Giant Cowls


I love cowls, in my new foray into knitting I have, so far, been exclusively knitting cowls.  Here is one I'm currently loving, both colour and design.  Some inspirations for my next one maybe? 



More cowls here, here, and here.

SVPPLY

So, I have only just discovered the joys of SVPPLY, you can find me here.  I'm using it to help me live vicariously through beautiful design and geeky paraphernalia.  I can put up all my crazy cat lovesgiant cowls, and tattly obsession.

Print by Gemma Correll.


Sneaking Duck (again)

I know I go on and on about them, but I love a good brand.  Sneaking Duck is turning 1 year old and sent out a $40 voucher for their birthday.  When I had a look at their site to see if anything could tempt me, to my delight, I noticed that they are now stocking sunglasses!  Callooh callay :)
















The Decision. Image via Sneaking Duck.

New Year's Resolution Generator

A nice little piece of design. Found here.

DIY Floor Mats

I love projects. I'm always looking for new projects to add to my list, craft and sewing projects, design home, home projects, anything.  I definitely add more things to my list than I complete but that's OK.

I found a new project via The Thousands on how to make a rug using a hoola-hoop.  Could be fun!


Image via The Thousands.

Kate Miss Jewellery

I've been a big fan of Kate Miss' jewellery and her blog, For Me, For You, for a long time. I especially love this photo of her cat Wendy which I bought not too long ago.  I recently bought one of her clay necklaces, and while the necklace is beautiful and I where it all the time, the part I loved the most was the great packaging, complete with a CD and hand-written thank-you note, that came with it.  It was all presented so beautifully that I haven't been able to throw any of it out - even the twine!



Flexigon

I saw this video on Creative Mornings from Kelli Anderson (via Emma Dime) and was throughly inspired by her work.  In particular I liked her flexigon Christmas Card that she created.  I love paper and paper designs and all things folding and origami so flexigons really intrigue me.  I would love to have a go at creating one and found a couple of how-tos here and here.  Another one to add to my project list.



Image from Mathemagic.

Apple Cider Caramel Pie

Last week I took advice from A Cup of Jo and baked The Best Apple Pie aka an Apple Cider Caramel Pie, a recipe from honey & jam.  Now, apples make me ill so I didn't partake but the rest of the household did, I am assured that it was, indeed the tastiest pie ever.



Crafty Projects

Recently I have been completing some knitting and sewing projects.  While I have finished quite a few projects, I still haven't finished my quilt (2 years running) and it is almost getting too hot to quilt with all those layers on my lap.  These photos aren't the best (they were just taken on my iPhone) but here are my most recent finished projects.

Knitting

I have only picked up my knitting needles again about 2 months ago after years of not knitting and being dis-heartened with my projects that I never finished.  This time around, I've been knitting cowls on circular needles while trying out a few different stitches and seem to be able to turn them around quite quickly (which equals sense of accomplishment).  I have also been spurred on by a friend who lent me the wonderful book by Jenny Lord, 'Purls of Wisdom'


1. Black woolen necklace knitted on giant circular needles; 2. Black cowl; 3&4. Grey and moss cowl knitted with some baby cables and regular cables.

Sewing

My sewing adventures started again about a month ago with an awesome Victory pattern I found via Paunnet (images of the dress at my tumblr here and here).  It was a brief and challenging foray into sewing followed by weeks and weeks of  ... nothing (but study and work). So, last weekend, I dedicated a couple of hours to 'hobby-time' to help keep me sane and this is what I did.

 1&3. Blue/Grey Linen/Nylon blend dress made from the Wiksten Tank pattern. I made this dress last and I think I was tired as I cut out the fabric pieces back-to-front (ie i mixed up the fold and the selvedge sides).  I remedied this by fixing up the neckline/arm hole and then adding an extra piece to the hem so it still went long in the middle and shorter at the sides; 2&3. My sparkly jacket.  This has been sitting, cut and pinned, on my mannequin for almost 2 years.  I got the fabric as a cheap off-cut, cut up a quick pattern and then it sat, un-touched.  I think I was worried about sewing through the sequins and also the fine fabric (it pulls REALLY easily).  I ended up overlocking the whole thing which made everything better.  I also started work on my Halloween costume for this Saturday's party and think this jacket will fit in really well.  I'm going as a star, mainly because I want to cover everything in glitter; 4-6.  This was my favourite piece for the weekend.  The pattern was the same Wiksten Tank pattern that I used on the other dress but it worked out much better.  The fabric was a little thicker and holds it shape much better. I then teamed it with my favourite belt (from Nelson Molloy) and my new favourite necklace from Kate Miss and wore it to work on Monday.   Sewing seems to be a hobby of extremes for me.  It is either very successful  or fails miserably and I never wear it, so it was good to have a win this weekend!


Finally, my other sewing projects which I completed this weekend (but were already pretty much done).  Thanks to a wonderful friend, I learned the joys of overlocking on the weekend and was able to finish both of these skirts so the insides weren't frayed to the point I couldn't wear them anymore (yes, I've been wearing unfinished projects).
1&2. Skirt I made based on another skirt I owned that I loved to death (it literally fell apart).  Made from fabric I purchased from Nelson Molloy; 3.  Marie Tulip skirt pattern from Burda Style (it's free), made with a cotton/elastane 'ink blots' print.  I love this pattern so much and have used it many times but this print is by far my favourite use of the pattern.  My only criticism of the pattern is that it ends up too big and I have to adjust it.

Hobes Shoes

This is turning into a blog of things I love.  I love this, I love that, but it's true, there are so many nice things to love (I realise that's quite a materialistic thing to say).

Hobes shoes are so beautifully constructed, come in such vivid colours, and are Australian.  Desert boots don't look good on my though, otherwise I would add them to my wish list...


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