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| Halloween Tarot |
So as it's October, I feel justified in using a card from the charming Halloween Tarot .... and keeping it seasonal, let me show you two more tea cosies that I made to break up the dullness of recent beige:
That pumpkin is available in my Folksy shop right now.
And then I made this one:
which sold within about 10 minutes of being listed .... do remember I am happy to work to commission. Pop FO Friday into Google and see lots more good stuff ....
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| Phantomwise Tarot |
So when last we spoke, the mortuary slab table was strewn with body parts, but for what kind of creature ? How would it all go together, and would it end up only monstrous, or monstrously cute ?
Here are the results of Igor's most recent experiment, so that you may judge for yourself:
The pattern was Sack of Mice Tea Cozy by Debi Birkin: and yes, I did have to buy a tinchy bit of yarn (Cygnet DK), as I simply had no shades of brown in my stash at all, let alone 50. I think my friend Susie H. may be the only person who will truly appreciate that I have actually used a color which the cruel amongst you might label as 'beige'.
I modified the pattern slightly - I used beads for the eyes instead of embroidering them, as mice have beady eyes, right ? I made whiskers, using stiff glossy embroidery thread; and I crocheted the mouse tail rather than knitted it. I also added a purty ribbon to 'tie up' the sack. It was a fairly straightforward project, but fiddly - it probably involved more sewing than it did knitting - but Titch chose it, and so therefore it Had To Be Done.
I am really pleased with how it has turned out, and have already had people requesting one for their very own - but, as this was the last of my Xmas knitting, I think I shall take a break and resume more simple knitting for the holiday period. But you know, I am open to offers which include either posh yarn or alcohol, and am pretty much a pushover for any offer that combines the two.
Pop over to Tami's Amis and see what else might be complete today ....
