Friday, December 24, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
It's all good
New teapot....
needs a new tea cosy! Well, how many cosies can a teapot wear?
And here I go using up some vintage ric-rac!
A trip to the Cloth Shop supplied me with loads of inspiration to get the ball rolling, so much so that I made these three in as many days. Two to gift, one to keep, I'm thinking. Here we are, modelling near the tree to get into the spirit.
Carrying on with the same colourful note, miss M was inspired by a picture she saw on the internet of felted acorns. Our big oak tree was very generous this year with its seeds, dropping many acorns in doubles and triples, a bonus for the artist. Marianna set about collecting them and choosing her rovings. Here are the little gems newly created by miss M, a wee gift of handmade needle-felted goodness.
needs a new tea cosy! Well, how many cosies can a teapot wear?
And here I go using up some vintage ric-rac!
A trip to the Cloth Shop supplied me with loads of inspiration to get the ball rolling, so much so that I made these three in as many days. Two to gift, one to keep, I'm thinking. Here we are, modelling near the tree to get into the spirit.
Carrying on with the same colourful note, miss M was inspired by a picture she saw on the internet of felted acorns. Our big oak tree was very generous this year with its seeds, dropping many acorns in doubles and triples, a bonus for the artist. Marianna set about collecting them and choosing her rovings. Here are the little gems newly created by miss M, a wee gift of handmade needle-felted goodness.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Hat Parade
Went a bit crazy with hats again this fall.
One leads to another, to another...kind of like eating chips.
These have all been gifted! (or kept to ourselves....)
Knotty but Nice was a great way to exercise my hands making cables. I got lots of practice cabling without a cable needle, makes me feel so pro.
I love making Christa Giles' hat patterns, Tilted is one of my favourites which I've modified slightly to give it more slouch factor. Christa can also be found here on ravelry. These two I made back to back, using my usual model, plus cousin!
Ysolda Teague's Ripley has been on my mind since Whimsical Little Knits 2 came out. Another fun slouch with a bit of lace!
This is the second Sutro Heights I've made, using alpaca from our summer hols in Colorado. Still loving slouch and lace.
Then to keep things interesting, miss M asked me to kindly whip up a hat with cables, earflaps, and braids, if I had time.
Apparently, I had time! This is it.
One leads to another, to another...kind of like eating chips.
These have all been gifted! (or kept to ourselves....)
Knotty but Nice was a great way to exercise my hands making cables. I got lots of practice cabling without a cable needle, makes me feel so pro.
I love making Christa Giles' hat patterns, Tilted is one of my favourites which I've modified slightly to give it more slouch factor. Christa can also be found here on ravelry. These two I made back to back, using my usual model, plus cousin!
Ysolda Teague's Ripley has been on my mind since Whimsical Little Knits 2 came out. Another fun slouch with a bit of lace!
This is the second Sutro Heights I've made, using alpaca from our summer hols in Colorado. Still loving slouch and lace.
Then to keep things interesting, miss M asked me to kindly whip up a hat with cables, earflaps, and braids, if I had time.
Apparently, I had time! This is it.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Eve of Winter Solstice
Just squeezing in some of my favourite fall pictures from around the yard this season!
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