Recent Posts Tagged With 'needlecrafts'

• knit not eat cardiff knitting journal giveaway!

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 08:34 in community, Projects, needlecrafts, playing with paper

  I've been a busy bee this weekend making handbound knitting journals! I had it in my head to create the 'ultimate' journal for knitters; plenty of blank pages, grids for pattern drafting, and pockets to hold bits of paper/ballbands etc, in addition ...

• in store now : not socks fingerless gloves pattern

  Posted on Sunday June 28th, 2009 at 03:01 in General, knitting, Projects, needlecrafts

  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...

• not knitting this weekend

  Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 at 11:31 in DIY, sewing, Projects, needlecrafts, playing with paper

  I've been feeling a slight 'pinch' in my right wrist every time I picked up a piece of knitting for the past few days so I decided to give myself a break this weekend and work on my neverending to-do list. First thing: Give the sewing machine a litt...

• where hand knittted socks go to die

  Posted on Sunday June 7th, 2009 at 15:18 in General, knitting, Projects, needlecrafts

  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

  Posted on Monday June 1st, 2009 at 09:23 in General, knitting, Projects, needlecrafts

  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

  Posted on Tuesday May 12th, 2009 at 08:50 in General, knitting, Projects, needlecrafts

  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...

• love knitting tote

  Posted on Friday April 24th, 2009 at 10:43 in sewing, Projects, needlecrafts

  Apologies for the blog-silence, despite my promises to blog regularly last month I really haven't had the inspiration! Honestly though, I've been extremely busy and simply hadn't had much to say! Nonetheless, I didn't intend to be away for this long...

• spring knitting and a birthday

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 07:11 in community, knitting, Projects, needlecrafts

  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 ...

• winter crochet beret

  Posted on Sunday October 19th, 2008 at 05:36 in crochet, Projects, needlecrafts

      It's been a while since my last blog post due to a number of 'emergency giftings' so I've been knitting, crocheting and dyeing like a maniac! I did find the time to design some patterns and this crochet beret is making it's debu...

• 'keep baby warm' leggings

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 09:52 in knitting, Projects, needlecrafts

  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...