Knitting in the Dark

So reading Annie's blog made me decide to brave town today. It rained which kept most people away. I went and indulged myself in Liberties and bought some new stuff for a new project. Check out my new TV needles! I only got them so I could feel like Tron. Hopefully now I won't need the really bright, hot spot light on when the TV's on as it annoys the Pony. Oh what domestic bliss.

I also bought this great pack of flower buttons from The Button Company. Liberty's had a huge glass sweet jar full of them; a treasure trove! I like this
slate button, but it does look a bit lethal. So now I am already for project knit no. 3, just as soon as I get on with no. 2. So it's off to lie in bd listening to the rain, watching cheap TV... ROCKIN

Scarfest

So tomorrow is the grand day we've alllll been waiting for: Scarf knit day. I have my bagged all packed:

Two sizes of needle
Two balls of wool
A million buttons

I am so excited. Someone is going to have to teach me how to cast on again, that's how useless I am.

Scarf Buttons

Today I happened across an antique jewelery stall at Spitalfields market nestled amongst all the great unique fashion stalls which turn up every Friday. The owner said that every week she puts out her antique buttons and they never sell until today when apparently I was one of many purchasers. I chose all my new buttons with my scarfs in mind. You see how I have changed to the plural. Why make one scarf when you can make 5 all different! to match with any outfit!

The use of buttons

So here is my effort. I am really pleased with them. I was gong to give them away, but now I just want to look at them. They are so easy to make. If only I needed hundreds of pin cushions. I'm facing a bit of an overload.

Buttons

So I saw wee's beautiful pin cushions and decided I needed some buttons. Harder said than done. I went to John Lewis and they were sadly lacking. So I found an unexpected hoard of them in a great shop deep in Hackney's Ridley Road Market. It's an amazing cavernous place. Then I happened to pass another, smaller branch of John Lewis and found some. Then I found this great website. It's a bit difficult to navigate through and I was a bit wary about doing a bank transfer, but it couldn't have been easier. Now I have loads! I knew that old toffee tin I bought would come in useful. I just like looking at them all.