More Xmas Knitting

In The Wool Basket:

From Monster Knits I have:
100g of Worsted weight Purewool in Mud Princess, ~50g of DK BFL in Kai, 200g of Treliske in 'Misty Morning', 100g of Aran BFL in 'Ocean Dreams' (Aqua blue and greys), 100g of Aran BFL in 'Purple Strands', 200g of Aran BFL in Plum Tree (Plums and greens) with 50g Plum for feature colour, mini-skeins (50g) of Treliske wool in Pink, Turquoise (to match Ocean dreams), dark purple (to match Misty morning) and Chocolate and Navy (both to match Kai) to be used for cuffs and waistbands.

From Jolly Jumbuck I have:
100g of MINERVA (DK BFL) in 'Enchanted Eggplant', 250g of ATHENA - 150g of Retro Prince with 50g of Chocolate and 50g of Turquoise to match, 200g of VENUS -150g of Bird of Paradise with 50g of mid/dark Purple to match, 75g VENUS - 25g Splish Splash and 50g of purple to match.

From the NZ Wool Company I have:
200g each of Utiku 8 Ply Multi Colours in Gems, Watermelon, Boysenberry and the Chocolate brown colourways.

From Bendigo Woolen Mills I have:
200g balls of 100% cotton in Lemon Drop, Heather, Lilac, Damask Rose, Light Teal, Snow, Latte. 400g of Colonial 8 Ply 100% wool in Camelia to be used for dying.

From a swap with Sue I have:
200g of Anchor Magicline Cotton in 8 Ply, 100g of Secret Squirrel 22 Micron Merino, in a berry (pink/purple) colourway.

Here are some piccies of my favourites:

Wooly Mail on it's way:

Yarn Cafe
100g single ply merino worsted weight in 'Walker' with 50g of merino worsted weight in a green to match
100g BFL DK in 'Merman' with 50g Treliske in Aqua/Turquoise to match
100g 4BF in 'Tannenbaum'

On the Needles:

Kirra's Sundress
This one is taking alot of fiddling but hopefully it will be worthwhile. I started off using 3.75 and 4.00 mm needles for this and lemon drop and damask rose BWM cotton. The colours didn't quite match up and my ribing was disgraceful! Here is a piccie of what that looked like:

I've now changed to light teal and damask rose BWM cotton. I've altered the pattern to suit Kirra's measurements and my gauge. I've also decided to play around with the bodice of that pattern. I have made the straps wider, the bodice panel wider and longer. Hopefully this will lead to the armholes being higher than in the original pattern as I want Kirra to be able to wear this without needing a t-shirt underneath. Here are most recent piccies:

Recently Finished Projects (most recent to oldest):

Gabby's Xmas Shorties

These were knit in medium size using the Wooly Weaver pattern (adapted slightly) and 3.5 and 4.5mm needles. I used JJ Christmas Tweed in Demeter (treliske) for the body and MK treliske in Kelly Green for the waistband and cuffs. They will make a good xmas pressie :)

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Xmas Basketweave Headband for Me

I used the left over JJ Christmas Tweed in Demeter (treliske) and a pattern I found on Ravelry. I used 34 repeats of basketweave pattern (plus increases and decreases) and a 12" cord. Here is the pattern: http://carissaknits.blogspot.com/2007/06/basketweave-headband.html

Xmas Knitting

In The Wool Basket:

From Monster Knits I have:
100g of Worsted weight Purewool in Mud Princess, ~50g of DK BFL in Kai, 200g of Treliske in 'Misty Morning', 100g of Aran BFL in 'Ocean Dreams' (Aqua blue and greys), 100g of Aran BFL in 'Purple Strands', 200g of Aran BFL in Plum Tree (Plums and greens) with 50g Plum for feature colour, 7 mini-skeins (50g) of Treliske wool in Kelly Green (to match JJ Christmas Tweed), Pink, Turquoise (to match Ocean dreams), dark purple (to match Misty morning) and Chocolate and Navy (both to match Kai) to be used for cuffs and waistbands.

From Jolly Jumbuck I have:
100g of MINERVA (DK BFL) in 'Enchanted Eggplant', 100g of Christmas Tweed in DEMETER (Treliske 8 ply)

From the NZ Wool Company I have:
200g each of Utiku 8 Ply Multi Colours in Gems, Watermelon, Boysenberry and the Chocolate brown colourways.

From Bendigo Woolen Mills I have:
200g balls of 100% cotton in Lemon Drop, Heather, Lilac, Damask Rose, Light Teal, Snow, Latte. 400g of Colonial 8 Ply 100% wool in Camelia to be used for dying.

From Baa Bums I have:
400g of 4 Bags Full 8 PLy Merino, natural to be used for dying.

Wooly Mail on it's way:

Jolly Jumbuck
250g of ATHENA - 150g of Retro Prince with 50g of Chocolate and 50g of Turquoise to match, 200g of VENUS -150g of Bird of Paradise with 50g of mid/dark Purple to match.
75g VENUS - 25g Splish Splash and 50g of purple to match.

Yarn Cafe
100g single ply merino worsted weight in 'Walker' with 50g of merino worsted weight in a green to match
100g BFL DK in 'Merman' with 50g Treliske in Aqua/Turquoise to match
100g 4BF in 'Tannenbaum'

Recently Finished Projects (most recent to oldest):

Cady's Xmas Curly Purly Soaker



This was knit using the curly purly pattern and 100g of JJ Lucinda 12 ply in the Yule Log colourway. I knit it using 3mm and 4mm needles for the waistband and 5mm needles for the body.

Splish Splash Snapdragon Soaker

Stripey Culy Purly

This was knit using the curly purly pattern and of JJ Lucinda 12 ply in the Yule Log colourway. I knit it using 3mm and 4mm needles for the waistband and 5mm needles for the body.

On the Needles:

Treliske LTK soaker

This was knit using the LTK original soaker pattern. I used treliske I had in light purple, dark purple and natural colours and 3mm and 4mm needles. I really wanted to try and get the hang of doing stipes when knitting in the round. I think I managed to do it pretty well in this one. All I have left to do is the leg cuffs.

Sewing in November

I have been sewing alot lately, trying to get used to using my overlocker. These are a few of my recent projects:

Appliqued T-Shirts

These are just bonds t-shirts that have been appliqued with bits of the Timeless Treasures fabric I got from the US.



Reversible Pinnafore:

This will be the first of may hopefully as I get mre familiar with sewing from a pattern. Mum did alot of work on this as I needed to 'see' how to sew around curves before trying it out. All this is left to do now is the buttons once I can get bubs to try it on properly.

Front- pattern side ____________ Back -pattern side


Front - pink side ______________Back - pink side

November Knitting

In The Wool Basket:

From Monster Knits I have:
100g of Worsted weight Purewool in Mud Princess, ~50g of DK BFL in Kai, 200g of Treliske in 'Misty Morning', 100g of Aran BFL in 'Ocean Dreams' (Aqua blue and greys), 100g of Aran BFL in 'Purple Strands', 200g of Aran BFL in Plum Tree (Plums and greens) with 50g Plum for feature colour, 7 mini-skeins (50g) of Treliske wool in Kelly Green (to match Meadow) and Pink (to match Turkish delight) Turquoise (to match Ocean dreams), light purple and dark purple (to match Misty morning, Chocolate and Navy (both to match Kai) and Purple strands to be used for cuffs and waistbands.

From Jolly Jumbuck I have:
100g of Minerva (DK BFL) in 'Enchanted Eggplant', 100g Phoebe (Pear Tree Merino 8 Ply) in Spring Fling, 100g Venus (100 purewool) in Splish Splash, 100g of Christmas Tweed in Demeter (Treliske 8 ply), 100g of Yule Log on Lucinda (12 ply).

From the NZ Wool Company I have:
200g each of Utiku 8 Ply Multi Colours in Gems, Watermelon, Boysenberry and the Chocolate brown colourways.

Recently Finished Projects (most recent to oldest):

Micah's Curly Purly Soaker

This was knitted for a friends son with wool she had purchased. The wool was 12 ply from Monster Knits in the sunflower colourway. I knit it using 3mm & 4mm needles for the waistband and 5mm needles for the body.

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back

Knitting for Russian Babies

There is an appeal going on atm for cloth nappies and covers to go to Russia for babies that are in need. I decided to make a couple of soakers and donate some of the stuff I had already made but not used on Cady. I'll keep adding to this as I keep knitting :)

This first one is a Punk Knitters Soaker in medium with extra rise and waistband. I used Patons Jet (Wool/Alpaca blend) and 5mm needles (4mm for waistband).

October Efforts

In The Wool Basket:

From Monster Knits I have:
100g of Worsted weight Purewool in Mud Princess, ~50g of DK BFL in Kai, 200g of Treliske in 'Misty Morning', 100g of Aran BFL in 'Ocean Dreams' (Aqua blue and greys), 100g of Aran BFL in 'Purple Strands', 200g of Aran BFL in Plum Tree (Plums and greens) with 50g Plum for feature colour, 7 mini-skeins (50g) of Treliske wool in Kelly Green (to match Meadow) and Pink (to match Turkish delight) Turquoise (to match Ocean dreams), light purple and dark purple (to match Misty morning, Chocolate and Navy (both to match Kai) and Purple strands to be used for cuffs and waistbands.

From Jolly Jumbuck I have:
100g of Minerva (DK BFL) in 'Enchanted Eggplant', 100g Phoebe (Pear Tree Merino 8 Ply) in Spring Fling, 100g Venus (100 purewool) in Splish Splash.

From the NZ Wool Company I have:
200g each of Utiku 8 Ply Multi Colours in Gems, Watermelon, Boysenberry and the Chocolate brown colourways.

Recently Finished Projects (most recent to oldest):

Ashton's Kai Shorties with Snake
These shorties were knit on 4mm needles using the Wooly Weaver pattern (adapted), I used Monsterknits 8 Ply Blackberry Ridge in the colourway 'Kai' for the body and Treliske in Navy for the waistband and cuffs.