- Plant a tree, become a tree hugger and knit yourself some super scarves and gloves from this link . Here’s the direct link to the PDF knitting pattern
- Make a list of what you need to get done, set some deadlines – and get reminders emailed to you by using free to-do list software like Remember the Milk.
- Become a fast knitter! Miriam Tegel’s appears in the Guinness Book of World Records. Her knitting secret is to keep all movements to a minimum. Use size 8 knitting needles and DK weight yarn for optimal performance. After casting on sixty stitches, see how many stitches you can knit in three minutes. Good luck!
- Knit some breasts! The Lincolnshire Echo has published Midwives’ plea for knitted breasts to be used to help new mothers learn to breastfeed.Download the free knitted breast pattern (PDF) and email Ruth to let her know. You can use any colours, but skin-tone yarns are preferred and ideally they should be machine washable. If you’re not in the Bath area, why not see if there’s a need for knitted breasts in your area? “Contact your local midwifery or health visiting teams,” suggests Ruth, “or voluntary organisations such as La Leche League or the National Childbirth Trust, to see if they would like some support them locally.” You can also visit the NHS Breastfeeding site for more information about the benefits of breastfeeding and for helpful information for new mums.
- Premature babies are often so tiny they need special clothes. For a mum or dad worrying about their tiny new baby, the last thing they want to think about is going shopping! Fortunately, charities like PreemiesUK help special care baby units around the country by providing clothes and hats for these tiny new borns. They’re great, quick projects, and so easy to carry around. So if you’re looking for something new to cast on this week, or have some yarn or baby clothes to donate, please email Shelley Mitchell
- Knit a Darlek!
- Crotchet a carrot bookmark
- Use up odd balls and yarns you don’t love by knitting for charity. Scraps of DK yarn make great brightly coloured Teddies for Tragedy or Burundi Bears.
- Knit a cool bag for crossword fans
- Knit a crown for the Princes and Princesses in your life!
- Entertain your cat and knit an eyeball to play with!
- Try your hand at weaving
- Make this gorgeous Scrap strips squares quilt / tutorial
- Crotchet a Meerkat
- Take part in November writing and produce a novel Take part in nanowrimo
- Try a new technique – see this link on using your lovely coloured pencils
- Create something for you
- Here’s an idea: try some alterated art
- Visit an exhibition
- Find a market and talk wit hthe vendors about what is on the table
- Join Clare in her blog where she writes 3 things she is grateful for every day.
- Make a doll
- Try out some new stitches http://primrosedesign.blogspot.com/search/label/Stitch%20School
- Making Yarn With A Drop Spindle
- Make yourself a new coaster
- Sew yourself a skirt
- Read lots of books
- Explore all the colours in your art box
- Try something new
- Revamp something in your home
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