One of the problems with this challenge is that I am going to end up with too many ideas for what to make, some of which are bound to be beyond my skill level! Recently I have seen a few things on the internet that I would LOVE to make, but am not sure I can…
1. My cat, as with cats everywhere, likes to hide inside things. Recently she has favoured my husband’s panniers for his touring bike. This has made me think she would really love a cat cave… You can make them out of felt but it would use a LOT of wool and a LOT of arm muscle power (totally lacking in that!). Still it’s pretty tempting, how cool are these?
http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/98311895/m-size-cat-bedcat-cavecat-housebrown?ref=shop_home_active
2. I saw this whale shared on a friend’s facebook page and tracked down the tutorial to a Finnish blog. I really doubt I could manage to make this well, seeing as my sewing is dreadful but I may try… We have plenty of old jeans around the house as my husband wears them out incredibly quickly.
http://valaanvillapaita.blogspot.fi/p/hi-there-i-finally-managed-to-translate.html
3. Hints. I have had a hint that R would like gloves. I quite fancy trying to knit some anyway, but now I’ve got a pattern they actually look tricky. I just hope they turn out ok, and that people will understand if they get gifts that aren’t quite shop bought standards of perfection…
HANdmade 