The One About Inori

Before I fall off the face of the internet again (buried by a mountain of school work – mid year exams coming up!), I’m popping in to show you my latest FO!
I made this pattern up and this hat is knitted from the top down to its brim so sizing could be adapted for bigger/smaller heads.

This character is called a Moogle. Mog (as he is often named) is a permanent special guest in Final Fantasy games.

His pom pom is fixed on top of a chenille stick/ pipe cleaner.

The hat was knitted with 2 strands of 4-ply wool as I initially wanted to use an 8-ply (DK) but couldn’t find one in moogle-colour.

Okay I got to go back to my studies. I have other FOs to show but really would have to finish my school work first.

If I get enough responses asking for a pattern of this hat I’d write it out.

Meanwhile, this is its rav link.

Kupo!

Here are two videos of little Sunshine reading.

And here is a picture of her representation of Nad and I.

She claims that the person on the left with a dewdrop shaped mouth is me and the one on the right with vampire fangs is Nad.

My question is…. why do I have 3 legs?

Why?

Because of this:

So it’s finally done – the handspun shawl that used handspun-from -scratch-fleece-to-yarn.

This is how it looked like, fresh off the needles. Not very good looking.

While blocking, I fell in love with it. I really thought it wasn’t going to look good since it was always so scrunched up.

Today was a dark and dreary day. So what was I doing out in the backyard with only a halter top on? (I was wearing pants too, just in case you misinterpret my meaning.)

This:

I had no dress or long sleeved black tops so I had to chatter in the cold wind while snarling at Nad to hurry up and take the picture already!!!!!!!

I also had to photoshop 3 or 4 pieces of doggie nuggets (poop) from the grass. -___-

I understand that the lighting is not very nice but I have to send out this shawl by tomorrow. And even then, tomorrow’s forecast is an overcast sky.

I don’t think my pictures did my shawl any justice. I need a better place to take photos. Like an emotionally charged, by-the-window-with-sunlight-filtering-through and light bouncing off the seed beads making them seem like diamonds shining.

Think I can commission this kinda photo on etsy’s alchemy? Lol.

So it’s now folded neatly and awaiting to be packed in some tissue and hopefully I can find a decent box to contain it before it takes it’s flight. I hope the recipient would be obliged to take a photo of herself wearing it and I can post it here!

Name of Project: Photosynthesis Handspun Beaded Shawl

Yarn: Handspun from scratch

Needles: Knitpicks Harmony. Can’t remember the size.

Cast On Date: 1 November 2009

Cast Off Date: 2 June 2010 (with a HUGE hibernation period!)

Learned: 1st time beading a shawl!

Modifications: Did two extra repeats of chart B.

Mistakes: Nil

Ok. I’m still cold from that ordeal. Everyone else is napping now and I’m very sleepy but I shall continue to knit!

Thank you for your comments on the bag. I will reply to everyone soon! (I’ve already replied most of you though I think!)

I’ve been working on a bag for WIPs.

You know how when you knit a sweater/jumper/jacket/blanket/shawl… it starts off really small but grows and grows? Before you know it, your tiny project bag can’t hold it anymore. I usually resort to using huge ziplock bags.
I looked up a few tutorials and put together this bag:

It grows as your project grows!

(expanded once)

(expanded twice)

This is how it looks like when closed:

And with your WIP in it:

Plenty of space!

The bag was put together using a few tutorials from online as well as from my Japanese bag pattern books.

Main fabric is from Japan and contrast fabric from Spotlight. Buttons are very old ones from my mum.

It measures about 33cm across (66cm all round) and 40cm tall when fully expanded so it’s a very roomy bag for big projects!

I’m wondering if I were to make these to sell, will any one be interested? I reckon it’d cost about $30 to $35 because the fabric isn’t very cheap!

What do you think?

I’ve been carrying this bag around as a replacement for my handbag. Hahahaha. I love it and would probably make another (or three or four) for myself!

The tops can be folded down as well as you sit and knit. I may improvise on the handles too.

Anyway, the wip pictured above has become an FO and here’s a sneak peek at it:

I’m done blocking it and waiting for Nad to be home so that we can take a few pictures of it in action. Then I will pack it off to it’s recipient and blog about it!

Meanwhile, thoughts on the bag please? Would you want one? Would you buy one? Fair price for it? All comments much appreciated!!