Ta-Da! Tuesday : Farmyard in action!

Farmyard in action!, originally uploaded by Annaelizc. Realised I had not yet posted a pic of the Alan Dart Farm animals complete so had to do this first before starting my NaBloPoMo! Here they are the last time Boo was playing with them, there are more cows in the cowshed and another horse in the [...]

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Ta Da! Tuesday : Handmade Stitch Markers

Handmade Stitch Markers, originally uploaded by Annaelizc. I’m so pleased with these! They took seconds to make from some bits and pieces in my sewing box. I just made them quick as I needed them for a pattern I was knitting.

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WIP Wednesday : Two Left Feet!

Two Left Feet! , originally uploaded by Annaelizc. Yes I know they are both left feet! I started these Mary Jane Bootees and thought the first one looked a bit small so I tried them again on needles one size up, although they do not look a lot different in the photo I am a [...]

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Ta-Da! Tuesday: Poorly Ted needs a bed Mummy!!

This morning when we got up my eldest toddler announced his Teddy bed was poorly and needed a bed (and he needed one immediately)!  So I decided to put to good use some squares I knitted a few years ago. They were for a huge throw from one of those partwork things you collect. I [...]

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WIP Wednesday: More Farmyard Frolics!

Here’s this weeks update of my farmyard animals! These are the finished ones, I have a couple of others which are waiting for eyes/other bits sewing on! Still a long way to go but I’m getting there. When I actually make the time to sit and concentrate on it it doesn’t take long at all [...]

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WIP Wednesday: Daisy the cow

I have about 35 animals to make and about 6 weeks to do it in. So far it has taken me a week to make one. Well, not a week really, more like a couple of hours, just been so busy with the house that I have not had chance to do much sitting down [...]

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WIP Wednesday: Farmyard Frolics

This is my biggest/ most ambitious project yet! I am making a Farmhouse/Farmyard and animals for my toddlers 3rd Birthday. The farmhouse will be quilted and have a carry handle. It will store all the animals inside to carry around, but also fold out flat to make a farmyard to play with the animals on. [...]

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Ta-Da! Tuesday: Caterpillar Toy

Ok, It has no eyes. Eyes make him look like a dog, or a mouse, or a rabbit…. so I suppose it should still be WIP not TA-DA! but here is is anyway, my as good as finished caterpillar for my very nearly one year olds birthday! The pattern is from Augusts ‘Let’s knit’ magazine [...]

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Ta-Da! Tuesday: Slippers version 2.0

The Mary Jane slippers were a little big big so I intended to try knitting a second pair a little bit smaller. However I was messing about with the free needles which came with August’s Let’s Knit Magazine and just cast on some stiches while I was watching a film and by the time the [...]

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Thing I Love Thursday: A useful test!

I was testing out my knitting Nancy with the idea of using it for a strap for my second pair of Mary Jane slippers, however, Boo had different ideas and it is now his wristband.

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