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Many moons ago I purchased some very funky embroidery transfers from Sublime Stitching. I have only just got round to creating some cute designs on little white Bond's T-Shirts! I am very pleased with the result and had a lot of fun doing it! Made quite a nice break from knitting.
A while ago I knit the Angora Booties from Last Minute Knitted Gifts using the Bouton D'Or Angora that it calls for. This time I wanted to experiment with the eversoyummy Angel from Lornas Laces. I didn't knit them with anyone in mind, however is Margaret's new baby is a girlie, then I think they will look cute as a button on her toes. Here's the result......
Still on the theme of cup cakes ('no more' I hear you scream), I adjusted the hat pattern to create a smaller egg cosy version. Rather cute I think!
Yes, I'm on a roll/mission, whatever you want to call it! Now I have completed hat #2 for Joseph, my 3 year old. He hasn't taken it off since!
I came across this fabulous little cup cake hat pattern via a knitting blog, chile con yarne whilst browsing for a lacey shrug/bolero of all things....Gawd knows why it came up! Anyhow, as the IV's all know, I have a bit of a 'thing' about knitting food items. I am always on the search for cute little fruit, veg, burgers, cakes...just about anything, so as you can imagine, I was besotted by this cup cake hat! I whipped it up in no time, and this model is for Luka (my 8 month old). Joseph, my 3 year old, also wants one, but he wants blue frosting....he was very specific about that! I know you are all thinking "you can't put a boy in a cup cake hat!", but when you ONLY have little boys in your life, and they are WILLING to wear a cup cake hat, I figure "why the helll not!"
This is all thats left of my stash for cash sale, so if you are interested in purchasing said yarn, the first person to email me gets the yarn:-
I expect to be adding more yummy yarns from my stash, so do email me if you are interested in anything!
Here's another sneaky peak at the slow moving Tea Cup that the IV's are knitting. I've knit half of the saucer and have added one section of duplicate stitch for the flower. Will keep posting as and when I complete each section, but it's not something that I am constantly knitting, so don't hold your breath.
It's been a while, and now that Gemma is complete, I have started working a bit harder on my short skirt. Here's the progress so far. A close up shows (sort of) the herringbone pattern, and the other shot just shows you ALL the stitches on the needle (there are 211!!!). As a reminder, I am knitting this from the Shorlines book by Rowan, and I am using Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed in Potpourri. I want this finished by the time I go back to the UK for Christmas, so no desperate hurry. At least I'll be able to squeeze a few other projects in whilst this is on the go!
I recently posted on an English yarn swap board that I was after any Rowan Lurex DK in Silver that anyone had. I have my eye on a vintage Rowan pattern, and I wanted to make it longer than the version in the pattern, so I needed lots! It's taken from Rowan Book 17, which goes all the way back to 1995....vintage (!!??!!)
It's Lurex and Denim, which is a strange mix, but I think it's pretty groovy!
Lo and Behold, I get an email from Lesley, to say "I'm in Sydney and have 18 hanks, fancy doing a yarn swap!".....Horrah I said to myself, and I sent off 25 balls of Debbie Bliss Cotton Silk Aran as an exchange! I think all parties are happy bunnies, and a HUGE thank you Lesley!
Just couldn't resist these cute little leather boots for Mister Luka Palooka (my 8 month old). They are a bit big, but will be perfect for my 2 month trip to the UK in December, as he may well be on the move by then! Bought a pair of pink one's for a girlfriend who's just had a baby daughter....cuttttttttteeeeeee!!
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