geekygail

Design: Tardis Washcloth
Designer: Lorenia - freebie available here
Yarn: Patons Cotton, DK weight
Fibre: 100% cotton
Colour: Denim 2697
Needles: 3.75mm

Mr Beebarf is turning into a Doctor Who obsessive.  I've also got several friends who are also somewhat more than fans, and they told me about this community and design. I had some blue cotton in my stash - snaffled very cheaply at a charity shop - and I was off. In less than an evening, I had a gift for my sweetie!

I made the border garter stitch rather than single rib, as garter stitch is speedier but other than that, I made no changes.

Fortunately, Mr Beebarf doesn't have an LJ account so he doesn't know about things like patterns for Doctor Who scarves. I'd like to keep it like that ;o)
 

I know I posted recently. I've yet to begin the mario shirt project I asked about, though I intend to begin soon. But I wanted to share with everyone a project I did over the summer. And really, what Batman fan can live without their very own....   Scarecrow mask~?    

( Would you like to see my mask....? )

Make an acrylic wash [ but if you don't have any acrylic paint, use tea or coffee ] to stain the burlap. Give the patches a rough dirty look. Maybe make some patches darker than others. You want to do this in patches. Small and large! Change things up! if you make a mistake, you can always sew another patch on top of it. Do this until you've got the fabric completely covered. You could also use pieces of leather if you want. I haven't tried leather patches on mine, but I'd recommend sticking to brown colors.
 

Burlap DOES have a tendency to shed, and fall apart. Eventually the burlap will start to fall off your mask. Therefore, you'll have to prepare yourself to make another mask in the future.

Please allow the burlap enough time to dry after you stain it. It will just fall apart when you try to sew it onto the mask.

Be careful about wearing this mask. It can get a bit heated, though mine is fairly comfortable, and you don't want to pass out from a heat stroke! This hasn't happened to me, but I'm sure it's not impossible.

And in other news:

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me.

This offer does have some restrictions so please read:
- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them).
- It will be done before 2011.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf, who knows!
- You'll need to PM me your mailing address if you're one of the first 5.

In return, all you need to do is repost this on your LJ (or on here if you'd like - or even both if you're ambitious!) and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people.