October 2014
I'm starting to run out of knitting jokes. I need to get out and do something interesting so I can draw a cartoon of that instead...
![Fowl is Fair-Isle](1410/fowlisfair.gif)
...but not this month.
26/10/2014
The Return of Worm Dipping
Anyone remember the great worm dipping saga of 2012? No? Just me then.
Basically I knitted worms then tried to dye them so that the central part was darker than the ends. It didn't work. I think because I made the worms too wet and the colour spread.
This year I've revisited the worm pattern, tweaked it a bit and borrowed some silk paints. Yesterday I visited the local wool shop in a quest for the perfect base pink. The counter lady was surprisingly game when I asked her if she thought my choice of yarn was “wormy”. New pink in hand I knitted a series of worms and mixed up a batch of watery purple/pink silk paint.
The result was four freshly dipped worms, left to dry.
![Four Freshly Dipped Worms.](1410/freshlydipped.jpg)
This time when they dried the colour held much better. I finished off the worms by attaching the knitted clitellum (aka thicker body bit).
![Four Finished Worms.](../../patterns/halloween/wm/wm2.jpg)
19/10/2014
Bits and Pieces
I'm having the urge to revist some old patterns. Not the most productive thing so far, but I'm sure there are lots of almost-done patterns that I could finish off.
So far this weekend I've been making multiple versions of my pumpkin pattern. I played around with colours and adjusted the number of stitches to vary the sizes. I'm not sure what to do with the results other than 'Halloween display'.
![Pumpkins.](1410/pumpkins.jpg)
I've also been fiddling with the site. You shouldn't notice much change as mostly I was adding analytics. I figure if I can find out what the most visited patterns are at certain times I could do some more on similar themes.
11/10/2014
Devilish Designs
I've done a devil's tail pattern so I decided to make some horns to go with it. I did a really simple cone shape version that took well under an hour. I was going to fancy them up a bit but they don't really need it. I've added some hair grips for easy attachment.
![Selfie with knitted devil horns.](1410/horns.jpg)
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