Ooo its been a while...

Its seems to have been a while since I last posted which actually coincides with the kids being on holiday from school. I've had my hands full with 4 children.

Over the holidays I've developed a new wool wash bar which is due to go out for testing in about 10 days time. I'm very excited about it. It's made fromm all natural ingredients and fragranced with esential oils and natural perfume oils.
We will eventually be reintroducing our full range of So Scrumptious that used to be made by the lovely Emma at Treehuggaz. It's just a case of making it and getting it saftey assessed and sending out for testing.

Oliver Teddy

I bought a pattern from Emma at Bdazzlers to make Archie & Mia a teddy. I've finished Mia's, it's done in Woolly Wumpkins Tulips colourway.Do you think she likes it?

My little pirate

We spent the afternoon making Archie a pirate costume for his Pirate day at school next week. He had great fun making it with the help of his sisters Zoe and Mia and also with the help of Zoe's boyfriend Stephen.

Dark Star Designs collab Finished

Pickle paints collab finished.

Collaberations

Pickle paints and Dark Star designs.

Yarn dyed myself to match and to make a customers choice and size of woolly item.

Recent makes....

Skirtie for Cheryl is finished.

Dip dyed skirtie

Its still to be embellished.

Wendy's Skirtie

And a pic re-skeined

Custom dye for Carly

Two pictures. Its still drying so should dry a bit lighter.

Funky Dishcloth

Made from 100% cotton. Better than the white efforts you get at the supermarket and made in a day!!

A shrug for Mia

Not quite finished. I'm sewing in the ends at the moment. The yarn is beautiful to work with.
Now finished!

New addition to the family

In't she beautiful. She is a free standing wooden swift. She looks well used but is in great condition. I'm just trying to find out her story now.

3 little chicks....

A family day minus 1

I recently celebrated my bithday. Kids and I had a lovely birthday tea. It was nice to have them all round the table in one go!! Archie helped me bake the cake and he decorated it lol!! Mia was poorly and din't eat a thing despite having the same piece of pasta on her fork the entire time.




And of course he needed to blow the candles out!! Its such a shame that the hubby was working :(

This & That

Well i tried intarsia on the baby berry hat and it was a complete disaster so fairisle is definately the way to go with these hats.

Archie & Mia bought me some flowers for Mothers Day. I absolutely LOVE the colours in them so this evening I am going to dye some wool to make Mia a shrug.

Progress pics
Not entirely sure how i feel about it, i think i would change the way i use those colours on the skein. Can't wait to see it dried though.

Baby Berry Hat

I made this using the knitting with 2 colours method, I will be making next one using intarsia method and see what the difference is with them.

Couple of completed projects!!

A friend of mine is due a baby girl and I wanted to send her something special.. this is what I made.I have been dying to make Mia an Oriental Lily. so here it is completed tonight ;D It is made with Family Pendragon Gaia Organic Merino.. gorgeous yarn to work with and I will definately be buying more!!

Skirt is finished..what a learning curve!

This has been a real learning curve for me. My Great Grandma taught me to knit when I was 8 ish. I stopped knitting when I discovered crochet. I first picked up my knitting needles again when I was expecting Mia, so just over 2 years ago. Through that time I have (with the help of some wonderful people) re-learned how to follow patterns and some techniques and even learned some new ones. I am very proud of this skirt. It has helped me rediscover my love of knitting - so thankyou Carolyn ;D

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Skirt finished... next to do....

leg cuffs next

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Not too far off finished

I need a few more rows on the skirt, leg cuffs and I-cord to do :D

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Its going nicely - but slow!!

The wool looks beautiful doesn't it?!

Lot of fab things happening on the shop. we secured Green Kids nappies from Australia, Baby Beehinds another Australian brand and Noo - yet another Australian brand!!

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Progress for Carolyn

Ive just thread the needles through for the skirt. Leg Cuffs next I think.

Skirtie Finished for Karen

This is the twirliest skirt I have made hence the time its taken. The photo's don't really do it justice but its beautiful.

Back to my knitted skirtie now!!