Mmmm Yarn....

Just arrived in the post....

Yarn Cafe Four Bags Full Merino in "Siren" and "Tiger Cub" as well as Wooltopia Organic DK Merino in "Limelight". Ahhh the joys of trophy yarn - yarn you buy because it is pretty with no real intentions of doing anything with it!

A Beautiful Gift

Okay a beautiful gift and a fairly crap photo. If the Yarn Harlot read my blog she would recognise that hair - that's exactly what we frizz-prone folk get when it is humid and rainy! Those dark circles? Well that would be a lack of sleep and a surfeit of red wine.

The Cloud Bolero that I am wearing is actually the object of interest. It is a late but gorgeous gift from the lovely Tania. Knit expertly in Jo Sharp Slikroad Aran in a teal colourway, it is absolutely lovely and I love it.

Thanks Tan. :)

Little Things

Ahhh baby knitting, I am such a fan! A few wee little things for babies I know (or know of).

The Curly Purly Soaker is made from dirt cheap Kmart Clinker that I hand-dyed an age ago. I really like the colours but I know that they aren't everyone's cup of tea. My friend Josh and his partner Brit have just had a little girl and they are the kind of people who a) are using cloth nappies (go guys!) and b) love bright and cheerful things. The ruffles are just to girl it all up a bit!

The cabled bib is a Christmas gift so no clues yet who that is for but I can tell you that it is made in Cotton Fleece and slightly modified from the pattern in that it is 40 stitches wide and about 21cm long.

I have said it before and I will say it again - I LOVE BABY KNITTING! Not enough to have a nother one of my own though.

It's nice to be appreciated.

A beautifully worded card and a gift certificate for a massage from two of our leaving year 12s. Man some love has been poured into those two and it has been worth every second. Those of you who don't spend time with the teenagers of this country are truly missing out. There is such talent and potential out there.

New Seamless Kimono Sweater Pattern!

The Seamless Kimono Sweater pattern is now available for purchase in sizings from newborn to 6 years. Click the link below to purchase your downloadable PDF file for A$5.

You've been Punked!

The knitting of the Christmas lace scarves continues and I have finished my Oriel Lace Scarf from 101 Designer One-Skein Wonders using some Dream in Color Smooshy in Punky Fuchsia colour way. It is a monster of a thing, about 160cm long, but it is quite beautiful and the colours just are not done justice in photos. My only criticism of the whole project is that the photograph in the book is actually of a double width shawl rather than the scarf that is written. A picky thing I know but I like these things to match up.

This the next scarf. It is the Falling Water scarf with two extra repeats for a little more width made in Wollmeise Sockenwolle 100% superwash, Wilder Mohn colourway.

Okay I could be biased but...

Is this the cutest Tigger you ever did see?


And this the tastiest Birthday cocktail?

Mmm Black Vodka!