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!

Colour Block Knit Beanie

Here it is ...

The finished Colour Block Knit Beanie!

For sizing and yarn details

as well a price and postage (within Aus)

check out my Made It Store Listing

Sneak Peak - Knit Beanie!

Still practicing my knitting

with this colour block

grey and blue beanie!

I;m using MyBoshi yarn for this

as it's chunky and works up fast

and the colours are gorgeous! 

A Knit 'Stripe' Cowl

I'm practicing my knitting

and have wanted to knit a cowl

for a very long time.

I love the look of knit rib

so when I found this pattern

I knew I had to use the

Moda Very Monkey yarn I bought

to make one for myself.

I learnt a lot while making this cowl, like

continental knitting is a lot faster when you get the hang of it

and out of fear for binding off too tightly, I bound off too loosely

(as you can see at the base of the cowl, ooopsy).

When I wear it (photo on the way?!)

the loose bind off actually looks really good as 

it flares around my collar bones.

Pattern Details:

Pattern found here -> Knit and Bake

My Ravelry Project Page - Add Me!

Hudson's Hooded Jacket

My nephew was born on the 

13th of April and knowing there

was a little boy on the way,

I wanted to make him some cute things!

Here is the hooded jacket I crocheted for him

I just love the buttons and the way grey looks with the blue, tan and white striped sleeves and hood.

Pattern is from Newborn Knots

but I have altered the pattern quite a bit.

My Ravelry project page details my alterations

Colour Blocked Puff Stitch Cowl

I recently finished this Puff Stitch Cowl but only just

had the chance to take some photos

(Bad photos as from mobile phone)

I used 110-120g of Moda Vera 12 ply in a seafoam green and soft grey

and a 6mm crochet hook

This cowl measures 27 inches around, with the grey section measuring 5 inches

It is 9 inches high and can be folded over on itself to make it shorter

It's really really warm too!

My Ravelry project page has the 

simple pattern instructions :)

A Secret Project

I'm super excited about this project for several reasons:

** It's not crochet **

** It's yellow and gray **

** It's got polka dots, checks and chevron **

It's a Quilt for another nibling!

(Nibling: collective term for nieces and nephews)

My sister is having her third baby and we don't know what it is

but she has chosen yellow and gray as the nursery colours.

I knew she loved these two colours together 

(because I do as well and we have some Very similar tastes)

so I had already bought some yellow and grey jelly rolls from Craftsy

I have started sewing a quilt with alternating yellow and grey strips

making sure the patterns don't clash too much.

Here's a preview of the first 9 rows I've sewn together

Now the reason this is a Secret Project is that my sister does Not know I am making this.

It is my very first quilt and I wan't it to be a complete surprise!

Sam the Koala

Here is Sam the Koala

He is roughly 6" or 15cm tall when sitting

I gave him felt ears as I didn't like the look

of the loop stitch ears.

Going to try out a fluffy yarn next time

for his ears and his tummy

He really is quite cute, and would look good in any colour!

This is a Fresh Stitches Pattern