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.

5 Degree Woolly 2.AVI

5 Degree Woolly 1.AVI

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.

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.)

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.)

Meet The Slockers

Using up a bit more stash on a pair of Slockers

OK lads and lasses, but probably more lasses than lads, I put out a request last week to ask for ideas on what to knit next. Sarah J. Hunter and I came up with the Slocker, which is like a slipper but sock shaped and very thick. This was the start.
And this is the end:

I know it looks as if I'm standing on the ceiling, but that was because I took the picture myself while wearing them and doing a bit of yoga. I've got them on now (over those socks you see) and I can report that it's so toasty in there that it seems to be keeping my whole self warm. I'm only wearing two layers of yoga kit and for me, that's not normally enough of a dull September afternoon.

I am not going to take you up on your suggestions for matching knickers; that would be a bit ticklish.

I wrote down what I did as I went along, so I can post a pattern. But I used 8mm two-ended needles (as you can see in the top pic) and two strands of kid mohair, one ordinary thickness mohair, one cotton, one double knit wool and one black wool thing I got from Texere that's quite tough, so I can wear them around the house. If you've got a sock pattern, and you know what your'e doing, adapt it to fit and get on with it.
Be careful on shiny wood floors. I might stick or stitch a leather sole on to stop them being quite so slippery, but the floors are getting a good polish.

Excellent for the end of a yoga class when you don't want to put shoes on (or aren't allowed) but don't want to get chilly toes.