Perfect weather for knitting lambswool!

Sorry for the extremely long break, I have been terrible with blogging, and also with all other social media! There have been a few changes this year which have led to my textiles taking a bit of a back seat. I will still be creating new products and fabrics but my collection will be smaller this year and I will attending less fairs. I am currently working on new designs and yesterday I actually knitted up the first piece for my new collection. Below are some sneak peeks of my new work, I hope to have everything complete before it gets chilly.

I always seem to wait until it is really warm before I knit up lambswool so just imagine it’s chilly out when looking at my fabric 🙂 I hope to be better with blogging over the next few months and will keep everyone updated with whats going on. Hope everyone is having a fabulous summer so far and is enjoying the hot weather.

Festival of Crafts

On Sunday I was demonstrating machine knitting at Festival of Crafts at the Farnham Maltings. It was a really fun day meeting some lovely new customers, some friends and one of my wonderful stockists Claire from Two Ducks. 

 

It was great to let kids have a go on my old faithful domestic brother knit machine, they seemed very impressed by the punch cards, and some didn’t want to leave 🙂

As it was my first craft fair of the festive season I had my Christmas decorations on display and they were very well received with a Rudolph heading off to a new home. My next show opens on 17th November so I better get on with knitting!

 

 

Viola the Fox Brooch

I decided at the end of last year I would have a go at making brooch versions of my critters. I thought if you can afford, or don’t want such a large toy then a little accessory of one might be the answer. Plus I liked the idea of wearing one of my critters myself 🙂 Since I started up my business, and went full time on it in September Viola the Fox has been my most popular product, so she seemed like the logical choice to make in to a brooch.

Her tail was a bit tricky, as I didn’t want to make her too long, plus making legs and ears so small was a challenge as my knitted and felted fabric is pretty thick. But overall I’m pretty pleased with her. She is now for sale in my online shop for £17 and will soon be part of a giveaway I will be launching in the coming month or so. Currently she is only available in the grey/blue colour way, but I may introduce more colour ways in the coming year. What do you think? Do you like her? What other critters would you like to see in brooch form?