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

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 :-)

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 :-)

Vintage Baby Knits

Hi

So for the first time in a very long time, I am writing a post because .......

I have an urge to share my latest addiction with you!!!!

Vintage Baby Patterns

You would be amazed, when you look closely and search how "New" some of these patterns are.  Top-down, In-The-Round are all terms I thought were fairly recent - 10 years of so.  I love what I have found and then made in current yarns.

So I will share one with you

Its from Patons R26 Patons - Favourite Designs For Babies Reprinted

 

The pattern I first tried is called 'Cary'

It's top-down and the only seam is the sleeves.

But you can easily make it seamless

 

Here is my first attempt back in June 2012 and I was stash busting, hence the colour change

 

 

 

My second attempt was also in June 2012.  This time I used 5ply yarn and relevant needles to make it larger.  I also omitted the sleeves, as it was more for Spring/Summer

 

And my latest attempt..... well I decided to stick with the original design.  Except I didn't embroider the flowers ( I still need to fine tune my embroidery on knits)

 

I was really pleased with it :-)

 

How different has each project turned out

Amazing what different yarns, colours and a slight twist can do to a pattern

 

And all yarn used is from Bendigo Woollen Mills

The first and last one is 4ply Luxury and the second one is 5ply Classic

 

I will probably pop in from time to time to share more of my vintage projects

 

Bye for now

 

 

Aussie Swing modified

A chance question from a member of Knit4Charities

 

A Granddaughter too big for Mummy's favourite cardigan

 

Lots and lots of thinking and pondering

 

And here it is .......

 

 

An Aussie Swing Jumper

 

 

Totally reversible

Although I prefer the look of the buttons at the front

 

Can't wait to see Granddaughter in it

 

Details here

 

Of course its Bendigo Woollen Mills yarn. 

A mix of wool and cotton in 4ply

But from the back room

And I love it!!!

Just wish this was available online :-(

 

Hi

A long time between posts

With a new granddaughter to play with, time flies by  :-)

Just thought I would share another Aussie Swing project with everyone.

Actually have had to make this set twice so far.

Seems the new Mums love the colour & the style

Pattern - Aussie Swing (cardi)

Sourball (bonnet)

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills 4ply Luxury in Brick

And granddaughters version

Yarn Advertising

Hi everyone

Anyone notice the new Target ad and all the Yarn Bombed Trees!!!!
And then the ABC ad that created knitted and unravelled people???

Seems Yarn is having its day!!!   Yeah!

Btw - personally I am not a fan of yarn bombing. I prefer to make functional items for people or animals

But anything that gives publicity for yarn is great in my book

Have a great yarn day!

Aussie Swing Pattern - Baby / Toddler Cardigan

My new pattern   :-)

My ripple version

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply cotton in Honeydew & Wild Lavender

And another interpretation

My holey version

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply cotton in Pomegranate

Still being test knitted

Details here - http://www.ravelry.com/projects/AussieMaria/side-swing-test

Will definitely be my go-to for Knit 4 Charity througout the year

Very simple, with just a little brain-wave needed   :-)

Perfect for me  ;-)

A little Christmas knitting

Yarn - Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Cotton in Pomegranate and Snow
Pattern - Jean Greenhowe, on her web page and free!  These will be used as gift tags this year and then they can be decorations for future years
Tree - new addition to the family and is raw and un-painted still.  Great for small spaces as it can be flat-packed

Other knitting has been going on, but still no working computer

Merry Christmas to all

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

Yarn Shop Video

This link was shared on Knit 4 Charities group

And I just had to share it

Just wish our shops were like this one

Have a wonderful weekeend

Baby Vintage Patterns

Do you remember this?

The Chickadee Vest with Mods

 

Well, I decided to re-visit this pattern and actually work the pattern it’s suppose to have

I again modified the pattern a little – Chickadee Singlet

The original does have the rib hem, I worked garter

And the lacy bit is supposed to be in garter.  When I tried that it just reminded me of a beginner knitters project with holes  .  I also knew I was limited in the amount of cotton I had, as you can see by the contrast crochet around the neckline and armholes – I ran out. So I tried it in stocking stitch.  Much prefer it that way

Yarn used is Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Cotton Daffodil (so very soft) on 3.75mm needles

Pattern worked up about 3-6mths size

 

The pattern is from this old Patons booklet

Have a lovely weekend

Here is another singlet I made from this pattern book

Again with mods :-0

Heartbreaker, again with mods (worked a lace border on bottom and in the round)

Again from Bendigo Woollen Mills 8ply Cotton New Ochre on 3.75mm

 

 

I’m off for a romantic, freeze-your-butt-off holiday.

Will tell you about it on my return – maybe

Big Balls!!!

Found online
Please sing along 
 
I like, big, balls and I cannot lie
You other knitters can’t deny
That when a yarn rolls up with a four-ply twist
And a fuzzy thing in your fist
You cast ON
Wanna pull up gauge
Cuz you notice that yarn was sage
Deep in the ball it’s roundin’
I’m hooked and I can’t stop pouncin’
Oh, baby I wanna get wit’ ya
Fondle ya and then I’ll knit ya
LYS done tried to sway me
But that ball you got
Makes me so cray-zay
 

Now of course this is the type of balls the song is referring to 
Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 200g balls!!!!!!!

Knit 4 Charities–June donations

Sorry, a short and quick post
The dreaded flu has struck
Even knitting and crochet have slowed dreadfully
And I’m really keen on a large crochet project, but yet to buy the wool
There may be another request shortly which would be very urgent

So June’s donation is for ‘Care for Street Kids’ on the South Coast of NSW

One Scrappy Cowl, two Knit 4 Charity Pattern Beanies, and a Knit 4 Charity Pattern Fingerless Gloves
All links above are to my Ravelry pages
All made from Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8ply

One day it was there

and the next it had disappeared!!!!

The last post that is.  Only found it had disappeared because I wanted to edit

What is going on ?????????????

 

It went something like this

 

Sorry for not posting so often

But the needles have been busy with lots and lots of projects

Knit 4 Charities this month has two I want to contribute to – Australian Inland Mission and Sydney Homeless Connect Day.

Plus a lot of challenges that I would love to contribute to, but just don’t know if I will get time.  And nothing in the appropriate in the project drawer

Family and friends have had requests too – Yippee!!!

A selection of their projects below.  More can be viewed on Ravelry – AussieMaria

 

48 hours notice for a gift for a special little girl’s 1st birthday

Pattern - is my mix of 1,001 patterns

Yarn – Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8ply Poseiden & Sequest

 

A request from SIL (a new motorcyclist) who feels the cold

Pattern – Snuggles by Drops Design

Yarn – Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8ply Raven

 

Two little supporters (6 months on left, 2 years on right) of a local League team for a friend of DD3

Pattern – Little Hoodlum

Yarn – Heirloom Easy Care 8ply Green, Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8ply Raven & Almond

The reason I love top-down knits – the one on the right was 5cm too short.  Very quickly remedied 

 

And for hubby’s cousin’s little girl

Pattern – Twinkle

Yarn – Bendigo Woollen Mills Classic 8ply Celery

 

Bye for now

Fingers crossed it stays put 

Am I crazy ……

A bit of background first

It is mid-summer here

Well by the calender anyway

Our normal temps at this time of year are somewhere between 30-40C

But so far this summer, mid 20’s have been the norm

Now, I know that for a lot of you in the Northern Hemisphere this is very warm

But for us, it’s not cold, but it’s not warm either

But the humidity is super-high!!!

Old saying in Australia ….. if it’s not a drought, it’s a flood

While we are not flooding (me, personally) there has been a lot of rain this summer

So back to the crazy!

I had a urge to make ….

I had a need to make …..

I really wanted to make …..

A BEANIE!!!!!

But that’s plain crazy at this time of year

So what should I do?

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I’m sure I heard you ALL yell

MAKE IT!!!

So I did

Button Tab Hat – check my Ravelry page for more info

Yarn is Cleckheaton Paintbox

BTW pity they are taking some of their operation of shore and some Australians losing their jobs, makes me re-think my support

Mods – Instead of casting off 10st, I joined in the round and knit the first 10 and last 10 stitches together.  I also worked 15cm before decrease, so that I could pull the beanie down over the ears if needed.

Next time I would leave a long tail before casting on to sew the button on with, just means it is anchored a bit more

Love it!!

N.B. – This post is written via Windows Live Writer.  See how this works.  Fingers crossed

Field Wonderful

Well Allison, from Field Wonderful, certainly made me feel wonderful, when I received these beautiful goodies in the mail from a recent give-away that she ran

I have never used this yarn before and it feels wonderful

And thank you so much for the little packet - any guesses what's in it?

I must say Allison, you must have a little ESP going

As these particular items have been on my mind of late, searching, searching, searching

Very, very handy for me

P.S - Just noticed that it is Canadian Yarn - my very first and goes well with my fascination with Canada and north - very happy  :-))

Thank you for the lovely parcel, Allison

And this lot is off to Brisbane for K4C (sidebar) COTM - PIPA

Many of these projects you will already have seen, others have been stockpiling to make the postage worthwhile, especially as it just went up 20%

Got to love making preemie outfits, its a fantastic stash-buster!

PS - Glad you liked the Anzac Slice recipe like I did  :-)

Old is New Project

Hi everyone

It seems a few of you are lucky owners of some of these precious Heirlooms of our Past.

Me, well there was a LARGE group of families who all seemed to being having girls, so we just kept passing our child's 'best' clothing around n around n around

Funny that I never kept anything, especially as I love "old things"  :-)

Just thought you might like an update on my "Old is New" project

The completed set is from Patons 1283 Heirloom 4ply Collection

The yarn is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l Cleckheaton Bamboo 4ply

So soft, lovely sheen and such beautiful drape (which I hope you can see below)

Details here

From Patons R30 Favourite Designs For Babies

I have decided to set myself a little challenge

To complete at least one pattern from each of my vintage pattern books

As you will see, I will be picking the baby patterns, mainly because they are so quick and oh so cute

Anyone else feel up to the challenge of digging around in your old patterns and completing one, or two, or .......?

No rules, anything goes

Ok, sorry - one rule

Please blog about it so that I can see your lovely projects

And find those lovely old pattern books

And just another quickie here

This lot is off to Tassie

To be made up with other squares into blankets for "Betty's City Kitchen"

This is a challenge on Knit 4 Charities A-Long

Hats

Hi

Well I could not help myself, so with the scarf mentioned here, I whipped up one of these too

Details here

Yarn - Heirloom Easy Care 8ply

and then I found out they will be going to Perisher shortly

so I had to do this for the hubby  :-)

It is a big on Pooh, but he has a child's head size (Pooh not the hubby  :-))

Details here

Yarn - Bendigo Classic 8ply in Koala and Almond

Items are posted and fingers crossed they like the surprise