Sherwood mitts

This pattern by Ashley Knowlton is available as a free Ravelry download here.

It is a well-written pattern that has taught me a new technique (drum roll) : the Vikkel Braid! This is an easy stitch with a great, and dare I say, a rather spectacular outcome. In any case I love it and am chuffed with the mitts, which are perfect for gift-knitting.

I used The Fibre Co Terra , an alpaca, silk and wool blend (aran weight). The yarn is discontinued, which is a shame, because it is very soft, and has some nice tweedy speckles and unusual colours.

The Vikkel Braid :

Mount Hope

Our much-loved tajine broke into pieces. I really wanted to make something from them. The two biggest ones I glued together using the Kintsugi method. I then filled out the sphere with lots of textile balls in different shapes and sizes. This is an idea I got from Clarissa Callesen who often makes artwork using these shapes. 

I saw a rocky landscape emerge with a smoking volcano in the distance and added some more golden sparkles with paint and also some wonderful wooden creatures and mushrooms. This miniature world was the result : I call it "Mount Hope".