Two Finishes

 

In my daytime crafting, I've finished another bracelet. 

And over several evenings, I've knitted a pair of socks. They're definitely fraternal twins, one is darker than the other. I'm not sure why. As I showed in this post, the two skeins were dyed together. Anyway, I think they look ok, fraternal it is. It's also interesting how different the colour pattern is to this pair of socks which have definite stripes. Hmm, that's the joy of hand dyeing wool. 

Two

 

I've finished two beaded crochet bracelets. I've just been working on them during the day, knitting socks in the evenings. I can knit without looking at my work, which is good when watching TV. Beaded crochet needs more concentration. 

Beading Again

 

Well, I did sell the blue and white entrelac gloves at the market on Saturday, so that's good. I don't have any knitting orders at the moment, but the lady in the shop that sells my beadwork wants more bracelets, so I'm working on that. 

One And A Bit

 

 I think I'm still on track to finish a pair of socks before Saturday, provided there aren't too many interruptions. I took some time off knitting this morning to make a sample for Friday's craft group meeting:

The tutorial is by Narin Handicrafts on Facebook. 

Tried And Tested

 

There are a lot of patterns for fingerless gloves on the internet. Some work better than others. I'm in a hurry at the moment, getting ready for Saturday's market, so I'm sticking to patterns that I've used before and I know work. The charcoal pair is Spragues by Galt House of Yarn and the pair I'm working on is Nalu by Sparrowhawk. 

I spun four skeins of wool over the weekend:

Now I'm in the process of dyeing them:

I don't think I'll be able to knit two pairs of socks before the market, but maybe one pair? 

Beaded Crochet Rope

 

Right, I have two necklaces and three bracelets done, to take to a local shop. Now I need to concentrate on spinning and knitting for next week's market table. 

Another Diversion

 

I had a request for puppets, I assume to illustrate the Tortoise And The Hare story. I've made rabbits or hares before, but I had to give some thought to a tortoise. My first step was to look up cartoon tortoise images, because cartoons highlight the most iconic aspects of animals. I was surprised that many of the images showed the tortoise as green. I don't think of tortoises as green! I stuck to brown.