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- overthehill
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I do. And I'm counting each row. But there's loads of stuff going on here. Mostly, I'm not very good at this! Also, switching the colours from the original, I hadn't taken into account where the increases occur. There's an increase at the end of each fourth or fifth row, which - where that coincides with a colour-change - makes the whole thing look worse. I've also messed up the colour-change between the black and yellow, resulting in an apparent extra stitch.
On the other hand, R thinks it's brilliant, bless him. Maybe the mistakes will look less obvious when it's finished. :polyanna:
On the other hand, R thinks it's brilliant, bless him. Maybe the mistakes will look less obvious when it's finished. :polyanna:
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You could maybe try and tidy up your transition where you had an extra stitch by oversewing with yarn of the right colour on a needle?
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Funnily enough, that's exactly what I did. I searched the web for some way of replacing a stitch but the only viable solution seemed to be to re-do the whole lot. So I put in a couple of stitches in yellow yarn, to cover the black. It isn't very expertly done, but the colour swaps now run in an even diagonal line.H1ppychick wrote: ↑Sun Aug 15, 2021 6:02 pm You could maybe try and tidy up your transition where you had an extra stitch by oversewing with yarn of the right colour on a needle?
I've finished one of the legs, so the elephant is now ready for stuffing, before I close the body by crocheting the second one, but I did a flame test on the kapok and have decided against using it. It flares up immediately at the touch of a match, like the brandy on a Christmas pudding, and then smolders for several minutes, emitting glowing red sparks, until all that is left is a small charred ball. Definitely not safe - though, for interest, I'll try the same test on the polyester wadding and see what happens.
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I've just been down to pick up the results of my first pottery weekend, I'm generally pleased. Herewith my favourites.
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Here’s my trinket/bonbon tray.
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Here’s my little pinch pot thingy, made with crank clay which is coarser:
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And finally my tulip wall plaque, which is not perfect, but I think came out pretty well given that I had literally 5 minutes to bang on some coloured slip at the end of the session. The inside of the petals are pretty patchy but it looks ok on the outside apart from a tiny smudge. Shame I didn’t have time to paint any of the foliage but I think it stands out quite well as it is.
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I made 3 other things but I don’t like them as much.
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They are so pretty & clever!
It’s like a normal midlife crisis only with more chandeliers and foreign languages.
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The tray is fantastic!
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Wow! They're brilliant. I love the tulip.
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The elephant is looking great OTH.
Lego fabric outfits are done in time for our holiday.
Lego fabric outfits are done in time for our holiday.
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You’ll certainly be able to find your children in a crowd!
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Wow! Those are great, Hippy. I love the scale/fish pattern on your bon bon tray. Was that done by pressing something into the clay? It looks very professional.
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Thanks OTH, that was the first thing we made on day 1 and was by far the easiest, and you could probably make lots of the same thing fairly consistently! It is indeed created by rolling out a sheet of prepared clay, putting something of the desired pattern on top and rerolling it (in this case the edge of one of those wipe clean coated table mat / doily things, which I repeat-rolled across the surface). You then cut to the shape you want using a sharp knife, create the rim by pushing a slightly smaller wood block gently down into the centre of the clay sheet when it's sitting on top of a sponge, and it's pretty much ready, bar a minor trimming of any sharp edges after it's dried a couple of hours, then firing and glazing.
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Hello! Pardon my state of undress. I still need my trousers and hat.
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He's so cute! He looks vaguely shy / bashful (notwithstanding any trousery-nudity).
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He's so cute! I live the pottery too.
WJ the Lego fabric looks great made up!
WJ the Lego fabric looks great made up!
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He’s cute!
I made a start on outfits for us for a christening. I have another dress to make for me, so will be able to choose.
Sproglette’s is a vest that I’ve extended to dress length then used the sheer poncho pattern from a top I made for myself, adjusting the neckline to match the vest.
I made a start on outfits for us for a christening. I have another dress to make for me, so will be able to choose.
Sproglette’s is a vest that I’ve extended to dress length then used the sheer poncho pattern from a top I made for myself, adjusting the neckline to match the vest.