Nyss Parkes
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Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
These simple, cosy linen stitch gloves make the perfect gift for winter. Knit from the fingers down, a woven effect is easily created in a cosy and stretchy fabric. Slipped stitches provide a useful recipe for breaking up variegated yarn, while the regular stitch provides an elegant design for both men and women.
Crochet: Doll
Make your very own cuddly Torchwood pair (Ianto Jones) and (Jack Harkness). These easy to crochet plushies are perfect to snuggle up to while watching Torchwood and Doctor Who :p)
Crochet: Doll
Easy crochet pattern to make a cuddly Captain Jack Harkness plushie of your own (something to hug while watching Doctor Who and Torchwood :p).
Crochet: Fingerless Gloves
The beauty of the möbius loop for knitting and crochet is that you get to work either side of the foundation chain, so that you start your work in the middle and move outwards.
Knitting: Fingerless Gloves
“Do but listen for a moment to the wind in this unnatural valley while we speak so low” (The Signalman – Dickens)
Knitting: Scarf
The Green Tea Scarf is a non-reversible narrow squishy cable scarf knit in a Bulky or Aran weight yarn.
Crochet: Hanging Ornament
A quick easy recipe for a mini TARDIS (from Doctor Who) crochet ornament to hang on your Christmas tree, or give as a gift.
Crochet: Softies - Other
This is a very simple, rounded TARDIS for crochet beginners. It is made all in one piece, a lamp added to the top, and representative windows stitched to the outside. It does not contain any instructions for complex embellishments.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Henry the Dugong has lived a happy life floating on the tides and whiffling the sea grass around his blue home. But lately he has been dreaming of adventure. If only he was as swift and strong as a shark…