you never know if you can until you try
as i've mentioned before, i like knitting. i tend to make small things, such as scarves, bedsocks and baby blankets. until last year, the biggest thing i'd ever made was a blanket for a single bed which, over the years, has stretched to fit a double bed.
then, i happened to mention on /board that i love to knit. fellow b3tan cakie asked me if i'd ever done a commission piece. i hadn't. he gave me a fantastic design for a HUGE blanket. i really didn't know if i would be able to make it, but i decided to give it a try.
after 4 months of knitting, sewing and searching all over liverpool for a single ball of orange wool, it was finally finished. it was big enough to hang over a king-sized bed on every side and almost hit the floor. it's a beautiful aztec-type design which i can look at whenever i want, thanks to cakie making me a lovely coaster in exactly the same design, which i keep next to my computer.
it was a lot of hard work, but if i hadn't been asked, i'd never have known i could do it. since then, i've made myself a gameboy/tetris blanket and yesterday i started on a space invaders blanket. that should keep me busy till christmas!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 18:16, 6 replies)

I've just knitted this....
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/gap-tastic-cowl

and am currently doing one for my Mum.. Such an easy pattern and perfect for this season.
( Sallyrsm, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 20:28, closed)

nice!
my mum won't wear anything i make, she hates knitwear. i can't make it for myself, as having anything around my neck makes me panic.
i've got a friend who might like one, though. i'll give it a try!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 20:40, closed)

I did use the right wool that they mention in the pattern....
cost about £18 to knit from a place in Malta I found from Google called Banyantreeyarns.... it's lovely in that pale grey and goes with just about anything. My Mum just found some wool/acrylic blend for about £2.69 a ball, hers took 3 x 100gr balls, whereas mine was 2 balls of Lion brand wool-ease chunky which is American and therefore a bit pricier. It's nice and soft though and doesn't make your neck itch.
( Sallyrsm, Thu 17 Nov 2011, 22:08, closed)

there's a place a few miles from me
that has pretty much every kind of wool imaginable. i don't drive and it's a bugger to get to by bus, so i tend to wait until one of my friends can drive me up there. prices range from £0.89p to about £5, depending on what you're after. i've got through a full ball since wednesday night, so i may have to get down there soon!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 14:01, closed)

Please may we see the throw/blanket????
(feedingtimeatthezoo day 1 of his bikini diet started, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 19:25, closed)

i'm trying to get a pic of it for my profile
my mate should be bringing his camera tomorrow, so with any luck, i'll have the pic on here by sunday.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 18 Nov 2011, 20:17, closed)