So apparently for the HLBOES, Andi and I are supposed to duel to see who gets to be HoH for Slytherin. I'm a little nervous because I've never made a hat before and nor have I dueled anyone. One can only hope it's a simple color pattern with either no cables or very basic cables and good instructions for those.
Sigh. I'm also working on the bag for Cassandra right now, as well as finishing my House scarf. Only tricky thing is I have to get this done by tomorrow afternoon if I'm going to use it for my costume. :( The bag is going nicely, I think. Mostly cabling left to do and then some duplicate stitch to add the color pattern on the front because I am epic fail at intarsia. Then stitching all the pieces together, which shouldn't take more than half an hour max.
I wish the duel was taking place sooner so I could get it over with. Plus, it's starting to get cold here and having a hat would be nice. ^_^
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
List of Skills to Learn
1. Cabling: No seriously... I've started to cable, but I'd like to get a lot better at it. I'm currently using a dpn instead of a cable needle and it's worked thus far. I'm doing a left-twisted cable for the bag for Cassandra.
2. I-Cord: So many things call for an i-cord and I don't think it'll be that difficult. At least I hope it won't. Apparently I was supposed to start with an i-cord for Severus, but I kind of missed that part. Oh well, I'll just have to do some more work at the end to make sure his stuffing doesn't fall out.
3. Duplicate Stitch: This is quite important for color-work. I'm doing a duplicate stitch for the bag I'm making for Cassandra (hoorah for new skills all in one project!).
4. Intarsia: Perhaps Intarsia would be a better choice for the colorwork I'm doing on this project, but duplicate stitch is easier to understand.
5. How to Follow a Pattern: This one should be self-explanatory. Unless I'm intent on doing everything by my own patterns (hahaha), I should really get better at following a pattern someone else has written. Especially when it comes to socks.
6. Socks! I really, really, really want to learn how to make socks. *loves*
7. Fair Isle: Another colorwork technique that I'd love to learn. There are so many beautiful projects using this technique that I would love to be able to do.
2. I-Cord: So many things call for an i-cord and I don't think it'll be that difficult. At least I hope it won't. Apparently I was supposed to start with an i-cord for Severus, but I kind of missed that part. Oh well, I'll just have to do some more work at the end to make sure his stuffing doesn't fall out.
3. Duplicate Stitch: This is quite important for color-work. I'm doing a duplicate stitch for the bag I'm making for Cassandra (hoorah for new skills all in one project!).
4. Intarsia: Perhaps Intarsia would be a better choice for the colorwork I'm doing on this project, but duplicate stitch is easier to understand.
5. How to Follow a Pattern: This one should be self-explanatory. Unless I'm intent on doing everything by my own patterns (hahaha), I should really get better at following a pattern someone else has written. Especially when it comes to socks.
6. Socks! I really, really, really want to learn how to make socks. *loves*
7. Fair Isle: Another colorwork technique that I'd love to learn. There are so many beautiful projects using this technique that I would love to be able to do.
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