Little Baby Blue

Okay, here are the latest shorties that I have knit.

Pattern: Ladybug Loops (Ravelry)

Needles: 4mm for the waistband, 4.5mm for the body. 2 pairs of circular needles for each size.

Size: Newborn

Yarn: Custom dyed organic merino from in 10ply/worsted weight. Knits up like 12ply/bulky though.

Mods: I did a knitted cast on instead of a stretchy cast on because I like the look of it better. I did a 2x2 rib for the waistband with eyelet holes for a knitted I-cord. I did a garter stitch hem for the cuffs. Love how quickly this knit up with this yarn and with the 2 circulars instead of the 1 long circular using magic loop. I totally LOVE the way that the colours pooled in this knit.

Sewing, knitting and baking! :)

Hey all, it's been so long since I posted. Sorry about that. I've been crafting on and off; sewing, knitting and baking cool things. First up: Sewing! I made myself a knife roll for work at the start of the year. I also made one for my boss as a present.

Next up: Knitting! I knitted a little purple Milo for a friend's baby. She was thrilled with it.

I also knitted a pair of Newborn Ladybug Loops shorties. They're so cute! I forgot how small newborns are.

Lastly: Baking! I have been teaching J to bake. He can make cookies, pancakes and he helps with a lot of other things. He's a natural, like his Mum. :)

He is quite pleased with himself.

I created a new type of cookie at work last year. It is a gluten free cookie with marshmallow in the centre. I called them "pillows".

Last, but not least. I created a minecraft cake. It was a mudcake, covered in buttercream icing, layered with marzipan and then I applied around 250 "pixels" made from plastic icing. This was my inspiration: A minecraft grass cube.

This was my cake!

I promise I will try to be around a bit more. I am ever so slowly knitting again, so keep an eye out for that. <3

Hot off the needles!

*A Star Crossed Slouchy Beret for Moi knit in Malabrigo Worsted (Love this yarn!)


*A pair of Felted Slippers for the Pa-In-Law in Cosy Wool

*An Easter Basket (my own design) for Jayden in Cosy Wool

Simplicity

I was recently asked by tikki to test knit her newest design. I was so honoured! This is the design.



During the initial testing stages, this little singlet top was named “Simplicity” and I think that it suits it really well.

Yarn: 3 balls of Anchor Magicline 100% worsted weight cotton (It was so close, that I used all but 84cm of yarn, not even enough for another round!!!)
Needles: 4mm 40cm Addi Turbo
Size knitted: 3T, although the pattern does go from Newborn to Size 10.

This pattern will be available through Tikki very soon. :)

My Valentine

I just finished knitting a lace scarf called My Valentine.

Details:
Start: 6 Feb 2010
Finish: 20 Feb 2010
Pattern: My Valentine on Ravelry
Yarn: Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 4ply in "Ruby"
Needles: 4mm

Notes: This was a great pattern,very clear, charted and written out. It comes in 3 sizes, a small for a scarf, medium and large for a stole. I would knit this again.

Strawberries and Cream

I just finished knitting and felting myself a new small projects bag.

Yarn: Two balls of Lincraft "Cozy Wool". One in solid pink, the other in variegated pink and white.

Needles: Instead of using 5 DPN's, I used 2x 40cm 4mm Addi Turbo circular knitting needles. I placed markers on the needles to simulate the 4 DPN's, and did the increases at the start of the needles and immeditely after the centre markers. It worked brilliantly!

Notes: This bag shrunk by about half and the pink faded a little, but it is still nice and bright. I felted this in my front loader washing machine at 90 degrees celcius for the full length of the cycle. I added a towel for friction. I let the bag dry with a small plate in the bottom of the bag to make it sit flat.

The gorgeous crocheted flowers in the picture were lovingly supplied by my baby sister Joanne. :)

Whisper Cardigan

I recently finished knitting a Whisper Cardigan!

Pattern: Whisper Cardigan (Interweave Knits Spring 2009)

Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fine (4ply) in "Cavern" - 3.5 balls

Needles: 4.5 mm, 3.5 mm, 2.5 mm

Modifications: I knitted the back so that it was longer. I also added another 10 rounds to the sleeves after the decreases and before the increases so that they were longer.

Notes: This was a really fun pattern to knit. The longest and most time consuming part was the ribbing around the opening of the shrug.

Lavender Milo xoxox

A friend of mine who I have only ever met online is having her second baby (a little girl) in a few weeks. I decided on the spur of the moment to knit her a Milo.

I love this pattern; this is the third one that I have knit. The newborn size is especially fun, as it only takes a day to knit up and you get to have fun with the cable choices.



Project notes:

Yarn: Carnival 8 Ply Acrylic in Lavender
Needles: 4.5mm Addi Turbo's
Size: Newborn
Started: 11 Jan 10
Finished: 12 Jan 10

This is the first time that I have ever knit with acrylic, simply because there are no yarn stores up here apart from Lincraft and Spotlight..... and I am devastated that I am seperated from my beloved stash!!!!! Wah! Having said that, the yarn did knit up nicely and gave lovely stitch definition, and the garter stitch border didn't curl like the wool ones that I have knit. So that's a win. :)

Action shots to come.... I hope!