Posted in completed projects, knitting, quilting on 12, October 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last month I made a Jumper – pattern and wool by Jo Sharp.
It is really daggy, comfy and warm. I love it. I hadn’t blogged about it because I was going to take some better photos. This was taken about a minute after I finished sewing the ends in, over my pjs.
I have also done [...]
Posted in knitting, sewing clothes on 7, October 2009 | 6 Comments »
I knew that knitting was popular with celebrities.
But flipping though my little girls “Princess” magazine,
I had no idea that Cinderella was part of the group.
On an unrelated topic ….
Over the last couple of days I have been trying to make a skirt. I made a special trip to buy a pattern. I patiently traced out [...]
Posted in completed projects, crochet, quilting, yarn on 6, September 2009 | 3 Comments »
I don’t blog much anymore but I still do a lot of making.
This last week I finished my Milobo Cardigan. The ribbon is black velvet. I like the look of it through the eyelets but don’t really know how to tie it to look nice.
I made a needle roll for my circular needles. The green [...]
Posted in good thing, yarn on 19, June 2009 | 2 Comments »
While in Melbourne I made a special effort to drive out to Bendigo just to go to the Bendigo Woollen Mills factory shop.
It took almost 2 hours to get there and the weather was shocking for driving. It was 9 degrees when we left Melbourne and almost 5 when we got to Bendigo at [...]
Posted in completed projects, knitting on 23, March 2009 | 2 Comments »
I am very proud of this project. This is my first knitted adult garment that I have attempted and completed.
It is the February Ladies sweater. The original pattern is from the Knitters Almanac by Elizabeth Zimmerman and it is sized for a baby. The pattern is more of a recipe rather than [...]
Posted in bags, completed projects, fabric, knitting, sewing on 16, March 2009 | 5 Comments »
I belong to the Australian Swappers group on Ravelry. There is always a few swaps going on. The latest one that I am a part of is the project bag swap.
These are the ones that I made for my swapee. I probably wouldn’t have picked this fabric for myself, but it has sewn [...]
Posted in craft research, online shops, tutorials, yarn on 8, February 2009 | 3 Comments »
I have never really been into dying yarn before. For my last swap I bought my swapee some Kool aid sachets from wired for fibre, so I got a couple for myself just to give it a go.
Now it astounds me that people drink this stuff. If it is toxic enough to dye [...]
Posted in bags, craft research, knitting, links, sites, blogs, sewing, tutorials on 2, February 2009 | 11 Comments »
I have just joined an Aussie swap on ravelry that involves making a project bag. I promised that I would dig up some suitable tutorials and links.
U-handbag (UK) is a great resource for making bags and it has a great post on bagmaking for newbies.
Nicole Mallalieu is an Australian designer that focuses on hand [...]
Posted in crochet, knitting, patterns, ravelry, yarn on 25, January 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have created a totally huge and totally unachievable queue on ravelry.
I have a small stash of yarn destined to become things and I am determined to make them all.
My projects are
1.
february ladies sweater by flintknits
from 3 balls of BWM black alpacca
2.
top down round yoked cardigan by milobo
from 3 balls of BWM Rustic in cedar [...]
Posted in completed projects, knitting, yarn on 8, January 2009 | 2 Comments »
I also made Emmeline a February Babies sweater. It is from Elizabeth Zimmerman’s Knitters Almanac. Funnily enough it is the February pattern.
I used Bendigo Woolen Mills (no surprise there) Mystique. This would have to be the best yarn that I have ever come across. It is a 75% wool 20% mohair [...]
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