Cute felted witch hat

I want to make this soooooo badly...



The pattern can be found on the Lion Brand yarn website. Too bad I don't know how to crochet yet. I know how to chain stitch, but that's it. I guess it would be a good beginner's project.

They also have a cute pattern for leaf and petal masks featured in their newsletter, but I don't see myself ever wearing one.

More Ren Garb

Thought I'd update on my sewing progress. My chemise is done, and I'm pretty happy with it. It is a very simple chemise, and took about an hour to sew. I've been working on the bodice all night, and decided to give my sewing machine a break. I'm not sure how well the ruffle on the bottom (called a peplum) will sit since I used a stiffer fabric than the pattern called for. I'll probably be able to post a pic on Monday since I'm hoping to have it finished in time to wear for Mabon (Autumn Equinox).

My son's tunic will be quick to make. That'll be done early next week. I am thinking about putting a facing on it since I don't have any trim left from my daughter's dress. I also have to put belt loops on the dress, since the girl has no hips!

Abacus bracelet

I'm a dummy. I promised pictures of the abacus bracelet and stitch markers. Here they are! I made the bracelet on Beadalon wire, and used Czech glass beads that were sitting in my stash.



The AB beads are for counting 10's, and the plain are for counting single rows. I will find this bracelet handy very soon, when I start my Booga bag.

My daughter the maiden

My family is going to a Renaissance Festival at the end of the month. I still have to make a tunic for our son, and my husband has yet to decide if he wants to dress for the festival or not, but our daughter jumped on the opportunity to wear garb.

Here she is, in all her glory.


I made her dress in wine coloured broadcloth, using this pattern. It took me about an hour to draft the pattern, and another hour to sew the dress, plus about half an hour to put on the trim. I love that braided gimp doesn't show your stitches. I also made her a very simple chain belt. I'll braid her hair, and put in some flowers if I can find any.

I am also making myself some new things to wear. I finished my cream coloured chemise last night, and I'm making a new bodice since the first one I made is a tad too big. The new one is a plain brown fabric, which is more period accurate anyway.

The tunic for DS will take no time at all, and will be green. I'm not making him breeches though. I'll cheat and put him in PJ pants!

Shawl - completed

I finished my daughter's shawl last night. Bound it off, put the fringe on, and waited patiently for morning so I could give it to her. In retrospect, I should probably have made it a tad bigger, because it barely fits. I was worried I wouldn't have enough yarn for the fringe though, so I stopped a bit early. No matter, I'll just put a button on it and she can wear it more like a shrug. She really likes it. I'll post some pictures later.

Today I'm going to Michael's to take advantage of their Labour Day sale. They have Lion Homespun and Wool Ease on sale, so I want to pick up yarn for a felted knitting bag and another shawl. I also have a 50% off coupon, so I'll use it on something as well. I'm hoping to find a set of needles since so far all I have are size 7's.

I'm also planning on making myself an abacus bracelet and some stitch markers. If I want to do anything more complicated than this shawl, I'm going to need them. I'll post pics of them in a later post.