Hurricane predicted in the north (although in the south we can expect sunny intervals), but it's definitely time to start thinking about staying warm in the cold 75% of the year.
So did you knit a 5 Degree Woolly yet?
Do you fancy having a go?
Assemble your leftover yarns, dig out your thickest needles and get ready to knit.
The patterns are ready to download at www.4160Tuesdays.com.
Go there and get them, with my blessing. And if you fancy a bit of a knitathon, let's see if we can get a group together and polish off a woolly in a day. Start with a hat; you can do one of those in half an hour, including time to make a coffee.
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Monday, 21 March 2011
How to choose your yarn
Good morning, on this beautiful spring day here in Ealing. Here's a short before and after film about picking a selection of yarns from my stash, how to get a good blend of colours, and what they look like when I'd knitted them.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
The film: Ethical Fashion in the Age of Austerity
Here's a short film of what it was like at the V&A Museum of Childhood last week, at the 5 Degree Woolly workshop which was more like a seminar/woolshop combo. At the end of the evening, one small girl learned to cast on with big needles, then taught her dad. Bless her little cotton socks.
Friday, 4 March 2011
The Papered Parlour's Wonderful Workshops
It was The Papered Parlour who organised last night's Ethical Fashion in the Age of Austerity. And by jove, they did us proud. Over 900 people turned up, including Betty Jackson who I am delighted to report took copies of my free knitting patterns. I wish we hadn't been too busy to talk to her, but word had spread that we were selling balls of yarn at 50p a go (including some rather nice kid mohair) so at that point we were mobbed. The Papered Parloured do all kinds of wonderful workshops, from repurposing clothes to making silver jewellery. Get on their mailing list.
Last night, one woman pointed out that to knit a full on 5 Degree Woolly would cost around £200, but that's only if you buy yourself full price new yarn for the project. That would be entirely missing the point. This is the project your guilty yarn stash has been waiting for, and if you don't have quite enough to finish it out, may I please point you in the direction of the equally lovely Yeoman Yarns and their bargain boxes. Click on the bit that says "Knitting Need Not Be Expensive" and you'll discover that they are quite right.
Not everyone has enough in their stash to make the whole 5 Degree Woolly, but there's really no need to splash out on expensive yarn to complete one. That's not the point. Go online and get some bargain cones from the end of a batch of knitwear, go to car boot sales, pop your head around the door of your local charity shop. Whatever you add to your yarn mix, they always seem to come out looking OK.
Last night, one woman pointed out that to knit a full on 5 Degree Woolly would cost around £200, but that's only if you buy yourself full price new yarn for the project. That would be entirely missing the point. This is the project your guilty yarn stash has been waiting for, and if you don't have quite enough to finish it out, may I please point you in the direction of the equally lovely Yeoman Yarns and their bargain boxes. Click on the bit that says "Knitting Need Not Be Expensive" and you'll discover that they are quite right.
Not everyone has enough in their stash to make the whole 5 Degree Woolly, but there's really no need to splash out on expensive yarn to complete one. That's not the point. Go online and get some bargain cones from the end of a batch of knitwear, go to car boot sales, pop your head around the door of your local charity shop. Whatever you add to your yarn mix, they always seem to come out looking OK.
Monday, 28 February 2011
The Patterns - Ready!
Hello,
Quick link to the patterns, which I've put up at the 4160Tuesdays.com site.
Get them here. (Click on the top right hand tab "5 Degree Woolly" and you'll get to the page with links to the hat, socks and original woolly.
Let me know how they work out and send the pictures.
Quick link to the patterns, which I've put up at the 4160Tuesdays.com site.
Get them here. (Click on the top right hand tab "5 Degree Woolly" and you'll get to the page with links to the hat, socks and original woolly.
Let me know how they work out and send the pictures.
Friday, 18 February 2011
Two Short Handknitted Films
I've made two films, not because I really wanted to, but because YouTube is now the second biggest search engine so you have to be there, don't you?
Watch 5 Degree Woolly 1 first, or it makes no sense. It was supposed to be al one film. As it says, you've got to start somewhere, and if you've got no budget, you start in your front room with your Flip on a tripod. If you laugh, I'll forgive you, as long as you also start knitting. Let me know if you want the patterns.
Watch 5 Degree Woolly 1 first, or it makes no sense. It was supposed to be al one film. As it says, you've got to start somewhere, and if you've got no budget, you start in your front room with your Flip on a tripod. If you laugh, I'll forgive you, as long as you also start knitting. Let me know if you want the patterns.
Thursday, 17 February 2011
The Patterns
Rightie-ho knitters. I've finally transcribed the patterns for the big woolly and the socks. For the moment, I can't work out how to get the pfds up there for you to download them, but if you do want them, just email me: sarah@littlemax.co.uk.
I'll get them too you.
I'll also have them at Ethical Fashion in the Age of Austerity (see below) on 3rd March 2011 at the V&A Museum of Childhood.
(If you'd like to contribute to the cause, you can drop some cash into the PayPal account, same email address. If you like but you don't have to.)
I'll get them too you.
I'll also have them at Ethical Fashion in the Age of Austerity (see below) on 3rd March 2011 at the V&A Museum of Childhood.
(If you'd like to contribute to the cause, you can drop some cash into the PayPal account, same email address. If you like but you don't have to.)
Friday, 4 February 2011
We're Going Live on 3rd March
How exciting is this?
On 3rd March 2011 at the V&A's Museum of Childhood, the 5 Degree Woolly Project is having a little launch as part of the Papered Parlour's Ethical Fashion in the Age of Austerity event.
Honest, despite the sense of foreboding in the title, it'll be fun. And some really famous people are coming too.
The Papered Parlour's chum's mum has a stash of wool in her attic and she's giving it away for our workshop, so if you want to come along and start your own 5 Degree Woolly, this will be a very good time to kick it off.
Here's a bit of info on the event.
And here's where to find the V&A MoC
I was so happy when I got their email, I nearly cried!
I'll be bringing along free patterns (and then I'll also get around to putting them up here for if you're not within travelling distance of Bethnal Green.)
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