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That's really lovely Kate, and looks so neat. What a good idea to make a cushion - as you say, it will last.

Here is the current state of play with my cushion. I have ground to a bit of a halt as I seem to have lost the ability to concentrate (ie count!) just recently! Too much going on in my head! }hairout{

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Oh Helen that is coming on well done {hug}

Wow Kate that is brilliant )t'
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perchy wrote:Oh Helen that is coming on well done {hug}

Wow Kate that is brilliant )t'


Yes indeed.

I had to look back at the first post to see what you were making, because I didn't remember that it was Santa Claus, and that's what it looks like to me, so far.
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{rofwl} Oh it does rather!! Actually, if its a success, I had already been thinking that I may go completely crazy and knit myself a christmas jumper. Whether it would ever be finished would be a other matter!! :oops:

Actually, when the cushion is finished I may need help with the assembly instructions as they are very weird +f+
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That is very good.
I used to do it years ago when the children were younger and it was all the fashion.
Tracy had a jumper with a country scene on...sheep etc. Paul had a guy shooting and a spaniel by his side. I did Spencer one with a motorbike on it...ah those were the days.
I know what you mean about counting. Some days I can go great guns with my cross stitch and others just cannot knuckle down.
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After looking up about intarsia, I am full of admiration for anyone who does it. All those different lengths of wool would get me so confused (as if I'm not already).
You certainly give most things a go and with great success. Lots of patience too! After all you crochet projects and now intarsia, I am feeling quite inferior but must not attempt anything else as I have enough half finished things now. {rofwl}
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I wish you could have all been flies on my wall today {rofwl} I have done quite a lot of the picture now, but must have undone at least a fleet of camper vans in the process, not to mention the complete tangle I managed to get the gazillion balls of wool in {rofwl}

Honestly, I can't believe how I just can't count }hairout{ and when I do count, I still get it wrong {rofwl} {rofwl} {rofwl}
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This one was quite easy to make Helen, maybe easier than your cushion? Let me know if you want the pattern :-D

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Sweet! I have to say I will probably never do another camper van after this!!! It's a gift for a friend with a van anyway!

Progress so far

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If you look at it upside down it looks like a red panda :-D
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So it does! A Ninja mutant hero panda {rofwl}
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There is a new competition for Richard.
Guess the knitting pattern.
Santa, panda, what next?.....Oh, you've already told us what it will be, so that spoils the game.
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HELP!!!!! I have finished the knitting and need to make it up. It has ended up a large rectangle, with the van in the middle, which I am supposed to wrap around a cushion and join the row ends together to make side seams. How do I do that? Just oversew? Won't that show? Do I go though one loop or two? }hairout{

I think it looks as if a 4 year old has knitted it anyway }hairout{ Hopefully it will look better with a cushion pad in. :?
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Do you overlap it and only sew the sides so that the pad can be taken out?
If so you could do it inside out, then remove the pad, turn it and put the pad in again.
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It's all pinned with pad in situ, and although I say it myself, I am rather pleased with it now. It looks best from a bit of a distance though! {rofwl} So, just the seams to go )c(

Mo, I did think about doing it inside out, but the pattern says to do it from the outside, and as it looks fairly ok now (and took me some time to pin), I dare not take the risk of taking the pad out. But thanks for the idea - if I get stuck, I will definitely try it.
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