A long and tasseled scarf

This was one I knitted with the wool remaining after doing this scarf - you'll see it's a reversal of the colours. I started it at Christmas but it sat half done until this week when I had plenty of time in bed after a small operation. It doesn't have a home to go to at the moment but I'm sure I'll find it a chilly neck to warm soon.

All knit stich

Tassels

I've also finally decided that it's time to have a go doing some more adventurous knitting. I can't even purl at the moment. I'm having a go at sewing a skirt from a pattern first, and then I'm going to try socks - maybe with a class at Fabrications to get me going.

Mug jumpers

My only foray into knitting beyond scarves, I made these mug jumpers from some leftover wool on 10mm needles. To add the handle hole, I cast off five stitches in the middle, then cast back on again next row. The button I attached with wool. No need for an extra buttonhole as the knitting itself was loose enough to poke a button through wherever you needed it.

Christmas scarves

After a long break where I spent most of my 'making things' time on my sewing machine, I did a bit more knitting in the run up to Christmas. I'm still really only any good at knit stitch - so it's all about simple scarves. The wool for both of these came from Bibelot in Leek and they were knitted with 10mm needles. I added tassels to the end of this one for Mum, which made it look a bit more exciting. I haven't done tassels before, so I have no idea if I did them right. I cut three lengths of wool and folded them in half (to make a tassel of six strands). I then pushed the loop made by folding them in half through the wool at the end of the scarf, threaded the tassel ends through it and gently pulled them tight.

I thought Dad might like his left tassel free.

And here is Tilly the family dog modelling Dad's scarf... she's a natural.

What a good girl :)

Knitting

I got a beautiful knitting needle case and some wool from Nat and Pete for my birthday and taught myself to knit basic stitch from good old YouTube.

My beautiful case from Nat, and my first rows of stitches.

Heidi, Alex's aunt and my mum patiently taught me and helped me with mistakes all Christmas.

The first scarf

We found a great shop on Globe Road in Bethnal Green called Prick Your Finger which sold handwoven wool - this one had plastic bits in too.

Scarf for Ben

Finally, a scarf for Jess for her birthday, with wool from Fun 2 Do in Carlisle.

Birthday scarf for Jess