Happy Birthday Blog!

Hello!

It has now officially been one year since the creation of this little piece of the Internet.

Since then, much has happened (including setting up an Etsy shop, because what harm can a little more self-promotion do? clicky here to see it)

So here we are, a year later. And here's to many more to come!

Thank you,

Blue Cat

I'm going back to Hogwarts!

Hello!

I will admit that the title is a lie. I am not going back to Hogwarts, as I have unfortunately not yet received my acceptance letter. However, among the ranks of people at my school, I have found many who are in the same predicament. As it turns out, one of my Hogwarts-less friends' birthday is next week and I decided that I would make her a Ravenclaw scarf.

I started knitting this on Monday.

That's not very much time to make a scarf, but I am determined to do it!

As it is almost the holiday season (at Hogwarts and elsewhere), I thought I could share the not-so-secret-secret of how to make these scarves because they make awfully good presents for the magically gifted (and those who just want a striped scarf). For those of you who are like me and absolutely love the Harry Potter world, you will notice that this is a first year scarf, with large blocks of color.

So, here it is, the Hogwarts scarf pattern that I made up.

Stuff you need:

• dark blue yarn (a lot of it) 

• silver or light grey yarn (again, a lot of it, you're making a scarf)

• knitting needles (I'm using 6.5 mm, but use what is recommended for the yarn you're using)

How to do it:

1. Cast on 23 stitches in the dark blue.

2. Knit 26 rows of the blue yarn.

3. Switch to grey yarn by snipping the blue yarn (leave a 4 inch tail) and tying the grey yarn to it, then knit as usual.

4. Knit 26 rows of the grey yarn.

5. Switch back to the blue yarn in the same manner as step 3.

6. Repeat as many times as it take to get a long scarf. 

7. End in a blue stripe.

8. Knit 26 rows of the blue.

9. Cast off.

10. Weave in all the little dangly pieces of yarn.

11. Fly to Hogwarts in a magic car.

To make a Gryffindor scarf, use dark red and gold, for Hufflepuff, use yellow and black, and for Slytherin, use dark green and silver (or light grey). 

Happy knitting! Fair warning, these scarves do take a very long time to knit. The solution that I have found to that is to knit while watching your favorite movies and/or television programs. My TV show of choice has been Doctor Who, which is really not surprising at all. As for movies, I would suggest Hugo, Marley and Me, and the Avengers, as those are the movies that I have been wanting to watch lately.

Good day and all that!

The Grand News

Hello!

So as you very well know, I haven't been on very much as of late and that is for several reasons, one being school, the other being theatre and the third being that I had some big news that I wanted to share with all of you. It ended up taking longer to set up than I had thought, but now I can finally tell you!

I have been wanting to set up an Etsy shop for a very long time and now, I have at last accomplished that goal!

For those of you who don't know, Etsy.com is an online international community of people who sell handmade things. There is jewelry, furniture, journals, art... Everything you can imagine someone making is there for you to buy. It's pretty wonderful.

And now, I'm there too!

At the moment, all that I have listed are Benedict Otterbatches (made to order, so if you want one for Christmas, I would suggest ordering now), a bunny, and a polar bear. More will be made this weekend and in the coming days, but now you know!

You can see my shop by clicking on the Etsy button to the right, or by clicking here!

Happy November - what day is it? - 16th... Happy November 16th!

So I made a skirt

Hello!

Sorry for the horridly long wait between posts, I have been extraordinarily busy... for the most part.

I did make something, I just haven't had time to take proper pictures of it with my camera. In the meantime, here is a phone picture, courtesy of my mom.

I'll talk more about it later, as soon as I can take proper pictures, but I made it this weekend in between horse back riding and homework. It was a fun project, I actually didn't screw up that much. I only broke the needle on the sewing machine. Again. Why is this a recurring thing? I didn't even know you could break the needle in the sewing machine! 

Anyway, it was my first time making an item of clothing that are not pajama pants (or that one skirt that I have never worn) so I was quite proud. I had to do a bit of guessing as to the size and ended up shortening it up a lot. 

I'm not entirely sure how to wear it, seeing as it is now 0 degrees Celsius when I leave my house in the morning. I think I'll be sticking to sweaters and jeans for the moment.

I will attempt to shorten my hiatuses between posts in the future...

Have a lovely beginning of November; I'll see you all very soon with a longer post and better pictures!

-Blue Cat