Friday, April 27, 2007

The craft fair is in the morning...

so I have been flat out for the last few hours sewing up all the tea cozy's, I still have 4 more left to do, and I want to also add some flowers and a lace ribbon to all the coat hangers.. just to make them look a bit prettier for mothers day gifts. I will be up for a few more hours I think, just getting my self organized .

Sunday, April 22, 2007

I am trying really hard....

not to read any of my books for my flight down to Australia, but I keep looking at...
Casts Off, By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and Knitting Rules, I sooo want to read these two books, but I MUST NOT! They are for me to read on my flight down to Australia, I am going to have to hide them so I can't just keep picking them up and looking through them. LOL!

Kitty Hat and Mittens





Childs Small Poncho


Cell Phone or I-Pod Cover




My own little pattern, I came up with one day when I was trying to use up odds and ends of left over yarn.

Hot Water Bottle Cover


This pattern is one my Mum sent me.

Some Pics of the different Dishcloths I have been knitting







Friday, April 20, 2007

My books have started to arrive...

The books I ordered from Indigo Books, to read on the flight down to Australia...
Casts Off, By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Shang-A-Lang, The Curse Of The Bay City Rollers


I am still waiting for...Killer Stitch
by Sefton, Maggie
and
Knit Fast, Die Young
by Kruger, Mary
and Charmed Knits
Then I also already have
Knitting Rules , By Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Plum Lovin' By Janet Evanovich
Wreth Of Decption By Mary Ellen Hughes
The Jasmine Moon Murder By Laura Childs
Murder Most Crafty
Chicken Soup for the Scrapbooker's Soul
Did You Declsre The Corpse, By Patricia Sprinkle


all these books are for my flight down and while I am there. I read a lot and as I can't knit on the flights I have to have lots of books to read. anyone that reads and knits will understand this LOL!

Sunday, April 15, 2007

99 cents ...YEAH!

Handy Crafter Cotton is on sale this week @ Michaels , so of course I had to go buy some. so much for me knitting only from my stash! :) Its not that I don't already have 3 bags full of handy crafter cotton already :) LOL!

I found an old pattern of my Mum's




for a Tea Cozy and it matches the Hand Towels and Dishcloth sets I have been making , so now I am making Tea Cozy's to match so it will make a nice 3 piece kitchen set to sell at the craft fair, I think they might sell for Mothers Day Gift Sets. Once I finish the Tea Cozy I started last night, I will take a photo of the 3 items together and include it with this post so you can all see :)

I can't find the coat hangers I need?? :(




I only managed to find 6 of the old fashioned wood coat hangers that I have a pattern for.. :( So until I can find some more I can't make anymore coat hanger covers for the craft fair April 28th :( And I know they would really sell well, oh well I will just keep looking for them so I can make them for future craft fairs.
I will take a photo of the 6 I have made and include it in this post later in the week.

Saturday, April 07, 2007

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Friday, April 06, 2007

Coat Hanger Covers



This morning I started knitting Coat Hanger Covers, I thought they might sell really well at the craft fair(April 28th) as Mothers Day Gifts. :)

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Have you noticed....?

That when you are out and about, you look at what people are wearing etc: and you notice if someone is wearing a lovely homemade scarf instead of a bought one, or you pick on that they have a lovely felted bag that was more than likeley made by them or for them... People must think I am rude as I always take notice of the scarves people are wearing and I sort of jabbber/chatter to myself..." I bet that is handmade " LOL! or "That was made with Love" LOL! :)

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

What are on your Needles?





I was just wondering what my friends are busy knitting/Crocheting?
Or what other crafts you are all busy working on ?

I am still working on the yellow baby blanket. .... Plus I am flat out knitting dishcloths also for the Spring Fair..April 28th,,
I have to say I am so proud of myself, I have been trying dishcloth patterns that a year ago I could never have done and now I am making 1 sometimes 2 a night and they are so pretty, I will try to add some more photos later this week.

Knitting books on order

Charmed Knits, (I can not wait to get this harry Potter Themed pattern book, I so want to get busy knitting Harry Potter items for myself and my son.
Also on order I have Knit Along With Debbie Macomber ( The Cedar Cove Collection)

Plus I need to order ...Stephanie Pearl-McPhee......................."Casts Off"

O still have her last book,...Knitting Rules! The Yarn Harlot's Bag of Knitting Tricks to read but I paln on taking both on the palne to Australia with me to read on the flight, as it looks like I won't be taking my needles on the plane with me so I need lots of knitting themed books to read on the plane.