aaahh...knitting at home

is there anything better than cosying up on the couch at the end of a busy day with your knitting? ok manz, crochet in your case! i gave this knitting book to my sister for her birthday with the hope that it would egg her on to start knitting. it didn't, but she started crocheting instead.

knitting at home

one good thing about buying crafty books for your sister is that you can borrow them to use yourself! (come on every mad crafter does this don't they??) i couldn't resist the cover slippers and found some stash yarn to use straight away.

before felting

the pieces work up quickly and the pattern is easy to follow, but the fun is in the felting. it goes against all mum's washing advice to chuck hand knitting into hot water and set the machine to extreme wash, but it looks and feels beautiful, even prickly wool becomes soft.

aahh...after felting

a spot of simple hand embroidery and they are ready to be popped on while you start the next project. more info is on my Ravelry page.