
Monday, July 6, 2009
And while I am cathcing up......A WIP

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And while I was neglecting this space.....

Posted by ~Tanya~ at Monday, July 06, 2009 0 comments
Baking with a 2 year old

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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
FO Friday


OOh, and a quick re-visit- I forgot to post a FO pic of the Cadence Rose Sundress I test knit for a Rav member! Here she is:

This became a top for my 4 year old as she fell in love with it and asked if she could have it instead of her baby sister. It suits her beautifully

I have a lot more FO's to share, but might just leave them til next Friday :-)
Posted by ~Tanya~ at Friday, March 06, 2009 2 comments
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Back at the Dyepot again

Starting at one end, I slowly poured the colour on and squashed it down with a potato masher to ensure it went all the way though and absorbed into every strand, I then added the nect colour a few cm from the first and squashed it agin until the 2 colours just met. I continued along the length of the skein in no particular order until thw hole thing was coloured as above.
I used tea towells to mop up any excess liquid pressing them lightly along the skein, the warapped the yarn securly in the cling wrap.

I set some water boiling on the stove with a steamer insert for the yarn to sit in, covered, and allowed the yarn to gently steam for about 30-40mins- this may have been overkill, but it was long enough to set all the colour.
After cooling for a while, I rinsed the yarn in warm water (same temp as the yarn at this stage) to ensure there was no excess colour to run/bleed. I then chose to soak the yarn in a lanolin wash to reinvigorate the fibre and help plump it up a bit again.
After the soak I drained the excess water, and rolled the skein in towell to remove futher water,
then hung it up to dry for a few days. Drying time will vary, but being cool and rainy here I had to hang mine in the garage so it took longer than it would have on a mild summers day outdoors.

Posted by ~Tanya~ at Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2 comments
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Secret Knitty Business
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
What's on the Needles? WIP Wednesday

I am currently test knitting a gorgeous dress for a fellow Ravelry member.
It is a lovely pattern to knit and I am really happy with my progress so far.
Hopefully I will get this finished over the next couple of days.
The pattern will be available on Ravelry sometime in January 2009.
Posted by ~Tanya~ at Wednesday, December 31, 2008 1 comments
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Another Christmas Gift completed
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Something for me
Yep, so not the best pics ever as I took them myself, but here is a shrug I made myself based on the stitch pattern for the Dream Swatch from THIS post.
Posted by ~Tanya~ at Tuesday, December 16, 2008 0 comments
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Flickr Favourites- Christmas

I love gingerbread men, stockings, decorations, lights, candycanes, the whole Santa fantasy, and snow globes. Being in Australia, I will probably never experience a White Christmas, so snow globes help me imagine what it might be like.
The last pic in the mosaic is representative of an Aussie Christmas.
Posted by ~Tanya~ at Sunday, December 14, 2008 0 comments
Friday, December 12, 2008
Getting into the spirit
I am in need of a blog makeover and found this gorgeous Christmas background over at The Cutest Blog on the Block
I'll be browsing there after the new year I think and having a blog face lift!
Posted by ~Tanya~ at Friday, December 12, 2008 1 comments
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Dolls, dolls, dolls
So this is another attempt at Christmas crafting- a doll each for my 2 girls, and baby niece Rachel.
I spent a good deal of time looking for inspiration, and found it HERE in an angel doll, and over at pint's palette in all those gorgeous pixie dolls. I combined elements I liked about each and cut them out.
The hardest part has been selecting the fabrics from my stash to use. The middle pic is one combination I have decided upon. Each doll will use different fabric combinations, and be adorned with buttons, yo yos and probably some knit or crochet flowers in their hair etc.
I have even cut out the felt for the faces and hands, and now need to cut each piece of fabric, do any applique and embroidery I want to do on the dresses and faces, then pin and sew them all together before stuffing.
Easy. Right??? Oh, I forgot to mention, I have NEVER made a doll before, not even a simple softie! Fingers crossed.....
Posted by ~Tanya~ at Thursday, December 11, 2008 0 comments
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Christmas Crafting
The Yarn Cafe in the Apricot Peach colourway.
The pattern is Dream Swatch (pdf. link) by Wendy Bernard of Knit and Tonic

3. Some little fish washers for the neices and nephew. These were made from Lion brand cotton solids, and from Moda Vera "Cupcake"
The pattern is Wishy Washy Fishy Tawashi by Rhonda White.

So there is part of my Holidays at Home. Join in the fun of sharing, or just browse to see what others are up to.
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