Posy Baby Cardigan

The hydrangeas this year are just lovely so I couldn't resist photographing the baby cardi in amongst them. I'm really pleased with the way this has turned out. It's a top down all in one construction, so no seaming. I used a circular needle throughout and magic looped the sleeves.

Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino was perfect and I am becoming a real fan of this yarn, it's so soft and the stitch definition is really good. I created the pattern myself having made top down all in ones for myself many times, both cardigans and jumpers so making a baby one was a piece of cake. I'm going to write the pattern and put it on Ravelry. I was thinking of putting together kits for it and putting them in my Etsy shop. I'm just looking for the perfect fabric to make the bag for the kits out of, I'm not sure about the red stripe or indeed the tote bag, I think a drawstring bag might be better. The other thing I'm not sure about is whether to include the buttons. If I were making the cardi from a kit, I would want everything I needed actually in the kit. But the knitter would then waste the buttons if the cardi were for a boy if I put pink ones in and vice versa. Any comments anyone?

I'm off now to put all my pattern notes into a readable pattern, I'll then get my friend to test knit for me. Oh I do have fun!

Finished Place Mats

These are the place mats finished. The fabric was from Seamstar, detailed on my previous post when I had completed one of them. The fabric bundle was just right with 6 or 7 fat quarters, that's enough for the patchwork top, the backing and the borders. I love them! They make the table look really springlike and fresh. Today too I did the RSPB Bird Watch, I saw a total of 7 different species, not as many as most people but that did include 4 goldfinches. Oh and today I sold my first sock kit, on Ebay for less than I would have hoped but I have made a profit. I'm tempted to take one off my Etsy site and put it on Ebay, I seem to have more luck. As my sister says, no one's heard of Etsy.

Etsy Shop Now Open!

Well it took a while, but here it is Judinits These are the items I have put in the shop today. I'm hoping I'll have some customers.

Girlie Pink!

A busy weekend at the sewing machine and fabric buying. Friday I went to Fabrics Galore. I had a great time fondling and crooning over lovely fabric at terrific prices. I'm so dedicated that I walked the mile from Glapham Common Station to Lavender Hill and back again in the rain to shop there! Saturday I made the bags which will contain my sock knitting kits that are going to go in my Etsy shop when it finally opens and when I have made and gathered together all the things that need to go into the kit. Today I made this cushion for Anna's daughter. If I were a girl of 10, I would love it. I also made the front of another cushion, as yet unfinished, also for the shop. I'm now going to spend the next hour or so making the row markers with beads to go into the kits. Busy, busy, busy. Love it!

New Year, New Ideas.

I'm working on items for my Etsy shop. I've given the blog a bit of a new look and hope to put many socks, sock kits, other knits and sews in my shop. A new venture for me, let's see how it goes. These cushions will appear in the shop before very long, pretty eh!