knits and pearls

Knitted Farm Animals oh so Debbie Bliss and more....

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Farm yard Knits By Debbie Bliss
50p charity shop bargin of last week;-).

Pigs in baskets!!!

Cow

Pig

Sheep - They are just all to cute, I really must commit to a pattern one of these days. I guess good start here....which one would you choose?

Below collars ,collars every where. No sales yet but fingers crossed, January a tight month but my Etsy shop is filling up fast!.

PRODUCTIVE

Bargain Yarn from Bracknell and a huge cheap shop that stock mostly acrylics. But this Pricewise King cole (new packaging) Yarn band pastels and I really like the colours.

Derelict Victorian Warehouse

Power source below

Old of what? not Victorian obviously, but I just thought it may give a hint of the last time power was in use.

777 part post code/number for East London ware house and all pretty cool.

And would you believe it what did I discover but old knitted graffiti.

In unbelievably hypothermic conditions. Me as an extra......Looking like something out of a zombie movie.

Dolls

I must admit that even I think that I have gone a little doll crazy. I have since Lyla Bowie (Lie -La) ordered and received Tangkou number two. (no photos yet) Iris Beau (Italy)

And I have a Pullip on the way........from across the pond. I actually budgeted so well for Christmas and decided to get my gifts after;-) hence dolls, dolls,dolls.

I googled pullip and these are the images I got, mine has a similar face to the steam punk pic, second one from the Left.

http://www.pullip.net/

Steam Punk

From dolls to steam punk-(steam punk and dolls) also a random google hit.......by accident.

Steam punk, Never ever heard of this either?

Random search on Etsy looking for pullip clothes.

Slica?(dolls shop name) something similar to here name, I got it wrong and then up came the hit "did you mean Steam punk?"
I clicked then promptly spent £20 on my 1st steampunk assoccorie!

Steam punk, clock work a cross between Edward Scissor and mad max!
so I googled its reference Steam and post Apocalypse future?

Lacy Collar Lazy Collar?

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On trend for 2012, the Collar.

1950's inspired lace collar below and my Jan sales, new knit book. A good buy at £4.99. I didn't get a single knit/crochet yarn or needles this year from Santa.

I hate to say this, but the non knitter's must think we makers (creators) get bored?

REALLY! Knitting, Crocheting is for life and not Christmas.......

So I had to sourced my own.

Well this is the book version, below is mine, I spent the short holiday season creating something new to sell in my Etsy shop, my plan Tea cozy's
(new Aunt Elsie event coming soon) But what actually happened was the collar phenomenon.

Pattern in case required.

Collars nothing new Edwardian, Victorian , William Shakespearean!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collar_%28clothing%29

Collar's in the making , I'm mixing yarn stitches and hooks, nothing new;-)
My production line below.............

Clown

Thrift

The purple is Hand dyed Yarn, Shilasdair from cochineal!

Chunky organic gray

Lemon and Lime Jelly and the New Year Crochet.

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Happy New Year 2012

Boy it all sounds space age 2012, it's like the future. Being 70's born, I guess
2012 I expected a little more "back to the future" Future...
(Jack above with a glitter noise) sniffing one to many christmas candles....
Floating cars, Hover boards, Sporst Aminacs etc etc....

What am I saying, who knew that you can play a game
consal dance game and at the same time Tweet and Face book the video!

"unreal and possibly horrific if your a little bit out of time and more bouncy than the younger days".

I got my "I grew up in the 80's cd "
(I really deteste the fast moving modern day technology)

I know I need it for blogging, but really lets just slow down and concentate
on making cars fly.

Another Bloody Mary anyone?
My xmas tipple of choice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Mary_%28cocktail%29

Xmas mindless knits/crochets.

Recycling of tights, this year well 2011 the high fashion ,must have. Made for a whole load of coloured tights that once you spent a little time cutting up (rag method of knitting) Job done. Coffee and tea warmers.

I have just realised that my photo below almost is a little kinky crochet. I think that I was a little to comfortable, to engrossed in the trashy TV well in my case the "Grinch" and that of "The Holiday Inn" Hence the name Lila

(new doll 1)

"But who says crochet can't be sexy......"? not me.

Demonstration cutting, in the wrong order of course, above.

Below hand made Xmas candle chintz , one of my many beautiful gifts.....

Cont
Back to the "80's CD" , that then "86" secondary school i just thought 2000 was a world away and now it's 2012!

I'm aging, I'm feeling it! having kids young I guess?, because the old statement is rubbish.

But every now and then I feel old for my years, like a tortoise......when I usually more the hare.

Need to slow down!!!?

Yeah right....for those who know me;-) that's not me .com

No time to reminisce....
whats new, below in no particular order as follows.

Still a little Christmas, my Swedish reminder, sad to put them away. Missed my Knit lab crew my International school knit cafe and lastly and longest standing Gino Crew;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome

Jelly and the New Year

New Year spent with my brother and his lovely family, happy New year Jelly's above, below Xmas day and Panna-Karka and bubbly all round;-).

Art

Arts been tough a real dry spell,(tones of idea's) Just no space the Art hut got shut down for winter;-( seriously sad day.

But the weather getting milder so hopefully not to long, but I'm one that just see's art every where and these are currently stuck to my kitchen fridge.

Art in the house....

Knitted art

"No new web site", my rockstar hubbies to selfish to help........
He made a post it!!(reminds me of a S,I,T,City eposide)

We agreed to have a flickr link so that it will be permanently up to date,and not two years out of date like it currently is;-(

We getting somewhere lets just not hold our breathe.

Roast dinner perfection by Rich

This is to show that he has been helping, roast dinner perfection, I know it's a soya burger, we (me and kids) are veggies;-)

But still it looks mighty fine.

My highest heels ever! I Love them. I'll probably break something but hey hoe.....as long as its not my crochet hand.

Collars, collars every where, this is one of the five that I have made for my etsy shop. I figure stoles are so in! so why crochet not collars.

A New Arrival

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And I do not mean the New Year.........that's rapidly approaching.

Introducing France Tangkou Doll aka Lila (Happy Holiday character)

Bowie (Labyrinth hair!)

It's a quick post, but like you all......Busy.

Here she is on arrival. Box and packaging, its quite exciting ! And I know that I'm to old for dolls but I love them. (lack of Barbies as child)

Pass port and pants (gimmick but cute) She's Blythe and Pullip inspired.

http://www.tangkoudoll.com/

Naked! shes taller than a Blythe (I don't have a Pullip! Yet:-) to compare.

Bendy joints.

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Ho ho ho Merry Christmas.

I just love to say it with a knit!, THE decorations are finally up, the house is full of candles and an eclectic mix of 20 years of Xmas chintz that I have collected.

My super huge crochet bed spread has actually spread the bed! A few stripes to go and COMPLETION. Warm for christmas.

Friday

My web site that is two years out of date should be getting an overhaul! When Rich asked what did I want for Xmas........An updated web site:-) I replied.

New Art below

Titled Pretentious crap, Inspiration Saatchi

A New arrival

That being a New Doll (really new this year design)
Tangkou
A cross between my beloved Blythe and Pulip (I don't have)

Actually affordable
Three in the collection, so far that I can see.

And randomly two are pink! Candy pink, yet I went for gray......!
What was I thinking?.

long story, late night (daughter taxi service for baby sitting job)
I think maybe I should charge for this service? Mums Taxi half price?

So where was I! Late night I phone app e bay a little flurry,
Of course I always do a Blythe search, see whats new. And she came up!

A quick click and a paypal log in.....purchase 5 seconds, all it takes!

she can have her eyes closed, as well as colour changing like the Blythe.

Attia dress progress.

This dress has gone a little GaGa

Sleeves made using shower puffs, I just can not get enough!

Jelly with lemon.

Photography using shadow

above my camera and Grinch hand, below its me ,surprisingly me crocheting.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, ps thanks so much, for taking the time to look at the things I do.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHRISTMAS.

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IT'S CAPITALS BECAUSE I'M SHOUTING ;-)

I'm a little Grinch, green Grinch of Christmas

(literally here's some reasons why)

lost my spirit, just a bit.

Stripes

Blankie of many colours (Joseph)
Bed Spread book dated 1958, so I'm a little out of date with this but that's typical me.

No wiki for spread but spread rhymed with thread and from that I got the link below.

http://www.vintageknits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3513&language=en

A good blog is a factual one with links and reference! apparently. This is my bed spread (so 70's) that I decided to make to keep me warm for xmas.

The only issue being in true my style its massive! to big to leave the house, and I am indeed notorius for huge projects but this takes the (mince pie) Biscuit.

Watch this space will it ever end.

Reef! dyslexic so matter of factly...... Wreath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advent_Wreath

Plain green (fake) £8.99 local garden centre, added baubles......baubles not buble (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bublé).

But talking of xmas

I can't bring my self to Merry Christmas you all yet, because sadly the wreath is as xmas dec as Ive got.

Due to the silly fact that now is not a good time to sell, sell that being my house. I was basically two months to late for the market so having to keep my humble aboade uncluttered!!!. NO CHRITMAS.

I guess this would also explain why my blog entries have dropped off! just pretty hectic at a hectic time of year for everyone.

ART

I managed to complete my family gift before the damp cold shut down the progress of my creativness.......

Currently sitting in my kitchen which let me tell you is pretty un-inspiring!!!!!

But this peice of art I can not wait to give to my family.

There's an ad on TV at the mo, where a little boy is counting sleeps to the 25th to give his parents a gift.

Well thats exactly how I feel about this, gift wrapped in my room ready to go under the tree!.

Etsy

For the love of hooking and my ducks.

Dark duck

Jelly

Im an ADDICT, OBSESSED WITH THE LITTLE WIBBLE WOBBLE. The art of it hit the plate intact? art form.

Rich & Rasmus, two of the three men in my life.

Flickeflu ? new I only just descoved it on a random google. History? no idea, but I like It!

http://flickeflu.com/photos/12268466@N06

Royals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_F.C.

It seems a production line of Royal scarfs (unofficial) should'nt think Mr Mad Stad would be to annoyed.
And lets face it a more worth while project for Reading and it's Elderly I think would be a good, great idea to mount a big knit campaign and ditch those shop brought printed scarfs in return for quick knit acrylics that give the old a little extra income;-)

Applogies for all grammer and spelling mistakes my spell check seems to fail me every time!!!! I need a break from my pc the little pink thing.... is really starting to annoy me........aaaaahhhhhh of to crochet stripes, stripes and yes yet more stripes.

Arty Saatchi and Marg's Angel.

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Saatchi

Nov 2011link
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/
Gesamtkungstwerk
Roughly New German Art work
Free gallery and a fab day out.

What I love is the fact that it's photo friendly and free;-)

Bits and Bobs. Titled aptly Pretentious Crap.

Wobbly mirror.

Spray paint doll and post it!

Taped..........

Crochet and knitted art.

Layer Cakes.

The huge Collage below was my favourite piece.

Apple Cores rotton on wire's.

Marg's Folk angel.

Folk art Marg's Angel
Ex Jelly member, Margie craft, I brought this at Aunt Elsies. It's my fav decoration so far this year.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_art

Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople.

I spent my weekend with Aunt Elsie.

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Above Aunt Elsie

all this and more, Margie's lovely angels and me......knittingforart.

click link below to see what it was all about.

http://jelly.org.uk/2011/11/22/aunt-elsie-is-coming-on-saturday/

Aunt Elsie oh what fun, and a possible invite that was nearly missed on my part.

Bus trip, loaded with my bags...........no expense's spared off to set up.

Christmas coffee of the skinny variety
Just in case I ever do, do that black dress.

I needed a strong one:-)

Because I was to help front of house,happily but let me tell you!,
that was a lot! Lot of tea..........

Here I am
Behind the bar.

The Coopers arms public house aka Jelly's new launch pad. I have no other pictures of the venue that show the wonderful winter wonderland that changed a dark pub into a mighty fine art space.

My new Job description to add to my CV, Craft fair bar manager.

Vintage cups and a large Urn, I felt quite at home. Dressed in vintage, well mock vintage my frock Rock Cape truly vintage but the rest I improvised. I was taken aback to my childhood and the trips to the Royal Berkshire Hospital, three brothers always an emergency and the high light of this was When the Womens Insitute or WVS served sandwiches and cakes for pence.:-)

Wvs
The Women’s Voluntary Services (WVS) was established in 1938 by Stella Isaacs, the
Dowager Marchioness of Reading. The Women's Voluntary Service was to act as a support
unit for the ARP and the ‘terms’ of its work was set out in the Air Raid Precautions
Act, which came into being on January 1st 1938, and in the 1938 pamphlet “What You Can Do”

I had a wonderful weekend, totally inspirational, big thanks to suzanne.

Other Links

http://fibrespates.blogs.com/blog/2011/11/aunt-elsies-christmas-do.html

Atia of the Julii, inspired crochet dress.

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This week......

And last it seems all of last week, I have been mostly making this dress.
Inspired by the tv series Rome (a must see for the over 18)

It is all fantasy, not real and no history used to create this little
number it's straight out of the Tv Box set.

It's been a while (making dresses) I had been busy with my canvas, but I feel pretty strong about this dress.
Enjoying getting lost in my stitches, my approach to making seems to have taken even more of a Laberyinth turn.

Up and down, side to side. The stitches go where the mood takes me.

It all started with the chain crochet cords hanging above.

Then I picked up the chains and knitted a panel.

Then using the shower puff fabric crocheted the under skirt, well the edges of the shower puff together.

Mixed yarns, tape , cotton, acrylic, charity and even a little silk! Juxtapose

For this sleeve I used the milk silk that I had in my stash. In the photo above Im attaching the sleeve and creating the begining of the neck line.

Attaching shower puff with the tape yarn (silky blue)

Creating the second sleeve using shower puff and a glitter yarn the silver that you can just about see. I used to mosaic effect as I thought it looked pretty Roman;-)

Attaching the second sleeve, it still not finished, above you can see a huge gap below the sleeve. But it's the basic skeltion that I needed to create the top of the dress.

Two wiki below, one about the serise and second the person who played the character.(the one that I was inspired mostly by). I use inspired loosy as she really was a gutter snipe

(but she played a great character totally hate-able)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome_%28TV_series%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atia_of_the_Julii

Inspiration.
Cleopatra inspired neck line, also the naked delicate fabrics that where
used for many of her outfits in the show.

Teamed with the almost Eastern feel of the outfits created for the Julii family.

Appologies for the photos looking slightly drunk, the manniquin is broken and basically swings from side to side. Making my creating on the manniquin pretty difficult.

My spelling is awful, i'm not only having issues with my manniquin, but also spell check will not work. Forgivness required;-(

A whole lot of crochet. A whole lot of time.

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A big pre christmas post

This is a long blog so before you start you will need that cup o coffee or tea, choose your poison as they say, and in my world if it's past six pm! a huge glass of red wine.

I have made a lot of things over the last few years and I'm proud of everything that I have made or achieved crochet and knit wise. I Love that my blog is my on line diary.

I like to think that a blog = on line diary of achievement.

So here almost in the form of an Internet shop site (by isle) are snippets of a whole lot of mostly crochet dresses, with a hint of knit.

I'm self taught and with no artistic training, no HND sadly still no degree, just taster courses. I'm repeating myself here to those who know me,but this so new people who read this can realise that anything is possible.
(Stockholm was my uncertificated degree in life and of the stitch)

Art and creating are the things, I do the best.

Art is all I ever want to be, well famous! but that's because I will be ......one day.

I think that you should always remember where you started and see where your going to. That way you remember things that you have forgotten, reflect on things that you could have changed or if your me, simply love it all.

New York/Naughty nightie.

Maxi dress below lady GaGa.
link below my jelly and outcasts, my knitted banners.
http://knits-and-pearls.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

"Knitted by me" Swedish book out fit, SJP paper flower and below shabby chic keys.
http://knittedbyme.se/

Kate Moss paper wedding dress ,(my 1st mannequins name) well that's who I designed it for. famous people , well designing for was a big part of my early designs. Always inspired on what or who is going on around me.
Below my version of Jelly before I met the real Reading art Jelly ............ http://jelly.org.uk/

VHS Dress/Hammer bead liquorice allsorts.

Gino Skirt /Below Hippy Flower broach top. Link Below Gino as a dress. I love this skirt and I still wear it, its gotten me many a complement. It was a head turner at the 2009? (I think) York "Make do and mend show". I was asked whilst wearing it was it an "Odd Molly" design. No mine!, I replied.
http://knits-and-pearls.blogspot.com/2007_07_01_archive.html

Banded Elastic band dress/Heavy is the best word to describe this dress. Below Dita Von Tease.

Free-form wrap skirt/below skirt of the banded.

Pregnant Alien aka vogue buttons and below Dancing on Ice design.

100's and 1000's above below this is a charity shop rescue, it was sadley a once half forgtton project, that I found and rescued for 20kr around £2.
A breathe of life, no pattern.
http://knits-and-pearls.blogspot.com/2011/09/for-love-of-crochet.html

Brittany above.

Barn dance below.

Africa below and Angela my two A designs. Angela a good friend, this dress is soooo her.

70's Retro above and below the skirt part of a dress I designed with Vivanne Westwood in mind.

This is the youtube that features alot of these dresses/skirts/tops. I have really taken a break from dresses. Not consciously but my canvas,bags and banners have taken my time.

This post has inspired me, My self, since I thought about doing this, it took alot of searching old photos stored on my back up drive to compete this post.

Since then, I have Inspired myself to create a new dress. Watch this Space, inspired by the TV drama Rome thats all I have to go on at the moment and its simply a collection of knit and crochet peices waiting to be put together in some sort of order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-to55zuzkZw&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

So much to say, sooooo little time.

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This is a packed blog post.

As the title describes, I do have a lot to say... but little time. Quick smart.

So ill get straight to the point/points.

100 years of women's weekly UK and for £1.25 you get the mother of all knit promotional mags. My child hood memory this was the only place that you got to see little baby boots , knitted hats and matinee jackets.

But you also get the original, from a 100 years ago. It got be thinking, in 100 more years no more paper no more books no more reference. A Kindle? paper memory's should be treasured. I'm happy about the new but lets not forget our past.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%27s_Weekly_%28UK_magazine%29

ETSY

Jester Snood for sale

Seeing stitches in the most random of places.

The Bruce Willis thriller film from which "I see dead people" (famous quote)

And well it's not dead people (thankfully) that I see, its stitches, stitch form,stitch patterns.

loosely

It's a free form pattern?

Bubbles? or

Stitches in crochet..........
and let me verify, at this point the only thing I have been drinking is coffee, a little to much I might say........ but that's it;-)

You wont see me often as I'm really not photographic and my work is my work it doesn't need to reflect me.

The pic above I'm laughing because that's my art behind and my dress is similar and no I didn't make it (vintage H&M) but really I do see stitches in everything.

Upon messing around with my other half's new work toy (trail sadly not ours) but still it's fun all the same, I discovered the camera and whoa la........

Me and me wearing my shrug. proof that I do where my own creations.

The Gap

www.thegap.co.uk

Doing my best for promoting all that's knitted (crocheted) delighted to see the biggest needles ever! in there window display today.

it's all about cables.

Lati doll

http://latidoll.com/
This little doll and it is little, not even 20 cm. Is top of my xmas list, I use the term doll, collectors edition parts basically. that's my issue I just want one made, so I can make the clothes. Just as soon as I can find someone some where to buy one ready made from. A step away from my beloved Blythe.
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=knittingforart+blythe

Knittastic

RSPCA wiki
http://www.rspca.org.uk/home

Knit your own dog, this is simply FAB.

In house leaflet dropped though my door, I couldn't believe it? Its been such a knit week.http://www.knityourowndog.com/uk/

Lastly, I have no proof. But this is what I saw........
Tv advert for a decongestant that I'm sure was sudafed, but I can find nothing on the net.
Assured I did see this and not dream it. It's a fantastically knit and crochet advert.
It's of the inside the head and chest, working knitted parts.
Please look out for this add and any links mail me;-)

'O' whats occuring, Barry gets a crochet duck.

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Duck drop Oct 2011

Wales , Barry Island to be precis..........
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Island_Pleasure_Park

For all the Gavin and Stacey fans no explanation will be needed as to why Barri?, but just in case you have not had that pleasure click below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_%26_Stacey

I'm not sure Nessa slots, should be this close to the photo of Jack Sprat but he's only little so I think he'll forgive me.

Jack at 18months thought he'd help on the ducklings release date.http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/2009/08/crocheted-duckling-trials-continue.html

1st Jack checks the workman ship of my latest duckling , the stitches pass the inspection always attention to detail, just like his father 100%.

This one should float and be completely clean at the same time, seeing it's made of recycled shower puff.

And hes now ready to release the duckling, set it free.

In the duck pic below the duckling appears to be winking,

signaling it's readiness to leave the family pack.

A beautiful little beach the sand is white the sea is

pretty blue and the duck is set down.

At this point I have to pick up the baby and run,

whist taking the photos! of course.

Now that's what I call multi tasking.

The tide had turned, so wet shoes for me.

And the waves washed in.

The duck tipped.

And washed back in again, chicken.........

The duck chuck

Nothing else for it the duck got chucked, chucked not ducked;-)
kind Gem Lou assisted me here.

Oh well! you cant win them all as they say.

Job done , that left time for the arcades, especially the grabber..........

And look what the arcade had to offer, yet more flipping ducks.

I don't see spots, I see ducks!.(better than dead,people so I wont complain)

Random seems to be the word of the month.

2011-10-23T15:14:00.000+02:00

Fabulous

Above one of my newest editions to my knitted art collection. And fabulous it is, I hope you'll agree.

I titled this blog Random things as the weekend just gone, I had a google morning. If I'm honest, honesty I was googling myself

(Am I the only one that does this? ) I think not.

And I found lots of random things. This is what I still love about the art of crochet and knit there is always something new to inspire me..........

Here are but a few, laugh, inspiration or just to look, you decide.

Bike inner tube rug
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/crochet-a-rug-from-bicycle-inner-tubes.html

Below a book on making doily's! I must try and buy.

Article knitting

I used the new search engine on google that when you put in one word. Knitting, it links you to blogs images etc etc.

Very cleaver and below was the article that had most of these lovely pictures so i borrowed a few and if you have time read the article as its pretty good.

A cuppa may be needed now.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/04/18/the-beauty-of-knitting/

I only recently saw the lady above on a grand designs, a barn conversion of immense proportion's I could find the link but you may fair better than me.

But the reason I'm mentioning this is that I have recently decided that I'm a maxi-ama-list as this couple where , she being half. They where defiantly an inspiration.

In my 20's I minimised.

In my 30's I recycled,a hell of a lot.

Two years from 40 , my art is a collection of everything that I could possibly use.

My shed /studio is starting to reflect that of a horder;-(
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/grand-designs

Puffa fish
http://www.etsy.com/listing/43970259/crocheted-pufferfish-pattern-pdf

Etcha sketch

http://weheartit.com/entry/789488
just incase

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etch_A_Sketch

Sushi
http://weheartit.com/entry/533950

Sirdar

Inspritational

For sale at Jacksons along with all the other plastic folders, stuffed with little plastic protective leaves, that safely house every pattern that ever there was.

Anglea Hatton.

My dear friend, I had picked it out without even knowing it was defiantly hers that's what happens when you stithced together for along time.

http://www.jacksonsofreading.co.uk/home.html

Artist

Embarrassing but Ive lost the page that I found this, even her name escapes me. To be returned to in a future post.

And I'm done, random things post is over.......

A Blog post from a Dentist Chair.

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Random

A blog from a denist chair.

Dreading the dentist, then to find out he's running late......
Usually a big issue.(my only real fear)

But when you come across a knit and crochet design centre spread.
Titled the New Cosy
Magazine Living? Ooop's I only managed part of the title.

Nerves over and a little sneeky use of my phone, photo taking and
Wa Laa blog post.

Managed to capture it all, just in time before hitting the dreaded chair;-)

Knitting Needle Art

Pod chair

It all costs a fortune, but it's free to look. (well an expensive filling)
Rhinoceroses head Graham & Green £126
Knitted cover Ruth Cross made to order £250

Big softie blanket.

Cool stool

A duvet to die for.

Time for tea. (well I had to wait an hour, fillings are not good)

Art crochet, that look like creatures from the deep.

2011-10-12T14:59:00.000+02:00

Ist thing, friends in high places, Sirdar designer Angela Hatton.
Thank you very much for increasing my stash and being just that little big bit inspirational.;-)
(photo taking through plastic)

Art, that's a collaboration of knits/crochet sample and doily's,etc etc. This will eventually be used in my new lettering canvas that will be new for 2012 at my busy rate.

My studio

Below my shower puff art.

A large Jelly fish from the deep sea to an alien from space, these really are turning out very creature like. I haven't decided weather they should be mounted photographed or framed. It's still early days for this collection but I really am enjoying crochet creating some thing different, they are very organic and my style has changed very much from the 1st to the 5th.

Puff that hangs down like a little ladder.

String.

Charity shop machine knit thread that I joined together.

A little something else.......

My little niece Evie at six months shes quiet the little blossom.

Back to crocheted shower puff.

Just a little RIP for the Grrl who sadly lost her Dog xx.

Royals crochet

2011-10-10T11:23:00.000+02:00

Snood and Mitt

Crochet quick stitch, size 8 hook.

100's and 1000's

Reading Royals

A quick fix / A birthday gift.
I can only describe this as a bell bottom scarf. Last minute.com and a hectic knit. So to say that the 32 stithes decreased and increased some what(alot) As I crocheted on my travels enhanced the one off ability of this Royals knit.
But she loved it;-)

Robin FRIDAY Reading Royals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Friday

who knew........he has our name.

Uber Quick, Twistys about Town.

2011-10-03T12:08:00.000+02:00

Today Im a women of few words.........the pictures say it all.

Reading uni

Kennet walk

A329m

Royal berkshire hospital.

Broken and bits and bobs crochet.

2011-09-30T19:11:00.001+02:00

Blythe Shawl

Popcorn stitch with a vinatge feel. I added the button to look like a little broach.

1st thing is to be Positive, the shawl I love. Now the reason for my absence......

Negative.

My poorly pc

Big issues
My little net book, broke. broken bust.
Kaput
Not just under the weather....dead My clever other half decided to fix
(he's capable)
But with little attention as its mine not his, he lost practically everything
I'd saved, yes pass words, calender all the things that I thought would stay.

Annoyed, an understatement.....if he said I would have memory's sticked them. God forbid, wrote then down.

Hence no posts, not codes no saved favourite, every single book mark, lost lost.
Lost tonnes, I'm lazy I use the pc memory, now I can't even remember what half the sites where. Huuugggh

No more slow broken pc= fixed fast but pointless as honesty I'm missing all my favourite things.

Incy wincy spider, just thought it would make a funky screen saver.....
and if you look close you'll see what i didn't using the camera to zoom,
we are a few legs missing.
If you would like an original call it a Halloween screen saver send me an e mail and ill send you the original (not the resize)

Art, Knitted.

Covered.

Rasmus

My beautiful portrait I'm an so very pleased. Fairy whispers artist painted this and I think that she captured him perfectly. This is his concentrating face.
http://www.fairywhisperart.co.uk/

All the pinks it's Maddisons blanket, still on the blanket run im slowly working my way though all the demands;-)

Big blankie

It was a dress that I was given it will soon be art, watch this space.

Yet more shower puff art this is part of a collection that I'm working on at the moment. Things that are not always what they seem..........

Above a bit of a risky picture on a quick glance, but be assured its hamless shower puff.

Woolly walk along pimp.

2011-09-16T18:09:00.002+02:00

Woolly walk along pimp.
operation harbour railings(lots of)/ New Zealand, so beautiful.
knitty Graffity did her thing...... getting so many involved for such a fun project.

A world wide collaboration of street art/yarn bombing/knitted graffiti.
I love that the knit is so out in the open, that you can walk and touch it
feeling the yarns and all the stitches watch it weather, grow old. Well for a while at least;-)

It won't last forever but captured by photography is a perminant memory, my kind of art.
Below the links to read all about it.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10750575

http://knittygraffity.blogspot.com/2011/09/proudly-presenting.html

http://www.localist.co.nz/milfordtakapunadevonport/articles/devonport-wharf-gets-woolly

My Mitts/arm warmers.

Night-time it's becoming extremely nippy, especially on the night time dog walk.

I'm sooooo season confused I even unpacked the winter duvet then had to get my shorts from my hardly worn summer packing (back out) as we have had a lovely few days?

Back to cold nights

A free-form two ball/skein project (with spare) crocheting each line both at the same time. Mitt one ,then mitt two not literally at the same time, or else two pairs of hands would be requried and Im no godess I only have one set ;-)

Wool pimp

My art pimp. Back ground.

I Completed these at a rapid rate. Two hours and it was done.
My winter warmer mitts complete.

For the love of crochet

2011-09-05T13:33:00.000+02:00

1st thing, this is unforgivably not my home made bread;-) but an example.

don't get me wrong I can bake bread, but I seem to only have to Make.......

Not make and bake like the perfect home maker. (I try)

Above risen perfect example of bread.

Below not risen and flat (no love)

I'm comparing crochet to bread making. (why because I have crochet issues)

Lately I think it's all gone "Pete Tong" wrong with my tension.
I don't make Sample squares or swatches (free-form) as I don't want to blow my own trumpet but" I'm usually pretty good at what I do."

But

Big butt(mine;-)

Lately, the last few projects, my blanket tension is simply embarrassing.
A frog has happened(unheard of ,I just change what it is I'm making). but I couldn't save this piece.
Another blanket.
And now a scarf has emerged instead of a blanket!(ref pic below)

Three reasons, to big, using to much yarn and the third it banana'D, aka completely curved....

Why ? because of my angry tension!

I think I have to compare the likeness (alchemy almost) to cooking.

Like bread making, it takes basic ingredients the world over. As does knitting and crochet, ball of yarn, hooks or needles, patience and love its works.

I once took a cookery class.(really) With a very elegant French lady.

And her words" if you don't love it it won't work."

Needing with love
Want it to work.
The bread rose beautify, she inspired me.
(I think I have lost my way, had a blimp of a crochet month)
I need to find my love;-)

Below are some of my one off things that I have added to Etsy

Boho waist coat made with a vintage doily

and below, "Grease lightening "halter neck.

When do you know that you love your dog to much?

ill tell you when!. When you commission some one to paint his portrait.

This doesn't sound to mad;-) ,but when you consider I have two children either of which I don't feel the need to put there lovely faces onto a canvas.

But Rasmus is a different story.

This is the photo I think that Ill be using.
watch this space

A womens crochet week.

2011-08-27T20:11:00.000+02:00

Maddison's Blanket- this is my breakfast crochet project. Think Pink.

You know the type of project I mean, you wake up early the house is quiet.

Pop on the coffee, cover legs with project big blankets keep you toasty, Relax , even if its 10 min's to two hours this is my kind of wake up.

Mostley watching Red Riding Hood.

And very pleased to report not a bad story line, and the fact that each scene has
copious amounts of knit wear that's a huge plus. I will take some photos
to add this to my big knits in moves collection.
The Star (hood herself!) is even actually knitting at one point.

Higgledy piggledy the e blogger went mad.

So this is a kind of back to front blog, no matter how hard I try I cant fix it. So here goes, I can not imagine it will work and if it's the 1st time that you are looking at my blog, please do not, save it for the next in order organised post.

The photo upload just went crazy and I already started, so ill finish.

Ducks 49p each

charity shop slot

Cups and saucers 8 for £10 bargain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman%27s_Weekly_%28UK_magazine%29

Above the designer from my latest knit book, womens weekly that Started in 1911 nearly 100 years old.

50p Oxfam find.

Above just in case that you had missed to poster for RED.
Below print date and details of publication.

Dungerees

I love this little suit, but I was really surprised that this was an 1985 print.
that really was a dated knit era.

Romper
He reminds me of a young, welsh rugby player.

I don't do celebrity but can you see what I was thinking.........

The photo above of the man with his top off, parents pimping him out as a baby?

This is for the photo with the union jack cushion

This yarn is the closet I can buy to the project above, I made the skirt part of this dress a while back,(1 year) Never really ever using the same yarn

(mine are always mixed colours)

This was different/two colours only.

I decided not to stress, to hibernate the project at that seeing it was acrylic and that's for sale everywhere ,at some point I would come across the exact skeins............

Sadly NOT so, So for now my colour difference is slight and that's how it has to be.

1985 baby below.
strange to think that this little baby now would be aged 26, weird.

Below a work in-progress

Appologies

Jelly mainly........

2011-08-19T17:00:00.001+02:00

Jackanory Baby Story

Jacks Blankie
I have a list as long as my arm,for people wanting them. I like making blankets
they require no thought, they are my filler projects when my brains fried or I just simply do not want to think aboutmy knit/crochet.
The writing/ lettering was not my usual style I tried something new, incoroporating the letters almost in one piece. I was trying to be quick as the bigger letters take time and i wanted it more personal than graffiti.
I love the colour scheme but the lettering I was not keen on, it didn't stand out. With my graffiti I always out lined the letters and because they are large you have the space in-between to do so.
So I add an extra top raised layer to the writing, almost making the letters look joined up/italic almost.

JACK

Capture Reading.......

http://www.livingreading.co.uk/visit.html

11:21 this is part of a Jelly about Reading project.
It rained and rained and rained and I felt that I had
forgotten something, then I heard the lovely Suzanne from
Jelly on the radio. And I remembered....to late.

She was talking about capturing an act 11:21

(a risky project, some might say)
11:21 day, but lucky for me(brain like a sieve) there was also a
repeat at 11:21 pm Sadly I'm actually in bed.

I was just to tired to do something arty,cleaver fun...

what you see is at the bottom of my bed hangs my art.

(so I did do something arty but a while ago)

http://jelly.org.uk/2011/07/31/capture-reading/

Things are certainly busy busy with Jelly and the art world (Reading)
second project

Heritage

http://jelly.org.uk/2011/08/17/september-heritage-weekend-%E2%80%93-outcast-and-jackson-project/

A chance for the Outcast to shine (I'am one luckily)
New premises the Coopers arms for now we sit near the entrance on comfy sofas and a huge pained glass window in a listed old pub, with not a pint in site, tea,coffee or water the order of the evening with news spreading Of Emma's + Outcasts project the order of the evening.;-)

http://theoutcasts.co.uk/2011/08/september-heritage-weekend-outcast-and-jackson-project/

The Emma in question
http://emmabradbury.com/

Duck drop CANADA

Simple's as the Meerkats put it, a drop into the swimming pool.

More to follow on the duck saga

Coffee the campers way.

It's usually cupcakes but coffee is my favourite tipple second to wine;-) Proper coffee, none of this instant rubbish. This little stick and mini coffee cup filters, made Gray the best husband at rustic camping. So here a little thank you;-)

Thank you

Canada

2011-08-13T13:24:00.000+02:00

Long haul flight prep.
Heres my flight prep, yarn had to be un-bundled, so the two chair method came in handy, unbeknown to me I would crochet the entire blanket on the flight nine balls.
Damn I'm getting quicker........this also teamed with the only TV that on a flight of 300 plus didn't work. Thank goodness for Crochet.

Thick chunky yarn. Appears rough but when wound woollen soft.

I mixed this yarn above with this yarn below to make a big snuggle blankie.

I had began the Sirdar part before leaving the Uk. Instead of stripes this time I decided a half and half.

I love, love, loved Canada.

Park art , she/He maybe worth a google.

This needles and yarn was at the petting zoo?

Canada Knits, knitting things that I found without even trying.

This man was at the Kanal in Odd aa Waaa or at the locals call it Ottawa.
spinning/metal work (black smith) local crafts promoting 175 years.
To my delight a basket of knitting, I was considering offering to help demonstrate but with the temp in the high 80's I decided not to.
(yes I must have been ill!) So unlike me.........

Ottawa also offers a free evening night Light show.

The knitted art above was at an open day festiavl in one of the big parks down town.

175 years canal RIDEAU

It's raining it's still pouring.

2011-07-22T21:38:00.000+02:00

It's raining it's pouring

I'm OK with the rain, because i'm still on my making everyone blankets project. And if the sun shone (wish it would) it would make crocheting the think blankets yarns extra hot! (Cold at night, not right for July)

Its a plus side to summer rain my blanket gift production line can continue.

This blanket had to be put on hold and ended up being a car seat blanket as the orange wool , Eco wool which I had purchased a while ago had issues.

My hand

The hook

The seat area

All looked as if it had been tangoed.

Orange residue below.

This dusting of orange sherbet covered me, my house and sofa.

Plus side

It did make my hand smell of a lovely soap and I decide that the risk of the orange running into the Gray stripe would be pretty high.

So I cut it small. Big enough for a car seat and then machine washed it?

(yep 30)

It felted the orange but it didn't actually run at all, so I could have continued but thought maybe I had just been lucky and I should save the remanding two balls of orange for a duck (Or small project)

Watch this space.

Crochet door hangers completed
( I can add as I go on, but for now they stop the bugs)

All crochet using bits of old/new stored junk.

Hanging from a a thick crocheted chain of string.

I just used a hook to attach the strands, that I had previously made.

A WIP if I want to.

A ray of sunshine

Jason Momosa? (god knows who) I discovered him in one of the trashy magazines that hang around at work. The sort I really don't want to admit to looking at (briefly I flick/ not read the trashy slate everyone type)

But I do like fashion,not endorsing. I saw him, and Hubba hubba sprang to mind (It reminded me of one of my good friends Maggie sayings;-)

Bargain of the week......
Six of these purchased on a trip to a strange place called Didcot, My £2.99 charity shop bargain.

Pottery red wine goblets that I really have no space for I just couldn't resist.
They could also be candle holders! There here to stay ill just squash them in some where.

I maybe a little quiet for the next two weeks as I'm of on my summer holls;-)

It's all gone desperately seeking crochet

2011-07-17T22:29:00.000+02:00

I'm a little 80's at the moment,, I guess my recent 1987 post could possibly be a link my current reads have been 80's patterns it seems the charity shops are full of vintage 80's.

This is my free-form and it's definitely taken on the 80's feeling.

So here it is a little Paper, pastel lace glove, well that's the look.....
It's a paper Bangle that really is only fit For a Madonna character of the 80's.
its not going to last forever but at least it will do a season, ERA;-)

Madonna (just in-case)

Desperately seeking Susan crochet.

Lace glove, fingerless 80's staple.

Crochet Blankets of Love.

2011-07-08T13:32:00.000+02:00

Rasmus naughtily curled up in Evies blanket.
Right so I've been busy, but busy buzzy with nothing... just life.

Evie's beautiful pink alpaca and a mixed blend 1st bed, blanket finally completed.
This has been a mare, as I just could get it right , hook knit yarn but size 8 hook the perfect tension and its huge, beautifully girlie pink stitches all in a row.

Pink alpaca.

Bean

(above the V of hood, I added traingles to make square)

With my son home from uni and for those who follow you may have remembered my blanket for uni project, crocheted along the journey of dropping my son to be alone in the big wide world of university.

Well he's back for the summer and complained that its just not big enough.
I had recycled a shawl in his blanket/patch work lots of parts crochet
chained together, so I needed to level this part out it was to be almost hooded.

He decided he wanted regular, Just like home.

One of my big loves for crochet is that you can just keep adding......
Grow the project with the baby (so to speak) 19!!!

So its considerably grown. Here's it finished for phase two.

Big bench sized.

Memory in the stitches

Funny thing was it made a sad, yet happy at the same time, reminding me of the early days of uni. Classic empty nest. Even the most non maternal missed her son.

Cup Cakes

Cup cakes, no mention for a while as the visit a village a week has halted.

But I did recently make it to London(late birthday) and on the recommendation of a friend got to sample a Red velvet Hummingbird cup cake.......

Pretty dam good. Velvety and pinky red, so a winner all-round.

http://hummingbirdbakery.com/

Colour inspiration of fortnum and Mason.

http://www.fortnumandmason.com/

I seem to have a thing about blue and green!

1987 Crochet Verses 1988 Knits.............

2011-06-29T22:00:00.000+02:00

Here we have it!

My two newest editions to the knit/crochet Library.

Oxfam's finest.

1987 Crochet verses 1988 knits and I hate to have to call it,

but.........

The knit by far "Top Trumps" the crochet.

Style, choice, images it's also about what's lasted, been around and come back around. And the stripy wins.

Strike a pose, more likely "Buffalo Stance" or be it my favourite all time song "Buffalo solider."

Plaid!, this word even sounds awful. I really can remember my dad wearing something very similar at the time in Blue and black with a leather part attached to the crochet! (knit) what ever. Very 80's

As it says on the sleeve........

Sue Bradley's cotton collection.

Bird of paradise

The knitted bird this is sooooooooo in at the moment.

Been around the block and now back again.

The stripy is the winner by far, 1988 pattern below.

A gift of love

2011-06-21T22:37:00.000+02:00

A gift of love
Postage/packing Sverige (Sweden)
http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com/
Stickkontakt showing there gratefulness.....for my kindness.

I was just pleased to be asked, and very much appreciated.

I got paid to help a community project, paid the best way you can Yarn.
But it was a gift that got me thinking I haven't seen one of these blue and white carrier bags in a while. A while being in over a year to be precise, I have been home for nearly one year, now that's scary.

I MISS YOU SWEDEN

It's made in Germany /very hand made, even the packaging looks like its been made with love a pom pom packet almost.

A New Adventure........

2011-06-15T13:20:00.000+02:00

A new adventure......

I rarely link my blogs but today is one of those times. I recently went to Malta (again) and this is all about my trip;-).

Part one at least, so my photos are different on both blog posts with the only the unit/chest of draws in commen.(International)

So please grab a cuppa have a pee stop and spend five mins sharing my unbelievably lucky experience. I know it's extremely cheeky asking you to look at both my knitting art and my knitting life(it's Crochet I know) blog but it was just to good to not link the pair, and I don't do repeats I'm a one off kinda girl!.

Link below big explanation of what I'm actually waffling on about, this post is the fun quick one, just in case you only have 2 mins;-).

http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/2011/06/taste-of-malta.html

My brain!

This could have been my brain, but is actually a pile of knit as quick as you like. Because as with most things, they don't always go to plan and fortunetly I can knit/crochet extremely quickly and on demand.

Even in a hot country;-)

I needed more knit sample and as lady luck would have it (AKA Nikki) she new a knit shop locally, one that she last entered and 13 armed with quick big needles and some bargain buys I was off;-)

Malta Bus

My work station.

My Art, part one.

Water ripples the clear Maltese sea,

Juxtapose my art!

I have had to use big letter to show my excitement of the whole project I'm shouting from the roof tops.

Quick crochet

This will be the for the second piece and that will be the uniform crochet. Mine the random Art, I can do organised but its just I prefer not to as my life is so organised my knitting/crochet and art.......

Are Not!

Bored of crochet.......

2011-06-03T16:24:00.001+02:00

Bored of crochet.......
Boredom is an emotional state experienced when an individual is without any work or is not interested in the surroundings.
There it is again, I dared to utter the words out loud. I tweeted!
World wide I am officially BORED.

I'm hoping it's a passing phase, seeing its what I use to create my
art (knitting for art) I know knitting? Crochet is what I do. The
name was picked at the beginning of my knit/crochet career and knit
was short lived (frogged project Evie the hole just would not fix)
The reason I don't knit is because I'm rubbish. I understand crochet,
maybe a little to much, SEEING did I mention "I'M BORED".

Rant over

This is it so far this week.......

Mabel Blythe

My inspiration of this is liz Hurley meets shabby chic, the safety pin the Liz Hurley the dress a sari like doily. The head dress some really really old beads that I found in my bottom draw, bohemian I guess would be a better use of description

Simple, but I like it;-)

VAGUE

Now with added paint splash that now is happily hanging in my hall way.

Door hanging beads.

Below they are coming on, I just need to work on the wooden strip that will hold all the crochet extensions. It's a really good use of bits and bobs and like all artist I have lots of bits and bobs.

Currently crocheting a strip that's the left over plastic animals from my Mary Mary dress.

Parachute man

Here's where my mind goes blank, between the Outcast blog my flickr and my art blog, yep over publishing! but which do you cut out?(face book/Twitter) And if I make that choice it will be the one that effects my most art wise.

So I carry on complaining.......(I think that the heat is getting to me today)
"No kidding I here you say".

But any how I can not remember if I posted this or not, so It's a first or I repeating, either way it's DONE

The video is progress for an art crochet project, unfortunate I videoed it side ways, hey hoe but it is a WIP so next go ill get it right.

Crochet a boat and a cream tea, stuff.....

2011-05-29T17:24:00.000+02:00

The Spirit of Chartwell

(Chartwell, The family home name of Sir Winston Churchill)
http://www.spiritofchartwell.com/
Carmen and I find yet another way to do afternoon tea, A luxury Boat trip.
20 years younger than most on the boat, but with one thing in common. That being the love of afternoon tea.

I'll give it 8 out 10 (needs a few tweaks) All round an enjoyable way to spend a day and night. Also putting this trip up there with the Orient Express.

Another Christmas/birthday gift combined, and I would recommend it.

Photos below
Ice cream, Leicester Square.
Cocktails on the edge of China Town
All activities very enjoyable, you have to save but its all extremely worth it!

Vague

Fourth canvas in my returning home dark compilation of feelings, if this where Star Wars it would be the Dark side art the type Darth Vader would have had in his board room. This time I'm using the letters in different way, actually stitching them to the canvas.

Fly catchers (hanging stripes)

Not sure of the correct title but this is my very own crochet version of the type of door hanging that where a very big in the 80's. I need them for my art space as I find the door closed claustrophobic, yet if I don't hang the strips I get bumble bee after bumble bee flying in. A Buzzing fly does nothing for your concentration.......

I brought the cheap plastic type, well really the only type I could find and they basically break every time I hand them. So I'm working on my own version.

Two skeins and a doily.

2011-05-24T19:33:00.000+02:00

Two skeins and a doily.

Two balls of Sirdar Crofters fair-isle effect yarn.

One charity shop Doily.
Moderate crochet skills.

A little imagination......

Whoooo Laaaaa

Yarn of choice.

Neck and shoulder.

Front, I have added button holes I just need to find three matching buttons.

It's a little skeletal in appearance.

My photos uploaded in a complete random order, but it's ok as you get to see the complete project.

Birthdays and Stuff..........

2011-05-20T21:09:00.000+02:00

Cake , yes another year older. I have not had the heart to update my profile as I dont feel
that I like the idea that i'm that close to forty so for now ill remain 37.

"Age it's is only a number" who said that!

"But 7 sounds better than 8";-) who am I kidding.

Cup cakes from Asda, big cake and baby cakes mmmmmmmmm lemon and melt in your mouth sponge
8 out of 10. Effort 10 out of 10.(Rich)

Knits for the Woolly Walk

Knitting, for this I used a crochet chain to complete the letter. It's crocheted canvas for the back ground.

Fish

I titled this fish! , there aren't any fish. I just thought that it looked a little tropical?

Auckland

New duck and a new destination so it's name is the place that it will be heading.

Duvet that mummy made.

Project Duvet

This has been a Long time in the making, saving tops since around 2002? he's beans T shirt bed cover. He out grew the tops , bands and festivals I saved the front logos and stitched them together, don't look to close as I am not a seamstress, but my son was pretty impressed all the same.

His room is a bomb site, so it made taking the photos was a little difficult.;-)

Just so festival.
artyarn aka Rachel Elwel is always doing something for her community and always a collaborative piece, flowers are required.
link below
http://artyarn-justsofestival2011.blogspot.com/p/contribute.html

All over the WORLD!

2011-05-17T16:22:00.000+02:00

I helped or am helping, a little bit makes a big difference.

knitted graffiti on a huge scale.

http://www.koes.dk/#/483666/
I sent the Home Sweet Home graffiti for this project and a little goodie bag of other knits, triangles above. Which you can see in the graffiti shot above they are under the bridge.

http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com/2011/05/varldens-storsta-tack-till-vara.html

Stockholm's graffiti knitters , below I translated a little. For the full story link above.
It was tough as hell. Lift broke. Not just once. Several times. It was cold. it was weeks and weeks of work all rolled in. crochet stitch, threads clipped, tied, carried across the world.
They thank all who helped. (hugely)
I have been busy lately and its a global task, so far, Sweden for a project in Denmark.

http://stickkontakt.blogspot.com/2011/05/kos-museum-of-art-in-public-spaces.html

It's up its huge and it has a new word.
Yarnity, Unity with Yarn.

"Well done all of Stickkontakt "

NEXT

Australia
And the Melbourne lights Festival.
Face book
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Light-in-Winter-festival-2011/208301252525139
Blog
http://theknitwits3056.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/winter-festival-facebook-page/
I helped knit wit(Deirdre) a little with this project, I sent a Jiffy packet to contribute towards this big project the ART graffiti with a duck of cousre.

Will update as and when.............

NEXT

The Woolly walk along.
Last but not least
Auckland, New Zealand and a place called ----------Davonport.
Blog and links to project
http://knittygraffity.blogspot.com/

http://www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/events/2011/sep/84657-the-woolly-walk-along

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Knitty-Graffity/392847405420?sk=wall&filter=12

An art installation that's all about the Rugby and even a little docu about the art piece made at the same time of the insulation, I can't wait to see that.

I'm currently in the making for this Jiffy pack,;-)

Will up date as and when.

NEXT/ shocking and I'm not helping;-)

Duck Stalker

http://twilighttaggers.blogspot.com/2011/03/float-away-duck-project.html
It's seems my ideas are taking on all over the world!!!
whilst randomly looking for some thing's to do with the Melbourne festival of light, I couldn't believe my eyes!

Chance or a copy? how did this happen.

I think that the ducks are a pretty good imitation. And really if I where the inspiration, I'm pretty flattered its just suck a good idea.

Maybe we could do a duck exchange?

Evie's shawl SOS and a few others things.

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Evie's shawl SOS

my progress is slow with this, she's now 7 weeks old(there about) It's my knit cafe project and I haven't managed that for two weeks!;-( so I thought id do a little and when i pulled it out of my project bag! this has happened,yarn snap?
Or I cut something I shouldn't?
The way I see it is that I have three choices.......

As being knit I cant work out what to do, so it's frog it, but I've spent weeks.

Embrace the hole?

Or take it to the next knit cafe and see if someone could help;-(

Below
My Crocheted garden planter.

I happily planted my sweet peas, it wont last forever but I figured why not brighten up an old wicker tub, I made a lining using a plastic bag;-)

Sewing.

I so gotta Sow......

My sewing machine has been worth its weight in gold this last two weeks, I have customised five band t shirts. Completed beans duvet cover that's made from all his young teen years metal tops(back burner for years). Customised my birthday dress with a pretty little trim. (Primark) so it needed customising.

I even heard the scariest thing the other day on the radio, LBC (so fact) that people where coming to the UK for holidays just to hit Primark Oxford street? (shocking)

Jelly

My graffiti being appreciated. below my art that I donated all for a good cause.
http://jelly.org.uk/2011/05/06/things-we-have-been-doing-lately/

Mines at the bottom (The orang-utan artist unknown to me)

Back to sewing............

I brought this basket when I was 19, so yes it's officially vintage. It was one of the first things that I brought when I left home. As a child I was always fixated by sowing boxes, and there contents,button tins especially. My mother had a vintage Tupper ware box(Brwony orange with a cream lid!)

That happily held all her needles and treads, for years. My nan (more more) Mother, mother had a tin full of buttons I would tread on to cotton to make necklaces(I was very young).

But sadly I out grew this box along time ago but the memory made me hold on.

But I have decided that its time to upgrade. The reason I haven't is that what would I do with this cherished box?

Yes I have to admit I have been a little taken with the Kath Kidston! Happens to us all eventually, but why buy new when old was still in good working order just squashed! and then my good friend gem said that she needed to get a sewing box as she was forever losing her pins!

Music to my ears, she is going to happily give my retired box a new home and come my birthday ill be treating my self hopefully to a big shiny new one;-)

What to do with a doily and two balls of Sirdar Yarn

Inspired by a cardi that I had seen in Primark (two mentions;-() I decided to construct my own but using one of the many vintage doily's that I have collected.

Below yarn and progress so far (detailed blog to follow)

Mixed Colour way, ill Ill finmd the label and post name(Just in-case)

Yet another crochet Duck Destination.

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Yet another crochet Duck Destination.

The Netherlands & Breda

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda

This years Festival Stop.

Neurotic Death-fest (AKA metal festival)

My duck

Drop off

Mole

Isn't this just the cutest hand made brolly prop.

Me in the gallery.

Me eating Marmite cheese in fresh bread, outside the gallery (De Pont)

Me and hot Singer.

Me in a metal top this is a 1st (Richs band) and a mistake as I hve since
had to customised 5 others (flattered) but I don't sew I crochet!

Basically this is a selfish blog all Me loving my weekend in Breda.

A Crochet Knit Patch Work Dress thats a BIG success.

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The dress gets straps a Basque back.

And a sun to shine

Abstract cloud

A Patch Work Crochet Dress

From green fields to the blue sky and then sun that shone to plastic animals jumping about in the fields. All on a summers day.

Mary Mary quite contrary this is how her garden grew and grew and grew.

This dress has it all ,it's a huge skirt. I actually weighed the skirt and it came in at just under half a stone of crochet that's mixed with a little knit.

The blue above delicate knitted rag top that set off with a textured crochet 70's arty sun that make for a great sleeve.

Flowers, above my own below the red an ikea patch that

I had in my bits and bobs draw.

Making a patch and then attaching the patch.

My Plastic chicken had its head chewed!

Naughty Rasmus wanting to be part of my art project. while I was attaching all the plastic animals he stole one!

Finished article and a bad I phone pic

No time to complete this properly I finished it roughly at the Out Casts cafe on Wed just gone, So it could be on show for the Jelly fate.........that unfortunately I sadly missed as it was Sunday (gone), but I was very happy in Holland.

http://jelly.org.uk/2011/04/04/farewell-to-a-beautiful-shop-window/

http://theoutcasts.co.uk/2011/04/knitting-machine-workshops/

Finally I brought something for my house.......

My over sized Stockholm Style lamp shade......chandelier.
Plastic, bright, huge and teamed with beads I love it!

It's like a shop full of sweets , it called to me to buy it! So I did and the best bit was it only took Rich three weeks to put it up! I'm one lucky lady.

BanK Hoilday knit Quickie

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A Knit Quickie meaning that the blogs a quickie, as unlike most who had today off, I worked:-0.

TIME goes so quickly.

Happily as my hours stay the same that way so it works , this meaning I can spand all my free time doing what it is I do Best!!

Art

Above this is not a Christmas tree, lovingly mentioned by my other half that if it grew any more that we could leave it for the xmas season!! it is in fact my Mary Mary skirt.

I had to lift it as it is getting near its completion time and I need to be able to work on the edging of what will be almost a Victorian /Edwardian type of skirt.

Below

I attached the flower badge that my daughter gave me to make the necklace part of this creation. Its simply stitched to a huge eye cord that makes up the body of the necklace.

Patio time and lets knit

The sun shone

Random that its in fact lets Knit I think really that I should read maybe Lets Crochet! if there is such a magazine. But they did publish me so I brand faithful;-) For now.

Unfortuanlty it's not my Stockholm Patio (Im shedding a tear here) South facing and with beautuful sccenery. Instead my English patio unfortualty looks out to awful conifere trees, and has absoloutly no sun........

That is until around 5pm where you get five minutes here belwo I catured it, as it hit (quickly) just so my family would believe me.

But I'm not complaining (Much) at least its a garden;-) I sat with my wine my mag and my crochet, Happily.

Lovely lunches

I got to catch up with my Lovely Sirdar designer buddie, I got this lovely little stash below;-)

Lunch out, we sat in the park at Leamington Spa and had a lovely lunch followed by the above beautiful champayne parrfit pud, mmmmmmm best ever.

Pants Duck

Yes he literately is pants, he is made up of clean recycled knicker elastic, he will be posted to OZ for a winter project that I got asked to send a duck to;-)
I will post more when I know the details.

Sun Shine Shone Shining.

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My garden sun when it don't shine, my inspiration for the sun shine part of Mary Mary. Its actually a combination of two things, this my 30th present to myself and I once made a huge collage Murial in one of my many homes (nomad) funnily it was of the hills, sky and sun.

But the sun was my favourite part, all swirls in little square of magazine advert cut up from dark pink to bright orange and all the colours in-between.

I sadly don't have any pictures other than a tiny little disposable camera print

(ill take a photo of a photo) for a later post so you can see what I achieved.

My crocheted sun.

It kind of looks like a huge flower, this would be one corsage that SJP would be proud to wear.

Maybe I could recycle this at some point into a hat for ladies day? I guess I had better use it for the purpose created that being the sun part to my grass ,sky and sun.

My rays of sun, early days.

Fields of grass the skirt just gets bigger and bigger.

Recycled Ducks jackets these where the Woodley Library ones that kind of went a little mouldy(Stagnate pond water) so the yarn could not be reused but the ducks where pleased to be scrubbed up for future use.

http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/2011/02/alison-friday-woodley-library.html

Washing Machine

Arty fun, crochet and knits on the inside, I see art in everything;-).
More info below.....
http://theknittingforartexhibition.blogspot.com/2011/04/washing-machineknitted-graffiti.html

Blythe

Taken from the dark side, or simply with the light turned of and the glow from my globe that my brother made me.

Mabel as you have never seen her look before..... Very Dark

My Vintage Picnic Set.

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My Vintage Picnic Set

Oxfam £20
Floral wicker wicker with plastic mint lids on vintage glass.

I have always wanted one and I saw this, I just had to buy it!.

I cleaned and treated the wood, washed carefully the contents and shined the
cutlery. Even leather treating the straps that hold the plates in place.

On my google search I came across this, the fact that they sell for double and
more on Ebay, obviously a plus side on an impulse buy.........not that I plan on selling.

It is missing one strap to do up the basket, the leather inside was very dry so the cleaner helped the dust that came from the back of the straps.
And the lids to the sandwich boxes.
(All this i'm sure Ebay will have at some point)

That it could be 40's 50's or 60's I have not yet worked out how to date the set.

Also that the name Brexton is in fact taken from to names Brooke and Sexton, they had the market on all such early picnic paraphernalia at this time.

But all that said......I don't care, I'm just glad I finally have my vintage basket,
it could be a while before I have my vintage car but you just never know;-)

But in the mean time its perfect for Yarn display. Another stash.

My Mary Mary dress......

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My Mary Mary.......

Well actually first stop my new niece Evie.

Mushrooms

Texture

My Secret garden
My quiet contrary
Or just simply/plainly,land scape, sky complete with (clouds) and the sun.

INSPIRATION my trip to the dales with (Quirky lil Knits) aka Angela.

Here's how my fields are planted. (Skirt in full swing)

My sky has taken its basic shape.

And today due to the beautiful sunshine, my suns earlys stitches began.
(pic's to follow)

Patch work Crochet

Up and Down, round and round the crochet just wont stop.

My skirt so far, so good, below.

Below the land scape
This is What I'm trying to achieve.

My Malta purchase at 3 euro's a Bargain.