padmasana]

I started on a baby blanket for Project Linus this morning. Size H crochet hook, Red Heart Baby Econo yarn in "Seashore" (variegated pink, white, mint green & periwinkle). It'll have white edging when I'm finished. Pattern is "Sideways Shell Baby Afghan" from http://www.projectlinus.org .

Check out the "Crafting Charities" thread in this forum for more charities if you're interested in donating.  

[gemini6184]

Well I'm taking a break from my sweater and started back into counted cross-stitch. I found a couple old books and got inspired. My move is done but my scanner still isn't hooked up yet sweatdrop Pics to come later. A friend of mine on gaia is pregnant so I'm making this picture that says "BABY" with teddy bears all over it. I'm alternating the letters blue and pink ^^  

[Kiareii]

hmm, I was pointed towards this guild just today; you've a lovely set up ^^

I am cross stitching a bookmark ^_^ I bought a brass bookmark frame and a hummingbird/flower pattern and am putting it together for a friend. Four of my friends and I went into a drawing with each other to have a random present exchange... just because. The only rule was it had to be cheap, since we met online and live around the country and shipping can be evil: so most of us are making things. I've made cookies, a pillow, and now the bookmark.  

[AngwyMallard]

Mhh, got furious at an old top today and tore it apart, just to notice that the knit pieces of it weren't cut on the edges. :3 So now I have quite a bit of recycled cotton yarn, made of several small threads put together to increase gauge.

I'll be trying to make this scarf for a friend out of it, adding more yarn in the case that the stuff I already saved arn't enough.

The Leskenlehtihuivi, "Widow's Leaf Scarf" is a Finnish pattern, but the pictures in the bottom of the page show how to make the flower "Widow's Leaf" stitch if you're interested.

Garnstudio also offers an English - Finnish knitter's dictonary if you want to try this. :3 English ("Engelska") and Finnish ("Finska") are on two different pages there, but the words are in the same order.  

[Lee Kushrenada]

KitsunekoChan

Mhh, got furious at an old top today and tore it apart, just to notice that the knit pieces of it weren't cut on the edges. :3 So now I have quite a bit of recycled cotton yarn, made of several small threads put together to increase gauge.

I'll be trying to make this scarf for a friend out of it, adding more yarn in the case that the stuff I already saved arn't enough.

The Leskenlehtihuivi, "Widow's Leaf Scarf" is a Finnish pattern, but the pictures in the bottom of the page show how to make the flower "Widow's Leaf" stitch if you're interested.

Garnstudio also offers an English - Finnish knitter's dictonary if you want to try this. :3 English ("Engelska") and Finnish ("Finska") are on two different pages there, but the words are in the same order.

so you can read... uh... french? sweatdrop  

[AngwyMallard]

Lee Kushrenada

KitsunekoChan

Mhh, got furious at an old top today and tore it apart, just to notice that the knit pieces of it weren't cut on the edges. :3 So now I have quite a bit of recycled cotton yarn, made of several small threads put together to increase gauge.

I'll be trying to make this scarf for a friend out of it, adding more yarn in the case that the stuff I already saved arn't enough.

The Leskenlehtihuivi, "Widow's Leaf Scarf" is a Finnish pattern, but the pictures in the bottom of the page show how to make the flower "Widow's Leaf" stitch if you're interested.

Garnstudio also offers an English - Finnish knitter's dictonary if you want to try this. :3 English ("Engelska") and Finnish ("Finska") are on two different pages there, but the words are in the same order.

so you can read... uh... french? sweatdrop

Finnish, dear, Finnish. sweatdrop
Happens to be my native, English is only my second language.