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happy holidays everyone!
I hope y'all had a nice time last week, I'm just winding down from the holidays and putting together all the yarns for my New Years launch. My new website design is still in it's paper form, I'm still sketching away ideas and it looks like it...
planting the seed
I have had a very busy, yet very entertaining, two weeks since I received my first shipment of yarns. I spent endless hours transforming the cones of yarn into dye-friendly skeins, but it gave me a chance to think and properly develop my first colou...
bad bad blogger!
I have had quite a chaotic few weeks. I have made the decision to re-organise my life and to be honest with you, I think everything is finally falling into place. I have decided to take the plunge and start up my own fibre-based business and ...
a change of heart
A few weeks ago, I designed and knitted a pair of long gloves; I wore them twice and to my dismay, they were extremely fuzz prone. Before I photograph items for pattern publishing, I usually wear them for a while to see how well my yarn cho...
i'm in the mood... for an update
I'm in a blasé mood today; my foot still hurts and I'm waiting for some inspiration to finish off some patterns I've been working on. I have, however, managed to finally take photographs of 2 shawls that I was working on, finished spinning up a han...
alpaca 'something' from scratch : part two
Following on from part one... I really dislike spinning pure white fibre; I find it boring and neverending. So after having spent DAYS picking through my washed white alpaca, I had to make a decision: To Dye or Not to Dye. To be honest, on my la...
not socks pattern : yarn substitution
Over the past few days, I have recieved numerous emails about the yarn I used in the Not Socks pattern, Opal Acapulco 1306. It is one of the classic Opal yarns that are hard to get a hold of now, and all the web shops I have searched either have a d...
famous at last...
... well sort of! I'm so stoked that two of my patterns, Fruition and Not Socks, have appeared in the new knitting 'bookazine', The Knitting Collection published by KALmedia... I recieved an advanced copy last week and I have been going a...
alpaca 'something' from scratch : part one
Ever since I prepped the fleece I recieved from Faith less than a month ago, I have embarked on an unexpected fleece-collecting mission. I now have a total of 5 fleeces; 3 wool, and 2 alpaca. I never realised how fun spinning was! My studio space is...
in store now : christina fingerless gloves
Finally, I'm proud to announce that my new pattern, Christina, is available at the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy Store and Ravelry! Although this pattern was designed and knit in less than a week, it has taken me a little over a month to finally write it ...
in store now : darling, poetic, ideal & fertile
I have updated the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy store this evening and put up a few more knitting journals. I played a little with colours this time, I especially like the playful 'darling' journal... I'm really glad the handbound journals have been r...
in store now : handbound knitting journals
The shop update is about a week overdue.. but I finally got around to listing my knitting journals on Etsy! I had them finished ages ago but it took me days to come up with a description... I just kept writing and writing.. until I ended up with a f...
in store now : not socks fingerless gloves pattern
I managed one of the three things I set myself to do this weekend; Not Socks is now available for purchase from the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy Store and on Ravelry! PATTERN DESCRIPTION With all the great sock yarns available, why restrict your...
where hand knittted socks go to die
A few weeks ago, I had decided that I should finally make a move on knitting a pair of adult socks; I wound up my new sock yarn into a cake.. I cast on... I worked on it for a few hours.. and it happened again and I pulled the needles out... 'I...
in store now : contempo gloves
Contempo gloves now available from the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy Store and Ravelry! PATTERN DESCRIPTION Contempo is a textured lace glove pattern, adorned with decorative buttons, and exudes a sophisticated air of urbane elegance. Both delic...
in store now: teeny toes baby sock pattern
My quest to come up with the perfect baby sock pattern has finally ended! I have managed to decipher my scribbles and the Teeny Toes knitting pattern is now available for purchase at the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy Store and Ravelry! PATTERN DESC...
200 miles an hour
I've been living a high octane crafting lifestyle this past week... Knitting is really just taking over my life right now. My new spinning wheel is feeling neglected... Coffee helps. I made some project bags to keep my WIPs in order... read mo...
in store now : fruition fingerless gloves
I'm pleased to announce that the pattern for Fruition is now available for purchase at the Chopped Tomatoes Etsy shop! PATTERN DESCRIPTION Fruition is a contemporary lace glove pattern that is worked in two yarns of contrasting colour and t...
spring knitting and a birthday
My local knitting group, Yarn & Yarn, celebrated it's second birthday yesterday; we all had a fantastic time last night, I pitched in a made some chocolate peanut butter muffins.... I've been working on some new patterns this week. I don't ...
bucalicious sweater
I've been busy knitting for the past week, and I managed to finally finish the design for what I feel is the PERFECT sweater for my Buca!I used a100% wool self-striping yarn in a lovely mossy colourway... a lovely spring sweater! Doesn't he look...
'keep baby warm' leggings
Knit up a pair of these toasty leggings to keep your baby's legs and toes warm this coming winter! You can use a single coloured yarn for classic tights, or get creative with some self striping sock yarn for a touch of whimsy! read more...
in store now : daisy stripe shoes pattern
NOW AVAILABLE AT THE STORE! Knit a pair of Daisy Stripe Shoes with this bluePRINTS original design! They are a modern twist on the traditional mary-jane, and can be customised in a myriad of ways with simple chain embroidery! These gorgeous sh...
Greemy Baby Booties
It has been 9 days since I announced my Stash Buster Booties 'mission' and I have just finished knitting up my 4th pair! Greemy Baby Booties Why Greemy? A few years ago, my sisters and I decided to 'invent' a new colour, an...
Mollie Wally Shoes
An entomologist would have a field day in my lungs this afternoon... I must have inhaled 200 tiny insects in my walk through the woods this morning! I thought I should so some form of exercise this weekend, both myself and Buca needed some after yes...
Dog Snatchers
I watched a TV show a few weeks ago about 'dognappers'...I dreamt that someone stole Buca last night. I tried to run after the lady who grabbed him but my legs dragged and dragged.. you know how it is in dreams! It was such a terrible, helpless fe...
