tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post3853117261110333625..comments2024-03-27T11:51:54.419+00:00Comments on Bugs and Fishes by Lupin: Knitted Cushion CoversBugs and Fisheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06973019615558057522noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-37366887361761933182012-01-18T12:23:09.399+00:002012-01-18T12:23:09.399+00:00I bought Jaeger Alpaca yarn from WH Smith in Birmi...I bought Jaeger Alpaca yarn from WH Smith in Birmingham in 1981 and the cardigan is still going strong! They had a really good choice of yarns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-25081133105327365682012-01-12T12:19:25.859+00:002012-01-12T12:19:25.859+00:00Thanks for the comments everyone :)
I really love...Thanks for the comments everyone :)<br /><br />I really love the colourful patchwork of these cushions, although sewing in all those ends is a seemingly endless task! Using squares knitted by my mum does make them extra-special, I adore objects with family history / personal meaning like that. I'm really looking forward to seeing them every day in my studio space.Bugs and Fisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973019615558057522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-29177269518313848512012-01-07T15:01:36.812+00:002012-01-07T15:01:36.812+00:00How lovely that you are able to complete a project...How lovely that you are able to complete a project with pieces made by your Mum. Perhaps there’s hope for all my own unfinished projects. The worse one being a cross-stitch I started for my Dad’s 80th and is still unfinished - he’ll be 91 this year! My Mum is the knitter in my family (I crochet) and you can see how we collaborated on <a href="http://pickingupthethreads.blogspot.com/2011/11/clangers-in-kit-form.html" rel="nofollow">knitted Clangers</a> on my blog (that was another story about finishing projects!). Look forward to seeing what you do with the other squares.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-25907541730201745882012-01-07T11:45:24.936+00:002012-01-07T11:45:24.936+00:00Love your cushions. I don't ever remember woo...Love your cushions. I don't ever remember woolshops in WHS perhaps they were trialled in certain areas?WendyCarolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855552019336659332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-12709955185433153712012-01-07T08:50:56.583+00:002012-01-07T08:50:56.583+00:00They look great! I wonder if there's some reco...They look great! I wonder if there's some record for duration of WIPs? And I had forgotten about WHSmith's wool department, but seeing the design on that carrier bag brings back some memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-10610863277179021482012-01-07T04:51:10.254+00:002012-01-07T04:51:10.254+00:00What a fun way to use something your mother made f...What a fun way to use something your mother made for you! They look great. Perhaps you can make a teeny tiny cover with the remaining squares. Haha.M.M.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09810117749263731836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-33746863911056885472012-01-06T14:47:45.685+00:002012-01-06T14:47:45.685+00:00Ahhh they are lovely and with that story bound to ...Ahhh they are lovely and with that story bound to become a family heirloom.sewphiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517925260881331589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-55233402450669575342012-01-05T22:18:04.941+00:002012-01-05T22:18:04.941+00:00Moss stitch indeed, using double knitting yarn and...Moss stitch indeed, using double knitting yarn and quite small needles. Ah, those were the days when my fingers were still nimble and my eyesight excellent. Each square was about ten stitches, so, yes, very small. Hey, naturally I love these cushion covers, I made the original blanket!!!Laura's Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-53592283010857883852012-01-05T21:52:49.140+00:002012-01-05T21:52:49.140+00:00They are beautiful cushion covers and I love the m...They are beautiful cushion covers and I love the moss stitch (my favourite!). <br />I don't ever remember a wool section in WHSmiths and we had quite a big one near us when I was growing up - perhaps they were a trial thing in certain parts of the country only...?Anahttp://stashavalanche.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-51788765940598354332012-01-05T18:19:20.137+00:002012-01-05T18:19:20.137+00:00Fab - I knitted Aran cushion covers for daughter t...Fab - I knitted Aran cushion covers for daughter this Xmas - not nearly so colourful. She is working on a knitted blankets of squares - 2/3rds there now<br />BTW Smiths wool depts must have disappeared about 25 years ago - they never really caught on.Sue Haytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256335290147001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-86591103895927559162012-01-05T17:35:48.230+00:002012-01-05T17:35:48.230+00:00ooooh they are yummy! how big are they? and is i...ooooh they are yummy! how big are they? and is it moss stitch it might be a good way to use up my stash of bits!Pyschodelic Elephantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679653655027471831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-72598815363924961312012-01-05T15:45:27.532+00:002012-01-05T15:45:27.532+00:00Love the cushion covers, those little squares are ...Love the cushion covers, those little squares are very appealing!! And I didn't know WHS used to have a wool section!Archie The Wonder Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348256617269963755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-71215063870654145512012-01-05T15:37:02.425+00:002012-01-05T15:37:02.425+00:00Lappteknik av stickning. Supersnyggt!! En idé som ...Lappteknik av stickning. Supersnyggt!! En idé som jag kommer att spara och testa någon dag när jag blir sugen på att sticka. Du har många bra idé i din blog.<br />Kram SusanneSusannesblogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367252099101926401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-19021087851975891702012-01-05T12:53:02.594+00:002012-01-05T12:53:02.594+00:00Wow that's an impressive length of WIP, I love...Wow that's an impressive length of WIP, I love the though of a wool section in WHSmiths. They are lovely and that bit more special due to the connection to your Mum.<br />Kandi xKandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765946096687063480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3402767592335548328.post-83581053803950646532012-01-05T12:12:54.519+00:002012-01-05T12:12:54.519+00:00Oh how gorgeous..I love that idea. Does your mum l...Oh how gorgeous..I love that idea. Does your mum like it? I think that is a nice idea in general, like a crafty time capsule for your child. I might do that for my children.. just lovely.nellyhttp://nooandnelly.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com