Garter & Lace Neckwarmer

What do you do when the temps have been very high????

And the humidity even higher????

Why, of course you design a Neckwarmer - 😁

And dream of cooler weather  ⛄

GARTER & LACE NECKWARMER

Pattern available on Ravelry & Etsy

Granddaughter loved it

Lucky to have a willing model in temps in the mid-high 30's

Have a wonderful day

Desert Pea Pattern

Hi

Ive just uploaded a new pattern to Ravelry & Etsy

You may notice the link on the sidebar

I hope some of you like it and wish to try it

Its fairly simple, with just one lace row

The name I chose for it was the colour of the yarn of the first sample - 

Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Luxury called Desert Pea.  

Sadly the colour is discontinued.

But I love the second one I made in Ruby :-)

So expect to see lots popping up here ;-)

Link here

Or click on the links in the sidebar

Have a wonderful day

Baby Girl or Boy?

Hi

A new grandchild will be born in September.

But what its sex is no-one knows - except Mummy & Daddy

So I'm hedging my bets and knitting for both

A Girl Set - made from Bendigo Luxury 4ply

A beautiful new, free pattern from a Taswegian :-)

http://ravel.me/AussieMaria/u3qx2

A Boy Set

http://ravel.me/AussieMaria/8a24m

And since I have plenty of time and a "little" of this wool in my stash ;-)

I listed them in my Madeit shop, Made For Little Ones (link in sidebar)

Have a great weekend

This & that

Hi :-)

Not to sure what to write, but want to ..... so I'll share some of my latest projects.  

Some for sale here (Made For Little Ones) and others for family

A couple of sets for newborns

The Easy Ombre Hat

Fingerless mittens for GD's

And some ear-warmers, which will probably be needed right now :-)

Apple Pie again

Hi

I loved the first Apple Pie Bonnet so much I just had to make another one

Details here

Yarn is Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 4ply in Frost & Nundle Woollen Mills Chaffey 4ply

I teamed it with Suspension Bridge Bootees - a free pattern by a very creative crafter who I admire - Mary Jane Thompson 

And the set is available is available in my Madeit store - Made For Little Ones

Have a wonderful day!!

Apple Pie Bonnet

Thought I would share this super cute and deceptively simple little bonnet I made

Aussie Maria Apple Pie Bonnet & Booties

and I made a set of booties to match

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 4ply (Cream)

& Shepherd Baby Wool Merino 4ply (Teal Blue)

Have a great day

A quick update

As most people are probably as busy as I am at this time of year, I will just make this a quick update.  Can't show everything, just in case ;-)

A little top/dress for GD2 to match her beautiful blue eyes :-)

Pattern - Bendigo Woollen Mills PT 8416 (Inspiring name - not)

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton

Details here

Again for GD2

Pattern - Olearia by Tiki

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills Cotton

A little sewing too

This set is for GD1 :-)

She did manage to score a few other skirts before gifting - hahaha (pattern is from various sources on the net including Threading My Way)

I made the hair clips too to finish off the set

Are you all ready for the festivities?

We celebrate on Sunday to make it easier with all their families they have to visit

Grandchildren make it so much fun

I have been enjoying singing "Rudolph" and "Santa Claus is coming to town" etc

Hope you all have those who are near and dear to you to visit and share time with

And for those who are so far away :-( send a lot of cyber love 

(I have three in this category and miss them like crazy)

Aussie Baby Blanket

Hi
An update on the ripple baby blanket I was making.

I was originally planning to take my time with this blanket.  Think about the family and baby it was being made for, who are overseas.  Lots of love and cuddles being put into each stitch.

But due to unforeseen circumstances, I was given 24 hours notice that they were having to make a quick trip to Australia for only a few days.

So my fingers, arms and brain went into overdrive.  If I could get it finished, it would save me postage (about $50) and stress, worrying that this special gift would make it to its destination.

So 48 hours later and totally exhausted ......

My details here on Ravelry

Washed out look.  Sorry no sunshine photos

Note my "Made with love from Grandma" ;-)

So lucky that this is an almost brainless project

Pattern is from Meetmeatmike's

And is called Cheery Wave Ripple

Yarn used, is of course, Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Cotton. (Link in side panel)

In the shades of Kiwi, Latte, and Daffodil

Hope your having a great day

Somethings don't change

Sorry for the intermittent posts.  

Despite my idea of trying to get back to posting at least once a week-ten days, life seems to be passing by at breakneck speed, and now its over three weeks.

So I'll check my photos to see what I have been up to ...

A few pairs of these for my Made For Little Ones Shop

These pair of booties as a challenge from my local Knit4Charity Knit&Natter from this pattern ....

and, for the first time, really disliked making booties.

Project was too fussy and difficult to seam up for me to enjoy

And started this .... 

... for a new grandchild due early next year.

My fourth!!!!!  (vbg)

Yarn, of course, is Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Cotton

This blanket has a very long way to travel.

Close to a mile for every stitch

Hope you are all having a great week and are prepared for Santa :-)

Yummy yarn

Quick post to share a project I made with a new yarn in Australia

Cleckheaton Superfine Australian Merino Wool - patterns & colours here

It is divine to work with and so soft.  

Sadly it is definitely a luxury.  

But sometimes we have to do these things to support our local farmers ;-)

Cardi is, of course, Aussie Swing (available on Ravelry and Etsy) and Booties are Acqua e menta - my project link

I just popped this set into my little shop - Made For Little Ones

Have a great weekend :-)

I succumbed ........

Hello to those who are still popping in and saying hello.
I was surprised to read comments on the post after such a long gap between posts.  But they made me very happy - Thank you

So what have I succembed to?????

SOCKS!!!

For years I have admired all those pretty socks that others have made.  But I could not understand as to why to knit socks???  They aren't expensive and there are so many types out there.
And if I am being honest, they scared me a little.  Especially with all I have read.

But I decided to challenge myself and try something new and find out what all the Yahoo is about hand-knit socks.
So with all I have read, and knowing myself, I decided to knit two-at-a-time so as not to suffer from 2nd sock syndrome :-).
I also prefer to knit booties from the bottom up, so of course its toe-down for these.

Amazingly enough, after one tiny hiccup, I found Judy;s Magic Cast On easy!!!!
And I am so enjoying knitting these - no rush, in my own time

But I wonder if they will fit :-)

Pattern is The Time Traveller on Ravelry - my project notes are here

Have a great day

Modern Miss

Hi

At least it wasn't too long between posts this time ;-)  Hope I can keep it going

A vintage pattern that my eldest granddaughter turns into a modern beauty.  Well at least I think so :-)  She is such a cutie

The yoke of this vintage pattern with 360 stitches in 3ply yarn with three different pattern changes!!!!!

And here she is :-)
The pattern is "Sweet Alice" from a vintage pattern book made from an unknown 3ply Superfine Wool Australia yarn

Have a wonderful day

Hi

Hi
Very, very, very long time between posts.  Sorry.
I thought I would try and see if I can get back to having my little say
Life has been busy with beautiful grandchildren to play with and lots of knitting for them :-)

So I will start with a few of the projects for them

My youngest granddaughter wearing a modified "Granny's Favourite" and "Suspension Bridge Booties" pattern made from the lovely, soft Bendigo Woollen Mills Milky Way

"Aussie Swing" made from an unknown cotton in my stash

I made this lovely "Aussie Swing" set for her when she was born.  Made from Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 4ply.  Obviously, she is a little big for it now :-)))

Have a wonderful day and I hope I'm back soon

Wonga

Hi everyone

Sorry, its been so very long between posts, but grandchildren are time consuming and so entertaining.

And I have three now :-)

Just popped in to share a new pattern from me

With my eldest granddaughter modelled and selfie :-)

This pattern reminded me of a vine growing with little flowers.

So I named it after an Australian plant - Wonga Wonga Vine

It is available in my Ravelry Store (see sidebar link) and my Etsy Store too (also on sidebar)

Hope you are all enjoying your children and grandchildren as much as I am :-)

Another Vintage Pattern - Old is New Project

And my love affair with vintage patterns continues
It may have something with how cute my granddaughter looks in it as well :-)

It is worked in 3ply yarn and with 3mm needles.  Not something I usually use.  But I was lucky enough to have been gifted a cone of Superfine Australia 3ply crepe yarn, and it was the perfect colour for this project.  VBG
I do need to work on my knitting embroidery skills though :-(

But I love it!!!!!

And here is a very active 18mth old wearing it.  It's the best photo I could get :-)

If your interested, the pattern is available via my Etsy shop - here