Its been a while since Ive posted, the longest in a long time, haha!
I am still here, just been a little busy with life and all the things that go with it.
Ill be back soon, showing some things I have created, and with some news of my own 😀
Looking forward to getting back to it, and seeing what everyone else is up to 🙂
I made a knitted pigeon from a knitting book I picked up at a local book store. Its has all different knitting projects inspired from London.
The little pigeon was gifted towards my sister in law for her birthday. They have Pepper, the cat…
The book has lots of cool knitting projects in it. It has ones that I would never bother with, like a book cover and a bag bovver (yes, I was as confused as you).
But the queen and her corgis and all the little people and animals are very cool, and presumably very quick to knit up.
The book came with nearly everything needed to make the pigeon (minus the yellow thread for the beak). Â It was smaller than I expected, but still cute and reasonably pigeon-like.
So for now, Ive hidden the book from my daughters who had taken up nagging me to make the queen and corgis.
I’ve snuck it out of hiding.. here it is…
So really, I want to put about 10 exclamation marks on the title of this blog post. I’m terribly excited that I now have my own clothing labels. I have been sussing them out for a while, and finally ordered them.. to discover they take 2.5 weeks to come. The people at Gang Apparel Accessories were great though; quick to respond, answered all my questions, and delivered a perfect product.
So I waited patiently next to the mail box, and eventually they arrived. Hooray!
Here are the brand labels. They were made as a cotton weave.
Here is the care instructions label.
Can anyone guess what I will be selling soon??
On the way back home after Mothers’ Day, I visited a fantastic handcraft shop. There is some gorgeous hand dyed, and handspun yarn there. And some delicious jam… amongst other things.
We are going away this week, and I need something to do in the car. Its decided that I will be using this gorgeous yarn. But what do I knit?? The pink yarn is an 8 ply (DK) and is 50g. The multicoloured yarn is 4 ply and also 50g.
Ive looked through some pattern books, but with the amount I have, its hard to know!
Any ideas??
This year I got to see my Mum for Mothers Day! We live a while from my parents, so it usually doesn’t happen. It was very nice. And of course, I made my Mum something. She was gushing with happiness over them. My Mum, my biggest fan!
Here they are:
From this book:
With this yarn:
How was your Mothers Day? Any handmade gifts to show off?
You might remember a few weeks ago, I started making some knitted squares. Well, I finished 4 and here they are drying last night after I handwashed them.
It was a nice relaxing little project. Good break to get the creative mind working again!
I got to see some photos of the blankets that are being put together (by some ladies at our church) from the squares today, for a local charity, and they look good!
Recently, I’ve been on a bit of a mission to use up my scraps and leftover yarn. Â So I got some larger yarn on the needles and made up this little dress for a favourite doll at our house. Ill admit, its a bit out there – not something I would sport myself! But it has the memories. The bottom yarn I used to make friends baby a newborn hat, the green and grey yarn was handspun by my Mum, the lighter blue is leftover from a jumper my Mum made for herself when I was little, and the darker blue was leftover from some interesting mittens I made, that ended up at my Mums – who proclaims they are some of the best mittens shes ever worn!
Whats the best thing you’ve whipped up from scrap yarn?
(As a side note, yes, the doll is wearing a loom band bracelet especially made by my 5 year old. Hey, dolls have to keep up with fads too!!)
This week I thought it was time to start an easy knitting project I could do without thinking. Conveniently, our Womens Ministry at church is knitting a blanket together to give to a local charity.
The squares have to be 20 x 20 cm and are preferred to be in 8 ply yarn on 4mm needles, and in the colours purple, blue or pink. Having used so much of my 8 ply stash for the big blanket I knitted, I don’t have any of those colours left in 8 ply. So I have used two 4 ply strands together. Its turned out really nice and firm. Perfect for a cosy blanket!
The photo shows it as a blue-purple colour, but its really a rich purple that has a light purple spun through it. So pretty 🙂
I posted about a green cardigan I finished last year. Not too long ago (ahem, over 2 years ago) I started the same cardigan but in a 5 ply. It was started on holiday, and stopped when the holiday did. It was destined for my eldest daughter. Well, it won’t fit now, so daughter #2 will be having it for this autumn, winter and spring.
Im very happy Ive finally finished it!
Made myself a hat – so now I’m all ready for winter!! Haha, if only it were that easy!
I had been looking on ravelry for a hat that would use up more of my stash of 12 ply (Bulky), whilst looking great AND keeping my noggin and ears warm. I found the Lomond, a free pattern on ravelry (you’ll need a ravelry account to access it). I modified it a bit, by making the needle sizes one smaller than the pattern stated (which is larger than what my 12 ply yarn recommends anyway). It made the hat fit more snugly, which is exactly how I like them. And I made my pompom a bit scraggly, kind of reminds me of a wet sheep, haha!!
So excited about how well it turned out. Â Love it!