Swapsies! February 20, 2009

It’s swap time again on Rav and I’m making good progress on some swap packages.

Now. Here’s hoping no one from Rav actually reads my blog, lol, because I don’t want anyone catching on to what might be their packages. I’ll try and be suitably cryptic.

Swap #1

• A felted knitting tote with embellishment (can’t say what sort..shhh!)
• A “special” sort of knitting needles
• Handmade stitchmarkers
• A skein of yarn in her favourite fibre content
• A BRIGHT PINK washcloth
• More goodies as they come to mind….

Swap #2

• Still thinking….

Swap #3

• A magic yarn ball wrapped around lots and lots of goodies as well as a knitting pattern

Swap #4 (partner not yet allocated)

• Project Bag

The pitter patter of little feet at Knitspirations February 15, 2009

Also recently added to my Ozebaby store have been many pairs of Sylver Design crocheted footwear.

Here are a few cute examples

 

The first pair, pictured above, are actually part of a soaker/bootie set. Both the booties and the soaker are made from beautiful Lindon Merion from The Three Irish Girls.

A Kaleidoscope of Colourways February 15, 2009

These new colourways were a delight to dye! They are mostly all 12 ply and range from high 90grams to 200grams. The yarn base is 100% Australian New Wool.

Right now there are custom order slots available in my store as well and coming soon will be some gradient dyed yarns up. Exciting!

 

Embracing Embroidery February 15, 2009

I must say I’ve REALLY been enjoying embroidering and embellishing MCN woollies of late. In particular, my latest projects have been two soakers, one that sold through Ozebaby and one that was a custom order.

I really wouldn’t know what name to put to the embroidery stitches (other than the lazy daisy stitch) as they have evolved as I completed the projects. I am SO happy with the finished products and plan to do many many more!

First of all, this was a recently completed custom order of a small/medium soaker with lamb embroidery and embellishment. As I embroidered the sheep took on their own personalities. I had no real plans for what they’d be  “doing” (other than standing in the grass!) but as I embroidered and created them it just all came together and resulted in this:

(Even though the cord isn’t in the photos, the soaker has a flat waist band and the finished product has an i-cord tie inserted into the waist band casing).

 

 

 

Secondly, this soaker below really appealed to my girly love of all things pink. I have a subscription to The Three Irish Girls Stash Menagerie Yarn Club (*drool* is an understatement). I received some beautiful “Lindon Merino” for the November instalment and just KNEW that it would make the perfect soaker. The Lindon Merino is a really strong and sturdy Aran/Worsted (approximately 10-12ply) yarn. Despite it robustness and strength, it beautifully soft.

For a while now I’ve wanted to embroider something with cherry blossoms. What a perfect opportunity with the Lindon Merino! Again, the embroidery and design (whilst based around an image of a cherry blossom branch) evolved of it’s own accord as I worked on it

This soaker has now gone on to a loving home via my Ozebaby store

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Fuzzymitten friends galore! February 15, 2009

Oh it’s been too long! Christmas 2008 and incessant (but enjoyable!) knitting is to blame

Now to begin some long needed updates!…

First of all, our house has been filling up with a lot of new Fuzzymitten friends!

Meet Bonnie (sold):

Say hello to Lucinda (she’s at Ozebaby ):

Ballerina Kitty is yet unnamed and is a custom order for Lisa and her daughter, Chloe:

On Ravelry I really enjoy taking part in swaps with the “Australian Swappers” group. As part of the “orange swap” I made my swap partner, Beth, Malcolm “Mally” the cat. So named because he is made from beauitfully soft Malabrigo yarn.

It was recently my son, Thomas’, 3rd birthday. He always loves watching me knit my Fuzzymitten creations so I thought it was high time that he had his own Fuzzymitten friend of his own. We welcomed “Buddy Bear” (Thom calls him Buggy Bear!) into our family on February 8th 2009.