More Beanies

Here are some more beanies I've made and sold recently.

The above beanie pattern is the Fauxlyn Slouchy

by The Velvet Acorn Designs.

I used Lionbrand Heartland Tweed which sits

so perfectly for this slouchy style.

This super simple knit beanie was made using

Lionbrand Heartland Tween as well.

This Fauxlyn Slouchy was made in a Toddler size

with James C Brett Chunky with Merino.

Petit Giraffe

Look what I made!

This oh-so-cute Giraffe was quite fun to make and

I just love his chubby little legs and body and butt.

He will be for sale very soon in my Etsy store.

Pattern is from Marike van Loo - Gigi Giraf

Ravelry project page

Yarn Haul

My LCS (local craft store) Spotlight has a pretty disappointing 

range of yarn on offer and nothing really suitable for the knit beanies

I've been making, other than Lionbrand Heartland (which is imported anyway).

So, I've taken to buying yarn from www.loveknitting.com.

The postage is extremely reasonable and the variety on offer is awesome!

In this yarn haul (my second from love knitting)

there is:

King Cole Big Value Super Chunky

King Cole Big Value Chunky

James C Brett Chunky with Merino

Sneak Peaks

Currently working towards getting awesome things

made for a new Made It shop launch.

My goal is to have my revamped shop

go live by the end of January.

This gives me roughly six weeks to make

as much as I can to fill the shop.

In the meantime, here is a sneak peak at two of the beanie's

I've knit up over the previous few weeks.

Chunkystitches Labels

I've been seeing these type of labels

on hand made knit and crochet items

all over Etsy and Made It for a while now.

I really like the finished look they give

these items so I decided that my brand

needed something similar.

Most of the labels I've seen are wooden ones

but I felt that ultra-leather would suit

my items a lot more than the wooden tags.

So I jumped on Etsy, found "Grain Deep"

and ordered a handful of labels with

Chunkystitches on them 

Aren't they just the best!

And they make the beanie's I've made

look 110%, instead of just 99%!

The name is actually burnt into the leather

and these are super soft and flexible.

I love, love, love them!

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!

Cable Knits

I knit some cables!!

I borrowed a book from the Library

to help with my knitting and this 

cabled hat pattern was inside!

I love the look of these cables and working with super chunky yarn and

10mm needles, whilst working flat was pretty easy to get used to!

It worked up fast and I've order some more luxe

yarn to make some more chunky cabled beanies

to hopefully offer for sale shortly!

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

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Project Updates

A few projects currently in the works:

A Knight Beanie

A Knit Cowl (learning to knit still)

A Baby Doll + Accessories

This little bub now has some arms

Chunky Pink, Purple and White Kids Beanie

I've made another chunky winter beanie.

This one is a shell stitch in 

white, pink and purple

and fits roughly 18 months - 3/4 years.

It can be found on sale HERE

Once again I've used MyBoshie yarn

and a 6mm hook to create this beanie.

Chunky Winter Blue Beanie

Here is a Chunky Winter Beanie

in Blue, Turquoise and White Stripes, 

topped with a mega pom pom in white.

This one is sized 2-4 years roughly

and it currently for sale HERE

(Australia customer only, sorry)

I have used MyBoshi Yarn to make this

with a 6mm hook as called for.

It's a 30% wool, 70% polyacrylic yarn that is

quite cosy and warm to use and wear.

I love the colour combo's available in this yarn

and would love to make more beanies!

Making Pom Poms *sigh*

I love pom poms! 

They make everything cuter and are so versatile!

But,

I hate making pom poms.

Well the part I actually hate is the fact that no matter

what way I make them, there are still

strands that can be pulled out!

I feel like I will forever be trying to find a way

to make a yarn pom pom where the strands can't

be easily pulled out, but I'm losing hope.

I did try a new method of making a pom pom

which you can find here

to sit atop this chunky beanie (coming soon!)

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.

Chunky Stitches Facebook Page

The Facebook Page for Chunky Stitches is Now Live!

Chunky Stitches

Go check it out, share it and like it!

Crochet Braided Headwrap // Ribbed Version

Remember when I said

I loved making these headwraps?!

Well here is another one in soft grey

that is a ribbed version

Here is a comparison between the 

normal version and the ribbed version I created

More colours are coming very soon!

Also, I'm thinking of throwing these into an Etsy store to sell 

WIP Ripple Blanket

Another Update on My Ripple Blanket

25 rows done so far

and I'm still in love!

WIP Ripple Blanket

I have finally decided to 

crochet myself a blanket.

I have tried many times before but

always lost interest and have 

never finished one.

This time, I am really excited about it.

It's coming together pretty fast

and my sister is constantly encouraging

me to keep going with it.

So far it's ten rows of red

and in the picture above

eight rows of orange.

I'm doing 10 rows of each colour of the rainbow

as I like the look of chunkier 

blocks of colour.

And this blanket is really wide, like wider than I had planned it to be.

It fits over a queen size bed and hangs down the sides.

I will measure it eventually, but it's wider than I am long. 

Chunky Newborn Beanies

On the 18th Of April

at 11.30pm 

My niece Scarlett Jo was born.

As she was only a tiny 5 pound 10 ounces or 2.5kg

it was hard to find beanies that fit her

and that were also warm.

So I made her some to keep her little head nice and warm

WIP Wednesday

I'm back!

Been crazy busy since I returned from my 

Melbourne to Perth to Kuala Lumpur to Perth to Melbourne trip.

That's 4 flights in as many weeks.

I've learnt the Basket Weave stitch for this project.

It's something I have been wanting to learn for quite some time

but I never had a project that I could use it for.