Went to Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair with SlightlySquiffled this weekend. There was quite a bit of squooshy yarn - lots of Noro - but the most exciting thing was the stainless-steel yarn from Dairing I loved the layered dresses they had on display (sort of as above but more blacks and greys)We both got some yarn and I've only just started having...
Very long week - our mini visit to Lake Mountain seems like ages ago and it was only 5 days - I am still sore after finding skiing harder than unicycling and falling over lotsHere's some pics of the slow regrowth after the fires around marysville:I have managed to leave not one but two jumpers at netball courts - hope I can get...
Recently discovered that I have now practised enough continental knitting that I can easily colour strand holding yarn with continental left-hand and English right hand. It's soooo much faster than dropping and picking up each strand. This was a very nice discovery because I hear of people working up to this, whereas I've somehow learnt it accidentally. Here's a pic of my twined...
Over the last few months I've been knitting away on the Spring Thaw Shawl - a very pretty pattern by Cheri McEwen from Knitting on the Border. I am also working on her Small Talk Shawl which is crochet and a lot easier to work (simply because crochet is a easier to keep track of where you're up to) I've come to the...
For all the knitters who have been missing out on the Doctor Who love, here is my Big and Cuddly pattern converted into knitting ^_^ enjoy! Download free pattern This is certainly not the most elegant knitting pattern, having been converted from crochet, but it worked surprisingly well. I still encourage all those knitters who haven't yet picked up a hook to try...
*** Giveaway closed - winner announced here ***Hello!You may remember my lovely bday presents from SlightlySquiffled ^_^Today I've got a special giveaway for you:eee! isn't he cute?This design was a practice piece based on a design by Lorelyn Medina and will not be made available for sale. Prize is for aluminium pendant (no chain).Giveaway closed - winner announced here ...
This morning I'm off to 'Passing Fancy' - four day juggling/passing convention (of which I'm only making it to one day) - bit chilly - hope I can get my hands warm enough to catch things!Eaton Fudge This morning I'm off to 'Passing Fancy' - four day juggling/passing convention (of which I'm only making it to one day) - bit chilly - hope...
Some shorter Imladris gloves available on EtsyGet the pattern here if you'd like to make your own ...
Hi all,Realised recently that there were some errors in the rose pattern add-on, I have now fixed these and also fixed the formatting to match the other patterns in the series. Linda's add-on has inspired lots of cute versions including martha and some dark swan plushies (which I hope to show you soon).download the new version--Other patterns in the Big and Cuddly seriesDavid...
I follow around 250 blogs/sites, so thought I'd share a blogalalphabet of my most loved (mostly knitty/crochety) reads - I find I have a gap for U, X and Z - any suggestions?Happy reading everyone :)Angels have the phone boxBonito Club / Brooklyn TweedCurious Knitter / Crafty TardisDELicious DesignzEpheriell DesignsFree Amigurumi PatternsGeek Crafts / Geek Central StationHungry KnitterInspiration FibersJanuary WishKnitfreak.comLaris DesignsMel PatonNever Not...
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