Monday 7 September 2009

First Machine Knit

Modelled by my sister and its going to end up as hers is my first machine knitted top, Mine own design that could be inproved by few more ruffles.


Baby Steampunk

frilly victorian baby clothes with a twist for the alternative parents.

you heard it here first as I googled it to no result lol


Celtic Steampunk

We have a surplus of deer around here and I've found a whole load of bones whilst clearing the area. I cleaned one piece up and carved it with a ring pattern and have been waiting till something suggested itself to me. I was looking up brass rings on the net and I came across the phrase "Celtic Steampunk" on Brass Goggles and it immediatly struck a cord. Its similar to Gentleman Savage but much more original. I've got some lovely rabbit fur and leather as well as some large copper rings and handmade rosewood button so I might toy with the idea during the week

Sunday 6 September 2009

Elephant in the corner

I've been lax in posting with a good excuse. I've ben tackling the knitters version of the elephant in the room better known as*The Knitting Machine*. Itsa rather pretty ooking Zippyplus that I got buck she of a rather nice man from freecycle who races Huskies and is off to scotland in a converted van. After a few false starts seeing as I havnt touched one of them since uni we seem to have got to an agreement. I don't use anything thicker then 3 ply and its doesn't chew it up and spit it out, cast off stitches in the middle of rows and jam in the middle of a row. I've got a top in a ghasty yellow yarn pretty much done as a test pieces of a pattern I thought up, just a basic top with a ruffled neck and arms.