Urban Knit Limerick

Finally dug out the ole knitting machine and knitted up some patches for Eilish of Urban Knit Limerick fame.. thought I have managed to loose the Scottish Shortcake box that has my clamps and tools in it. So, it is hand machine knit under slightly dodgy circumstances....

Got to use up lots of odd end-cones of chenille. (Sorry, Tiia!!). For some reason chenille just doesn't do anything for me. I just don't like the feel of it, it feels un-natural or something. Can't quite put my finger on it. So, I was delighted to use up the chenille for this project. (Although I did put away the pink for a different project). I made roughly 530cm's of patches. I had been lamenting the fact I have been doing nothing mad lately, and although what I made wasn't mad, her project is! So, this definitely made me feel a bit better.

(If you don't know about the Urban Knit Project check out her Facebook page, Urbanknitlimerick and on The Woolly Way blog, she needs A4 or larger patches for an Urban Knit project by end April!!)

2 Working Days left....

It's Sunday night, and I have 2 working days left...so what do I do, start to make something new. You think I would learn!!

I was fixing up my signs from last year, they were just a breadboard and a cabinet door painted with blackboard paint. But this year there is more emphasis on a nice display of names and workshops times. The breadboard will do again for chalking up the workshop times, but I needed something different for my Stitchlily sign. I also wanted to make some kind of a banner for my Sit and Stitch area. So I decide to make them out of fabric, cutting out the letters and stitching them to a backround. Several hours later, I'm still not finished. They came out kind of small, so no one will even notice them...Oh, well, maybe I'll learn for next year, no more last minute fabric banners...


Here is the letters cut out ready for stitching, and also a sneaky peek at some of the workshop brooches and a kiwi cushion!!

These are a sneaky peak at the Alternative Yarn workshop - plarn and newspaper yarn, crocheted...

Last year I didn't make a penny and spent a fortune on all the equipment and stuff. This year if I cover my costs I'll be very happy....I had planned on making lots of knitted scarves to sell, but when it came round to it, I ended up having more fun playing around with patterns on the knitting machine. Now why haven't I don't this before? I was trying out Aran style patterns on very fine lace scarves, and also the 'snagged tights' look....I mean the Gothic Lace look...

The Knitted Poem

I don't knit very often, if I do it is always for some charity or crazy textile project. Today's crazy textile project is The Poetry Society's The Knitted Poem!

"Over 700 knitters around the world are now knitting (and crocheting) the individual letters of an as-yet secret poem. Once the squares have been sewn together the assembled work could span some 40-feet. The final knitted poem will be revealed in all its glory in October 2009".

I said I was a beginner, and thank god I did, because with each row ripped back, I realised I'm crap at knitting. I won't go into the knittygrittys of all the things I did wrong, but mainly it's because I'm a day dreamer. My hands and eyes are going through the motion but the head is a million miles away, usually thinking about the next project. Knitting doesn't suit day dreamers like crochet does. Oh I know theres a few knitters out there willing to argue with me, but I'm talking extreme day-dreaming. Where you have done several rounds before you realised you did, and you have to count then (possibly/usually) rip back. It's a hell-of-a-lot easier with crochet. That's why I try to reserve crocheting to when I watch telly. In fact I'm now at the stage, I only watch telly so I can crochet! It zones me out just enough to crochet, but not enough to make mistakes. Well, I've only got Irish terrestrial, 4 crap channels, which is enough to drive someone to needles..

But I got it finished! The letter "I", its badly blocked, but it's finished, and going in the post today...They are still looking for blank squares but I just don't have the time at the moment. I also said I'd knit something for the Skye Bridge...

The Poem is being unveiled in October, can't wait to see what poem it is?

The Poetry Society

The Knitted Poem group (Ravelry)

Innocent Smoothie Big Knit Day

Just a quickie to remind everyone that the Innocent smoothies Hats go on sale on the 5th November, in Topez stations across the country.