Market last Saturday was great! I always love going to markets, poking around the stalls, and this time as a seller I managed to sell some of my tote bags. Happy, happy! It was great to be able to see in person the reaction from people as they see the bag, and what a thrilling [...]
Softies and tote bags for Kirribilli Markets tomorrow.
And look what Corrie brought back from Japan for me!
Some japanese craft books…
On the left is Lotta Jansdotter's new book, Handmade Project. In the middle is a very cute embroidery book ISBN 4834724212. And on the right is Design collection for kids ISBN 4529042049, another [...]
Sewing up some book bags / totes for a stall at Kirribilli markets this Saturday (28 July). If you happen to be in the area, come and say hi! Belinda and Jade will be minding the stall in the morning, while Corrie and I will be there in the afternoon.
The photos above were taken sometime [...]
Back in May, I won a copy of the Silly Bunny pattern by Melly & Me, just by commenting on their blog. I was gobsmacked, as I had never won anything before. So thank you, Melly and Rosie! I thought the bunnies look cute, and I love how you can use small amounts of various [...]
Uh oh. I blame this book. Those cute amigurumi!! I just can't resist. Especially when reinforced by cuteness like these. The book is not actually an amigurumi book, but it has some amigurumi patterns and step by step pictures of the crochet stitches. I actually tried to learn crochet a long time ago, I borrowed [...]
If you remember the workbasket that I made a while back, Suzanne from foofanagle had made a tutorial describing how she made hers. I was cracking my brain about how to write the tutorial when Suzanne contacted me saying that she'd like to make a tutorial for the basket. It's no easy task, so thank [...]
My next door neighbour just had a baby, and upon learning that it's a girl I knew I had to whip this up.
Pattern: Saartje's Bootees (pdf), small size
Yarn: Filatura Di Crosa Zara in off-white, about half a ball for this pair
Needles: 3mm straights
Very, very quick knit, this one. Even including weaving in the ends. In [...]
