Here I am in full crocheted regalia giving it the icy wind test. Not bad. Wool however is horrendously itchy, particularly on your head. The scarf is mostly cotton and works a lot better. Must remember that.
I was very impressed by a photograph of a spiny anteater encountered on a beach walk , posted to her blog recently by a virtual friend. http://origidij.blogspot.com/ The best I could managed on my beachwalk today was a herron. It required full zoom and the results, I'm sure you'll agree, are truly rubbish. Guess I'll have to play with my camera some more.
After returning from walk I went through my neighbour's bins (paper only) looking for colour supps to recycle in my forthcoming schools project. Not a bad haul including a 2005 Kandinsky calendar and a Mensa magazine. Didn't realised I had such cultured and intelligent neighbours!
8 comments:
Hi, Grumps, your ensemble is gorgeous and SO cheerful!
the crochet pieces are fabulous ! congratulations !
i would highly recommend you wash the wool that is scratchy. I'm sure this will change it's unpleasant-ness right away.
However: if it does not (some wool is just that way), do not let you be put off by using wool. it is FAR more adept at winter warming than a non-animal fibre. Many MANY wools are not at all itchy, scratchy or offensive.
Just touch some merino wool and you'll see what i mean right away !
idea for De-itching the wool hat
IF by some chance,
it doesn't improve after washing....
you can line it with part of an old t-shirt.
if you use the bottom hem section of the tshirt, you won't have to sew an extra hem for your lining.
Wow tres chic Ms Sal:) You could always line hat with some muslin that wouldn't add to weight but would maybe not be as itchy
Great crochet.
I love herons, they have a special meaning for me. I will post a picture on my blog and a story to go with it. Had problems myself with photos this afternoon. another long story!
What a wonderful picture, love the hat and scarf.
Glad someone else rifles through bins...
I have a gorgeous 1989 samplers calendar and the days of the week are the same for this year - this is the third time I have recycled it!!
Sally
I've seen a strip of fleece (which also protects from the holes where the wind always gets in:) sewn into the main body of the hat - round the ear area etc.
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