ATCs 100-117

The latest batch.... Some hand painted backgrounds. Most of the image transfer stuff is in the next batch. Enjoying frayed bits but finding it hard to translate to a larger format!

Following Twyla Tharp's advice - again

This was made both to 'learn' from following Lisa Call and to make an 'inspired by' journal quilt for my online quilt group.









The second picture is what I made. I don't have huge amounts of hand dyes and also wanted to use some of my beautiful 'commercial' fabrics. This is the result. I really like it. It is quite small - about 40x60cm.





The third picture is my digital creation so see what it would look like bigger. Again I'm really pleased with it.

Kntting in 32 degrees - I must be mad

I was looking for something to do in the evenings that didn't require great eye sight - the lighting in our rented apartment isn't great (even with a halogen at my side) and my eyes are tired at night. I brought some of my lovely Noro wool with me and decided to start knitting the Lizard Ridge afghan that my friend Helen had sent me some time ago. This is like a sampler for me to remember my lovely wools. The first picture is Kureyon 147 followed by Kureyon 095.

The pattern is here http://knitty.com/issuefall06/PATTlizardridge.html.

The short rows give the blocks great texture. You are meant to press them to make them flat and show off the stripes better but I'm torn.... What do you think - to press or not to press - that is the question...