My 'fat shady' which is more of a 'chunky empire bell' than the elegant drum shaped one that originally inspired me.
The knitting is all wonky where I attempted to angle the rows to fit the curve of the wire frame.
But, once the light is on and the bedroom is filled with the soft glow of a woolly
light - it is love love love xx
light - it is love love love xx
Still on the knitting front, the Skepp-o-hoj continues to grow - slowly - a row here and a row there, when I have time and energy, I suspect that Himself will have to wait until next winter before he will be able to wear it. Never mind.
I did discover that skepp-ohoj that means ship ahoy in Swedish and there is a 1931 Swedish film of the same name.
Like the lamp. Looks all warm and friendly. Well done. I have only ever made macrame lamp shades and then had zillions of ends to get rid of, much easier to knit one.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely effect; so calming. Seems it was very quick to do.
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