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Saturday 15 December 2012

A bit of nostalgia for my DT post

Hi all,well been a bit under the weather this week ending in having a actual day off on friday as felt so rough and not feeling much better today :(
Though i did spend the day on the sofa with the dog dozing in between phonecalls and the postman! not sure i am going to able today as we have a visitor for the weekend.
But anyway luckily i had finished my project and just needed the last touches.
So our theme this week over at StampnCraft is to use wool/yarn on our projects and this is my effort
It's a coaster

I had dug out my nan's french knitting tool which i had inherited along with her button tin (spent ages as a child playing with them) and spent the week when i had a few mins spare practising this skill which i hadnt done for ages!

loads of tutorials around if you google french knitting and even ones on how to make your own knitting tool but this was my finished length of knitting which i then stitched together.
I used a cardboard circle which i adhered to bottom of knitting which also covered up the stitches and then diecut a piece of felt using scalloped nestie which then went on the bottom of the card and there you have it a hand made wool coaster. Do pop over to StampnCraft to see the other projects that the ladies have made this week. I shall be back to catch up on your blogs later when i feel a bit better,x

10 comments:

  1. This is fantastic and I hope you feel better soon. Caroline xxx

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  2. Fabulous and fantastic Kay nice to try new things and sorry to hear your not well hope you are feeling better soon have a nice weekend
    Hugs Dianne xx :)

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  3. Wonderful project I remember doing this! thank you for bringing back lovely memories Ginny x

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  4. I hope you feel better soon, nice piece of French knitting, great colours.
    Margaret

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  5. This is gorgeous Kay. I love the colours

    I hope you are feeling better soon

    Take care
    Sue xx

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  6. It's lovely to see things being made that I can remember making in the 1940s. It's beautiful :o)
    Jackie xx

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  7. Aaah memories of when we were children...Kay. Loving your brightly coloured coaster. Hope you start to feel better soon. Annette x

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  8. Hi Kay,do hope you will soon be better,and able to enjoy Christmas.

    I am chasing my tail so to speak,don't know if "Sam" will get his presi lol,he might have to have it for "New Year".Thinking of you hun.Big Huggles n Cuddles for Sam.xxx

    Ps.Love the coaster so pretty.x

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  9. Here's hoping you feel better soon hun, am loving houw you made the coaster, good on you, Luv Sam x

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  10. Hope your feeling better -Great project I remember teaching my daughter and her friend how to do french knitting with four nails hammered into a empty wooden cotton reel lol
    carol x

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