Black is Back (to the Stash)

The final touches have now been done and thank goodness no more black for a while!

To the wand I added a skull bead at one end (I've probably played too much Diablo). I needed to trim the fluff from the pipecleaner to insert the wire. To keep it firmly attached, I used a drop of Pinflair glue gel and left it to set for a few hours. I didn't use the 6 rows of stocking stitch as is the book, it looked too much like a maggot that thick. I went for 3. I also bound the wand near the skull end

I've also included a jar of green slime. The green slime is washing-up liquid. It took me a while to realise that washing-up liquid would make rather good slime, possibly as it is the opposite.

Elizabeth needs a satchel to keep her ingredients in and this was fairly straightforward.

Her broomstick is as simple as you could make it; pipecleaner wrapped in knitting, wool bound to the end. There are a number of sticthes through the binding and the knitting underneath to keep the bristles firmly in place.

I thought of adding a small square of 'illusion knitting', but rejected that for two reasons. One, the square was much bigger than I had considered. Two, the 'illusion' wasn't as effective as I would have liked. Whether that is my knitting or the nature of illusion knitting itself, I am not sure, it's not something I ever got into.

And here they are, the witch and the pirate.

Now for the wizard.

All cast on and ready to go.