At last, we're up to date! Here's some photos from last week's knitting. Oona is now working on a 'beginners' kit scarf. We were all pretty unanimous that this kit is ridiculous with very fine wool and huge needles! Not at all easy for a beginner. Mary took on the challenge of the tiny Innocent hats and needless to say was very productive. Aaaaaw, aren't they cute?



Tool of the week: This week I show the girls the good ol' American way of making pompoms. Why you all use plastic circles and have to weave in through the centre all the time is beyond me, you just need two cardboard half-circles! (with hole in the 'middle') Easy peasy. With the two halves placed together just whip lots of loops of yarn around (just as you would with the whole circle version but this way it's MUCH faster!); then thread yard from one side to another between the cards (so inside all your loops); pull this threaded yard down to the 'middle' and tie tightly, making the centre of your pompom; use scissors to cut the yarn along the top of the half-circles, you can just put the blades between the 2 pieces of card to guide you. Very badly made example pompom pictured above our two half-circle bits of cardboard, made conveniently out of a You Don't Bring Me Flowers postcard.