Knit and Crochet

I've been knitting and knitting

with a tad of crochet!

Here are three beanie's I've made so far

and the cream one of the left is a combo

of crochet and knit!

I'm hoping to add a special finishing touch to these

as well as make a whole heap more over the next month 

with the aim of re-opening my Made It story

in January with a whole bunch

of hand knit and hand crochet beanies

and accessories for sale!

Cabled Beanie

Do you remember when I found that my

local yarn (chain) store had started stocking

Lionbrand yarn?

Well I finally made something with it!

I got this pattern from All About Ami

I think it still needs a pompom but 1 ball of yarn

left me with only a few metres to try and make one.

I have also heavily modified this pattern as 

I crochet tightly and didn't want it to

be too bulky at the top where you pull it together.

Yarn Excitement!

Here in Australia, we are not extremely spoilt for choice when buying yarn.

I haven't ventured into too many speciality yarn shops

because those yarns can be pricey and a little bit fancy.

I have always envied Lion Brand's yarn, but the conversion rate

and postage to Australia have always stopped me from buying any.

Until today, when I walked into my chain craft store (Spotlight)

and found Lion Brand Heartland in medium weight and Thick and Quick!

I basically had a heart attack but limited myself to two balls for now, one in Thick and Quick and the other in medium weight to get a feel for how it works up.

Isn't it gorgeous! I got the 'black canyon' colour, which is black with grey twisted through.

I have a chunky beanie with a pom pom is calling it's name.

And another fantastic find was this 10 pack of

Moda Vera Mini's in Cotton Brights!

I can't get over how cute they are and couldn't say no!

They measure 3inches tall, are 10 grams and roughy 26 metres long.