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At Wizard's End

14/10/2013

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Alistair Wizard is finished.

His pointy hat and his pointy shoes are done.

The hat was a simple pattern, easy to follow. I embroidered most of the moons and stars before I sewed the back seam; this made it a lot easier. Then a last couple of stars over the seam completed it.

His pointy shoes were a little more problematic. The instructions were not clearly thought out and it took a little thinking to work out what was intended, but I got there.

Also finished are the accessories; his Ring of Power, his bracelet and his sandals (the instructions for which were rather badly written, or rushed).
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And here he is, an enchanting wizard:
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Well, that's enough of that. I feel quite exhausted and more than a little tired of these dolls. So, before I start the princess, it's time for a fluffy pink pig.

All cast on and ready to go.
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Seeing Stars

10/10/2013

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Good grief, did Alistair's Cloak take a bit of knitting!

It was a large item; one and a half 100g balls of wool. It was also complicated in pattern.

The scoop at the back was a fairly simple number of turn rows. The book suggested using stitch markers; indeed they were very helpful in keeping track.

Then the front edgings were slipped on to stitch holders (or kept on the needles, as I did). They were then joined back to the main body of knitting just below the armholes. The rest of the cloak has been shaped gradually into the waist in the meantime.

The knitting was then divided into three again up to the shoulders, where most was cast off, and the collar extended to its centre back seam.
Finally, after sewing up what seemed to be a thousand seams, but were in fact only six, the sleeves were fitted in and stars embroidered on.

Looking at the cloak now, I think some more stars are in order, but as I am sick of the cloak at present, they can wait until the hat is done.

And that's the next task....

All cast on and ready to go.
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Mauve Along, Please

5/10/2013

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Alistair is finally modelling his matching tunic.

The published corrections, here, were needed. (Note, some of the corrections are not highlighted in the pdf.)

He has two belts, each made from three yarns, twisted, of yellow, soft purple and bright purple (which I shall be using for his cloak and hat).

Apart from his sandals, which I shall do later, I am done with the soft purple ...

So, moving along ....

On to the cloak.

All cast on and ready to go.
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Visible Panty Line

2/10/2013

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Alistair is modelling apricot yellow pants, fashionably skimming the hips and flaring out towards the ankles where there is a soft purple accentuating stripe  (who said wizards can't be trendy .... in the 70s).

Sewing these up reminded me to never ever K2tog at the end of a row even if the pattern says so. Apart from that, and the usual hassle of matching garter stitch and stripes, it was all fairly straightforward.

Now for the matching tunic in inverted colours.

All cast on and ready to go.
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Who Wiz It?

1/10/2013

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To the left is what I am aiming for - Alistair Wizard. Below is his current state.

I had problems with his hair piece - the pattern in the book was wrong, luckily the corrections published here sorted that.

The beard was another issue. The pattern asked for 26 stitches, but gave numbers that only added to 20. 26 were definitely needed for a fit
In his naked state, he reminds me of so many cartoon characters including Eric Idle's druid in Shrek 3, as well as many cavemen. I am sure that will change once he has some clothes.

So, off to knit some pants for him.

All cast on and ready to go.
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