Posted in Bags, tagged Bags on April 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have amazing friends.
Really, I do!
This is what my friend Jayce made for me.
It was inspired from a trip to Te Papa, where they have an exhibit about fashion through-out the century. In one of the displays was a button bag. And Jayce’s idea was born.
The stats:
4 months to make. All the buttons are hand [...]
Posted in Bags, Sewing, tagged Bags, Sewing on February 7, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Well, I got KT5 off to her first day of school on Wednesday. Gosh it’s hard believing that she is old enough for school already. But her raw enthusiasm for being there added some much needed excitement to the mix.
So, we got to her class, with a big bag of supplies in tow. She has [...]
I stumbled across StitchPoet’s blog one day, while searching for necklace patterns. Talk about inspiration! You know, the kind where you get giddy and excited?!?!?!
And then I saw her Chip Bag Pattern. Holy fricking guacamole! That is so ME!
So I emailed her, and asked if there was anyway to get a copy of the pattern. [...]
Posted in Knits, tagged Bags, Sewing, Swaps on November 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
I’m running another bag swap on TNN, like I did earlier in the year. We decided to do it now, so that we all get new bags for Christmas. So I’ve been hunting and searching and googling, trying to find just the right bag to make.
Then I found this bag pattern for sale. I left [...]
Posted in Bags, Knits, tagged Bags, Kid Crafts, Knits on September 21, 2008 | 5 Comments »
So, a couple months ago, the school sent out a notice that they were planning on doing *Clubs and Activities* the second half of the term, and needed parent/grandparent/friend/whanau volunteers to help make this possible. It involved one hour on each Friday afternoon for four weeks.
KJ9, the other resident crafter in the house, was beside [...]
No, not from the X-Files. Though, possibly fitting.
Knit this up for a friend as a surprise. I don’t *think* she reads my blog, so I should be safe posting it here, seeing as she would have no idea it was for her anyway.
The Pattern is the Mini Skull and Crossbones Tote from Hello Yarn, which [...]
Posted in Bags, Knits, tagged Bags, Crochet, Gifts, Knits on September 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Well, there aren’t many patterns that I only do once. It doesn’t matter if it’s sewn, knitted, crocheted, beaded or whatever. I find that once I do a pattern, I find ways that I can change things, or make certains parts easier for me to do. Sometimes, I just want to see what will happen [...]
Posted in Bags, Crochet, Knits, tagged Bags, Gifts, Knits on August 31, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I like bags. Can you tell?
Super quick knit. It’s the Isabeau purse from Chez Plum, knit in Lion Cotton. A few hours to knit, then seam up the sides and handle with single crochet stitches, add a lining and a button. Done.
Posted in Knits, tagged Baby, Bags, Hats, Knits, Longies, Socks on August 25, 2008 | 12 Comments »
Well, I finished. The Ravelympics are done. Ten knitting projects are complete. And I still had seven hours to spare by the time I was done.
My first two projects were done in a flash, being small items. The next three, took a couple days, but were done in the first weekend of the Olympics. Then [...]
Posted in Knits, Swaps, tagged Bags, beads, Crochet, Gifts, Knits, Recipes, Swaps on August 19, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I’ve been a member of The Nappy Network for almost two years now. A good friend of mine, the gorgeous Miss Kelly, decided to run a Themed Yarn Swap. WOW! Awesome beyond awesome idea. Here were her rules:
This is a themed yarn swap.
What this means is that you will need to [...]
Posted in Knits, tagged Bags, Crochet, Gifts, Knits on August 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve slowed down a bit thanks to the winter bugs floating around, but I’ve managed to pass the half-way point on my Ravelympic Projects.
Two of the bags I am doing, are ones I’ve done before. Two of my friends were keen to have one as well, so I added them to the Ravelympics to make [...]
Well, I decided to start small. Today’s efforts have been difficult, thanks to children who really need to be outside to burn off some energy. But I managed to get TWO of the ten Ravelympics projects done and am now 15 rows into another bag.
I used up the rest of the hand dyed wool from [...]
Posted in Knits, tagged Bags on July 24, 2008 | 10 Comments »
It’s finally done!
I started this bag back in mid-June. I blogged about it too. I had bought 3 balls of Noro Kureyon to do this bag, and though I looked high and low, in and out, over and under, the third ball was not to be found until I cleaned the craft room and it [...]
Posted in Sewing, tagged Bags, Sewing, Swaps on July 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I organised a Bag Swap on TNN a little while ago. I am WAY slack. But as I mentioned in my last post, I was almost done. It just required two things: getting the pattern out of my head AND cleaning the craft room. Well, I’ve done both, and found my sewing machine in the [...]
Posted in Knits, tagged Bags, Crafts, Gifts, Knits on July 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Have had these cute yarn dolls done for a few days. They have been sitting on the back of the couch waiting for me to give them faces and clothes. But I couldn’t wait until they were done to take a pic, so thought I would share.
The basic pattern for the doll body is simple. [...]
