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[h.h.lovecraft]

I've decided to try to make my first clay hand puppet. I chose to do a pumpkin because I felt like it would be an easy and simple first attempt. I used to draw pumpkin people a lot so it is also inspired by that. The head is currently drying and I still have to sew the black cloth for it and make some viney hands. Then onto painting! If it goes well, maybe I will make more pumpkin people puppets



The pumpkin people drawings I spoke about:

 

[Pawz]

Everyone is so talented!

 

[Bill & Ted]

I've decided to try to make my first clay hand puppet. I chose to do a pumpkin because I felt like it would be an easy and simple first attempt. I used to draw pumpkin people a lot so it is also inspired by that. The head is currently drying and I still have to sew the black cloth for it and make some viney hands. Then onto painting! If it goes well, maybe I will make more pumpkin people puppets

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The pumpkin people drawings I spoke about:

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Wow, these are spooky wooky love them!

 

[Siikibam]

I have knit one sleeve up to the elbow.


The body is looking good as well. I think I have about…15 rows to reach the underarm. I made a mistake at the start of the cable but no matter. I didn’t have the energy or will to frog it


I’m feeling too lazy to knit the patterns again but not sure how I feel about plain strips on my cowl. No recent photo though.

I’m onto the stockinette stitch on my aunt’s cardigan. I have to think what colourwork pattern to do on hers. I do have some books so will have a browse. But not quite there yet.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Finished off making ”his and her” cuddle cups tonight for Hector and Kiki. I have managed to “pattern match” some off cuts together, I hate wasting fabrics

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Finished!
The length was limited by the amount of wool.
This scarf is made of the leftover wool from the matching sweater I knitted last year.

 

[Siikibam]

View attachment 192399Finished!
The length was limited by the amount of wool.
This scarf is made of the leftover wool from the matching sweater I knitted last year.

Very nice! Well done on finishing it.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Very nice! Well done on finishing it.

Thank you!
Now I'll have to look for a new project.

 

[Siikibam]

Thank you!
Now I'll have to look for a new project.

You could knit mine! I got tired of the colourwork so I’ve resorted to plain colour rows. But I may find another colourwork pattern to use because plain is a drag

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

You could knit mine! I got tired of the colourwork so I’ve resorted to plain colour rows. But I may find another colourwork pattern to use because plain is a drag

I'm afraid I wouldn't get the colourwork done, but you could send over the cable pattern.

 

[teddymouse]

View attachment 192399Finished!
The length was limited by the amount of wool.
This scarf is made of the leftover wool from the matching sweater I knitted last year.

Did you find yourself knitting faster before you ran out of wool, in the hope you would get more knitted before you did ran out.? Lol.

 

[Siikibam]

I'm afraid I wouldn't get the colourwork done, but you could send over the cable pattern.

I like working on the cable. Maybe I could outsource the sleeves to you though. Plain stockinette…

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Did you find yourself knitting faster before you ran out of wool, in the hope you would get more knitted before you did ran out.? Lol.

I got into the flow after getting started. It wasn't too bad after this.
But I still have the feeling that the whole sweater was finished quicker than the scarf.

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

I like working on the cable. Maybe I could outsource the sleeves to you though. Plain stockinette…

Okay, send them over via PM.

 

[Siikibam]

Okay, send them over via PM.

Sent. You may have to tug a bit, the yarn ball wouldn’t quite fit through the portal

What’s next on your knitting list? Do you have yarn or are you good and only buy when you need it?

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

One down, one to go.
Weirdly the icing went ok this time, last year I had a real issue with it! Probably just jinxed it for the second cake!

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

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Weirdly the icing went ok this time, last year I had a real issue with it! Probably just jinxed it for the second cake!

Can I have a piece of cake, please?

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Sent. You may have to tug a bit, the yarn ball wouldn’t quite fit through the portal

What’s next on your knitting list? Do you have yarn or are you good and only buy when you need it?

Nothing good about me and wool.

Next I'll do another piggy as a gift for a friend.
And then I'll start with another scarf. The black and green one was for my mum. I've got the same sweater in yellow and grey. Since the scarf turned out nice and fluffy, I'll make one for myself in yellow and grey.

I'm also looking into needle felting.
We will see ...

By the way, sorry, your yarn ball didn't make it to Austria. It probably got stuck on the way. I hope you can retrieve it.

 

[Betsy]

Weirdly the icing went ok this time, last year I had a real issue with it!

I had an issue with my royal icing this year. Didn't do anything different to usual. I just shoved it on the cake anyway. It'll probably set like rock and I'll have to take it off the cake in one slab!

 

[AidaB]

@Spaghetti & Noodles your cake looks lovely.

I have managed to make some gingerbread biscuit reindeer.

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

@Spaghetti & Noodles your cake looks lovely.

I have managed to make some gingerbread biscuit reindeer.
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Love gingerbread! That's one thing I won't get round to this year, I've not even made any mince pies yet! Jobs for today, I've second cake and make mince pies, 2 separate lots as my daughter is vegetarian now, the mince meat I've made is not vegetarian

 

[Merab]

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Weirdly the icing went ok this time, last year I had a real issue with it! Probably just jinxed it for the second cake!

Beautiful.
I can make the cakes but that level of skill in decorating is a bit beyond me.

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

I had an issue with my royal icing this year. Didn't do anything different to usual. I just shoved it on the cake anyway. It'll probably set like rock and I'll have to take it off the cake in one slab!

I think it's too do with the size of eggs! When the recipe I used was originally written eggs were a proper size, nowadays (now I sound old!) a they are all different.

 

[Posyrose]

@Spaghetti & Noodles your cake looks lovely.

I have managed to make some gingerbread biscuit reindeer.
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Good to see a few red nosed Rudolphs!

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

Beautiful.
I can make the cakes but that level of skill in decorating is a bit beyond me.

No skill! Icing thrown on and snow scene created!

 

[Bill & Ted]

No skill! Icing thrown on and snow scene created!

Yum yum

 

[Siikibam]

How easy are gingerbread biscuits? My daughter doesn’t eat cake so I need some for Christmas. Was debating making them…

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

Cake number 2 completed.

 

[Scooter Pie]

I'm waiting for the person I made this for (son's xmas present) to come pick up! This is the 3rd one of these Ive made for her...I always get very nervous and imagine she's going to hate it and refuse to pay. Anxiety is so annoying!

What do you guys think? I'm charging $350 usd. I do not charge enough...my fault. But it's hard to know your value!

 

[teddymouse]

@Spaghetti & Noodles your cake looks lovely.

I have managed to make some gingerbread biscuit reindeer.
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Clever!