The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Food & crafts => Crafts => Topic started by: Bionic on June 18, 2014, 05:19:01 pm
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The woman who started our spinning, weaving and dyeing group stepped down from any organisation of the club recently due to her age and ill health.
As a group we want to give her something as a thankyou and as it more or less coincides with her diamond wedding anniversary we have decided to give a silver basket with things we have made in it on a diamond/silver theme.
Ideas gratefully received as I haven't got a clue what to make.
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Anything Entrelac?
Or Argyle patterned?
Otherwise, my usual start point (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#query=diamond&availability=free%2Bravelry&view=captioned_thumbs&craft=knitting&sort=best&photo=yes)
Does she have a little dog? There's a nice dog coat (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamonds-for-dogs).
What about the lacy diamond-patterned bookmark (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamond-lace-bookmark)?
Nice little clutch bag (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/intermediate-bag-of-tricks)
Cute little soap bag (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/dusty-diamond-soap-bag)
If she will be playing golf now that she's retiring she might like this (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/argyle-golf-club-cover) :roflanim:
And, because you knew I'd find one, how about this (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/v-2)? ;) :o :roflanim:
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And, because you knew I'd find one, how about this (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/v-2)? ;) :o :roflanim:
Now that is something you really would need to knit with the very softest wool, or you'd be sawn in half :o Definitely not for Herdwick yarn :roflanim:
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She isn't a golfer and as she is in her 80's I think she is past the thong stage. I do like the diamond book mark though.
I am going to download it later and see how difficult it is.
Thanks Sally
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Somehow the thought of wearing a knitted thong doesn't appeal to me. Actually, the thought of wearing any sort of thong doesn't appeal to me. I might never find it again under my big tummy. :roflanim:
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I have made the lace diamond bookmark which was one of the suggestions from SITN.
The thread I used is a silver grey colour with a silver lurex thread running through it. It is a bit thicker than I would have liked but cjoice was limited. Having said that I think it looks nicer than any of those in the pictures, even though I do say it myself.
I should have let you be the judges but I forgot to take a picture and now it is all wrapped up.
Anyway, thankyou for your suggestions and especially Sally.
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Well done. I'm sure she'll be delighted.
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A diamond silver sort of patchwork quilt? - just a knee warmer thing?