Quality Control
You might call it perfectionism. You might call it a form of OCD. I call it Quality Control.There I am, knitting happily along with the pink 'Sublime' Cashmerino, 12 stitches in, when I notice that the...
View ArticleActivity in the Arsenal?
Well, yes, there's some. Actually, I've been knitting constantly as a very conscious form of therapy because I knew that if I didn't knit, I'd simply fall apart in a heap. Â I took my knitting to my...
View ArticleMarsupial pouches for Animal Rescues
Twenty five knitted marsupial 'Joey pouches' were mailed today to an Australian wildlife rescue group that redistributes them to wildlife rescue groups caring for marsupials in floods, fires, extremes...
View ArticleSewing a Knitting Roll
You know how it is, you're knitting with a friend, you see a great idea she has for wrapping her knitting in and carting it around so you think, I could do that and maybe change it a bit. So I did.If...
View ArticleOwen's Mini Lovey Blankie Bear
Wee Owen is brand new and the second son of my beautiful flute teacher. This is his birth present.I'm feel pretty chuffed. After discussion with experienced friends I bought a cutting mat and cutting...
View ArticleMy OWN Pouch
On Facebook today, Slipped Stitch Studios shared a photo that captured exactly what I do!! Clever them! However did they guess? That is exactly what I do!I take a break from knitting by picking up...
View ArticleMore Mini Lovey Blankies!
Yes, they get a whole new category of their own on my blog! I'm surrounded by so many new babies in my world, none that I'm related to personally except by my ties of friendship and schoolship and...
View ArticleEmma's Gift of Satin for My Mini Lovey Blankies
Emma Hansen was once a cute-as-a-button little girl in my Year 7 English class. As she grew up her creativity became very evident. Each plain clothes day at school I'd walk around the corridors of...
View ArticleGoing Batty!
Lame title I know, but it was true. I had the MouseWolves barking at me because they knew it was waaaaaaaaaaay past my bedtime and they were on their own with me and they just didn't know what they...
View ArticleIntroducing Miz Strawbella, a Lady with Pizzazz in her Belfry.
I blame Loani Prior. Ever since that first encounter at Mittagong where she corrupted my tea cosy soul forever, I can't do boring. It's a dis-ease of the creatively enervating recreatively reborn kind....
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