Geezer Craft Corner

[Isbjorn]

Antiq

A collage greeting card

Wow! That is beautiful! I'd love to receive a card like that in the mail!  

[taligator]

Hey all .. I haven't posted in here before but thought I'd share what I just finished.

And here it is .. the DW Washcloth:



And a closeup of the stitch:



I like making washcloths, there are a couple on my flick account and I've also started on socks.

Thanks for sharing your projects!

Tali  

[CosmicHedgehog]

Neat, I like that stitch. I've been trying to teach myself how to knit, but I am apparently instruction book impaired. redface the only thing I've managed to knit that is mild recognizable was a little mousey for the kitties.  

[taligator]

CosmicHedgehog

Neat, I like that stitch. I've been trying to teach myself how to knit, but I am apparently instruction book impaired. redface the only thing I've managed to knit that is mild recognizable was a little mousey for the kitties.

I taught myself to knit but struggled with it. I then taught myself to crochet and happily did very well at that for a couple of years and then I realized that I wasn't satisfied with it so I ended up going to a local yarn shop and taking a class.

I've since made a doll sweater, a baby sock, and a bunch of dishcloths. I'm pretty happy with it and think classes are the way to go because they can watch what you are doing and make corrections as you go.  

[Elspeth Telrunya]

thats a pretty neat washcloth smile I need to post some of my glass engraving smile  

[taligator]

A few more pictures ...

Ballband Dishcloth from Mason-Dixon Knitting:



And one teeny tiny baby sock (just one so far!):

 

[MQubed]

I've still got a couple of other things to do (especially in this picture), but this is my son's new pirate-themed room. I designed the "valance" from some teak paneling, and hand made the quilt and bedskirt (it's supposed to have a treasure chest in the middle of the red, but I ran out of fabric and can't find: Select Basics by Robyn Pandolph for SSI in gold)


... and those were the first seat covers I've ever sewn (from scratch!)  

[MQubed]

And I was proud of my idea to "hold" the map up with a knife! (and the round table has a bunch of maps under a piece of plastic)
 

[Warnersister]

That room is pure genius! Your son is very lucky that you've made such an effort for him.

My Disney Afternoon embroidery is in the homestretch. Only about a million stitches in white to fill up the background, then I'm done smile

The next project will be a Starsky-style cardigan. I have an old knitting pattern, but the problem I have is that the Sirdar wool it recommends is no longer sold, being over thirty years old. Does anyone know any way that I can find out what would be an equivalent yarn? I need it to be the same thickness & consistency I guess, otherwise the size will be way off.

Any ideas gratefully received!

DW  

[CosmicHedgehog]

OOOOOOO! Baby sock! (I LOVE baby socks and shoes) And I'll be looking for a knitting class after the first of the year, I think. It's just one of those things that I always wanted to do, but I've never gotten around to.

ANd MQubed, that room is awesome! Excellent job!  

[Elspeth Telrunya]

ooo that room is pretty nifty smile I would love someday to have a room rennaisance like the movie ever after or a lotr theme one smile  

[Princess Kalo]

I do crosstitch, origami, fuse beads, and boondoggle. The only pics I have currently are of my boondoggle.





Of course there's more, but those two are my favorites (at least, of the ones that I have pictures of...)  

[Elspeth Telrunya]

what are those for ?  

[MQubed]

man, I started a cross stitch the other day!! I guess I'm used to just doing the pattern as you go along the line (for crocheting, etc.), this trying to figure out which x to do next with this color was ... hard ! 4laugh

Warnersister, did you Google the yarn? If I remember correctly, once you have the gauge (x number of stitches in a 1" square for example), if you choose another type/brand of yarn it'll work if the gauge is the same -- and I think most yarn will give the gauge (but I could be wrong!!)  

[freaxy]

just made this tonight:
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