Tuesday, December 11

working working working


its been hard to update lately lost my inspiration to knit and create but im slowly getting back into the swing of it all...
i also havent put a picture of the water up since ive dyed it so here it is












i was working on these for the last two weeks forgot to take a finished picture so heres a work in progress shot
im pretty pleased with how they turned out, wool was dyed by me aswell!






Thursday, October 4

My wishlist




A fab group of women who have the most amazing stuff for sale! some of the highlights

my desire from this store is 'Sunflower'




also the stunning 'Mont Matre'
(i stayed there when i spent a week in paris gosh its devine)




and also the beautiful 'Channon'










my want from this store lol


Is 'Paradise' gosh its nice!




I aslo lust after 'IceAge'



thats all so far lol my poor bank balance is going to be shot out of the water once I get enough funds together to buy my Lust List!


the dyepot


should get off my bum and post more!

this came out of the dyepot recently, a walk in autum part of elis's elemental longies!
i wasnt sure at first but now ive really taken to it! it looks so nice in conjuction with lemongrass! ill post a pic of the longies in progress!

Thursday, September 13

what mum what...



another day, another basket of wool to clean up lol, I swear he pulls it over pulls as many threads of wool as he can get then crawls away quick smart so it looks like it wasnt him!!



<3







im slowly knitting these longies up...i have 100 things on my plate at the moment and by then end of the night the last thing i feel like doing is knitting, but im certainly trying at least 20 rows a night.

Saturday, September 8

my little helper!




My mum started to teach me to crochet last night, and my little one decided he wanted to play too! Im slowly getting the hang of it, nothing fancy out of me just yet lol but give me time!


LemonGrass



Finally got my first dye job uploaded!



Im really happy with the greens, I called it Lemongrass, im knitting up a pair of longies for my little boy! using the elements as my inspiration! earth air fire water...calling them the elementals!

Tell me what you think



Thursday, September 6

Something Cute

10 Principles of Knitting
1. It's all about the awesome yarn choices. Simple stitches & patterns create gorgeous pieces.
2. Strive to relax and have fun.
Do not strive for perfection.
3. Be clever & daring. Take a risk!
4. Every mistake can be fixed.
5. Swatch, swatch, swatch.
6. Set goals, not deadlines.
7. Never stop learning.
8. Share the legacy,
teach someone to knit.
9. Put your signature on each gift.
10. Knit with love