can we build it?

photo taken before Four Year Old picked off half the front wall...

soft furnishings

living room set to go with the bedroom set.

all packaged up

garden playmat update 7

original post here and then here and here and here and here and here and here.

can we build it?

crayon roll

Yeah!  I have finally made one.  It has been on my to do list for a long time - as a simple roll or something more complicated.

My Four Year Old has never shown any interest in having one (despite having a huge collection of well used drawing materials).

So I've made one for my friend's little girl who is one year and a bit.  E loved her crayons then and we were lucky that she didn't eat stuff that shouldn't be eaten or scribble where she shouldn't.

This crayon roll is made from felt with a cotton pocket.  I used what I had to hand although initially I did buy some felt as I didn't think I had a big enough piece.  However I bought acrylic felt (which was all the craft shop had and I didn't have time to wait for my favourite wool blend felt to be delivered) and it is AWFUL!

I'm really pleased I managed to find some wool blend pieces big enough.

I used the same principles as my knitting needle roll but obviously smaller and less complicated.

I'm very pleased how it turned out and I really really like sewing with felt.

If I were to make it again I would change the following...

1. I used chubby crayons and took their thickness into account when making my pockets (4.5cm width) BUT I didn't take it into account when calculating the height of the pocket.  I think the pocket needs to be a little bit higher.

2.  I would sew the colour squares onto the pockets BEFORE I sew the thing up.  I didn't think of it until I had finished and popped all the crayons in.

3.   I would have done a different fastening as the ribbon covers the monogram on the front.

soft furnishings

These are a gift for Four Year Old's best friend...

The rug is a triumphant!  I'm very pleased how it turned out.  Its the same pattern as this one except I cast on 30 stitches and used bright pink and pale pink yarn.

The bed 'quilt' is reversible too...

I'm working on a living room set too.

toadstool

I've made a toadstool for Four Year Old's garden playmat.

I used this excellent pattern and instructions at Little House by the Sea.

I highly recommend it!

garden playmat update 6

original post here and then here and here and here and here and here

the Christmas tree is up

garden playmat update 5

original post here and then here and here and here and here

knitting - dolly

 

Using Jess Hutchison pattern from Unusual Toys for you to Knit and Enjoy (Ravelry link)

I bought this book years ago (more than 4, less than 6) but couldn't knit anything from it as I didn't know how to use double pointed needles, or indeed how to properly increase or decrease.... or that I was a very loose knitter and I should really use much smaller needles than indicated in patterns...

I am very pleased that I now know these things!

She's quite tiny - less than 15cm.

knitting - fancies

more fancies from Jean Greenhowe Tea Party Treats pattern

knitting - doughnuts

 

yet more doughnuts using this pattern from CakesKnitsandCosies on Etsy.

garden playmat update 4

  

magical woodland

apple trees (without the apples!)

original post here and then here and here and here.

garden playmat update 3

added some bushes

original post here and then here and here

garden playmat update 2

original post here and drawing here.

used a cotton pillowcase as the background and felt on top (and rejigged the layout).

knitting - fancies & doughnuts

more knitted cakes this time using Jean Greenhowe Tea Party Treats pattern!

and yet another doughnut using this pattern from CakesKnitsandCosies on Etsy.

Knitting - Cupcake

another cupcake - abit ball like... using cupcake pattern from Little Cotton Rabbits.

knitting - doughnut

 

another Christmas present - doughnut using this pattern from CakesKnitsandCosies on Etsy.

with its partners...

gingerbread and cupcake

knitting - Steggie

 

dinosaur (Ravelry link) for my Nephew from Zoe Mellor book Knitted Toys.