Happy Birthday To Me :)

It was my birthday the other day, and I have just received my birthday present from my lovely sister.

Look how clever she is :)

You can visit her blog on - http://postcards-and-stuff.blogspot.com/

Thanks a million Carol, they look great.

The Feelgood - Cabled Slouch Beanie

Hi all, Long time no update!!


I have been busy knitting. I had a lovely customer ask for a cabled slouch beanie, so I came up with this....

I called it the Feelgood and patterned it up for sale on Ravelry.

It is also available via SnowHats pre made - SnowHats Snowboard Beanies

I knitted it using Hayfield Bonus DK, using two strands held together as one. I am a big fan of some value DK and rather use the yarn in this way, rather than pay for more expensive thicker yarn.

How much do i LOVE Clover Pom Pom Makers?

...... Very much, they are awesome.

Here are some examples of bobbles i have made with them. The pink ones are 65mm and the multi coloured one is 85mm. These are the perfect hat size pom poms, and they both come together in the pack. I am tempted however to purchase the smaller size ones also, as i could add them as decoration to my hats.

They are super easy to use.

Simply wind the yarn around 2 of the legs

continue to wind the yarn around the other 2 legs

Wind the yarn until its approximately flush with the guide on the end of the feet.

Cut the yarn, close up the pom pom maker tighly and cut around the rim.

Cut a length of yarn and secure the pom pom by threading the yarn through the space between the blue disks.

Gently, pull the two sides apart.

Finally, trim any odd ends from the pom pom .
As you can see from this picture, the pom pom maker is ver neet and requires little trimming to make a perfectly round pom pom.

I bought the two pom pom makers from ebay for £6.25 including postage. I think they are well worth the cost.

YeeHaw

I made the YeeHaw hat from the Stitch 'n Bitch happy hookers book. Well I attempted to make it following the pattern from the book.

I don't usually follow a pattern as I just like to do my own thing, but this pattern in my opinion was very bad. Mistakes a plenty. It was a real shame, as its one of the main patterns used to advertise the book.

From this experience, I don't think I would bother with any Stitch n Bitch patterns in the future, as this one was clearly not test made to trial the pattern.

The pattern really goes wrong in the first few rows, so I tried and tried to work it out, but I couldn't. I ripped it back to the beginning and made my interpretation of the pattern.

• I made the initial chain longer so the body of the hat would be longer.
• I changed the increases.
• I worked most of the hat in the round rather than joining at the end of the rows.
• I added extra rows for depth and width.
• I changed the increases for the brim as the increases indicated made the brim go hyperbolic!
  

I think it turned out well in the end, but I had to make up the pattern for myself. Luckily, I'm getting quite good at that now :p

Mouse Eared Hat

A new hat to update you all on - The Mouse Eared Beanie

On my first attempt, I stupidly cut the pieces out with the stretch of the fabric going vertically rather than horizontally. Thankfully, I recut the pieces and all is now well.

Isn't she the cutest?

I need to go shopping now for more fleece colours.

Ikea Bags like Mine

I have to just leave a message to direct you all to verypurplestuffs.blogspot.com.

I noticed that Novita is also making simmilar bags to what I have made recently.

I just love the colours. Go take a look.

New Hand Bag

After making my last bag, I wanted to make a hanbag size bag.

Here is what I made.

It has a single strap and a magnetic clasp to close the top.

After my mistake with my last bag, I didnt bother adding an inside pocket.

The Pacer - Beanie, Ear Flap & Visor

The Pacer Beanie (optional Ear Flaps & Visor)

available from www.SnowHats.co.uk

UPDATE: Pattern is now available from http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-pacer-beanie---ear-flap--visor

This is a brand new design i created. This hat is available for custom hat design from http://www.snowhats.co.uk/ where you are able to choose your own colours and add extras, like ear flaps and a visor.

Made for winter sports (snowboard, ski) or just for fasion.

Charlie Shopping Bag

I made the charlie bag today. The Original Tutorial for this is not a lined bag, so i decided to follow this Lined Tutorial to add the lining.

I wanted to add ziped pocket to the bag, so followed this tutorial to help me add a zip. Except i made a crucial error, and sewed the pocket lining to the wrong side of the bag lining. So i had to ad lib a bit to sort it out.

I am really pleased with this bag and its going to be roomy enough for all the things i need to carry around :)

Cusom Made Beanies

These are my recently made custom made beanies/hats.

A thin beanie, with a loose stitch. This was requested by a snowboarder with a hot head.

Decorated with a light blue trim. This hat is thin and light and perfect for spring skiing and snowboarding.

Deerstalker type hat. Decorated with hand made buttons :)

This hat is a real cutie and would be nice and warm for the winer.

The bright colours would really stand out from the crowd.

Also the type of yarn that is used has a slight glitter about it.

This is another version of the Chunky Cabled Ear Flapper, as requested by a customer.

Having run out of the chunky wool I was using, i have re-patterned the design to suit 3 strands of DK. If anyone is interested in this pattern, i could pattern this up for sale on Ravelry.

My first attempt at a semi fleece lined beanie. It is real cute and cuddly.

The fleece is only around the ear level, so your head wont get too toasty, but your ears will be defended from the nasty wind.

I have a few more fleece lined hats in the pipeline, so check back.


Lastly, a shot from my last trip.