Among other things:
I knitted this thing! And it only took me a month! I’m especially proud of it because I only used a pattern to figure out how to do the knotted cables in the middle. The rest is all me. Stephan helped me decide what to do and I got the fancier-than-normal yarn 50% off, so it was a highly successful project all round. This is what the back looks like:
Helpfully removable in case it needs to be washed, but I’ve got my eye on you, anyone who ever sets foot in our guest room. It looks a little misshapen because of the IKEA pillow form stuffed inside; I can assure you that it is without flaw.
Now I just have to decide what to do with rest of the yarn for the next pillow: matching, or mix it up a bit. And then once that is done, I can move on to the real treat:
[A TOTALLY AWESOME and NOT AT ALL CREEPY look from an undated knitting pamphlet I picked up at the charity shop. Your jealousy is unbecoming, Internets.]
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I’m still waiting for my sweater and/or scarf…
:)
You’re sure you don’t want the “husky country set—sweater, helmet, knickerbockers, and oversocks”? Though it could get awkward when you and Stephan show up in the same outfit.
WOW! That is the most amazing picture ever – who knew that mummies wore cables too! Beautiful pillow by the way!
There is plenty more where that came from—Gauntlet gloves! Full-length coats! (One of these days I might get around to scanning the rest…)
My second pillow is finished, except for figuring out how to fix the big hole where I accidentally forgot to knit my old and new yarn together, and then sewing up the sides HOORAY.