TIGHT HAT.

Zarah was looking after the Hyperbolic Crochet Reef at the Knitting and Stitching Show last year and to pass the time she thought she would attempt a cabled hat on circular needles. We think she could have done with bigger needles because it got too tight. 

Whatever happened, Zarah can't face it anymore. It's too small for most heads.

The brown wool is 100% pure so you could felt it.

Ellen, who is studying at the Royal college of art, has transformed this piece. Here is a copy of her letter.

'I turned the hat into a lobster -pot -thing with lobster and seaweed. No story behind it, really. The shape suggested the top of a birdcage (I'm a bit obsessed with birdcages) but deceided a lobster was more fun to make than a bird. It was done freeform, and very hurriedly, hence the uh, eccentric shape. Still, there's nothing more tedious than a perfect lobster pot is there?

Best wishes, Ellen.

HALF A DONATION BOX.

Last summer Susi stitched some beautiful little messages into corsages for her show at PYF. She didn't want to put a price on them so she thought it best to ask people for donations and just take one. Rosemary started making her a donation box, but couldn't get it finished before all the popular corsages had gone. If you have a need for donations, you could be half way there!

SNIPPIT OF SCOTLAND.

A classic piece of Fairisle in beautiful colours made on about 2mm needles and held on a proper old fashioned white headed safety pin. It was made by Mrs. Brooks, the only knitter we know to be offered 2 MBE's.

Rosemary in Harpenden has taken it on.

HYPERBOLIC PURPLE PLASTIC.

For some reason this purple plastic piece of hyperbolic crochet was left out of the crochet Coral Reef which appeared at the Royal Festival Hall last summer and then toured the country. Prick Your Finger can add it to our 'Crochet a Black Hole' event with 'the House of Fairy Tales' at the Tate Modern next bank holiday weekend.   Apparently it's OK to have purple in a black hole. For more information on hyperbolic crochet go to www.theiff.org

WRONG KIND OF BABY.

If anyone thinks there is a little boy on the way then they are welcome to this back piece of a jumper which Wendy in Kendal made when she was sure her baby was going to be a boy. I think it would look good on any kind of baby, and it is washable at 40 degrees!

ANGRY BLACK PIECE / EVENING SCARF.

Jo in Wandsworth learned to Cast on but then there was no one there to show her how to knit, so she cast on loads of stitches and then when she did learn to to knit, the rows were really long, so it only got this far, and because it was in black, she found it hard. We thought it was really good tension though, please don't be disheartened! 

Sally in Maidenhead has come to the rescue and turned angry black piece into a glamourous scarf! She used few scraps she had lying around to form the crochet ends, added some beads and here we are!

HALF A WHITE CARDIGAN BACK.

Well the bottom back piece of any knitted garment is the most important because it keeps your kidneys warm. It's knitted already, why not carry on.  

Sue had good intentions, but her grand daughter Kerry grew too fast.

This piece has been taken by Hazel in Worksop, nottinghamshire.