The Yarnival of the Animals

My go-to film for comfort watching is and will always be Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. But those shorter films are amazing too and there are few villains in cinema history more evil and intimidating than Feathers McGraw from The Wrong Trousers. He doesn't talk, but those beady little eyes are menacing enough and the way he mistreats Gromit is just downright maniacal. Some brillian mind at Patons came up with the idea of releasing Wallace and Gromit knitting patterns sometime in the late 1980's, including dolls such as this one and some very natty jumpers. They're no longer on sale, but you can find them quite cheaply on Ebay if you really want one. And how could you say no to the opportunity of knitting a red washing-up glove/chicken disguise? Seeing as the Patons yarn is no longer available here in Europe, I made Feathers from King Cole Pricewise DK yarn with regular 4 mm. needles.  Body: 048 Black and 001 White Feet: 3285 Baby Peach (and two pieces of...

One of my favourite Christmas tradition is reading/watching the Lord of the Rings. It's just perfect comfort material and escapism for me to periodically dive into that incredibly crafted world. Luckily my husband is heavily into his fantasy stuff too, so it's something we can enjoy together. Heck, I even gifted him a set of Games Workshop miniatures of the Fellowship as a wedding present! You find his amazing paintwork on his blog here <3 So when I came across this knitting pattern for a scarf with the text of the One Ring on it, I knew I had to make one. Now my knitting is terrible, thanks to my left-handed grandmother teaching it "in reverse" to my right-handed mother, who in turn taught me, a lefty, to knit the right-handed way. And the knitting with two colours was something I really had to get used to! It only took me four false starts, but I finally managed to make a decent looking scarf. The green one was my first attempt and was a gift for my husband. I ...