Currently

Like I said last time, I have (quite) a few projects on the go.  None of them got finished last week, except the odd earring or two so I didn't do a 'MADE it' post.  I know, I know, strickly speaking, the rules are that it's finished, not that it was made 'last' week.  Who knows, maybe next Sunday I'll make it a special 'MADE it' . . .

I'm refining a special project for Matariki Crafting, for the 25th of June.  I've been squeezing myself inbetween the tv cabinet and the dinner table, sitting on the floor in front of the window to try and get the best light for taking photos.  It's a bit hit & miss, but I think it's working.

Check out what's been happening so far with Matariki Crafting (visit this link), wonderfully thought up by Juliet of Tartan Kiwi. 

Today's Matariki Winter Crafting Inspiration has come from Rhiannon of Toast and Life.


Keep warm and let loose some creativity in keeping warm this winter.


xx

uesday 11^th June- Lisa - Big Little

Wednesday 12^th June - Louana - NZ Green Buttons

Thursday 13^th June - Stella - The Golden Adventures of a Very Dark Horse

Friday 14^th - Nin - Make. Life. Beautiful

- See more at: http://craftandnappies.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/matariki-crafting-and-so-it-begins.html#sthash.822fcj6F.dpuf

Tuesday 11^th June- Lisa - Big Little

Wednesday 12^th June - Louana - NZ Green Buttons

Thursday 13^th June - Stella - The Golden Adventures of a Very Dark Horse

Friday 14^th - Nin - Make. Life. Beautiful

We'll have a wee break over the weekend so you can catch up on anything that you missed!

Monday 17^th June - Laura - HOOTNZ

Tuesday 18^th June – Rhiannon - Toast and Life

Wednesday 19^th June - Dee - Dee*Construction

Thursday 20^th June – Miriam – Create Hope Inspire

Friday 21^st June - Leonie – Sunshine x 3

Another break over the weekend

Monday 24^nd June - Roz - Squiltz

Tuesday 25^d June – Holly- Hollymayb

Wednesday 26^th June - Juliet- Right here! Final round-up and Linky Party!!!

- See more at: http://craftandnappies.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/matariki-crafting-and-so-it-begins.html#sthash.822fcj6F.dpuf

Tuesday 11^th June- Lisa - Big Little

Wednesday 12^th June - Louana - NZ Green Buttons

Thursday 13^th June - Stella - The Golden Adventures of a Very Dark Horse

Friday 14^th - Nin - Make. Life. Beautiful

We'll have a wee break over the weekend so you can catch up on anything that you missed!

Monday 17^th June - Laura - HOOTNZ

Tuesday 18^th June – Rhiannon - Toast and Life

Wednesday 19^th June - Dee - Dee*Construction

Thursday 20^th June – Miriam – Create Hope Inspire

Friday 21^st June - Leonie – Sunshine x 3

Another break over the weekend

Monday 24^nd June - Roz - Squiltz

Tuesday 25^d June – Holly- Hollymayb

Wednesday 26^th June - Juliet- Right here! Final round-up and Linky Party!!!

- See more at: http://craftandnappies.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/matariki-crafting-and-so-it-begins.html#sthash.822fcj6F.dpuf

Tuesday 11^th June- Lisa - Big Little

Wednesday 12^th June - Louana - NZ Green Buttons

Thursday 13^th June - Stella - The Golden Adventures of a Very Dark Horse

Friday 14^th - Nin - Make. Life. Beautiful

We'll have a wee break over the weekend so you can catch up on anything that you missed!

Monday 17^th June - Laura - HOOTNZ

Tuesday 18^th June – Rhiannon - Toast and Life

Wednesday 19^th June - Dee - Dee*Construction

Thursday 20^th June – Miriam – Create Hope Inspire

Friday 21^st June - Leonie – Sunshine x 3

Another break over the weekend

Monday 24^nd June - Roz - Squiltz

Tuesday 25^d June – Holly- Hollymayb

Wednesday 26^th June - Juliet- Right here! Final round-up and Linky Party!!!

- See more at: http://craftandnappies.blogspot.co.nz/2013/06/matariki-crafting-and-so-it-begins.html#sthash.822fcj6F.dpuf

Projects on the go...

Projects on the go...

This is going to be a cell phone cover, being made by request.  Inspiration here, but I'm improvising this pattern.  Yes, a rookie knitter can improvise.  Just do it.  You'll find out in the next week or so how it turns out.  I'm pretty confident.

In other news, but still a project on the go, I'm going to market!!  Creative Mama and Les Pommes Rouges (at least those two) are organising Elements, a market experience, and I've decided to have a go and *try* sell some earrings, a few fancy wheaties (see some stuff here) and some other fun stuff.  So, before I go ahead and list all my 'stuff' on Felt, I'll see what happens at this market shenanigan.  Example of earring-stash beginnings:

Honestly, I have a lot more projects on the go.  The blanket in my previous post being one.  A denim patch (not rag) quilt being another.  I can't wait to finish it!  I'm just waiting for the right coloured woolen blanket to show up - it'll be the backing and the batting all-in-one.  And waiting for my sewing machine to come back from fix-er-up-shop.

Plus too many more half-way-through-and-waiting-to-be-finished projects.


xx

Op-Shop Show-Off

My thrifty find of last week.  $6 less in my pocket, I walked out the door with two reels of blue wool blends and one acrylic/alpaca.  I think it's alpaca, I'm about 99% sure, but I had no idea what it was when I bought it.  The colour and texture was what I fell in love with.

Here's what it's turning into...

I have no idea how big this blanket is going to be.  The plan is to keep going until it runs out.  I'll show this off every now and then as it grows.


Linking up with Max's Op-Shop Show Off.


xx

MADE it... {22}

When I was pregnant I decided to knit up a baby-cocoon for my little bumb when he was born.  I wasn't thinking very straight and began with 5ply and 3mm needles - not such a good idea when you're a novice knitter.  It was slow, but I was doing a good job, with not a slipped stitch to be seen.

Well, baby was born, cocoon wasn't finished.  Cocoon got left in the stash.  That baby is now turning 2yrs old next month.

Fortunately I remembered the unfinished cocoon yesterday morning, just in time to change it into a random beanie for another 2yr old who's birthday was happening that afternoon.

I ran to youtube to find out how to cast off, then very slowly cast off and finished it just in the nick of time.

The horizontal lines are supposed to be there, honest!  I wrapped the yarn around the needle twice and dropped the extra loop on the way back.  I might have been intending to put a ribbon or something through it... not sure on that one.

I think I really was in la-la land when it was started because there is no way a baby would have fit inside!



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Winner!

I was sitting on the couch, crocheting, minding my own business when SUDDENLY, I remembered that yesterday I was going to annouce the winner of a pair of awesome earrings made by me!  I sincerely apologise for forgetting!

Random number generator:

And the 14th comment was:

Congratulations Jo of My Jolly Life!  I'll send you an email shortly :)

MADE it... {21}

Crochet, you know it.  I 'whipped this one up' as a gift for a special Mr 2yrs old, a friend of Little Lion's.

I tried to get him to pose so I could get some good pics, but the vacuum cleaner was out.  Which means business.

Winner of the giveaway will be announced tomorrow....

And kind of random, I pinned a homemade skirt yesterday, and today I made one!  I'll show it off soon.

xx

The Travelling Stash Box

What I took...

What I added...

Now it's off to Sophie SLM

PS today is the last day to enter the draw for a pair of hollymayb earrings (enter by commenting on my Giveaway post).

xx