Knitting

A few years ago I knit a few children's sweaters. They turned out ok, nothing impressive. I tried to tackle some projects that had more complicated stitches and nothing seemed to progress so...I gave up. Last year I thought I would try again and bought some red yarn to make a scarf- I started it about 6 times and would drop a stitch (I still don't know how to pick up a dropped stitch) or get mixed up on the pattern so... I gave up. Last week a friend told this very sad story about how she wanted a felted hedgehog so I thought I would try again. Success! It only took 2 days to knit and felt. Here's what it looks like:





I'm so pleased, I pulled out the red yarn (scarf above) and am trying again. I have restarted 3 times, but I feel like I finally understand what I was doing wrong all along. Amazing. It's going to be a basketweave

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Ironically, I just mistyped the above so had to fix that too.
Wish me luck.

Covering a fuse box

I have a very unattractive fuse box that you are forced to look at immediately on entering my home. Now I could hang a picture, but there are electric wires coming right out of the top, and it's in a funny spot so I always thought I was stuck just having to have it there.

But I saw someone that used magnets to attach something to a fuse box and Voila! My problem is solved. I used some fancy papers decoupaged to a very light board and now I have a very attractive wall with no sign of a fuse box.



And close up:

Pictures hung

Blinds!

After 15 months of newsprint taped up over my windows...

























Glorious!

2nd upholstery project

Ok, did this one on my own.

Upholstery project completed