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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


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Dionne

Saturday 31 October 2020

Happy Halloween

It seems that with me these days it is all or nothing. No posts for ages and then, I blitz you, that is because I have been very busy making things but there never seems enough time to share them with you. 

 A few months ago, I warned you that you would soon be seeing more of the Knitables toys I had been making, but then the pandemic came along and I got distracted. However, the time has come to give you another small glimpse of these adorable toys.  This post is not so much about the actual toys than a couple of the Halloween costumes.

I have asked a couple of my Knitable friends to model the costumes.


First up we have cat, who is sporting a very eye-catching Halloween Witch outfit, complete with her very own broomstick.


The back of the dress laces up and has a slot in the back for her tail to fit through.


The witch costume consists of the dress, hat, leggings, pointy toed shoes and a broomstick.


Her costume has a pumpkin coloured dress with black and silver petal shaped over-skirt with a laced-up bolero.


I am a little disappointed how my shoes turned out ..... they do look better on than they do off!


I apologise for the quality of some of my photographs, I am afraid my shadow kept putting in an appearance.


I was afraid that I might run out of the pumpkin coloured yar so I altered the leggings pattern slightly by making the black stripes wider than the pumpkin ones.


No, the hat does not have two points, the second one is a shadow of the first - the light is very poor this time of year and I have to rely on artificial lights!


The little dog is wearing the ever-popular Pumpkin or Jack O' Lantern outfit.


There are button fastenings at the back of the costume and a slot for his tail.


The body has a jolly Jack O' Lantern face and a collar of dark green leaves.


Whilst the cap is topped with three larger leaves and a sweet stalk.  It also has holes for his ears.


The bootees also have leaves.


Doesn't he look smart?


I think both of them will make fabulous contributions to this year's Halloween decorations.

Enjoy your Halloween and stay safe.


Dionne

4 comments:

  1. These are both absolutely brilliant outfits Dionne love the little broomstick too lol-Your little friends made great models
    Carol x

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    1. Thank you Carol. The broomstick was very interesting to make - who would have thought that you could knit a broomstick?
      (Although I think mine looks more like a washing-up mop!)

      I think cat and dog had a great day trying on all of the clothes - move over Kat Moss.

      Have a good evening.

      Dionne xx

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  2. These are adorable and amazing in equal measure and as with all your projects, beautifully done. I love all the details, especially the silver on the dress. I would happily wear either outfit! Happy Halloween xx

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    1. Thank you Lisette, this is a bit like the old days, chatting to and fro on each others blog - I miss your blog. Are yu ever tempted to have another go?

      Those petals were not the easiest things I have ever knitted, but the end result was worth it. It is sad that I have not managed to finish the skeleton outfit but I have only managed one leg so far.

      Dionne xx

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