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Showing posts with label Knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Knitting. Show all posts
Sunday, 5 August 2018
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Crafting 365 - Knitting, Spinning And Fibre!
The fact that it has been over two weeks since I last posted just goes to show that life has been crazy, in both the sense of crafting, dyeing and blending, and a little Monkey occupying the remainder of my spare time (Wasn't sleep overrated?). So I've given in to the fact that my wishes for weekly updates on the progress of my Craft 365 Challenge are more likely to be be 2 weekly twice a month (and hopefully not longer! Here's having my fingers crossed on that one!). So here is my progress for the second half of January :) Lots of photo's and links back to my shop for those items that are available for purchase.
Day 21
So far I have managed to be able to craft everyday for an entire month! I am both amazed that a little person allowed me to manage to do this and that no matter what I always managed to find a tiny bit of Mummy Crafting time :-) I wonder what the next month has in store!
Happy Crafting!
Liz :-)
As always, to see the latest products and supplies that are available for purchase, please visit my shop:
www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com
Thanks for looking!
Day 15
More "Frozen" spinning
More "Frozen" spinning
Day 16
I finally managed to wash and dry the skein that I plied at the beginning of the month. It wasn't much today, but it was something and it had to be done!
Day 17
A pink square
Day 18
Another lot of rainbow alpaca
Day 19
A little more progress on my wheel spinning. I'm thinking I might try a different wheel at this point the spin isn't as smooth as I would like...
Day 20
I didn't get much time today, but I did manage to start a variegated blue square on my blanket. Hopefully I'll finish at least this square before the end of the month!
I didn't get much time today, but I did manage to start a variegated blue square on my blanket. Hopefully I'll finish at least this square before the end of the month!
Day 21
More of my "Frozen" spinning
Day 22
More rainbow Alpaca and Superfine Merino - this lot is destined for batts! ;-)
Day 26
I continued spinning my wheel spin on a different wheel today and I'm much happier with the feel of the spin and the progress
I continued spinning my wheel spin on a different wheel today and I'm much happier with the feel of the spin and the progress
Day 27
More spinning... I only started with a single 50g batt at the beginning of the month and I'm determined to finish it!
More spinning... I only started with a single 50g batt at the beginning of the month and I'm determined to finish it!
Day 28
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| "Blue Haven" Rolags |
Day 30
I finished the Blue Square!
Day 31
I Finished my "Frozen" Spin!! It has been so rewarding to finish a spin in a month, something I haven't been able to do for over a year!
So far I have managed to be able to craft everyday for an entire month! I am both amazed that a little person allowed me to manage to do this and that no matter what I always managed to find a tiny bit of Mummy Crafting time :-) I wonder what the next month has in store!
Happy Crafting!
Liz :-)
As always, to see the latest products and supplies that are available for purchase, please visit my shop:
www.lizgreenarts.etsy.com
Thanks for looking!
Monday, 16 January 2017
Crafting 365 - Week 2
While I'm a little late in posting this weeks crafting progress, I did manage to get a fair bit of crafting done, which I was over the moon about. It was a hard week, and one or two days I came close to not crafting. But instead of giving up, I decided to make a cuppa and just sit for 5mins and do a little knitting and spinning. That short time passed very quickly, and I wished it would last a little longer, but regardless of the short time, I still managed to do a bit of crafting! So here we go...
So 2 weeks down and 50 to go!
Day 8
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| Lilac Square |
Day 9
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| Dyed some purple merino for my "Purple Enchantment" wheel spin |
Day 10
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| Finished the Dk Purple square and then knitted Lt Blue, Dk Blue, Purple Tonal & Light Green Squares |
Day 11
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| Started second spindle of "Frozen" Spin |
Day 12
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| Red Square |
Day 13
Day 14
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| "Ocean" Mini Batt |
So 2 weeks down and 50 to go!
Sunday, 5 June 2016
Where has the time gone?
It is hard to believe that a month has passed already since I last posted, but a month has been and gone! Where has the time gone! I would like to think that I had spent most of that time crafting away and making things, but looking back over the month, it seems only a little crafting was done. So here is what I did do...
I managed to do a little spinning...
... and have a little play in the dye pot... both colours can be found in my shop...
... and I have managed a little knitting on a Baby Surprise Jacket!
And despite all of these projects in progress, I have found another new project! In my perusing of patterns on Ravelry, I came across these - A pair of Helix Mitts! So what did I do? I cast on :D Stay tuned to see how they turn out!
I managed to do a little spinning...
... and have a little play in the dye pot... both colours can be found in my shop...
... and I have managed a little knitting on a Baby Surprise Jacket!
And despite all of these projects in progress, I have found another new project! In my perusing of patterns on Ravelry, I came across these - A pair of Helix Mitts! So what did I do? I cast on :D Stay tuned to see how they turn out!
Happy Crafting!
Monday, 2 May 2016
April Snapshot
Apart from some yummy new fibres and Batts in my shop, I have been getting back into my crafting and being busy at it!
Here are a couple of spinning projects I have been working on...
And of course there has been some knitting...
And a little bit of crochet :)
Stay tuned for May!
And a little bit of crochet :)
Stay tuned for May!
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Creative Life Challenge - Day 26
DAY 26
Well today didn't start out the way I had hoped, and the rain was no help.
The first discovery, was the Blue crocheted blanket that I had started a week or so back, had started to unravel in the bag I had carted it around in. With a little annoyance, I went about crocheting the navy round again while listening to "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer.
The second discovery, was the last 4 days of "Creative Life Challenge" posts that I had written had saved as drafts instead of publishing. Grrr! With the remote internet reseption, and the rain and storms the last few days, it hadn't been a strong enough connection to post properly. So forgive me for the bombarding of posts today :-(
So after these two setbacks, I decided to try and focus on something different, to try and find something more positive to finish up the day. As weird as it may seem, I had been perusing the net for tangling and drawing ideas, primarily Pinterest, when I was inspired to knit! How I managed to make that connection, I have no idea. So I worked on a nice simple shawl WIP as I finished listening to Twilight.
Can you recall a weird day where things seemed to just go wrong? Did you manage to find something positive in that day? What are some of the things you do when you try to search for something more positive on these days? Maybe you could make a list for the future...
Happy Knitting!
Liz :-)
Well today didn't start out the way I had hoped, and the rain was no help.
The first discovery, was the Blue crocheted blanket that I had started a week or so back, had started to unravel in the bag I had carted it around in. With a little annoyance, I went about crocheting the navy round again while listening to "Twilight" by Stephanie Meyer.
The second discovery, was the last 4 days of "Creative Life Challenge" posts that I had written had saved as drafts instead of publishing. Grrr! With the remote internet reseption, and the rain and storms the last few days, it hadn't been a strong enough connection to post properly. So forgive me for the bombarding of posts today :-(
So after these two setbacks, I decided to try and focus on something different, to try and find something more positive to finish up the day. As weird as it may seem, I had been perusing the net for tangling and drawing ideas, primarily Pinterest, when I was inspired to knit! How I managed to make that connection, I have no idea. So I worked on a nice simple shawl WIP as I finished listening to Twilight.
Can you recall a weird day where things seemed to just go wrong? Did you manage to find something positive in that day? What are some of the things you do when you try to search for something more positive on these days? Maybe you could make a list for the future...
Happy Knitting!
Liz :-)
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Creative Life Challenge - Day 18
DAY 18
Well after the disaster, I decided to fall back on something I know well, kind of like my go-to craft. I figured if I started there I might be able to get back into the creative grove.
Originally when I started to do arts and crafts, I worked with beads and wire. So I figured that sitting quietly in the sun with some beads, tools and pins and making stitch markers was a good place to start. I think I got a little hooked, as these sets were the results...
After that I was inspired to play with some colour on the drum carder again. So I did. It was no surprise that the first batt I made was purple! Seems to be my go-to colour. I'm quite happy with the results really, I mean, don't they just inspire you to want to spin?
So is it no surprise that I ended up doing some spinning as a follow up to the batts. I just couldn't resist the temptation of the colours and the squishiness of the fibre batts.
Do you have a go-to craft of a favorite medium that you fall back on when you feel like you need to start again from scratch? If you get stuck on being creative, maybe this is a good place to start and then see where it takes you. Who knows, you may end up doing something you never thought to do!
Enjoys!
Liz :-)
P.S. The stitch markers and the batts are now available in my shop :-) Thank you for stopping by!
Well after the disaster, I decided to fall back on something I know well, kind of like my go-to craft. I figured if I started there I might be able to get back into the creative grove.
Originally when I started to do arts and crafts, I worked with beads and wire. So I figured that sitting quietly in the sun with some beads, tools and pins and making stitch markers was a good place to start. I think I got a little hooked, as these sets were the results...
After that I was inspired to play with some colour on the drum carder again. So I did. It was no surprise that the first batt I made was purple! Seems to be my go-to colour. I'm quite happy with the results really, I mean, don't they just inspire you to want to spin?
So is it no surprise that I ended up doing some spinning as a follow up to the batts. I just couldn't resist the temptation of the colours and the squishiness of the fibre batts.
Do you have a go-to craft of a favorite medium that you fall back on when you feel like you need to start again from scratch? If you get stuck on being creative, maybe this is a good place to start and then see where it takes you. Who knows, you may end up doing something you never thought to do!
Enjoys!
Liz :-)
P.S. The stitch markers and the batts are now available in my shop :-) Thank you for stopping by!
Friday, 3 April 2015
Autumn is here already!
Over the last two months life has been a little chaotic and kinda turned up-side-down on me. Many times I have had a moment here and there and I have wanted to write a post, knowing it had been a while since I had last written. Many times I would get as far as the first sentence then something would happen and I would have to come back to it.
So, I have finally, (Yay!) managed to write a post!
I have been spinning my little heart and I have updated my spin 365 in 2015 page. There are still a couple of photo's to come and some other details, but most of it is now there. Sometimes my spindle spinning has been the only thing to keep me sane! Here is a little snap shot of last months spinning...
I have also been making squares for swaps and for a big mixed blanket...
...and some chunky crochet bags I designed for some swaps and also to sell :)
So until the next installment, Happy Crafting!
Liz :)
Days Spinning: 93/365 Days Missed: 0/365 Skeins Spun:6
Days Writing: 93/365 Days Missed: 0/365
Projects Completed: 13
So, I have finally, (Yay!) managed to write a post!
I have been spinning my little heart and I have updated my spin 365 in 2015 page. There are still a couple of photo's to come and some other details, but most of it is now there. Sometimes my spindle spinning has been the only thing to keep me sane! Here is a little snap shot of last months spinning...
I have also been making squares for swaps and for a big mixed blanket...
...and some chunky crochet bags I designed for some swaps and also to sell :)
So until the next installment, Happy Crafting!
Liz :)
Days Spinning: 93/365 Days Missed: 0/365 Skeins Spun:6
Days Writing: 93/365 Days Missed: 0/365
Projects Completed: 13
- Chunky Crochet Bags x4
- Squares x3
- Face washers x6
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