Riley's Hannah Montana Scarf

For the last week, I've been working on a scarf for my niece, Riley. Next month, she's turning ten and she's a BIG Hannah Montana fan. So, while I had another ball of tri-coloured yarn left over from Winter, I thought I'd get into a third scarf. As you can see, it's Moss Stitch again and it's going well. I'm hoping to have hot pink, long tassels hanging off the ends so she can throw it over her shoulder next winter and be in fashion; matching the colours of her idol.

And what lovely colours they are for a young lady to grow into! And she need not just use the scarf as a Hannah Montana scarf. Once she's grown out of Hannah Montana, this scarf can be used to just throw on to keep the brief winter chills that visit us here in Australia.

19th, September, 2009 - I finished this gorgeous scarf last night; adding the last touches of the tassels. And it's absolutely gorgeous too! Just look at the sparkle they add. I had to hunt around for that particular pink which would have any 10-year-old feeling as glamorous as Hannah Montana herself! I really do hope my niece does like this one.

If you'd like the pattern for this scarf, it's on Ravelry.com. The link to the site is on the sidebar. Anyway, until my next project - whatever it may be - keep knitting and keep creating.

A New Art Project!

I've been trying my hand at recycled materials for a while now without much success. However, whenever I get my hands on old wooden chairs, boxes or anything that can be pulled apart and sanded down, I love it. So, I've begun looking along the footpaths around the time of the Council Pick-ups to scavenge for any such items that may be useful enough where I can give them a second life.

Like this chair I'm currently working on. It's an old dining chair and I've taken it apart, left the steel frame out in the garden and taken a piece of sanding paper to the wooden seat until I've found a shape I'm happy with; then I've put a background colour (white) on it and took some designs from my old paintings from about a year or so ago and drew the design on. And now look at it... beautiful isn't it? And it's only half finished. I've still got some second coats to do and a spray of varnish and - voila! - it'll be ready to use on the hot days where I'll be out in the carport with the table from 'The Reject Store' at Sunnybank I painted in much the same way and this chair to read a book. Not a bad rescue if you ask me!

Stay tuned for more projects like this one and my knitting and other art works too that I get into. Otherwise, keep knitting and keep creating.