Monday 16 October 2017

Licence to Knit


I've been knitting one of my mini cooper cars for someone in the States this week. Often I embroider a name or real number on the plate, but this time the customer asked for 007. Great idea, for James Bond and Mini Coopers are both British icons, and this also the version with a union jack on the roof.

Then I thought I would see if I could find a link between James Bond and the mini. A mini moke does appear in some films, and I found this picture of Daniel Craig and a mini, but I think it has been photoshopped from the original poster.


But there is a link between James Bond and knitting. Here is a picture of a very young Roger Moore in the days when he was a knitting pattern model.


Saturday 7 October 2017

That Time of Year

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/christmas-bird/214223

That time of year is approaching, and as I still having nothing new to show you (working on the mystery pattern), I just thought I would remind you of some of my Christmas patterns. Here are photgraphs of some of the patterns that I label as Christmassy.
 
https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/christmas-love-hearts/136692

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/christmas-tree-decoration/127923

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/christmas-elephants/487849

 Although my own tree is usually covered with some of my seaside creatures.
Just click on the photo to link to any of these patterns on Craftsy. (Feeling rather proud of myself for having worked out how to make a photo into a link!)

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/little-minnows/124271

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/starfish/122928

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/scallop-shell/122944

https://www.craftsy.com/knitting/patterns/christmas-sand-dollars/131751