2023 Fashion on the Ration Challenge

Liverpool_Anne

Hi all, sorry I have been mia due to my Internet being broken but all fixed now.
@PipneyJane, yes of course you need more information. I have a little over 500g

Liverpool_Anne

It was what I used for the main colour on the hot water bottle covers. It is very soft and I used 2 strands together but I needed to use some of the other yarn to get it to hold its structure. 

thriftwizard

Brilliant piece of upcycling there, @Laura_Elsewhere! And what lovely colours they are, too.

MrsCatz

Just back from my wonder through the archives, it’s lethal, good job I tied some red thread to the door before I started reading. 

The brown wool looks very warm, a friend has knitted herself a sleeping bag using the same colour and it looks so warm and pretty. She uses it instead of a blanket in the evenings when sitting in her lounge, as fuel is precious at the moment. 

Liverpool_Anne

@MrsCatz thank you, yes it would make a nice blanket, especially as OH is always cold. I will try the colour against the wall colour

PipneyJane

Hi All

@Liverpool_Anne.  I think a crocheted blanket would work well with that yarn. (Crochet because it's faster.)  

Liverpool_Anne said:

It was what I used for the main colour on the hot water bottle covers. It is very soft and I used 2 strands together but I needed to use some of the other yarn to get it to hold its structure. 

Is that because the hot water bottle covers didn't hold their shape or because the yarn fell apart as you worked? It looks woollen spun and very loosely spun at that.  If the former, then a rectangular "granny square" should hide most issues.  If the latter, then you'll have to go down multiple hook sizes and crochet very tightly to compensate.

- Pip 

Cherryfudge

I've spent 50p on a week-to-a-view diary in the sales, to record my coupon (and non-coupon) spends. Hopefully having ready-made spaces and a format that I can flip through should solve some issues.

Now all I have to do is a) keep it up to date and b) not loose it.

How long do you give me before one or the other breaks down?

thriftwizard

Hmm - I've just spent 7 coupons (and slightly less than £20) online on two items for a dance costume - a bolero top and an "imitation silk" veil - which has made me panic slightly! (Would have been happier parting with the same coupons for a cashmere bolero & a real silk veil - same coupons, better effect, but alas, waaay too warm!) But I've been hunting for things I could make them from for a month and failed to turn anything suitable up, especially as they have to go with items I already have. We're performing in a month, only have a couple of rehearsals booked beforehand and I need to know they'll work. Luckily I already have the fabric for the galabeya etc. for the summer's performance...

MrsCatz

Oh @thriftwizard I was a belly dancer too for years stopped after I tore a ligament in my leg.

Liverpool_Anne

@PipneyJane, it was because the wool was so soft the hwb covers didn't hold their shape but there were no breaks in the thread. I hear what you are saying about crochet, yes it is much quicker but it seems to use more yarn for the area of fabric produced. I will have a ponder, thanks for the advice