DIY: Pom Pom!

I knitted this hat a few years ago when I first learnt to knit and haven't really worn it at all because I thought it was a bit boring. I really like the colour and lost my other hat so decided to put a pom pom on so that I would wear it more!

I do want to do more knitting but I'm not very fast and so get bored easily. Hats are good for me as they are quick but it's been so long I have more or less forgotten how to use my circular needles!

The pom pom took less than 5 minutes and I think really transformed the hat. I've seen plenty of tutorials on pinterest on how to make a pom pom so I just did it by memory.

Wrap the yarn around your fingers at least 50 times.

Take it off your fingers and tie a long piece of yarn around the middle of the loops. Cut the middle of all the loops when the middle is firmly tied.

 Using a large eye needle simply sew into the top of the hat, as many times until it is firmly attached. Then cut the long threads and trim the pom pom ends until you are happy!

I will be wearing the hat more now! Especially when I get back to the UK and it's COLD!

Gryffindor Scarf

One of my new year's resolutions was to post every week and I was managing well until two weeks ago. I'm now in the last two weeks at term and it's super busy so I just haven't had the time to post. Now though, this evening between spending 9-5 at uni and before my weekend away in Stoke for Women's Ultimate Frisbee Nationals (wish us luck!) I can write my next post.

My housemate Sarah is a Harry Potter fanatic. She's from California but studies here and I secretly think it's because she wanted to be closer to the wizarding world. It was her birthday in January and I had mused over getting her various HP themed items like this or this but I really wanted to do something homemade. She had a burgundy/yellow Gryffindor hat that she wore all the time until she lost it so I decided (before she lost it) to knit her a matching scarf. Unfortunately it took a lot longer than expected so wasn't ready for her birthday but I showed it to her and took a long time to finish it.. finally it is done!

I am not a very experienced knitter, this is only my second post about knitting and I have only really successfully knitted hats and scarfs but I do like it. I need to do more.. trouble is I don't have a whole lot of time and I feel like knitting is really good if you're sat in front of the TV or on a bus - I do not have a TV and I ride my bike.. so I struggle for time. But I will try better from now!

She's happy with it and so is Hedwig the travelling owl.  

Already Made

..I just accidentely deleted my entire, nearly finished post on things I have made throughout the years.. pictures and all. I am not even going to try and do that again!!!
In short, I have been partaking in crafts ranging from cards, scrapbooks, cupcakes, knitted hats, birthday cakes and many more for some years now and love it. I have recently acquired baileyb's sewing machine and have started buying fabrics - becoming obsessed! Successful ventures soon to follow, I hope.
Here are two of my favourite people with my first ever two knitting creations: