Leaves Glorious Leaves

Today was leaf bagging day at my house. The town is coming starting tomorrow so the leaves had to go. There are now 25 bags at the curb just waiting to go on a big trip to the great big compost pile in the sky. Even so I did manage to do some crafting today and even a little bit yesterday.

Here is a little bag that I knitted and threw in with the wash. It's going to be filled with tiny balls of yarn, toothpicks with beads on top for knitting needles and it will be a fun christmas ornament. I think it's going to be the only one made in this house.

This is the bottom of a beaded box from the Jill Oxton magazine. I really like the pattern and working with the delica beads.

The pirate is all in pieces. I've been knitting all of the tiny pieces for his coat, face and accessories. Last night I was knitting a parrot. All it looks like is a tangle of yarn. This is what a parrot looks like in progress. I've got a large bag of pirate parts waiting to be assembled.

Lots of pieces

I put a face on the puppet today and it came out pretty cute. It's a mouse. I worked on knitting more parts of a knitted pirate to go along with the mermaid. I'm trying to finish all of the projects I have started or in pieces before starting something new. No trips to the yarn store for me for a while. I looked in my project basket and saw lots of stuff to knit on.

Lab Rats

I've worked on a knitted scarf that is made of mice. It's been a lot of fun to knit and pretty easy. It came as a kit from Morehouse Farm. I'm doing it in white, hence "lab rats". The tail needs to be knitted on the final mouse and little pink or red beads sewn on for eyes.

The prayer shawl went out to it's recipient and was well received. That means that I get to shopping for new yarn and start another one.

It's a prayer shawl

Finished a prayer shawl today. It's soft and cuddly and I know the recipient will like it. I used Paton's Divine yarn. It clings a little to itself but will hold up nice and is washable.

A lot of assembly required

The mermaid partially assembled.
Here she is dressed and ready for a face.
Here is my sea mermaid finished and ready to play with. I think she came out just lovely. She's soft and totaly poseable. If I knit any other creatures I'm going to use a smaller needle size so the finished fabric is tighter. I'm very pleased with the final outcome and look forward to working on a knitted pirate.

I also finished a beaded box. It is only 1 1/2 inches tall! It's stiffened with clear nailpolish in order to keep it's shape. I really like this box and plan to do another one soon.

Some assembly required

Worked on the mermaid today and got her tail knitted. Here's a scan of her arms and tail. As you can see there is a lot of work still to do to turn her into a sea creature.

The mouse puppet is dry and waiting in line for a face. It came out cuter than expected.

Still knitting

The mouse puppet is drying and tomorrow should get a face and whiskers. The mermaid now has two arms, a neck and a head but needs an outfit, tail and hair. Lots of knitting and a lot of assembly required there. More pictures to come.