One of the first things I thought of making when I decided that I really needed to work on reducing my yarn stash was bunting. It's an easy, quick project that is perfect for using up little bits of yarn and it's something that forgives uneven gauge, different yarn weights and those times when you think knitting while watching TV is a good idea.
The pattern I used is called Bunting Fit For A Queen (Ravelry link) and it's a simple pattern that's easy to memorise and doesn't involve any complicated stitches. It still looks impressive though, as the holes for threading twine or ribbon through are knitted in.
The yarn I used for this was a pack of 6 aran weight yarns which came free with a knitting magazine. I'm sure you were supposed to knit something they gave you the pattern for, but obviously that never happened and the pack was still languishing in my stash over a year later.
I decided to use this yarn because of the colours, it's a set of 6 blues and greens that work together really well. It's horrible yarn though, very scratchy and full of knots and joins which made it frustrating to work with.
To join the bunting, I threaded through some thick blue rope I bought at Hobbycraft (where it's sold by the metre for something like 70p) and then I hung it from some conveniently placed hooks in my lounge which were there when we moved in. Maybe the previous tenants were bunting fans too?!
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This week we welcomed our new kitten, Flash! He is the tiniest, cutest little thing ever but oh god, it has been EXHAUSTING looking after him and trying to appease our other cat, Floppy.
It's very, very difficult trying to introduce a new cat to another cat's territory and the hissing and growling has been awful to hear, especially when I just want them to be bestest friends NOW. But we're making good progress and I'm confident that eventually Floppy will at least tolerate Flash...
