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

Birthday Gifts

Hi everyone

Well I finally got a long-awaited chance to get to my sewing machine

I was desperate

Doesn't matter that we spent months planning and researching.  I had to complete these projects today.  Life, family, end of year festivities got in the way.

So here is a gift bag, already filled with gifts, I made for our granddaughters 3rd birthday

Can you guess her favourite colour? ;-)

Please don't look too closely at the stitching.  I was having a few tension issues and rushed to finish it

I used a Spoonful of Sugar's Drawstring Pouch tutorial as a guideline, just adjusted the sizing.

The embroidery pattern is from Bunnycup Embroidery

And here is the big tah-dah!!!!

Hubby did the poles and rope and I did the sewing for it and D3 did the decorating
A wonderful joint effort.

Pattern & tutorial was from here

And she loves it!!!!
GD1 was so thrilled, she spent the night in there :-)

Have a wonderful day

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!!

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 :-)

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

Southern Star Projects

For those who have been reading my blog for a while, or who have had a good look around, you will have noticed, and maybe looked at my Southern Star pattern.

Well I have just worked out how to put the Ravelry project counter on my blog    :-)

Quick. aren't I   :-))))))

And now there are 50!!!!!!! projects   :-)

Here is one of my latest
And yes, I have been modifying the pattern as I go   :-)

http://ravel.me/AussieMaria/ss8

Want a gift idea?

Maybe a stocking filler or a Charity gift

Well pop on over and visit Linda at Chalky's World

She has just put up a very cute little pattern that I am positive children of all ages will love

She calls them "Luvvies" and "Hearties" - so cute

I know I will be knitting and crocheting up a few for Knit4Charity when they require a toy

She really is a very lovely lady

So drop in and say Hi