Get Knitting!

[Barking]

Isn't that what a scarf is?

Haaaaaaaaaa Miss Jones! Don't make it more complicated than it already is!!!

:p:p:p

(The scarf is so long it's currently knocking on my door!)

ok guys, place your bets: will Franzie finish before Christmas? I accept all currencies.:cool: let's make some money with knitting.:guitar:

[Franzanna]

ok guys, place your bets: will Franzie finish before Christmas? I accept all currencies.:cool: let's make some money with knitting.:guitar:

i hope I will. I want my scarf to be my scarf for the cold winter treks into the snowy and draughty schoolhouse. :D

[The Cat's Mother]

Haaaaaaaaaa Miss Jones! Don't make it more complicated than it already is!!!

:p:p:p

(The scarf is so long it's currently knocking on my door!)

ok guys, place your bets: will Franzie finish before Christmas? I accept all currencies.:cool: let's make some money with knitting.:guitar:

I'm quite tempted to knit a scarf myself; just mindless stocking or garter stitch you don't have to glance away from the tv/pc to get on with....

[The Cat's Mother]

I have a lot of blues and greys on 300-500g cones.

I also have this vintage pattern. I quite fancy the jacket if I can recreate the 1964 yarn with a boucle and 4-ply knitted together. I'll try a tension square later.

I also have the Catnip Mike pattern typed up ready to format. :D

[hatfull]

I have a lot of blues and greys on 300-500g cones.

I also have this vintage pattern. I quite fancy the jacket if I can recreate the 1964 yarn with a boucle and 4-ply knitted together. I'll try a tension square later.

I also have the Catnip Mike pattern typed up ready to format. :D
very fetching! Let me see how it turns out!

[Franzanna]

I've started another scarf using Gigi yarn and I just dropped a stitch! :tears: It is the pits to work with.

[The Cat's Mother]

I've started another scarf using Gigi yarn and I just dropped a stitch! :tears: It is the pits to work with.

You finished the first scarf? Or did you throw it onto the fire? :)

Hairy yarns can be annoying to work with, but at least your mistakes won't be too obvious.

[Franzanna]

You finished the first scarf? Or did you throw it onto the fire? :)

Hairy yarns can be annoying to work with, but at least your mistakes won't be too obvious.

I've put the first scarf on hold - I've got a couple of pairs of knitting needles, so I'm using a different pair.
Oh, that's good. :D This scarf's going to be a Christmas present for my sister. :)

[hatfull]

You finished the first scarf? Or did you throw it onto the fire? :)

Hairy yarns can be annoying to work with, but at least your mistakes won't be too obvious.
they're a bugger if you drop a stich, you just can't see where it came from :mad:

[Franzanna]

Thankfully I found the stitch I'd dropped, and, using my trusty bracelet-making wire, managed to get it all together again. :)

[hatfull]

It's the tightness at which you knit. My tension is naturally a little loose, meaning that I have to use a size or so smaller than the recommended needle size to get the same result from a given pattern.
me too!

[hatfull]

Thankfully I found the stitch I'd dropped, and, using my trusty bracelet-making wire, managed to get it all together again. :)
well done you!

[The Cat's Mother]

Thankfully I found the stitch I'd dropped, and, using my trusty bracelet-making wire, managed to get it all together again. :)

Well done. :) I always keep a fine crochet hook to hand for just such emergencies.

[hatfull]

Well done. :) I always keep a fine crochet hook to hand for just such emergencies.
me too.

I was once working with some yarn so hairy and multicoloured I dropped a stich and couldn't find the bugger anywhere! I wasn't happy

[Franzanna]

My mother has just edumacated me in the art of knitting. I've been doing it wrong all this time! :tears: But that explained why it was so bloody tight and difficult for me to knit. I never knew she could knit. :cool:

[The Cat's Mother]

My mother has just edumacated me in the art of knitting. I've been doing it wrong all this time! :tears: But that explained why it was so bloody tight and difficult for me to knit. I never knew she could knit. :cool:

For how long did she watch you struggle with it before putting you out of your misery? :D

[Franzanna]

For how long did she watch you struggle with it before putting you out of your misery? :D

She only saw me knit for the first time today because before now I only knitted at my Dad's house.

[The Cat's Mother]

She only saw me knit for the first time today because before now I only knitted at my Dad's house.

You have "things I do at Dad's" and "things I do at Mum's"?

[Franzanna]

You have "things I do at Dad's" and "things I do at Mum's"?

Yeah, pretty much. Like, I have my sewing kit at my Mum's and my jewellery making kits at my Dad's. It just saves me from lugging great big boxes and tiny, fiddly, easy-to-lose things to and fro.

[The Cat's Mother]

Yeah, pretty much. Like, I have my sewing kit at my Mum's and my jewellery making kits at my Dad's. It just saves me from lugging great big boxes and tiny, fiddly, easy-to-lose things to and fro.

Maybe you should mix things up a bit more; you might also find that your dad can run up a mean pair of curtains. ;)

[Franzanna]

Maybe you should mix things up a bit more; you might also find that your dad can run up a mean pair of curtains. ;)

I know he can't! :D He had to send my curtains to my aunt for her to stitch up.
He actually did once knit when he was about my age, but he said that his scarf went in and out where he kept dropping and adding stitches.

The main reason I don't mix up my activities is that I'm so disorganised that I'd probably leave something of vital importance to a particular activity at the other house.

[The Cat's Mother]

I know he can't! :D He had to send my curtains to my aunt for her to stitch up.
He actually did once knit when he was about my age, but he said that his scarf went in and out where he kept dropping and adding stitches.

The main reason I don't mix up my activities is that I'm so disorganised that I'd probably leave something of vital importance to a particular activity at the other house.

Ah, well, once you're over forty, you can get away with carrying around a knitting bag, stuffed with your various craft paraphernalia and a bottle of gin hidden beneath your work in progress. Do you have a greying wig you could don? :D

[Franzanna]

Ah, well, once you're over forty, you can get away with carrying around a knitting bag, stuffed with your various craft paraphernalia and a bottle of gin hidden beneath your work in progress. Do you have a greying wig you could don? :D

Leider nicht. :( (That's 'sadly not' if you don't speak German) I shall have to get one. :D And I shall dress up like that scary lady with black lace gloves I saw in Morrison's today. :eek::tears:

[hatfull]

Ah, well, once you're over forty, you can get away with carrying around a knitting bag, stuffed with your various craft paraphernalia and a bottle of gin hidden beneath your work in progress. Do you have a greying wig you could don? :D
sod that, i've had a knitting bag for years! My current one is a gorgeous handbag a friend made for me as a thank you present years ago. Just big enough to hide the booze and biscuits under my knitting :D

[The Cat's Mother]

sod that, i've had a knitting bag for years! My current one is a gorgeous handbag a friend made for me as a thank you present years ago. Just big enough to hide the booze and biscuits under my knitting :D

I think I need a bigger bag. :o

[hatfull]

I think I need a bigger bag. :o
it's nice and neat at least!

[hatfull]

I've finished Tobias's hoodie :D note the ears!
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/9776/004ul8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/004ul8.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img152/004ul8.jpg/1/)

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/879/005qq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/005qq5.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img221/005qq5.jpg/1/)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6219/006cf7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/006cf7.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img221/006cf7.jpg/1/)

[Kewpie]

Excellent!! :clap:

Is your friend a goth by any chance? :p

[The Cat's Mother]

Hattie! That's both adorable and funny. :D

:clap::clap::clap:

[hatfull]

Excellent!! :clap:

Is your friend a goth by any chance? :p
Haha! She's a sort of gothy rocker type, yes! And he will look so cute!


Hattie! That's both adorable and funny. :D

:clap::clap::clap:

Thanks! :D I got bored of making normal things, so I based it on the chunky hoodie pattern I used before and downladed a pattern for skull and crossbones. I nicked the pattern for the ears from another hoodie pattern. I don't like to make life simple :D I'll post a piccy of him wearing it when I get one!

[The Cat's Mother]

I made a sock for the Spidercat's cast. She won't let me put it on her. :(

It looks like a willy warmer. :D

[Kewpie]

I made a sock for the Spidercat's cast. She won't let me put it on her. :(

It looks like a willy warmer. :D


Hahaha, very funny. :D

Love to see a picture of Spiderpuss in it. :)

[Mozzy1]

I've read some in this thread before.
I think it's pretty cool that you people have talent to do what you do. I'm not crafty at all but, I'll admit, I like to paint, do watercolors, flower arranging, nature pictures, photos & holiday wreaths/decorating.

I tried plastic canvas work & latch-hooking before but, I'm not patient AT all, who knew?! lol

Good work & luck w/ your crafts. I hope you make some $$ (well, pounds actually) from them!

[Not Right in the Head]

I made a sock for the Spidercat's cast. She won't let me put it on her. :(

It looks like a willy warmer. :D

Or the world's first, and most uncomfortable, reusable condom. :eek:

Purled...for her pleasure.

[The Cat's Mother]

Or the world's first, and most uncomfortable, reusable condom. :eek:

Purled...for her pleasure.

Early 20th century condoms were re-useable. Back in the 80's, I saw an interview with some WWI veterans talking about it as part of a safer sex campaign. (The point of the interview being how wonderful modern condoms were in comparison to the thick latex monstrosities these men had had to use when they were young and randy.)

So, now you know. :)

[hatfull]

I made a sock for the Spidercat's cast. She won't let me put it on her. :(

It looks like a willy warmer. :D
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! bless!

Look what I'm knitting! :D

http://www.entropyhouse.com/penwiper/who/extermaknit.html

[The Cat's Mother]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! bless!

Look what I'm knitting! :D

http://www.entropyhouse.com/penwiper/who/extermaknit.html

Extermiknit!!! LOL! :D

I have a subforum for knitting on The Wrong Arms, btw. I put you down as co- mod, but you can ignore it if you like - although it does get you a pass to the Staff Room and the cheap coffee machine.

[hatfull]

Extermiknit!!! LOL! :D

I have a subforum for knitting on The Wrong Arms, btw. I put you down as co- mod, but you can ignore it if you like - although it does get you a pass to the Staff Room and the cheap coffee machine.
I know, it's so funny! Yay! I'll try to help out there when i can :)

[hatfull]

look what I made!
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/904/luluandknittedwitch047ky8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/luluandknittedwitch047ky8.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img110/luluandknittedwitch047ky8.jpg/1/) Lulu's been extermaknitted!

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/3041/luluandknittedwitch045an5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/luluandknittedwitch045an5.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img370/luluandknittedwitch045an5.jpg/1/)

[Kewpie]

Wow, looks great!

Thanks hattie. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Lulu doesn't look all that perturbed at the onset of world domination, does she?

[hatfull]

Wow, looks great!

Thanks hattie. :)
thanks! i really enjoyed it, I have to say, and I was expecting it to take much longer than it did.

[hatfull]

Lulu doesn't look all that perturbed at the onset of world domination, does she?
not even remotely :rolleyes: once she'd established she couldn't eat it, she lost interest. She was terrified of the dragon I made though :D (probably because it was bigger than her!)

[Kewpie]

Kate, what happened to a leg warmer for Spiderpuss?

Have you managed to put it on her or found other use of it? :D

[hatfull]

Kate, what happened to a leg warmer for Spiderpuss?

Have you managed to put it on her or found other use of it? :D
I dread to think what it's being used for :p ;)
I don't know how, but I've lost the photo of the witch I knitted without uploading it :tears: i've given her away now! Oh well
Now, I'm knitting The Hitcher from the Mighty Boosh :D then I have a sekret! project :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Kate, what happened to a leg warmer for Spiderpuss?

Have you managed to put it on her or found other use of it? :D

Well, thereby "hangs" a tale (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=knitting&thread=68&page=1)

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Is that a knitted Dalek? I think I've found the perfect Christmas gift for Mr. Pregs, aka Gloom and Doom.

[hatfull]

Is that a knitted Dalek? I think I've found the perfect Christmas gift for Mr. Pregs, aka Gloom and Doom.
yes it is! The pattern is here http://www.entropyhouse.com/penwiper/who/extermaknit.html I was just ranting, because the woman who designed them elded up getting into trouble (even though she made no profit at all) because of the money grabbing BBC (who I suspect are going to get the pattern off her and sell) I made it on 3mm needles, and it's about 26cm tall. it was very quick to make!

[The Cat's Mother]

At last! :)

My Oddments Jumper (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=knitting&action=display&thread=75&page=1#1876)

[Kewpie]

At last! :)

My Oddments Jumper (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=knitting&action=display&thread=75&page=1#1876)

Wow, very nice jumper. :)

[dunya]

Lovely jumper Kate.
:)

[The Cat's Mother]

Wow, very nice jumper. :)


Lovely jumper Kate.
:)

Thank you. I still have some ends to darn in, then I can wear it. I was bored to death by the time I'd finished knitting it, though.

I want to knit some tree decorations now. I thought I'd knit the YA line-up as angels and call it "Your ArseNoel" :p

[Je Suis Julie]

Thank you. I still have some ends to darn in, then I can wear it. I was bored to death by the time I'd finished knitting it, though.

I want to knit some tree decorations now. I thought I'd knit the YA line-up as angels and call it "Your ArseNoel" :p

I bow down to you....can't wait to see that!!!!!

Lovely sweater, too.

My mom is knitting a scarf for me. I picked out the yarn. I'll post a picture when she's done. She's supposed to teach me one of these days.

I'm working on a cross stitch thingie now. Maybe it will be done.....someday :o

[hatfull]

Nearly finished The Hitcher! I predict he'll be done today, thanks to channel 5s thoughtful back to back scheduling of Home and Away and Neighbours omnibus :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Only The Wrong Army can see......

Knitted!Years of Refusal!Moz! (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mtributes&action=display&thread=156&page=1#2030)

;)

[Kewpie]

Only The Wrong Army can see......

Knitted!Years of Refusal!Moz! (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mtributes&action=display&thread=156&page=1#2030)

;)


Awwwwwwwwwwww...so cute!!!!!!!! :)

[Kewpie]

Only The Wrong Army can see......

Knitted!Years of Refusal!Moz! (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mtributes&action=display&thread=156&page=1#2030)

;)


Awwwwwwwwwwww...absolutely cute!!!!!!!! :)

[jesuisbryony]

Only The Wrong Army can see......

Knitted!Years of Refusal!Moz! (http://thewrongarms.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mtributes&action=display&thread=156&page=1#2030)

;)

Haha wow :clap:

[The Cat's Mother]

Awwwwwwwwwwww...absolutely cute!!!!!!!! :)


Haha wow :clap:

Thank you. :) Although the baby looks three sheets to the wind. :rolleyes:

[The Cat's Mother]

RotT Socks! :D

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/anNu/morrissey-rott-socks

[Kewpie]

RotT Socks! :D

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/anNu/morrissey-rott-socks


Wow, people want to buy them.

[The Cat's Mother]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CharityMozComplete-1.jpg

Made this one for sale in aid of Salford Lads' Club. No rude bits in case he attracts other than the usual pervy crowd on here. :D

[Kewpie]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CharityMozComplete-1.jpg

Made this one for sale in aid of Salford Lads' Club. No rude bits in case he attracts other than the usual pervy crowd on here. :D


Awwwwwwww, hope Knitted Morrissey will raise good amount for SLC and finds good home. :)

[Franzanna]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CharityMozComplete-1.jpg

Made this one for sale in aid of Salford Lads' Club. No rude bits in case he attracts other than the usual pervy crowd on here. :D

I want him. :tears: I love his daffs.

[The Cat's Mother]

I want him. :tears: I love his daffs.

I was talking to Grim this morning about the best way to market the doll; could be he'll be stored until there's a batch of SLC fundraising items to publicise at once, but I don't know for certain yet. Either way, it'll be posted on Solo, so you shouldn't miss the sale. :)

Boyes department store.... everything from doll hair to daffs. Where would I be without it?

[Franzanna]

I was talking to Grim this morning about the best way to market the doll; could be he'll be stored until there's a batch of SLC fundraising items to publicise at once, but I don't know for certain yet. Either way, it'll be posted on Solo, so you shouldn't miss the sale. :)

Boyes department store.... everything from doll hair to daffs. Where would I be without it?

Would it be online? Because I doubt I'd be allowed up to Manchester to buy it if not. :(

[The Cat's Mother]

Would it be online? Because I doubt I'd be allowed up to Manchester to buy it if not. :(

I'm assuming it would be on line but I can't say for certain. Although I live nowhere near Manchester anyway.

[Franzanna]

I'm assuming it would be on line but I can't say for certain. Although I live nowhere near Manchester anyway.

Ahh, okay. I hope it's in time for mid-April, for somebody very special's birthday. ;)

[The Cat's Mother]

Anyone else here on Ravelry, the knit and crochet site? It's my latest internet addiction.

What is Ravelry? (http://www.ravelry.com/tour/peek) You get your own "notebook" page to upload your projects and catalogue your yarn stash (is my anorak showing?) and there are lots of special interest groups within the site, including one for Morrissey Fans (http://www.ravelry.com/groups/november-spawned-a-knitting-monster). Best of all, you can gets loads of free patterns. :)

Once you're in, you can poke around other members' notebooks, search the patterns database, join groups and befriend other knitters, by interest or by location. Through Ravelry, I've already made a new rl knitting friend who lives just four miles away. :guitar:

Like the sound of that?

Get an Invite (http://www.ravelry.com/invitations)

Kate

xxx

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

My sister has been nagging me to put my things up on ravelry. I haven't done it. Of course, she hasn't been updating her page since she had her son a few months ago.

I like this purse: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chunky-cable-purse ;)

[The Cat's Mother]

My sister has been nagging me to put my things up on ravelry. I haven't done it. Of course, she hasn't been updating her page since she had her son a few months ago.

I like this purse: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/chunky-cable-purse ;)

That's pretty. :) I must bite the bullet and learn how to knit in the round.


I'm knitting a 56" bag strap for a case for one of those mini-laptops; the strap is taking longer to knit than the ruddy bag. *sigh*

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

That's pretty. :) I must bite the bullet and learn how to knit in the round.


I'm knitting a 56" bag strap for a case for one of those mini-laptops; the strap is taking longer to knit than the ruddy bag. *sigh*

The bag is not in the round, it's knit flat. (Or wait- I can't even remember how I did it. Maybe it is in the round. ) Really, you've never knit in the round? My join is never very smooth, but I always manage to fix it when I weave in the ends. So you've never done socks? I've only done two pair, but I love them.

I tried knitting a camera strap from stout cotton yarn, but I gave up. Soooo long and boring to knit.

I'm doing another pair of these slippers: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felt-ballerina-slippers-ac-14

I've done them five or six times already, they make great gifts. I like to give them to the recipient unfelted, with instructions, because it's so fun to felt them yourself and that way they can get a perfect fit.

And I have a baby sweater on the needles for that nephew I mentioned. He's going to be grown by the time I finish, fortunately it's a Debbie Bliss pattern and so it's guaranteed to be freakishly oversized. There is lots of humorous speculation about the size of English babies, based on her sizing. ;)

[The Cat's Mother]

The bag is not in the round, it's knit flat. (Or wait- I can't even remember how I did it. Maybe it is in the round. ) Really, you've never knit in the round? My join is never very smooth, but I always manage to fix it when I weave in the ends. So you've never done socks? I've only done two pair, but I love them.

I tried knitting a camera strap from stout cotton yarn, but I gave up. Soooo long and boring to knit.

I'm doing another pair of these slippers: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/felt-ballerina-slippers-ac-14

I've done them five or six times already, they make great gifts. I like to give them to the recipient unfelted, with instructions, because it's so fun to felt them yourself and that way they can get a perfect fit.

And I have a baby sweater on the needles for that nephew I mentioned. He's going to be grown by the time I finish, fortunately it's a Debbie Bliss pattern and so it's guaranteed to be freakishly oversized. There is lots of humorous speculation about the size of English babies, based on her sizing. ;)

It's on circular needles, so I assumed it would be in the round, although that's not always the case, I know.

This felting lark; it seems to be rampant on Ravelry but I only came across it maybe a year ago. Presumably, it involves wool rather than cottons and synthetics.... I suffer from excema, so I'm itching just thinking about it.:(

Maybe Debbie takes the "Ooh, he'll grow into it!" approach to sizing. :)

Another 20" to go on this strap....*groans*

[hatfull]

Just finished knitting this jacket for my friend http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/1369/gemmascardie003wz6.th.jpg (http://img220.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gemmascardie003wz6.jpg) and now I'm knitting a Paddington Bear for a friend's baby :) I'm having a retro toy phase; after Paddington is finished I'm making a Woble and a Super Ted for the twins and a Care Bear for a friend's unborn :D

[hatfull]

It's on circular needles, so I assumed it would be in the round, although that's not always the case, I know.

This felting lark; it seems to be rampant on Ravelry but I only came across it maybe a year ago. Presumably, it involves wool rather than cottons and synthetics.... I suffer from excema, so I'm itching just thinking about it.:(

Maybe Debbie takes the "Ooh, he'll grow into it!" approach to sizing. :)

Another 20" to go on this strap....*groans*
Knitting in the round is easy when you've got the hang of it! Some find double pointed needles easier than a circular needle, but I prefer a circular needle. Just make sure you get the right length, I've made that mistake before!
I desperately want to knit a Bag Puss, but the pattern is going for over a tenner on ebay and I just can't bring myself to part with that sort of cash :(

[Kewpie]

Knitting in the round is easy when you've got the hang of it! Some find double pointed needles easier than a circular needle, but I prefer a circular needle. Just make sure you get the right length, I've made that mistake before!
I desperately want to knit a Bag Puss, but the pattern is going for over a tenner on ebay and I just can't bring myself to part with that sort of cash :(


hattie, BUGPUSS, not Bag Puss. :rolleyes:

I have three autographes on three books of Oliver Postgate, Peter and Emily Firmin.

[vicarinatutugal]

hattie, BUGPUSS, not Bag Puss. :rolleyes:

I have three autographes on three books of Oliver Postgate, Peter and Emily Firmin.

its bagpuss! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagpuss) :eek:

[hatfull]

its bagpuss! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagpuss) :eek:
I think you'll find I'm the teacher here, so I'm right :p ;) I thought it was bagpuss, then I got confused :o

[vicarinatutugal]

I think you'll find I'm the teacher here, so I'm right :p ;) I thought it was bagpuss, then I got confused :o

lol! I don't even know what you pair are talking about :p :o

[hatfull]

lol! I don't even know what you pair are talking about :p :o
have you been at the wine Karin :p
There is a gorgeous bagpuss knitting pattern, but it's very rare and goes for over a tenner on ebay. i really want it, but I can't bring myself to spend so much money on a knitting pattern!

[vicarinatutugal]

have you been at the wine Karin :p
There is a gorgeous bagpuss knitting pattern, but it's very rare and goes for over a tenner on ebay. i really want it, but I can't bring myself to spend so much money on a knitting pattern!

I got confused cause Kewpie was calling it BUGpuss :confused:

no wine tonight Im not feeling too great and on antibiotics. Plus I am trying to cut it down a bit for my figure lol (not that I drink a lot :D)

[hatfull]

I got confused cause Kewpie was calling it BUGpuss :confused:

no wine tonight Im not feeling too great and on antibiotics. Plus I am trying to cut it down a bit for my figure lol (not that I drink a lot :D)
haha! I didn't notice she'd made a typo whilest correcting me :D ;)
awwwwwwwwww! Hope you feel better soon! I'm having a few beers tonight, not good for my figure I know, but fuck it, I like beer!

[The Cat's Mother]

hattie, BUGPUSS, not Bag Puss. :rolleyes:

I have three autographes on three books of Oliver Postgate, Peter and Emily Firmin.

Sorry, Kewp, but it really is Bagpuss.


I've just seen the "Paris" photo! I think a knitted version may be inevitable....;)

[The Cat's Mother]

A mini laptop bag to cleanse my jaded knitting palate after all those smutty knits. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/laptopbagopen.jpg

[The Cat's Mother]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/family/Killin-ur-blue.jpg

[theneverplayedsymphony]

I'm in the middle of a little Morrissey!:D I haven't figured out which era Moz I'm going to make... any suggestions?:p I'm thinking either Quarry Moz or TOTP What Difference Does It Make? Moz.:)

[The Cat's Mother]

I'm in the middle of a little Morrissey!:D I haven't figured out which era Moz I'm going to make... any suggestions?:p I'm thinking either Quarry Moz or TOTP What Difference Does It Make? Moz.:)

How much stuffing do you have? That should decide it for you. :D

My stumbling block is making the shirts. I spent half the morning trying to make a 1990s sparkly falls-off-the-shoulder-before-being-ripped-from-his-glistening-torso shift top, but gave up and frogged it. I need to find someone who can sew. :(

PS: Which pattern are you using? Mine, Knit Your Own Rock Star, Knitted Icons?

[Franzanna]

I'm in the middle of a little Morrissey!:D I haven't figured out which era Moz I'm going to make... any suggestions?:p I'm thinking either Quarry Moz or TOTP What Difference Does It Make? Moz.:)

What Difference Does it Make?!!!! =D Do it, boyo! You will get big hugs. :)


How much stuffing do you have? That should decide it for you.

My stumbling block is making the shirts. I spent half the morning trying to make a 1990s sparkly falls-off-the-shoulder-before-being-ripped-from-his-glistening-torso shift top, but gave up and frogged it. I need to find someone who can sew.

PS: Which pattern are you using? Mine, Knit Your Own Rock Star, Knitted Icons?

Oooh, ooh, I can sew! :) I would do it for you. :)


I managed to finish my first self-knitted scarf yesterday! *cue applause* :p It's all beautiful and stripy. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Oooh, ooh, I can sew! :) I would do it for you. :)

I managed to finish my first self-knitted scarf yesterday! *cue applause* :p It's all beautiful and stripy. :)

That'd be brilliant! I'll PM you when I know which version I'm making next. Thank you. :)

Show us yer scarf then!

[Franzanna]

That'd be brilliant! I'll PM you when I know which version I'm making next. Thank you. :)

Show us yer scarf then!

Yeah, I have a few scraps of different funny materials in my sewing box-thingy, so he can have all sorts of shirts. :) I'd need his measurements, inner leg if he's having a pair of denim jeans as well. ;) I should take a photo of my Frankenstein's Mozster, whom I lovingly sewed into a really buggered-up form. :( That'll teach me not to use any templates. :p

I will upload it later, because I can't find the camera.

[The Cat's Mother]

Yeah, I have a few scraps of different funny materials in my sewing box-thingy, so he can have all sorts of shirts. :) I'd need his measurements, inner leg if he's having a pair of denim jeans as well. ;) I should take a photo of my Frankenstein's Mozster, whom I lovingly sewed into a really buggered-up form. :( That'll teach me not to use any templates. :p

I will upload it later, because I can't find the camera.

I love the idea of Frankenstein's Mozster. Maybe there should be a "When Fan Art Goes Bad" thread. ;)

[Franzanna]

I love the idea of Frankenstein's Mozster. Maybe there should be a "When Fan Art Goes Bad" thread.

Hehe, I'd have so much to post in that thread. :p Behold Franzistein's Mozster, in all his glory!

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00038.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00039.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00040.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00041.jpg

He is not anatomically accurate... That would have been far too controversial for me.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00042.jpg

And this is me modelling the scarf.
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00044.jpg
http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk138/Franzanna/Stuff/DSC00045.jpg

[The Cat's Mother]

Hehe, I'd have so much to post in that thread. :p Behold Franzistein's Mozster, in all his glory!


He is not anatomically accurate... That would have been far too controversial for me.


And this is me modelling the scarf.


I couldn't view all the pics because they were too big, but I think FrankenMoz is pretty good, actually - and the underwear made me LOL and scare the cat. :D

That's a very pretty scarf and good, neat work for a first item. :)

[Franzanna]

I couldn't view all the pics because they were too big, but I think FrankenMoz is pretty good, actually - and the underwear made me LOL and scare the cat. :D

That's a very pretty scarf and good, neat work for a first item. :)

Thanl you. :) Yeah, they are pretty big. :D I could shrink them, I s'pose.

He has mismatching arms - one hand has the thumb facing towards his side, and the other has it facing outwards. And he's wearing the lovely tartan scarf!neckbrace because he has a fragile neck, brought on by turning his body inside out through it. :D

To flatten out the sides, can I just iron it on wool setting?

[The Cat's Mother]

Thanl you. :) Yeah, they are pretty big. :D I could shrink them, I s'pose.

He has mismatching arms - one hand has the thumb facing towards his side, and the other has it facing outwards. And he's wearing the lovely tartan scarf!neckbrace because he has a fragile neck, brought on by turning his body inside out through it. :D

To flatten out the sides, can I just iron it on wool setting?

Tell people he's the Earl's Court '08 model and the scarf is for his poorly throat. ;)

It's the fate of the plain stocking stitch scarf to curl up; pressing should help a bit but won't actually cure the problem. That's why most scarf kits use fancy eyelash or bobble yarns which behave a little differently when made up. Moss stitch or basket stitch are better choices for scarfing plain yarns. There are some absolute barfains in scarf-friend ly wool in poundstretcher at the moment btw; 150g bobbly/eyelash for £1 or a scarf kit in lovely colours for £2. :)

[Franzanna]

Tell people he's the Earl's Court '08 model and the scarf is for his poorly throat. ;)

It's the fate of the plain stocking stitch scarf to curl up; pressing should help a bit but won't actually cure the problem. That's why most scarf kits use fancy eyelash or bobble yarns which behave a little differently when made up. Moss stitch or basket stitch are better choices for scarfing plain yarns. There are some absolute barfains in scarf-friend ly wool in poundstretcher at the moment btw; 150g bobbly/eyelash for £1 or a scarf kit in lovely colours for £2. :)

Oooh, wow. *Writes 'Poundland - wool' on hand* :)

I don't know what moss stitch or basket stitch are, but I'll look them up. :)

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Moss stitch is K1, P1. Another way to stop it a bit is by knitting a garter stitch (K every row) border. Start with 5 or so rows of K every row, then as you move into the body of the scarf, K the first and last 5 or so stitches on every row, then K or P the center portion of the row as appropriate.

Or, you can knit the whole thing as a K1, P1 rib. It will be thick and cushy and have lots of side-to-side stretch, so you would want to add stitches to achieve the same width you intended.

But the scarf you made looks very cute and the curl works. Great colors!

[Franzanna]

Moss stitch is K1, P1. Another way to stop it a bit is by knitting a garter stitch (K every row) border. Start with 5 or so rows of K every row, then as you move into the body of the scarf, K the first and last 5 or so stitches on every row, then K or P the center portion of the row as appropriate.

Or, you can knit the whole thing as a K1, P1 rib. It will be thick and cushy and have lots of side-to-side stretch, so you would want to add stitches to achieve the same width you intended.

But the scarf you made looks very cute and the curl works. Great colors!

Ahhh, okay. Thank you, Pregs. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Latest feedback on my BusyMitts Knitting page, from a non-plussed Australian (typos amended):

"Don't know what a Morrissey is but these fellas are beaut mate."

Odd, but rather lovely. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Ravelry's made Wank Report already. Bless! :)

http://www.observer.com/2009/o2/web-site-knitting-nuts-has-new-york-needlers-stitches?page=0%2C1

(see comments lower down news page)

[bogdana]

PM me if you want to be friends on ravelry.

im currently working on my very first pair of socks, its time consuming and a little frustrating but i actually love it

[The Cat's Mother]

PM me if you want to be friends on ravelry.

im currently working on my very first pair of socks, its time consuming and a little frustrating but i actually love it

I'm eatenbyweasels and I'm very polite and friend people back. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

PM me if you want to be friends on ravelry.

im currently working on my very first pair of socks, its time consuming and a little frustrating but i actually love it

PS: Don't forget to join the Ravelry "November Spawned a Knitting-Monster" group! :rolleyes:

[MunchyBrain]

Hello people of the wool! No, I am not taking up knitting. :p BUT, I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good shops in London, or websites, which sell pre-made things you use in your knitting? I'm not explaining myself well. What I'm looking for is the bobbles you get on bobble hats, but without the hat, and in hi-visibility/luminous colours...cheers! :D

[The Cat's Mother]

Hello people of the wool! No, I am not taking up knitting. :p BUT, I was wondering if anyone could recommend any good shops in London, or websites, which sell pre-made things you use in your knitting? I'm not explaining myself well. What I'm looking for is the bobbles you get on bobble hats, but without the hat, and in hi-visibility/luminous colours...cheers! :D

Do you mean this sort of thing?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/POM-POMS-x-100-Mixed-Pompoms-Childrens-Crafts-Art_W0QQitemZ270319743347QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Cra fts_Children_s_Crafts_EH?hash=item270319743347&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1685|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18

If you want something more substantial and have a particular colour in mind, buy a ball of yarn ( I think the budget brand Stylecraft do a range of neon colours) and make your own. It's very easy; I think I learned it in Brownies. :)

Here's how:

http://www.kid-craft-central.com/pom-poms.html

[someofusisturningnasty]

I bought an old jumper from a vintage shop the other day but I need to make it into a V-neck as it doesn't suit me otherwise...can any expert knitters tell me if using scissors to do this would make it all unravel? And if so, what would be a better way to go about it?

Thanking you :)

[The Cat's Mother]

I bought an old jumper from a vintage shop the other day but I need to make it into a V-neck as it doesn't suit me otherwise...can any expert knitters tell me if using scissors to do this would make it all unravel? And if so, what would be a better way to go about it?

Thanking you :)

This is a sewing job rather than a knitting job, unless you're contemplating unravelling the existing neckband, dismantling the sweater into parts and then re-knitting the top section of the front.

Yes, knitting will unravel if you start cutting into it, but alterations are possible with care; I suspect a garment knitted with thin yarn on small needles is a better alteration prospect than a chunky knit. This post deals with altering an existing sweater and you might find some tips here:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=224654.0

[The Cat's Mother]

*bump*

Because this thread is actually quite exciting compared to the rest of the forum right now.

I'll come back when someone starts another song title pun thread or does some funny t-shirts. :rolleyes:

[orm]

I know someone who covered a motorbike with knitted pieces for her degree show at uni. I'm too stupid to post a picture but this is the link:

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/4ns/studentDetails/Katie+Corbin/87826

[The Cat's Mother]

I know someone who covered a motorbike with knitted pieces for her degree show at uni. I'm too stupid to post a picture but this is the link:

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/4ns/studentDetails/Katie+Corbin/87826


:lbf: Excellent.... and we have a garage full of motorbikes, so.....

[Franzanna]

Just finished the second side to the bag I've been knitting for about a year - only took two days to do the second side! However, I managed to bollocks up the picot edge on the first side, so now the edges don't match. :tears:

[The Cat's Mother]

Just finished the second side to the bag I've been knitting for about a year - only took two days to do the second side! However, I managed to bollocks up the picot edge on the first side, so now the edges don't match. :tears:

Tell 'em it's a random edge and it's arty. :thumb:

I can't knit at the mo. My eczema is so bad my fingers are a bandaged mass of splits and I can hardly bend them. :(

[Kewpie]

Tell 'em it's a random edge and it's arty. :thumb:

I can't knit at the mo. My eczema is so bad my fingers are a bandaged mass of splits and I can hardly bend them. :(

http://www.uhhg.org/ecards/flowers_multi2_lg.jpg

Hope your eczema will be gone soon xxx

[Franzanna]

Tell 'em it's a random edge and it's arty. :thumb:

I can't knit at the mo. My eczema is so bad my fingers are a bandaged mass of splits and I can hardly bend them. :(

Ouch! :(
I think it was second time lucky with my picot edge - it's supposed to have little triangles going out from the holes, isn't it? The first one just has a thick chain of wool going across the top of the hole. :p At least I can disguise the mismatchingness easily because one side will be facing me and no-one will see it. :p

[bogdana]

http://images4cf.ravelry.com/uploads/iHeartBobRoss/12707933/100_4845_medium.JPG

[CharlieFairhead]

Please will somebody knit me something? The nights are drawing so alas winter is in the post, even a willy warmer would do...extra small obviously. x

P.S Sorry to lower the tone.

[Kewpie]

Please will some knit me something? The nights are drawing so alas winter is in the post, even a willy warmer would do...extra small obviously. x

P.S Sorry to lower the tone.


Ewwww, I can't knit. :(
I'm good at cooking, but not knitting and sewing.

[Kewpie]

Bump for TCM. :)

[Franzanna]

I knitted a draught-excluder snake for my friend as a Christmas present, and it went wonderfully, much to my surprise! Sadly I have no photographic proof, since the snake has now been wrapped up and sent to him.

[Mozza220559]

I'm knitting my boyfriend a scarf for Christmas and my mum's helping me with it.

I bought the wool from Boyes, but it's really nice wool, I'll try and upload a picture of the finished product in a few days!

[The Cat's Mother]

I'm knitting my boyfriend a scarf for Christmas and my mum's helping me with it.

I bought the wool from Boyes, but it's really nice wool, I'll try and upload a picture of the finished product in a few days!


Boyes has the last decent knitting department in the North. :thumb:

[Mozza220559]

Boyes has the last decent knitting department in the North. :thumb:

It's really nice and plush but I suspect it's gone up in price.

You don't know what it's really like over the internet do you?

[The Cat's Mother]

It's really nice and plush but I suspect it's gone up in price.

You don't know what it's really like over the internet do you?

Poundstretcher, Wilkinson's and Home Discount are also worth checking for inexpensive eyelash/plushy yarns.

I think your second statement applies to life in general, o wise M220559....

[Mozza220559]

Poundstretcher, Wilkinson's and Home Discount are also worth checking for inexpensive eyelash/plushy yarns.

I think your second statement applies to life in general, o wise M220559....

My username is ridiculous isn't it?

At least it's original, i'm watching Kim and Aggie...

[The Cat's Mother]

I'm knitting tiny penises.

Note to self: 18" for making up, cast on 9 sts, 13 rows, on 14s, yarn split (use 2 of 3 strands).

[Vauxhall Vixen]

Please will somebody knit me something? The nights are drawing so alas winter is in the post, even a willy warmer would do...extra small obviously. x

P.S Sorry to lower the tone.

Have you thought of cutting off the finger of a glove?! LOL

[Je Suis Julie]

I'm teaching myself how to knit with a kit my mom gave me for Christmas.
After much swearing and many temper tantrums, I can now cast on and do a basic knit stitch.

Question: What do you do with the tail of the yarn when you are done? My mom says you don't put a knot in it, but stitch it back through the last stitches. Won't it all unravel without a knot?

I just made an extraordinarily ugly pea green knitted book mark. *bows*

[The Cat's Mother]

I'm teaching myself how to knit with a kit my mom gave me for Christmas.
After much swearing and many temper tantrums, I can now cast on and do a basic knit stitch.

Question: What do you do with the tail of the yarn when you are done? My mom says you don't put a knot in it, but stitch it back through the last stitches. Won't it all unravel without a knot?

I just made an extraordinarily ugly pea green knitted book mark. *bows*

Assuming you've cut the yarn, just pull the last remaining stitch bigger and bigger until the cut end slips though. The work can't unravel now. Then thread the cut end on a needle and like your mum says, darn the end back into the fabric of your garment.

[Je Suis Julie]

Assuming you've cut the yarn, just pull the last remaining stitch bigger and bigger until the cut end slips though. The work can't unravel now. Then thread the cut end on a needle and like your mum says, darn the end back into the fabric of your garment.

Worked like a charm, Kate, thanks!

The ugly bookmark has been completed, and isn't worth photographing, but here is my second project. I used a vintage pattern.

Please ignore the ugly striped yarn, it's the smallest I had on hand.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/dress1.jpg

I think I've got the stocking stitch down. The top is k1 p1 ribbing. I even bound off in ribbing! *pats back*

The back is a mess because the stripes don't match up and I need to practice sewing.

I'm just back from Michael's with new yarn, which (I hope) is much more sophisticated-looking. And some smaller needles.

This is highly addicting, once you get the hang of it.

[The Cat's Mother]

Worked like a charm, Kate, thanks!

The ugly bookmark has been completed, and isn't worth photographing, but here is my second project. I used a vintage pattern.

Please ignore the ugly striped yarn, it's the smallest I had on hand.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/dress1.jpg

I think I've got the stocking stitch down. The top is k1 p1 ribbing. I even bound off in ribbing! *pats back*

The back is a mess because the stripes don't match up and I need to practice sewing.

I'm just back from Michael's with new yarn, which (I hope) is much more sophisticated-looking. And some smaller needles.

This is highly addicting, once you get the hang of it.

Ha! I used to crochet dog-blankets using that sort of yarn. The vintage frock works, though. :thumb: (Show us the book mark!)

[Je Suis Julie]

Ha! I used to crochet dog-blankets using that sort of yarn. The vintage frock works, though. :thumb: (Show us the book mark!)

Well it is a very soft and cuddly yarn, great for blankies! Lucky pups!

This is hardcore knitting:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/uh.jpg

[The Cat's Mother]

Well it is a very soft and cuddly yarn, great for blankies! Lucky pups!

This is hardcore knitting:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/uh.jpg


I can't imagine what his favourite colour could be....

[The Cat's Mother]

Anyone going to enter this? Eeioyn3uIiY

[The Cat's Mother]

Okay, so if I get up the nerve to enter a Mozzer dolly into Harry Hill's K Factor (http://harryhill.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/tv-burp-gets-into-knitting-pattern/), which Moz should I pick?

Contestant Number One - Hirsute, yearning, moob-groping Moz.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Contestant1psd.jpg

Contestant Number Two - Opposing Thumbs edition. (Still awaiting body hair but with an absurdly large willy because I finished knitting him whilst drunk on a writers' weekend. :rolleyes: )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Contestant2.jpg

Contestant Number Three - Lock up your fathers! It's scowly, shirt-chucking Moz. Grrr!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Contestant3.jpg


(Cross Posted to the Frink)

[Kewpie]

Awww, Harry will be pleased to see all of them!

You should send all of them and let them pick one. ;)

[The Cat's Mother]

Awww, Harry will be pleased to see all of them!

You should send all of them and let them pick one. ;)

I wasn't planning on letting on that I have a tribe of the things! Can't have people realising I'm a weirdo. :o

[Kewpie]

I wasn't planning on letting on that I have a tribe of the things! Can't have people realising I'm a weirdo. :o

Alright, it's a family orientated programme, the second one is the least pervy, you should send it to them. :p

[goinghome]

Excellent! Harry will be bowled over. :cool:

[The Cat's Mother]

Excellent! Harry will be bowled over. :cool:

Thanks! :) (Fingers crossed)

[bikubesong]

I dunno how to knit, but I do crocheting:thumb:

I even made my son's baptisman dress..

Now i've started a star shaped blanket, but I have very little time with a 1 month old baby so.. well, i cant see any progress :p

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/bikubesong/Picture0112.jpg?t=1265139743

[The Cat's Mother]

I dunno how to knit, but I do crocheting:thumb:

I even made my son's baptisman dress..

Now i've started a star shaped blanket, but I have very little time with a 1 month old baby so.. well, i cant see any progress :p

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee296/bikubesong/Picture0112.jpg?t=1265139743

Ooh, that's pretty! :thumb:

And it's the first news I've heard on Baby Bikey. Belated congratulations. :guitar:

[bikubesong]

Ooh, that's pretty! :thumb:

And it's the first news I've heard on Baby Bikey. Belated congratulations. :guitar:
Thank you very much :-)

[kimmy sticks]

I am a novice knitter - I am currently in the middle of making this "Big Bad Baby Blanket" for my son. It's taking me awhile, but I am only working on it in dribs and drabs because of my schedule. I'm using the same yarn as this person's finished product (the yarn the original pattern calls for). It was pricey but it's GORGEOUS!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/aknitterinqueens/3692426136/

[Scarlet Ibis]

You certainly have perfected his hair, Kate. What do you use? How do you make it stay on... And go in the proper direction? I'm impressed.

[Mozza220559]

Okay, so if I get up the nerve to enter a Mozzer dolly into Harry Hill's K Factor (http://harryhill.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/tv-burp-gets-into-knitting-pattern/), which Moz should I pick?

Contestant Number One - Hirsute, yearning, moob-groping Moz.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Contestant1psd.jpg

Contestant Number Two - Opposing Thumbs edition. (Still awaiting body hair but with an absurdly large willy because I finished knitting him whilst drunk on a writers' weekend. :rolleyes: )
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Contestant2.jpg

Contestant Number Three - Lock up your fathers! It's scowly, shirt-chucking Moz. Grrr!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Contestant3.jpg


(Cross Posted to the Frink)

Harry (Dr Hall) would love that!!

I like the middle one!

[The Cat's Mother]

You certainly have perfected his hair, Kate. What do you use? How do you make it stay on... And go in the proper direction? I'm impressed.

Thanks, Scarlet. The hair is nylon doll hair, rooted in by needle. It's wavy, so provided you cut it to shape once rooted, it falls into style by pushing it around with your fingers. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Harry (Dr Hall) would love that!!

I like the middle one!

Was it the thumbs or the willy? ;)

[Mozza220559]

Was it the thumbs or the willy? ;)

What do you mean?

[The Cat's Mother]

What do you mean?

I was wondering what attracted you to Doll 2.

[Scarlet Ibis]

Thanks, Scarlet. The hair is nylon doll hair, rooted in by needle. It's wavy, so provided you cut it to shape once rooted, it falls into style by pushing it around with your fingers. :)

Ahh. Verra noice.

Rooted in by needle... Is it knotted? How does it stay attached?

These are stupid questions, aren't they? :[

[The Cat's Mother]

Ahh. Verra noice.

Rooted in by needle... Is it knotted? How does it stay attached?

These are stupid questions, aren't they? :[

I've tried knotting it but it just slips out, so just a firm stitch. Are you planning on having a go?

[Scarlet Ibis]

I've tried knotting it but it just slips out, so just a firm stitch. Are you planning on having a go?

Well, it's always been in the back of my mind to get some pre-made doll bodies and to make them into various people to give as gifts. I have found that a doll of one's idol makes people go berserk with glee and I would love to be the one to please people in that way. I just can't knit. I can crochet, but that doesn't lend itself to dolls... Nor do I really have the patience to do it, I don't think.

Because I'm an artist I've always had a mental block when it comes to reproducing someone else's design and that's exactly what I'd be doing if I took the time to learn to knit just so I could make your dolls. It must be very satisfying to you to have designed these yourself.

Another problem is that anything sculptural doesn't come naturally to me. (I'm primarily an illustrator.) I think I'd need to sit down with someone and have them teach me. Or maybe look at a video tutorial at the very least. You should make one! :D

So, yeah, I'm thinking it might be fun to make a doll, but the hair has always baffled me.

[The Cat's Mother]

Well, it's always been in the back of my mind to get some pre-made doll bodies and to make them into various people to give as gifts. I have found that a doll of one's idol makes people go berserk with glee and I would love to be the one to please people in that way. I just can't knit. I can crochet, but that doesn't lend itself to dolls... Nor do I really have the patience to do it, I don't think.

Because I'm an artist I've always had a mental block when it comes to reproducing someone else's design and that's exactly what I'd be doing if I took the time to learn to knit just so I could make your dolls. It must be very satisfying to you to have designed these yourself.

Another problem is that anything sculptural doesn't come naturally to me. (I'm primarily an illustrator.) I think I'd need to sit down with someone and have them teach me. Or maybe look at a video tutorial at the very least. You should make one! :D

So, yeah, I'm thinking it might be fun to make a doll, but the hair has always baffled me.

My hair technique has evolved around the nature of the knitted scalp, which forms a convenient mesh for hair insertion by needle and might not suit other materials. I had these tutorial pictures on my Photobucket so here's how I insert a hair clump:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/DSCF0142.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/DSCF0146.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/DSCF0152.jpg

[Scarlet Ibis]

My hair technique has evolved around the nature of the knitted scalp, which forms a convenient mesh for hair insertion by needle and might not suit other materials. I had these tutorial pictures on my Photobucket so here's how I insert a hair clump:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/DSCF0142.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/DSCF0146.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/DSCF0152.jpg
Oh, thanks! Haha, poor little Moz. Wow, is that brown/grey doll hair. So specific!

[Mozza220559]

I was wondering what attracted you to Doll 2.

The open arms; it's the funniest and most clever of the bunch!

God! I didn't even think about the dolls cock!


Argh!

[The Cat's Mother]

The open arms; it's the funniest and most clever of the bunch!

God! I didn't even think about the dolls cock!


Argh!

*snorfles with laughter* Now, there's a t-shirt waiting to happen!:lbf:

I'm just composing my entry email to the K factor. They want to know why I knitted what I knitted. Do I plead insanity or simply admit there is no excuse for doing such a thing?

I've got my entry pics taken, but I'm wondering if I should try to find something to add as a crotch embellishement. *roots through bag of craft bits*

[Mozza220559]

*snorfles with laughter* Now, there's a t-shirt waiting to happen!:lbf:

I'm just composing my entry email to the K factor. They want to know why I knitted what I knitted. Do I plead insanity or simply admit there is no excuse for doing such a thing?

I've got my entry pics taken, but I'm wondering if I should try to find something to add as a crotch embellishement. *roots through bag of craft bits*

No! They look brilliant as they are!

Just say that you're into knitting and a Morrissey fan and that you just do it for leisure!

I'll be Harry will love them!

I like the new second one.

[kimmy sticks]

The open arms; it's the funniest and most clever of the bunch!

God! I didn't even think about the dolls cock!


Argh!
That's what made me love #2 also :D

[The Cat's Mother]

No! They look brilliant as they are!

Just say that you're into knitting and a Morrissey fan and that you just do it for leisure!

I'll be Harry will love them!

I like the new second one.

I've just traced the history of Knitted Moz back through the forum search and it turns out that initially, I'd intended him to contain lavender and live in Hattie's knicker drawer! :D

[Mozza220559]

I've just traced the history of Knitted Moz back through the forum search and it turns out that initially, I'd intended him to contain lavender and live in Hattie's knicker drawer! :D

Hattie has very big drawers and bigger drawers for her drawers.

[The Cat's Mother]

Hattie has very big drawers and bigger drawers for her drawers.

I've met her and they're not that big!

Anyway, I've emailed my entry. If I get a message that my work is being featured, I'll let you know. :thumb:

[Mozza220559]

I've met her and they're not that big!

Anyway, I've emailed my entry. If I get a message that my work is being featured, I'll let you know. :thumb:

I'll be watching it on Saturday night!

I think you have the edge considering it's Morrissey an' all!

[The Cat's Mother]

I'll be watching it on Saturday night!

I think you have the edge considering it's Morrissey an' all!

I expect they'll have the featured items sorted for this week by now, but I'll watch just in case.

I saw some tweets on Twitter with folks saying they were sending multiple entries. I have a blank doll already made, so maybe I should send in a Harry Hill as well. At least don't have to worry about the hair. :D

[Je Suis Julie]

Best of luck, Kate. Those photos look great!

I love your projects, Kimmy and Bikey! (When are you due, Bikey?)

I finished my second project....a knitted Barbie purse. I used #2 needles and thin black sparkly yarn. I love the sparkles but the yarn was sooo slippery.

Mitzi, my favorite Barbie clone, models...
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/mitzi1.jpg

It opens and closes with a snap:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/mitzi2.jpg

Sparkly bead decoration:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/mitzi3.jpg

[Bluebirds]

I vaguely remember these knitted characters from a while ago and when it was on Harry Hill t'other night I immediately thought get one in there. HE IS BOUND TO MENTION IT (if you'll pardon the pun)

[Kewpie]

Best of luck, Kate. Those photos look great!

I love your projects, Kimmy and Bikey! (When are you due, Bikey?)



biki posted in other thread that she got a baby boy a month ago. :)

[Je Suis Julie]

biki posted in other thread that she got a baby boy a month ago. :)

Aww, I missed that. Congrats!!! :flowers:

LOL - looking above she said she had a one month old baby. *needs to read more carefully* I was distracted by the crochet!

[kimmy sticks]

Best of luck, Kate. Those photos look great!

I love your projects, Kimmy and Bikey! (When are you due, Bikey?)

I finished my second project....a knitted Barbie purse. I used #2 needles and thin black sparkly yarn. I love the sparkles but the yarn was sooo slippery.

Mitzi, my favorite Barbie clone, models...
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/mitzi1.jpg

It opens and closes with a snap:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/mitzi2.jpg

Sparkly bead decoration:
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/mitzi3.jpg

Thank you miss!! And what a cute little Barbie purse! I love it! I wonder if I'll finish my blanket any time soon, hehe. It's not that it's a hard pattern (it's all just seed stitch, knits and purls) but it's time consuming and I don't have the luxury of much free time lately. My husband thought I was on crack for spending as much as I did on the yarm (nearly $100 :eek:) but it was so pretty/soft/gorgeous that I couldn't resist. I know that once I finish it, my son will puke on it and that will be that. But until then, it remains pristine :D

[The Cat's Mother]

Best of luck, Kate. Those photos look great!

I love your projects, Kimmy and Bikey! (When are you due, Bikey?)

I finished my second project....a knitted Barbie purse. I used #2 needles and thin black sparkly yarn. I love the sparkles but the yarn was sooo slippery.

Mitzi, my favorite Barbie clone, models...


Mitzi looks like she'd never pick her nose without a hanky, doesn't she? :D

Dinky little bag, but I know what you mean about sparkly yarn. I tried to get some more of the glossy purple yesterday but it was all gone. :(

I'm just finishing a little beige-coloured man. I didn't make him with anyone in mind; just as a prototype for hand/head shaping. He's smaller than the others as he's knitted in a slightly finer yarn. Who do we know who's beige and compact? :confused:

[Je Suis Julie]

Thank you miss!! And what a cute little Barbie purse! I love it! I wonder if I'll finish my blanket any time soon, hehe. It's not that it's a hard pattern (it's all just seed stitch, knits and purls) but it's time consuming and I don't have the luxury of much free time lately. My husband thought I was on crack for spending as much as I did on the yarm (nearly $100 :eek:) but it was so pretty/soft/gorgeous that I couldn't resist. I know that once I finish it, my son will puke on it and that will be that. But until then, it remains pristine :D

Well, it looks like the yarn you're using is perfect for little kids (not too light). It will make a very nice keepsake! I received several knitted blankies for my kids and I draped them over the rocking chair or kept them folded in a pretty pile on the bookshelf until they passed the random puke stage. Now they each have one to cuddle with each night.


Mitzi looks like she'd never pick her nose without a hanky, doesn't she? :D

Dinky little bag, but I know what you mean about sparkly yarn. I tried to get some more of the glossy purple yesterday but it was all gone. :(

I'm just finishing a little beige-coloured man. I didn't make him with anyone in mind; just as a prototype for hand/head shaping. He's smaller than the others as he's knitted in a slightly finer yarn. Who do we know who's beige and compact? :confused:

Lol, Kate! At first I was attempting to make a long gown with the slippery yarn but I got half way through and the stitches slipped off and the loops are sooo tiny I couldn't get them back on the needle. So, teeny tiny projects seem best for my frazzled patience right now.

Beige and compact? Hmmm. Not sure. Can't wait to see him, though!

Iggy?
Johnny Marr?

[The Cat's Mother]

Lol, Kate! At first I was attempting to make a long gown with the slippery yarn but I got half way through and the stitches slipped off and the loops are sooo tiny I couldn't get them back on the needle. So, teeny tiny projects seem best for my frazzled patience right now.

Beige and compact? Hmmm. Not sure. Can't wait to see him, though!

Iggy?
Johnny Marr?

I'd have to knit with leather yarn to make Iggy. :squiffy:

I thought of Johnny ( I chopped up the old one for stuffing - I think part of him is inside Thumbs!Moz) but Johnny's a pale little soul.

Scary thought! Knitted Jesse!:eek:

Tonight, SparkleMoz, I'm going to be.....

[The Cat's Mother]

Here's my second entry - a can of worms!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CanofWorms-1.jpg

[Kewpie]

Here's my second entry - a can of worms!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CanofWorms-1.jpg

Awww, Harry would love this! :)

[The Cat's Mother]

A little Stash-Buster dolly I've just made to use up some of the very small oddments in my yarn stash.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Stashbusterdoll.jpg

[largactil]

Here's my second entry - a can of worms!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CanofWorms-1.jpg

I love this.

[dunya]

A little Stash-Buster dolly I've just made to use up some of the very small oddments in my yarn stash.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Stashbusterdoll.jpg


You captured me perfectly, Kate, apart from the dress. :p

PS that looks like an amp. Is she a rock-n-roll dolly?

[Mozza220559]

Here's my second entry - a can of worms!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/CanofWorms-1.jpg

I like the one at the back with gray hair.

[The Cat's Mother]

You captured me perfectly, Kate, apart from the dress. :p

PS that looks like an amp. Is she a rock-n-roll dolly?

Well, I couldn't knit you in the usual peek-a-boo bra and knickers because Photobucket don't like that sort of thing.

She's from the same pattern as the Mozzer dolls so that qualifies her to stand by the amp. :)

[The Cat's Mother]

Kitteh on kitteh action!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/kittehonkitteh.jpg

And a leftover worm that inadvertantly turned out to resemble Tim Polecat...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/lampworm.jpg

[Kewpie]

Kitteh on kitteh action!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/kittehonkitteh.jpg

And a leftover worm that inadvertantly turned out to resemble Tim Polecat...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/lampworm.jpg


Awww...they're really cute! :)

[Je Suis Julie]

Kitteh on kitteh action!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/kittehonkitteh.jpg

And a leftover worm that inadvertantly turned out to resemble Tim Polecat...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/lampworm.jpg

Adorable!

[The Cat's Mother]

Awww...they're really cute! :)


Adorable!

Thank you. :)

Today, I knitted...... the Glove of Love!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/GloveofLove.jpg

[CrystalGeezer]

I was looking at the knitted doll section of Etsy and didn't find anything half as cute as your stuff, Kate. Actually a lot of it is knitted clothes for creepy dolls.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Kate, how does one knit a worm? I can't make out the stitches--is he knit as a tube, or side to side, then stitched closed?

[The Cat's Mother]

Kate, how does one knit a worm? I can't make out the stitches--is he knit as a tube, or side to side, then stitched closed?

I just made up the pattern as I went along and didn't write it down, but I'll try to remember. The yarn was DK and I think I used imperial 12s.

Cast on 60, (if you want a "saddle" on your worm, then swap to the saddle colour about halfway along, for six stitches, then go back to the main colour. Or you can knit the worm plain and knit a little saddle for it afterwards). Work about 9 rows, cast off.

For the head, pick up about about 10 sts along the edge at one end, turn and work the stitches, increasing into most of them so you have about 18 stitches.

Work about 4 rows, then on the next row k2, k2 together. Next row, p1, p2 tog, next row k1, k2 tog.... you'll end up with five or 6 stitches and you just cut the yarn ( leaving enough to sew up right along the worm, thread the cut end onto a darning/tapestry needle and thread it through the remaining stitches.

Sew the head seam, then lightly stuff the head. Take a 12" pipe cleaner and bend over about 1cm at each end to stop the sharp ends poking through the fabric. Use a knitting needle to poke a channel in the stuffing and insert one end of the pipe cleaner.

Thread the cast-on end (at the tail of the worm) onto your needle and pass it through the stitches at the end of the worm, so that you can gather them into a blunt point. Sew up about an inch or two at the tail end and insert the other end of the pipe cleaner. Stretch the worm out a bit so it can accommodate all of the pipe cleaner. Sew up the main seam. Fasten off and darn in the yarn ends.

That's should work. Probably....

[The Cat's Mother]

I was looking at the knitted doll section of Etsy and didn't find anything half as cute as your stuff, Kate. Actually a lot of it is knitted clothes for creepy dolls.

You're very kind, CG. I think I know the dolls you mean; the Blythe dolls with the huge heads. An acquired taste, definitely.

[Dave]

http://i49.tinypic.com/11m9ceq.jpg

[dunya]

From BBC webpage
http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8537773.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8537773.stm)
Somerset craft club knits jumpers for bald chickens

Former battery hens which have lost their feathers are being knitted jumpers by a Somerset craft club to keep them warm.
The knitwear will be donated to Little Hen Rescue in Norwich, a not-for-profit organisation which re-homes the hens.
Battery hens, which are not bred for meat, are normally sold for slaughter after one year, when they start producing fewer eggs.
The rescue centre buys them and then offers them as pets as an alternative.

Members of the knit and crochet club, which meets in the craft centre at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre, Taunton, said they liked to help charities and organisations, and thought chicken clothes were a great idea.

Miranda McPherson, from the craft centre, said: "The hens usually come out of farms quite bald and can be underweight.
"They will soon fatten up and regain their feathers with the right care, but while they are waiting for their feathers to grown back they can benefit from our knitted jumpers."
Jo Eglen, who founded Little Hen Rescue last year, said she takes in up to 4,000 birds at a time and around 10% have lost their feathers because of their living conditions.

She said: "There will always be some baldies. There was one that just had eyebrows.
"As soon as they're out it takes up to six weeks, or sometimes just a week, to get their feathers back.
"We are constantly using the jumpers to keep them warm and some of the new owners take a spare with them."

[The Cat's Mother]

From BBC webpage
http://http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8537773.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8537773.stm)
Somerset craft club knits jumpers for bald chickens

Former battery hens which have lost their feathers are being knitted jumpers by a Somerset craft club to keep them warm.
The knitwear will be donated to Little Hen Rescue in Norwich, a not-for-profit organisation which re-homes the hens.
Battery hens, which are not bred for meat, are normally sold for slaughter after one year, when they start producing fewer eggs.
The rescue centre buys them and then offers them as pets as an alternative.

Members of the knit and crochet club, which meets in the craft centre at Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre, Taunton, said they liked to help charities and organisations, and thought chicken clothes were a great idea.

Miranda McPherson, from the craft centre, said: "The hens usually come out of farms quite bald and can be underweight.
"They will soon fatten up and regain their feathers with the right care, but while they are waiting for their feathers to grown back they can benefit from our knitted jumpers."
Jo Eglen, who founded Little Hen Rescue last year, said she takes in up to 4,000 birds at a time and around 10% have lost their feathers because of their living conditions.

She said: "There will always be some baldies. There was one that just had eyebrows.
"As soon as they're out it takes up to six weeks, or sometimes just a week, to get their feathers back.
"We are constantly using the jumpers to keep them warm and some of the new owners take a spare with them."

I think Helen's made one of those, dunya. :)

I made a little Sailor Moz. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SailorMoz1.jpg

[Kewpie]

I think Helen's made one of those, dunya. :)

I made a little Sailor Moz. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SailorMoz1.jpg

Awwwwwww, so adorable! :)

[The Cat's Mother]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/LaundryDay.jpg

It was laundry day yesterday and the dollies had to help out.

[nightingale+therose]

they are phenomenal!
i just love them:love:

[Freda]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/LaundryDay.jpg

It was laundry day yesterday and the dollies had to help out.

Awww, they're superb! :thumb:

[The Cat's Mother]

they are phenomenal!
i just love them:love:


Awww, they're superb! :thumb:

Thanks. :) I'm thinking maybe a priest's outfit next.... ;)

[echobay]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/LaundryDay.jpg

It was laundry day yesterday and the dollies had to help out.


So fabulous!!! They surely would brighten up laundry day. :thumb:

Did I hear you say knitted priest Moz....yes please! :D

Or how about Moz in the Chivas football strip ?

[The Cat's Mother]

So fabulous!!! They surely would brighten up laundry day. :thumb:

Did I hear you say knitted priest Moz....yes please! :D

Or how about Moz in the Chivas football strip ?

Footie strip! *makes notes* :)

[dunya]

Footie strip! *makes notes* :)

Those laundry lads will be kept busy if you make more costumes.
(Keeps 'em out of mischief).

[nightingale+therose]

Footie strip!

you are so talented!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
These are the cutest Morrissey figures ever!

[The Cat's Mother]

you are so talented!:thumb::thumb::thumb:
These are the cutest Morrissey figures ever!

These costumes are becoming addictive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/FatherSteven.jpg

[CrystalGeezer]

These costumes are becoming addictive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/FatherSteven.jpg

:eek: OMG you are FAST!

As always, amazing.

[Freda]

These costumes are becoming addictive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/FatherSteven.jpg

OMG! :thumb:
Forgive me Father Morrissey for I have sinned... :pray:

[Je Suis Julie]

These costumes are becoming addictive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/FatherSteven.jpg

I have a sudden urge to confess my sins. And then commit some new ones.

[The Cat's Mother]

I have a sudden urge to confess my sins. And then commit some new ones.

Plenty of scope for that when you get your parcel. ;)

[Je Suis Julie]

Plenty of scope for that when you get your parcel. ;)

:eek: *excited*
*camps by the mail box*

Here are my latest projects:

My daughter wanted "a long mermaid gown and long veil" :rolleyes: for one of her Barbies. I added the beads and used sparkly yarn because I have a bead and sparkle fetish.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/white.jpg

This is supposed to be a Red Riding Hood finger puppet but it looks more like Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? :squiffy: (I need to work on my face embroidery)

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/red1.jpg

And here is the Big Bad Wolf, allegedly. My husband thought it was a bat:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/wolfie2.jpg

Now my daughter has asked for all of the Wizard of Oz characters. Yikes!

[nightingale+therose]

These costumes are becoming addictive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/FatherSteven.jpg


i need to have one!!!!!!!:):):)

[The Cat's Mother]

:eek: *excited*
*camps by the mail box*

Here are my latest projects:

My daughter wanted "a long mermaid gown and long veil" :rolleyes: for one of her Barbies. I added the beads and used sparkly yarn because I have a bead and sparkle fetish.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/white.jpg

This is supposed to be a Red Riding Hood finger puppet but it looks more like Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? :squiffy: (I need to work on my face embroidery)

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/red1.jpg

And here is the Big Bad Wolf, allegedly. My husband thought it was a bat:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/wolfie2.jpg

Now my daughter has asked for all of the Wizard of Oz characters. Yikes!

Oh God! Hahahaha! That Wolf........ :lbf:

I hate doing face embuggery (as my mother calls it) too. I need about ten attempts at mouths. :o

[GingerSnap]

These costumes are becoming addictive!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/FatherSteven.jpg

Ooooooo! Knitted Father Moz is lovely. You're very talented, Kate!

My sister keeps telling me I need to learn how to knit and the knitted Moz dolls are inspiring enough to motivate me.

[The Cat's Mother]

Ooooooo! Knitted Father Moz is lovely. You're very talented, Kate!

My sister keeps telling me I need to learn how to knit and the knitted Moz dolls are inspiring enough to motivate me.


It's very therapeutic is knitting. Except when it all goes wrong and you scream and tear it of the needles.

I unravelled the priest frock (it was too big) and re-did it as a priestly top and slacks. Take off the collar and you have Ninja!Moz! :lbf:

Meanwhile, Liberace has a rival....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SparkleShirtSilver1.jpg

(Edit - the point being that the shirt is sparkly but the photo doesn't really show it.)

[Je Suis Julie]

It's very therapeutic is knitting. Except when it all goes wrong and you scream and tear it of the needles.

I unravelled the priest frock (it was too big) and re-did it as a priestly top and slacks. Take off the collar and you have Ninja!Moz! :lbf:

Meanwhile, Liberace has a rival....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SparkleShirtSilver1.jpg

(Edit - the point being that the shirt is sparkly but the photo doesn't really show it.)

Sparkly Jacket Moz! YAY! :guitar:
*swoon* He wears it well.

(God, you're fast!)

[The Cat's Mother]

Sparkly Jacket Moz! YAY! :guitar:
*swoon* He wears it well.

(God, you're fast!)

That sparkle yarn is really strange stuff; it keeps stretching so even though it's finer than dk, when knitted to the same pattern it ends up bigger rather than smaller. I might have another go on finer needles when I have time. The photo, as you know, doesn't do justice to the prettiness of the yarn.

How's Mr Unfinished coming along?

[The Cat's Mother]

The Spring Collection is out. And loud!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringCollection2010.jpg

[Je Suis Julie]

That sparkle yarn is really strange stuff; it keeps stretching so even though it's finer than dk, when knitted to the same pattern it ends up bigger rather than smaller. I might have another go on finer needles when I have time. The photo, as you know, doesn't do justice to the prettiness of the yarn.

How's Mr Unfinished coming along?

He's sitting on my printer, taunting me with his pert nipples and blank face....waiting impatiently for me to finish the Wizard of Oz puppets that I've promised my daughter. I can't wait to get my hands on him :p

Y'all: Kate and I exchanged balls of yarn. I found the sparkly stuff and knew it would make a great sparkly jacket for mini Moz. Then Kate sent me some hard-to-find flesh colored yarn and tucked inside the package was.......a Mini Moz!!!! *dies* He's in need of some finishing, and Kate's instructions will help me advance my newbie knitting skills. Photos coming soon.

I shall cherish him always.

Clearly, I was the winner in this exchange.

All hail Kate, Mini Moz and the sparkly jacket...which now lives on forever in effigy :bow:

[The Cat's Mother]

He's sitting on my printer, taunting me with his pert nipples and blank face....waiting impatiently for me to finish the Wizard of Oz puppets that I've promised my daughter. I can't wait to get my hands on him :p

Y'all: Kate and I exchanged balls of yarn. I found the sparkly stuff and knew it would make a great sparkly jacket for mini Moz. Then Kate sent me some hard-to-find flesh colored yarn and tucked inside the package was.......a Mini Moz!!!! *dies* He's in need of some finishing, and Kate's instructions will help me advance my newbie knitting skills. Photos coming soon.

I shall cherish him always.

Clearly, I was the winner in this exchange.

All hail Kate, Mini Moz and the sparkly jacket...which now lives on forever in effigy :bow:

For the less polite amongst you, the doll had no tackle and my hands are in too bad a shape :( to knit knobs and plums at the mo. I hope no-one is spying on Julie's emails 'cause I sent her instructions. :eek:

I've been a good TCM and packed all my wool away so I can get on with the spring cleaning. Although I do need to knit a little loincloth for someone........ ;)

[MozFanNY]

Love Love Love them Kate!

[The Cat's Mother]

Love Love Love them Kate!

*takes a bow* :)

[CrystalGeezer]

The Spring Collection is out. And loud!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringCollection2010.jpg

:rofl:

[nightingale+therose]

The Spring Collection is out. And loud!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringCollection2010.jpg

:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
Shades are the coolest too!

[dunya]

The Spring Collection is out. And loud!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringCollection2010.jpg

:lbf:

:cool:

Those lads are going to need their own wardrobe soon.

[The Cat's Mother]

:lbf:

:cool:

Those lads are going to need their own wardrobe soon.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/Drawers.jpg

Or at least a second drawer.

[The Cat's Mother]

:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:
Shades are the coolest too!

They're Bratz shades; I bought a bag of them second-hand and they're slightly small so I have to squish the dolls' heads a bit to get them on. Might try out the pink ones later. :D

[Je Suis Julie]

Here he is now, leering at me as I Frink. Well, as much as one can leer without eyes. :p

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/knitted.jpg

[The Cat's Mother]

Here he is now, leering at me as I Frink. Well, as much as one can leer without eyes. :p



Poor Mozimodo; an eyeless, bald, faceless eunuch with what looks like a loop of intestine over one arm! :lbf: I'm sure you'll soon make a man of him.

[GingerSnap]

Poor Mozimodo; an eyeless, bald, faceless eunuch with what looks like a loop of intestine over one arm! :lbf: I'm sure you'll soon make a man of him.

But he does have nipples! And they appear to be placed on the high side, just like the original. :)

[anon x]

The Spring Collection is out. And loud!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringCollection2010.jpg

What a gay bunch.

[JulieDurham]

I've found a French girl who does knitted dolls of famous people:

http://poupeetsoso.hautetfort.com/

I'm sorry it's written in french but you can still enjoy the pictures. I love the Karl Lagerfeld doll!

That girl is a member of the French knitting action group....seems very funny, here their blog link (unfortunately still in french):

http://blogcft.wordpress.com/

and nice tatoo:

http://poupeetsoso.hautetfort.com/media/00/02/1142275573.jpg

[billy scissors]

I've found a French girl who does knitted dolls of famous people:

http://poupeetsoso.hautetfort.com/

I'm sorry it's written in french but you can still enjoy the pictures. I love the Karl Lagerfeld doll!

That girl is a member of the French knitting action group....seems very funny, here their blog link (unfortunately still in french):

http://blogcft.wordpress.com/

and nice tatoo:

http://poupeetsoso.hautetfort.com/media/00/02/1142275573.jpg
should have left out the "k"

[JulieDurham]

:D but it's not my tatoo.

[The Cat's Mother]

I've found a French girl who does knitted dolls of famous people:

http://poupeetsoso.hautetfort.com/

I'm sorry it's written in french but you can still enjoy the pictures. I love the Karl Lagerfeld doll!

That girl is a member of the French knitting action group....seems very funny, here their blog link (unfortunately still in french):

http://blogcft.wordpress.com/

and nice tatoo:



LOL@ the Lagerfeld doll. :lbf: Great stuff!

She's a guerilla knitter! :thumb:

[JulieDurham]

MJ is lifelike, isn't he?

http://poupeetsoso.hautetfort.com/media/00/01/303250515.jpg

[The Cat's Mother]

I was just outside in the lane, posing Thumbs!Moz in nothing but an ivy leaf to celebrate him finally getting body hair and almost got caught in the act by the window cleaner! Yikes! :D

EDIT: With a little help from the neighbour's dog, bless her, may I present.... the Lazy Springbather!:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringtimeforKnitler.jpg

[sweetness522]

I was just outside in the lane, posing Thumbs!Moz in nothing but an ivy leaf to celebrate him finally getting body hair and almost got caught in the act by the window cleaner! Yikes! :D

EDIT: With a little help from the neighbour's dog, bless her, may I present.... the Lazy Springbather!:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringtimeforKnitler.jpg


:thumb: Get that man some Aviator sunglasses! :D
I like loungy, nakkey, Mini Moz - just in time for spring/summer love.

[GingerSnap]

I was just outside in the lane, posing Thumbs!Moz in nothing but an ivy leaf to celebrate him finally getting body hair and almost got caught in the act by the window cleaner! Yikes! :D

EDIT: With a little help from the neighbour's dog, bless her, may I present.... the Lazy Springbather!:D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringtimeforKnitler.jpg

Look at how Thumbs!Moz is enjoying the first taste of Spring! I hope he didn't stay out long enough to sunburn his tender bits. :)

Kate, seeing all of the recent wonderful photos of your Knitted Moz family has made me think you could make a lovely calendar with them. (I'd buy one!)

[JulieDurham]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SpringtimeforKnitler.jpg

:thumb:

[The Cat's Mother]

Look at how Thumbs!Moz is enjoying the first taste of Spring! I hope he didn't stay out long enough to sunburn his tender bits. :)

Kate, seeing all of the recent wonderful photos of your Knitted Moz family has made me think you could make a lovely calendar with them. (I'd buy one!)

No danger of burning. Wherever that little dog goes, her human is only fifty yards behind, so it was click-click-click and then a hasty retreat inside.

Quiffaa already suggested a charity calendar to Lori and myself; I'm fine with it so long as I don't have to do the organising. :D

[The Cat's Mother]

:thumb: Get that man some Aviator sunglasses! :D
I like loungy, nakkey, Mini Moz - just in time for spring/summer love.

I was thinking more along the lines of a knotted hanky on his head, sea-side postcard style. :lbf:

[The Cat's Mother]

:thumb:

Yes, he has a thumb. Two, in fact....

[Je Suis Julie]

JulieD, I forgot to tell you how much I enjoyed your link to the knitted dolls page - I read every post. Great stuff!

I stumbled across this site today and it rings every bell for me - knitted toys, cute cats, miniatures, quirkiness galore....

http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/

Knitted factory turns pandas into gnomes
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/factory4.jpg

The slug and snail mobile
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/pc09_sf1.jpg

Tiny frog
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyfrog.jpg

OSCILLATING OWLS
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/owlets_announce.jpg

Tiny elephant:
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyelephant.jpg

Tiny record player!
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyrecordplayer.jpg

Ice Cream!
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyicecream.jpg

[JulieDurham]

Tiny record player!
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyrecordplayer.jpg



You're welcome. Tiny record player is too cute!!!!

Thanks for the link of mochimochiland :thumb:

[sweetness522]

JulieD, I forgot to tell you how much I enjoyed your link to the knitted dolls page - I read every post. Great stuff!

I stumbled across this site today and it rings every bell for me - knitted toys, cute cats, miniatures, quirkiness galore....

http://mochimochiland.com/weblog/

Knitted factory turns pandas into gnomes
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/factory4.jpg

The slug and snail mobile
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/pc09_sf1.jpg

Tiny frog
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyfrog.jpg

OSCILLATING OWLS
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/owlets_announce.jpg

Tiny elephant:
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyelephant.jpg

Tiny record player!
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyrecordplayer.jpg

Ice Cream!
http://www.mochimochiland.com/blogimages/tinyicecream.jpg

Cute stuff there!

Okay, I took my needles out of the bag and looked at them & caressed the yarn a bit...does that count as motivation to learn? :O}

[The Cat's Mother]

Cute stuff there!

Okay, I took my needles out of the bag and looked at them & caressed the yarn a bit...does that count as motivation to learn? :O}


Hmmm. I'm not sure that standalone perving of needles and yarn really counts. You need to put them together and then spy on them.

[The Cat's Mother]

There! Much happier with the Sparkly Jacket now I've re-knitted it and added a shirt collar. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SilverShirtReWork.jpg

[dunya]

There! Much happier with the Sparkly Jacket now I've re-knitted it and added a shirt collar. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SilverShirtReWork.jpg

Awwwww. :)
A lovely new jacket and a photo opportunity to show how well he's doing with his thumbs. This lad is going places!

[Je Suis Julie]

There! Much happier with the Sparkly Jacket now I've re-knitted it and added a shirt collar. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/SilverShirtReWork.jpg

Awwww, it fits him like a glove. The white shirt finishes it off so nicely.
Beautiful work.

My lil' Mozimodo became a man last night.
*moment of silence*

My fingers are kinda sore from knitting the section made with just one folded strand of yarn. It felt like I was knitting with the world's most stubborn gossamer, which of course is completely appropriate. :D

I've ordered his hair, too. Soon he'll stop looking like Mr. Clean. Yul Brenner. Sam Goldwyn. Kojak, etc.

[The Cat's Mother]

Awwwww. :)
A lovely new jacket and a photo opportunity to show how well he's doing with his thumbs. This lad is going places!

Next phase is wired thumbs. Watch this space!

[The Cat's Mother]

Awwww, it fits him like a glove. The white shirt finishes it off so nicely.
Beautiful work.

My lil' Mozimodo became a man last night.
*moment of silence*

My fingers are kinda sore from knitting the section made with just one folded strand of yarn. It felt like I was knitting with the world's most stubborn gossamer, which of course is completely appropriate. :D

I've ordered his hair, too. Soon he'll stop looking like Mr. Clean. Yul Brenner. Sam Goldwyn. Kojak, etc.


Thanks. I needed to do the sparkle yarn justice. :)

Do you get what I mean about the strain of knitting the tiny stuff? I'm glad Mr Defective already had bits. Thankfully I only had to re-knit him from the waist up. ;)

[The Cat's Mother]

Next phase is wired thumbs. Watch this space!

And here he is, gripping onto his modesty. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/HandsProto.jpg

[nightingale+therose]

And here he is, gripping onto his modesty. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/HandsProto.jpg

Kate, Does Morrissey have any cats to curl up beside when he is posed in his more revealing numbers (7" and garden pics)?:p Knitted kittens:guitar::guitar::guitar:
ooh, i love that belly button - quite pervy:horny:!

.

[The Cat's Mother]

Kate, Does Morrissey have any cats to curl up beside when he is posed in his more revealing numbers (7" and garden pics)?:p Knitted kittens:guitar::guitar::guitar:
ooh, i love that belly button - quite pervy:horny:!

.

Well there is that bruiser of a tomcat that Father Steven took in, but frankly it's a bit unruly for letting loose around anyone's naked bits. :squiffy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v451/eatenbyweasels/Knitting%20Tutorials/BruiserCat.jpg

[Je Suis Julie]

Welcome to Motown, Mini Moz!

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/moztown.jpg

He also attended an art lecture with me today. But I kept him in my purse, much to his displeasure.

I'm still working on his hair, it won't be so gray when I'm done. He was very upset with me when I squeezed him into an old Ken shirt and jacket. Patience, mini Moz! I'm a very slow knitter.

Thanks again, Kate....oh the places we will go.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/moztown2.jpg

[The Cat's Mother]

Welcome to Motown, Mini Moz!

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/moztown.jpg

He also attended an art lecture with me today. But I kept him in my purse, much to his displeasure.

I'm still working on his hair, it won't be so gray when I'm done. He was very upset with me when I squeezed him into an old Ken shirt and jacket. Patience, mini Moz! I'm a very slow knitter.

Thanks again, Kate....oh the places we will go.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee20/jesuisjulie/moztown2.jpg

Those are Ken clothes? They look really smart if a little close-fitting (but hey, frinky!)