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Hand knit felt placemat

Hand knitted felt placemat. I knitted this with genuine real wool yarn, then machine washed in hot water, which felted the wool. Be sure to do a test piece first if you are unsure if your yarn is feltable. Any pure wool should felt. Check the washing instructions and if it says hand wash only in cold water, chances are it will felt in hot water. Panda make a range of special felt able yarns. It pays to get yarns from the same lot number if possible.

HAND CRAFTED POLAROIDS

yarn bomb cup of tea

I LOVE THIS LITTLE TEA CUP. MY FRIEND CROCHETED IT FOR HER GIRLFRIEND AS A LOVELY GIFT

yarn bombing lipson st

THIS YARN BOMBED STREET POLE REALLY BRIGHTENS UP PORT ADELAIDE

crazy hat polaroidCRAZY CRAFTERS BADMINTON MADNESS HAT. THIS WAS MADE FOR A COMPETITION WHERE ALL THE HATS WERE MADE FROM RECYCLED JUNK. I LIKE IT BUT IT DIDN’T EVEN GET A PLACING IN THE COMPETITION. OH WELL, WE CAN STILL ENJOY THE PICTURES OF IT ANYWAY

KNITTING PINS

I’VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF INSPIRATION FROM PINTEREST RECENTLY SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD POST SOME OF THE COOL PINS THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME. THESE IDEAS ARE GREAT AND THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE COLOURFUL AND FUN.KNITTED SKELETON

THIS SKELETON IS SO CLEVER. IT LOOKS LIKE THE INTESTINES ARE MADE FROM FELTABLE KNITTING YARN.

YARN MAP

THIS CLEVER YARN BOMBING TECHNIQUE LOOKS LIKE PINS AND STRING ON A MAP, I REALLY WANT TO TRY DOING THIS MYSELF, IT MIGHT LOOK NICE ON MY GARDEN FENCE.

YARN STORAGE

THESE CLEVER YARN STORAGE IDEAS ARE GREAT. I THINK THE BOTTOM ONE IS A LOO ROLE HOLDER, I THINK MY CAT WOULD HAVE FUN UNROLLING THIS.

YARN STORAGE 2

KNITTING, CATS AND PHOTOGRAPHY

knitting-cat-colours-yarnMY FRIENDS LITTLE CAT LILLY TOOK OVER THE MEGA LONG SCARF THAT I’M KNITTING. SHE PLAYED IN THE FOLDS OF THE SCARF AND THEN SHE SLEPT FOR HOURS ON IT. THE SCARF IS ACTUALLY GETTING SO LONG THAT I WAS ABLE TO KEEP KNITTING FROM ONE END WHILE LILLY SLEPT ON THE OTHER END.knitting-yarn-catTHE CAT ALMOST BLENDS WITH THE SCARF.scarf-catTHE CAT WAS BEING SO CUTE THAT MYSELF AND TWO OF MY FRIENDS TOOK A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS, BY THE END OF THE NIGHT LILLY THE CAT WAS TOTALLY SICK OF US COOING LOOK AT THE CAMERA.

CRAFT YOURSELF A YARN COVERED LIGHT SHADE

GET INTO CRAFT BY YARN BOMBING YOUR HOMESONY DSC

I MADE THIS LIGHT SHADE MYSELF AND IT WAS REALLY EASY AND INEXPENSIVE TO DO.

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I BOUGHT THE FRAME FOR MY LAMP SHADE AT MY LOCAL CRAFT STORE

SONY DSCYOU COULD ALSO RECYCLE AN OLDER WIRE FRAMED SHADE BY STRIPPING OFF THE OLD COVERING.

SONY DSCI USED KNITTING YARN TO DECORATE MY SHADE. THE PROCESS WAS REALLY SIMPLE. I CHOSE MY COLOURS AND WRAPPED THEM AROUND THE FRAME IN STRIPES. AS I STRETCHED THE YARN AROUND THE FRAME I LOOPED IT AROUND EACH OF THE WIRE SEGMENTS TO ANCHOR IT.

SHADE

I USED SYNTHETIC YARN BECAUSE IT COMES IN SUCH BRIGHT COLOURS.

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IT’S ALWAYS LOVELY TO FILL YOUR HOME WITH HANDMADE DECOR.