My Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves pattern is now free to download ^_^ Enjoy!
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Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
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Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
Chiaroscuro - in painting, photography and cinema - strong contrasts between dark and light
serving to achieve a sense of depth and volume...
A cute sleepy fox gift for a special newborn ^_^
Pattern was: Sleepy Fox Amigurumi by Amanda Michelle. Wish I'd had yarn as bright as the original pattern, but still quite happy with the little guy :)
Pattern was: Sleepy Fox Amigurumi by Amanda Michelle. Wish I'd had yarn as bright as the original pattern, but still quite happy with the little guy :)
Just had to post up a picture of the Tiramisu cheesecake I made for Tim for his birthday -
om nom!
om nom!
Was pretty tasty - and if I made it again the only thing I would change is soaking the sponge fingers in extra coffee liquid for a more moist cake texture.
Recipe from All that's Jas
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Celebrating 200 followers on Etsy today with a few new items ^_^
Crafted using rustic yarn from my first trip to Bendigo Woollen Mills and Bendigo Sheep and Wool.
'Crochet fingerless gloves - striped 3-4' by Pixelated Mushroom. Image licensed under CC-BY-NC
'Crochet fingerless gloves - green tweed cable' by Pixelated Mushroom. Image licensed under CC-BY-NC
Please excuse the mess - I'm doing some re-styling...
Peter Capaldi and the War Doctor have finally joined their other mini incarnations!
Download crochet pattern (PDF)
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Thanks to those who wrote in and asked about when these two Doctors would be available, and to those who have provided tips and uploaded their projects to Ravelry over the last few years. I hope you enjoy making these latest two Doctors.
Twelve - Peter Capaldi
"It's alright up to the eyebrows. Then it just goes haywire." (Deep Breath)
'Mini Doctor Whos - Twelfth Doctor' by Pixelated Mushroom. Image Licensed under CC-BY-NC
War Doctor
"Great men are forged in fire. It is the privilege of lesser men to light the flame. Whatever the cost." (The Day of the Doctor)
'Mini Doctor Whos - War Doctor' by Pixelated Mushroom. Licenced under CC-BY-NC
All Doctors
'Mini Doctor Whos - Day of the Doctor' by Pixelated Mushroom. Image licensed under CC-BY-NC
'Mini Doctor Whos - Twelve and a half Doctors' by Pixelated Mushroom. Image licensed under CC-BY-NC
Latest creation:
Pattern: Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon Osborn in Knit Picks Palette (marine heather and mist).
Spent a night in the Dandenongs for my birthday this week. The last of the splendid red leaves from a few weeks ago had turned brown, but still some lovely yellow highlights.
Pattern: Selbu Modern by Kate Gagnon Osborn in Knit Picks Palette (marine heather and mist).
Spent a night in the Dandenongs for my birthday this week. The last of the splendid red leaves from a few weeks ago had turned brown, but still some lovely yellow highlights.
Lake at Alfred Nicholas
Thanks to gfxmonk for the images ^_^
Thanks to gfxmonk for the images ^_^
Today I have another feature on projects created in 2014.
Today's pattern is my newest one - Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
Thanks to those who have shared their photos and experiences!
This month has been all about unicorns! Gifts for some very special babies - great fun to make.
Thanks to @kimtairi for the unicorn inspiration!
When looking on as a non-logged in user, Pinterest has always frustrated me. Its gated preview (where you can temptingly see a board for a second, then are prompted to log in), and its dubious attribution, made me hesitate to join up. However I've finally given in, and have enjoyed gathering together a set of dresses to inspire sewing ideas.
Follow Pixelated's board Dresses - Sewing inspiration on Pinterest.
It's certainly a useful tool for visually grouping inspiration, and storing associated links.
Now I just need to find some sewing patterns that match up with all my pictures... then actually sew things...
With my newest design project going along fairly well, this week I've taken a break and started some simple socks with some Heirloom Jigsaw yarn gifted to me by @pohmieathome ^_^
To finish the year, I'm featuring some of the special projects that have sprung up for various patterns. It's so inspiring to see everyone's individual colour choices and creativity!
Happy Christmas everyone!
Hope everyone had some lovely celebrations. It was great to see the new Christmas Tree TARDIS projects
springing up over December.
I only managed one gift-knit this year - some Randiriel socks for my Mum. They fit! Hooray!
Pattern: Randiriel socks by Alexandra Wiedmayer (travelling cables variation)
Sock knitting is becoming more enjoyable over time - and I love the look and process of knitting patterns with travelling cables.
For this pattern, the heel and toe are not provided. I am still a little unfamiliar with heels so used the heel from the Rick socks.
Hope everyone had some lovely celebrations. It was great to see the new Christmas Tree TARDIS projects
springing up over December.I only managed one gift-knit this year - some Randiriel socks for my Mum. They fit! Hooray!
Pattern: Randiriel socks by Alexandra Wiedmayer (travelling cables variation)
For this pattern, the heel and toe are not provided. I am still a little unfamiliar with heels so used the heel from the Rick socks.
For Christmas celebrations we also baked some almond fingers (below), baklava, and cherry slice for family gatherings, and some Pumpkin, sage and ricotta lasagna for Christmas dinner with my family.
I dropped in to Dairing (Teresa Dair's unique fibre and knitwear studio) yesterday at lunchtime, and discovered a 20% off sale. Hooray!
I had a birthday voucher to spend, so I picked up some DL-2 linen to play with. Couldn't wait to play with it, so did a little swatching on my train ride home. It's a very interesting texture. I'm going to wash the swatch now and see if it ends up more drapey, or if it continues to hold its shape.
Exciting to play with some new fibres - so many possibilities!
The last four subjects that make up my library Masters are now complete ^_^
Finishing these last few subjects while full-time working highlighted how much I enjoy my job, how lucky I am to have it, and how almost everything I do at work is more enjoyable than writing uni essays :p
I haven't received any formal documents yet but hopefully that part of things should go through smoothly. More time is available now for sleep(!) and for crafting ^_^ I can't say I'm using my time very effectively at the moment *cough Skyrim cough*, but I'm planning some new pattern writing soon.
My quest for a proper graduation hat is still unresolved, due to my first university having no-hats for undergrads, my second university holding their graduations in an unappealing massive stadium, and my third university holding their Graduations in Albury. I've resolved to make my own hat from paper to celebrate.
Finishing these last few subjects while full-time working highlighted how much I enjoy my job, how lucky I am to have it, and how almost everything I do at work is more enjoyable than writing uni essays :p
My quest for a proper graduation hat is still unresolved, due to my first university having no-hats for undergrads, my second university holding their graduations in an unappealing massive stadium, and my third university holding their Graduations in Albury. I've resolved to make my own hat from paper to celebrate.
To celebrate the release of Chiaroscuro, my Ruins pattern is now available for free.
Dreaming of castles in the mist, and adventure? Ruins is an intermediate pattern, written for a knitter comfortable with a circular needle and the magic loop (or two circular needles).
With three sections using different techniques (stranded colour work, basket weave and layers) this pattern is perfect for the restless wanderer who quickly tires of repetitive patterns.
Alternatives are provided for the first two sections if you are finding the techniques too tricky.
Many thanks to those who purchased this pattern while it was available! Profit generated during the last year was donated to charity.
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“There, down the roofless wall did glow
The zun upon the grassy vloor,
An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow,
Unhinder’d by a door”
The zun upon the grassy vloor,
An’ weakly-wandren winds did blow,
Unhinder’d by a door”
(The Castle Ruins - William Barnes)
Dreaming of castles in the mist, and adventure? Ruins is an intermediate pattern, written for a knitter comfortable with a circular needle and the magic loop (or two circular needles).
With three sections using different techniques (stranded colour work, basket weave and layers) this pattern is perfect for the restless wanderer who quickly tires of repetitive patterns.
Alternatives are provided for the first two sections if you are finding the techniques too tricky.
Many thanks to those who purchased this pattern while it was available! Profit generated during the last year was donated to charity.
New pattern out today!
This pattern was designed to feature metallic yarn (or other specialty fibres) without the commitment of a full garment. The delicacy of the metallic yarn will affect the durability of the project for every-day wear, but will also produce an individual creation depending on the yarn combinations chosen, like a small work of art.
The gloves are knit from the bottom up, in three sections. The first and third sections involve creating two layers for a shadowed appearance; the middle section involves a cable on the back of the hand creating a vignette effect. This pattern is rated as challenging - due to the nature of the delicate yarn, and the fiddly-ness of having two magic loops available simultaneously.
$2.50 - All profit donated monthly to charity.
Pattern details - Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
Pattern details - Chiaroscuro fingerless gloves
Chiaroscuro - in painting, photography and cinema - strong contrasts between dark and light
serving to achieve a sense of depth and volume...
This pattern was designed to feature metallic yarn (or other specialty fibres) without the commitment of a full garment. The delicacy of the metallic yarn will affect the durability of the project for every-day wear, but will also produce an individual creation depending on the yarn combinations chosen, like a small work of art.
The gloves are knit from the bottom up, in three sections. The first and third sections involve creating two layers for a shadowed appearance; the middle section involves a cable on the back of the hand creating a vignette effect. This pattern is rated as challenging - due to the nature of the delicate yarn, and the fiddly-ness of having two magic loops available simultaneously.
Finished a couple of sweaters over the last few months - but have got behind on the blogging!
For this sweater I decided to use the pattern Julissa (scoop neck version) by Vanessa Smith as a base for a cardigan (as I had heard it was very well-written) - but then decided that the cabling might not be quite enough to keep me entertained - so somehow ended up replacing the cable with multiple Twin leaf lace patterns and just using Julissa as a base.
Perhaps a bit of a silly way to approach such a project with so many great cardigan patterns out there, but it worked in the end.
The yarn is Skein DK in the Quill colourway. This is the only DK weight sweater that I've made so far that seems easy to wear. I think the cardigan-ness makes it much easier to put on than a pullover - but unfortunately the button band is a bit thick and droops a little. Still fairly happy with this creation :)
For this sweater I decided to use the pattern Julissa (scoop neck version) by Vanessa Smith as a base for a cardigan (as I had heard it was very well-written) - but then decided that the cabling might not be quite enough to keep me entertained - so somehow ended up replacing the cable with multiple Twin leaf lace patterns and just using Julissa as a base.
Perhaps a bit of a silly way to approach such a project with so many great cardigan patterns out there, but it worked in the end.
I was hoping to knit the Twin leaf lace stitch top down, but after a little testing, I believe this is one of those lace patterns that can’t be reversed - so the leaves ended up facing downwards instead - not quite as leaf-like unfortunately.
The yarn is Skein DK in the Quill colourway. This is the only DK weight sweater that I've made so far that seems easy to wear. I think the cardigan-ness makes it much easier to put on than a pullover - but unfortunately the button band is a bit thick and droops a little. Still fairly happy with this creation :)
This year the Australian sheep and wool show became a special weekend away with my Mum. Sadly my usual crafty companions weren't able to join us, so Mum had to endure a couple of hours of wool admiration amid our weekend away.
As the largest collection of indie yarn/fleece sellers available in Victoria, this show is always an exciting one to attend. We had nice weather this time around - if a bit chilly.
We took a little time out to wander into the wool-judging sheds and see some of the prize sheep (and accompanying tiny lambs).
As the largest collection of indie yarn/fleece sellers available in Victoria, this show is always an exciting one to attend. We had nice weather this time around - if a bit chilly.
Not too many purchases this year. My favourite shop was 'The purl box'. Here I found one skein of Oyster Yarns' Superwash BFL 4Ply in the Elliot colourway (on special), and two skeins of Eden's Blend in the 'Sealer's Cove' colourway (love the name!).
The only other purchase was a skein of Mayhem and Chaos's LolliSox (Rav | Etsy) in the Sunrise Sunset colourway. This skein has already become some Rick socks, and Bex fingerless gloves.
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