First Crochet Project Completed: Rabbit Slippers

Feeling rather pleased with myself about these - my first crochet project and they actually look like the picture on the pattern. They're from Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker by Debbie Stoller. Sadly I'd have to amputate my toes in order to wear them. Seems that one size fits all really means one size fits all midgets :)

I'm confident I could adjust the pattern myself and make them in other sizes, but I'd like to do something else next. I think it's probaby about time I got on with the fleece nappies (34 weeks now, time is getting short).

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Hooker Status: Official!

The week up in Lapland (Saariselkä), plus the assistance of a knitting friend did the trick. The latter was very important - I knew she'd pick it up quicker than me and so the competitive spirit got a hold of me good and proper.

I've now made samplers of the most common stitches and am planning my first real project. I'll post some pictures of the samplers later. They aren't great by any means, but they are crochet and that's what matters to me.

I'm off to the wool shop today to buy some odd balls (heh) and some stitch markers. It appears that my addled pregnancy brain doesn't allow the complex task of counting...

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First Baby Ring Sling Completed!

At last started (and then finished a few hours later) the baby ring sling. I had bought a special hemming foot for my machine, but found out that it didn't fit. After a short sulk, I came back all the more determined and did the hemming by hand. Dead easy, so easy in fact that it seems a bit pointless to exchange the foot for the right one.

The pleating was pretty tricky, mainly because the material I chose is very thick. Two machine needles later though and it's all fine and dandy. Tried it out with Monkey (the Chihuahua) and an Elmo toy (less wriggly), and H and I have declared it a success.

I'll definitely be making another one in a lighter fabric. And I'll post some pictures tonight.

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