Mini Archie’s July Furtle Around The Blogosphere
Furtle (v): to have a rummage or delve into the contents of something
Hello! Gosh, this month has felt quite long but there’s been lots of rain and no ridiculously warm weather so I’ve been happy!
I finished the socks I’d started last month and this photo does not accurately depict the colour of them - Jillian’s photo of the yarn on her website is the one to look at if you’re wondering what they actually look like.
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| Yarn is Peacock from Mothy And The Squid |
And I’ve started the pair for her husband:
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| Yarn is Summer Lake by Mothy And The Squid |
I sewed up the Luna Lapin jumper after a quick demonstration from a friend and I’m pleased to say it went really well. Her two top tips were to split the yarn and just use three (of the seven) plies for sewing up and to use scrap yarn or similar (I used crochet cotton) to tie certain points together rather than using pins (and snip them open as you come to them) which made a huge difference to how easy it was and meant I didn’t get stabbed by any pins either. I must admit that I’m rather pleased with the result:
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| Yarn is Hjertegarn merino cotton in shade 3317 |
Mini Archie was very keen to try it on but, alas, it drowned him:
Fortunately, it fitted the intended recipients much better and they all had a go at trying it on:
Now we know it fits, they’ve placed their ‘order’ and their hoomum has bought the same lovely buttons from Cool Crafting as is used in the pattern and had them sent here as I didn’t have anything anywhere near as nice in my button box.
Of course, Mini Archie and Billy had to try out some schnozzle balancing with them:
Linking up to the July Furtle
If you're linking up, please add a link (one per person, please) to your blog post, which could contain: a mosaic of all you've made in the month, something you've made/started/worked on, a goal which you'd like to achieve in the next month (and then in next month's post you can reflect on that goal and set yourself another one - I find this particularly handy if I'm in the midst of a big project and finding the making of hundreds of blocks to be interminable), anything crafty you'd like to share. This isn't just for sewing or quilting, but is for all crafts so if you knit, make lace, make clothes, do anything which could come under the heading of 'craft', then please link up. Please visit the link immediately before and after you and leave an encouraging comment, and more if you can manage it - we all know that comments create joy, so let's spread some around. Also, please treat all the linked posts and their authors with respect - I want this to be an inclusive space for all crafters and crafts and all are welcome. If you're not sure if you're welcome or you belong, you do - this is by no means a closed space and if you want to join, then you are most welcome. If you need help linking up, please leave a comment and I will do my best to help. Please add the Furtling button to your blog post: copy the code below and paste it into your blog post - it should then magically appear when you publish your blog post (I'll do my best to help if you have any problems) and it will help people find the Furtling page with all the details of the link up.
To link up, go to the link at the bottom of this page and click on 'link up' (it's a blue button) and then add your link (website URL), a title (this could be your blog name but could also be something interesting to draw people to it (keep it clean!) if you prefer), and your email. This last one doesn't appear on the link (I will have access to it - I won't use it unless there's a problem and I need to contact you) so don't worry that you're about to share your email address with the world (or the handful of people who find this link), you're not! The link will remain open until 10th August; if you're seeing this post after this date, I'm afraid you can't link up to the July Furtle, but you can link next month if you like.
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| They was too slippy for Billy’s schnozzle so he tried noggin balancing instead |
Linking up to the July Furtle
If you're linking up, please add a link (one per person, please) to your blog post, which could contain: a mosaic of all you've made in the month, something you've made/started/worked on, a goal which you'd like to achieve in the next month (and then in next month's post you can reflect on that goal and set yourself another one - I find this particularly handy if I'm in the midst of a big project and finding the making of hundreds of blocks to be interminable), anything crafty you'd like to share. This isn't just for sewing or quilting, but is for all crafts so if you knit, make lace, make clothes, do anything which could come under the heading of 'craft', then please link up. Please visit the link immediately before and after you and leave an encouraging comment, and more if you can manage it - we all know that comments create joy, so let's spread some around. Also, please treat all the linked posts and their authors with respect - I want this to be an inclusive space for all crafters and crafts and all are welcome. If you're not sure if you're welcome or you belong, you do - this is by no means a closed space and if you want to join, then you are most welcome. If you need help linking up, please leave a comment and I will do my best to help. Please add the Furtling button to your blog post: copy the code below and paste it into your blog post - it should then magically appear when you publish your blog post (I'll do my best to help if you have any problems) and it will help people find the Furtling page with all the details of the link up.
<p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://archiethewonderdog.blogspot.com/p/furtling.html"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXDD7-BYr5nXJtGn7HIFUcDUZfLGBTpazWKP8TCUWdkA6zd2285lbJX4aoMug6QyKDdxtxA-njWnhvf0GugU-An4z5lTFcqmYnae0Gb68FR0ZmydWYETGSa2oF1NeQDMVNwZBnUHTpsD7/s200/textgram_1548790799.png" alt="Archie The Wonder Dog" /></a></p>
To link up, go to the link at the bottom of this page and click on 'link up' (it's a blue button) and then add your link (website URL), a title (this could be your blog name but could also be something interesting to draw people to it (keep it clean!) if you prefer), and your email. This last one doesn't appear on the link (I will have access to it - I won't use it unless there's a problem and I need to contact you) so don't worry that you're about to share your email address with the world (or the handful of people who find this link), you're not! The link will remain open until 10th August; if you're seeing this post after this date, I'm afraid you can't link up to the July Furtle, but you can link next month if you like.
WhooooHoooo, they are our chums showing off the beautiful jumper - it is so gorgeously soft. Thank you for persevering with the stitching up - I had no idea it would be so tricky.... xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab set of finishes! Those jumpers look sooper cosy and blimey we need that just now!
ReplyDeleteGosh, what lovely finishes!!! Great job with the lovely socks and the gorgeous jumper!!! Good luck with the new jumpers!
ReplyDeletelovely finishes! Not sure where the summer has gone but certainly not here either!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post. I can see why everyone wanted to try on that lovely jumper. Sadly, I had nothing to furtle in July but I'm slowly getting through my fettling list :)
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