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marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 12:58 pm Post subject: October "make a cosy" challenge

The challenge is to "make a cosy of your choice, using materials you have to hand, during the month of October". You can interpret the challenge how you like, but the main thing is not to spend any money - use stuff you already own, acquire by barter, scrounge or are given.

Suggestions:

tea cosy
egg cosy
coffee pot cosy
phone/ipod cosy
head cosy (aka hat)
foot cosies (aka slippers)
mug cosy
bottle cosy
spare loo roll cosy
bed cosy (aka quilt)
hot water bottle cosy
wine bottle cosy
hand cosies (aka gloves, mittens)

Hammer and nails types will have to use their ingenuity to create cosiness from less obviously cosy materials - a hay box is the only thing I can come up with...

No prizes, but at the end you may have:

created something that will help save on winter heating bills
practised a new skill
inspired others
raised money for charity (or yourself)
finished a work in progress
make a gift
earned awe and admiration

In so far are:

mochyn
ros
AnnaD
marigold

Is anyone else is going to play?

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 12:59 pm Post subject:
Ah go on then. I know I want to.

Nell Merionwen

Joined: 02 Jun 2008
Posts: 16300
Location: Beautiful Derbyshire

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:14 pm Post subject:
I'll play this time

Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2157
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:16 pm Post subject:
Hmm....now hoe do I turn a cosy.....I'll get back to you on this one Pete

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:27 pm Post subject:
I'm in, I've jsut spun some yarn for a shawl, so that should count as a sally-cosy

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:28 pm Post subject:
Do socks count as foot cosies? I was thinking about starting a pair....

frewen

Joined: 08 Sep 2005
Posts: 11405

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:29 pm Post subject:
So you are seriously saying I can do a hat?

Bebo

Joined: 21 May 2007
Posts: 12590
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:31 pm Post subject:

Frewen Feltmaker wrote:

So you are seriously saying I can do a hat?

Aren't you always doing hats?

marigold

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
Posts: 12458
Location: West Sussex

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 1:35 pm Post subject:

Frewen Feltmaker wrote:

So you are seriously saying I can do a hat?

Of course, hats, socks - anything that can remotely be called a cosy thing

.

I'm looking forward to what Bodrighy come up with...

Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2157
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 3:32 pm Post subject:

marigold wrote:

Frewen Feltmaker wrote:

So you are seriously saying I can do a hat?

Of course, hats, socks - anything that can remotely be called a cosy thing

.

I'm looking forward to what Bodrighy come up with...

So am I

Pete

ros

Joined: 19 Jul 2005
Posts: 2469
Location: Beds

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 3:39 pm Post subject:

Bodrighy wrote:

marigold wrote:

Frewen Feltmaker wrote:

So you are seriously saying I can do a hat?

Of course, hats, socks - anything that can remotely be called a cosy thing

.

I'm looking forward to what Bodrighy come up with...

So am I

Pete

thimbles ? ( end of finger cosies ?? )

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: October "make a cosy" challenge

marigold wrote:

In so far are:

mochyn
ros
AnnaD
marigold

Is anyone else is going to play?

I intend to make us cosy in October within those parameters as set out above.

And I should have achieved everything apart from making any money for charity or myself.

Bodrighy

Joined: 15 Aug 2008
Posts: 2157
Location: Near Devizes

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: October "make a cosy" challenge

marigold wrote:

Is anyone else is going to play?

Does firewood count in this category? I make plenty of that

Pete

Last edited by Bodrighy on Thu Oct 01, 09 3:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 3:58 pm Post subject:

Bodrighy wrote:

Hmm....now hoe do I turn a cosy.....I'll get back to you on this one

Pete

Mug cosies (coasters)?
A turned wooden casing to cosy a small flask of something decadant?
A pot to hold a nightlight candle, or any candlestick really?

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 09 5:14 pm Post subject:
I'm in...not sure what for, but in, all the same. The idea of a sally cosy makes me giggle but unfortunately sallies are thin on the ground here. I'm sure inspiration will strike (and I already know it will be mostly cream..)

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