Vintage Blues

And the last of my "stuck in the house for weeks" projects....Yes the sun is shining and I am about to go OUTSIDE to play...........

Vintage blues..........

So called because it was another of my little op shop finds and has some gorgeous vintage baby outfits in it......this one took me a few days to finish, including unknitting several times as I was not really with it and not really paying attention.

Managed to pull it off in the end though, fuzzy head and all.....I just need to add some buttons......

Nice and quickly completed in Patons Baby 4 ply on  3.75 mm needles.

One a Day........

A few days ago I scored this vintage book from an Op Shop for a grand old 50 cents. There are some great knitting and  crochet patterns in it and I can't wait to get started......

When I read about the one a day challenge over at Crochet With Raymond, I popped onto Ravelry and signed up. My only problem now is choosing 20 balls of yarn and of course keeping it cost effective. Oh my! Decisions ... decisions.....Here is what I plan to make.......but I am thinking in more earthy colours so that I will actually wear it..... I am not a great fan of black and the colours here are a little too busy even for me.......

The idea is to make one square a day or do one row. So you can still work on a gazillion other projects (which is pretty much the way I do things) and manage to finish a larger project as well. I love it! Heres hoping I can actually pull it off! My stash of odd balls has mostly been used in blankets so I will need to buy all the wool for this project. 

Not being a great fan of acrylic I am wondering if anyone has used the Patons Smootie at all? I found it somewhere quite cheap for a 10 pack and am wondering if it would suffice for the main colour and then I could use pure wool for the other parts. Not sure. I don't want it to weigh a tonne but I would like it to be durable and easy to care for. Hmmmmmmm! 

There is also the problem with buying online that the colours do not always look the same in pictures as they actually are. Would hate to end up with a great big stash of wool I don't like. Maybe I better just head down to Spotlight or the the local wool store. Wish me luck! 

Hugs and smoochies xoxoxox

PS (Local friends and family) : If anyone has any unwanted scraps in earthy colours eg...greens and browns that you don't need, I would love to use them. :-)

Baby Blushes.......an improvised design........

Will post the pattern a little later. 

Hugs and smoochies xoxox

Boottee's galore.....

Well, its been a while since I posted here, while I have crocheted quite a few cotton headbands, other than that I have not had time for much creating in my travels so the past couple of days being stuck at home with the flu I have been knitting away at some easy knits......

After my friend telling me how her babies pair of these boottee's I made were her favourite as they don't slip off the babies feet and they are small enough to actually fit a newborn. I thought I had better make some more.....they are all made in acrylic blends and are from the basic Bernat pattern .  I can recommend them as a quick and easy knit.  I made all of these in the past two evenings.....

I think I mentioned in a previous post that I changed the front section in some pairs, this time I left the front but in the green pair I decided to add a pattern and a frill finish, just to say how it looked. I am thinking whether or not to add ribbon but really it does not need it to keep the boottees on....

The hats were really easy too and are a free pattern through Bernat too. I don't have the link right now but its at www.bernat.com/glossary and is called Bernat Softee Baby if you want to try it. I made the first one a little different using smaller needles and two less rows of stocking stitch between holes. The green one was made with bigger needles and I added a little point at the end. The basic pattern is very easy and straight forward to follow.....

So would you like to meet my new little babies? Sure you would......gotta love it when their mamas send me pictures on my phone. It really makes my day. 

This is Logan my nephew, sporting some Aunty K' knits..... he looks so tiny here but he is a chubby bubba now at six weeks old....I will have to knit him some bigger clothes.....

And here is my little friend Natalie Grace who arrived at home weighing a tiny little 2 kilo's. She is sporting some Aunty K knits and crochet too......see she is wearing a pair of those boottees... the first pair that I made I do believe  :-) Being the first girl to come along in ages, she scored quite a few knits from Aunty K.....these are just some of them......

Ahh they are so adorable these babies don't you think? I do! :-) 

I am still waiting on the arrival of two more babies, one friend is expecting a little boy and my sister in law overseas is having a little girl. So back to my knitting! 

Hugs and smoochies all xoxoxox

Purple baby sling....

I finished this a while ago and was going to wait till I made a motif or had a baby to model in it before showing it, but the motif I had in mind did not quite work out AND my friend and I decided to use a dolly model instead. She is a bit small but it gives you the basic idea. Of course with a real baby inside the sling will look bigger!

The sling is for my sister who is due with her first baby in 3 weeks. Her partner will be carrying the baby in the sling too, so its a bit longer than it should be on me. If it does not fit him properly, I will adjust it when the baby is born. I am flying down to Melbourne with my boys in a week and a half to hopefully be with my little sis for the birth. We are praying he does not come early!

Oh how I miss my baby wearing days! Sometimes! LOL I am so loving the crocheted slings though as I never had one like this, and I loved carrying little peanut around in the one I made for her! They are so cozy and comfy! And NO, I don't see any more babies in our future.  Looking forward to some grandkids one day though!

Happy crafting everyone! Hugs and smoochies xoxoxoxox


UPDATE 5/4/14: The pattern that this sling was based on comes from the Eco Living book and is called Mothers Love Sling. I improvised this one to omit the ring and make it to fit snug on the recipient.   If you would like to purchase the book it is available at Shop Red Heart for $4.99.

This is a picture of my original sling made from the pattern in the book....we found it a little big for the newborn, hence the reason I adapted it the next time.....

Friday night wonders......

One has to wonder if one is getting on in age when one spends a Friday night, curled in front of the fire creating little knitted and crocheted wonders. Hmmmmm? Nice results though........a couple of extra's to go along with the golden dayz gift package....

Might just have to do something similar tonight! All my girls are down in Melbourne celebrating my second daughters 21st. Wish I could have been there but I am going down in a couple of weeks to stay so can't complain! Hope they are having a blast!

Rainbow baby.....

Nice quick little project inspired by Debbie (click here for pattern link), found on Ravelry.  I had a bit of left over rainbow wool that I wanted to use up and this was super easy.  Did not quite understand the underarm instructions but went ahead and used a standard approach and it worked. I also made it a tiny bit longer. All in all, very quick and easy to whip up. I made this one this afternoon. 

I chose some cute little apple buttons to finish it off......

Spent a lovely afternoon, outside in the sunshine, crocheting with my friend Kel. Hope you all are having a good weekend too! 

Hugs and smoochies xoxoxo