More birthday gifts

I also managed to finish this pink heart-shaped cushion for DGD's birthday (today) using the same technique as the purple one - 10mm needles and 3 strands of yarn. I had just enough of the eyelash yarn to complete the front . . . .

 . . . the back is done with 2 x mid pink and 1 x light pink. If you'd like to make one yourself, here's the link to the free pattern. Enjoy!

 Also made her some bunting, spelling out her name, to go in her new bedroom.

Happy Birthday, Ellie xxx

Fluffy cushion

I've just finished this little cushion for DGD's 4th birthday on Monday. She loves purple! It was a very quick-knit project on 10mm needles, using 3 strands of yarn together - purple/white eyelash, white DK and purple DK. The back is all purple DK - again, 3 strands on 10mm needles.

The squares are made using the same principle as the SANDS baby blanket, but this time in stocking stitch, and sewn together with a simple whipstitch.

Planning ahead ...

Found these gorgeous mini Christmas stockings at Little Cotton Rabbits and they are just so addictive, I can't stop knitting them!

I'm making mine in DK on size 9 needles (3.75mm) so they measure about 6" from top to toe. They're the perfect size for slipping a gift card in.

More extreme knitting .....

Another bag made using 10 & 12mm needles and 4 different yarns all knitted together. This time I used a deep purple 3-ply, pale lilac 4-ply, pink DK and pink multi DK (Stylecraft Apache).

 The circles design on the pink cotton lining picks out the colours in the Apache yarn. I stitched pleats along the top edge of the lining to fit the contours of the knitted bag.

Small World bag

A custom-made bag for a friend who is a registered child-minder - she needed a bag big enough to accommodate all the paraphernalia associated with her job and something 'noticeable'. This bag is made with Harlequin 'Small World' printed cotton, fully lined with cream polycotton and has an internal pocket for phone, keys, etc.

Extreme knitting

I finished the green/yellow bag ......

 .... lined it with a remnant of Liberty print, tiny roses ........ this is actually a misprint I picked up at my local factory shop ...

 .... and added some lovely 'Molly makes' flowers and bamboo handles.

 And another in a caramel/beige colourway, knitted with 5 strands of yarn on 6.5, 10, 12 and 20mm needles,

 ... lined with a rich chocolate brown satinised cotton ...

 ... and finished with bamboo handles. I knitted the base in the darker colours and on smaller needles to give the bag a bit more shape.

I have two more bags in progress so I'll be posting more pictures soon.

W.I.P.

I've been really busy this last week making more stuff for my stall tomorrow. You can see some of it on Busymitts and what doesn't sell at the Butterfly Tea Party will be going in my Folksy shop on Sunday.

I was watching one of those crafting programmes last week and they were demonstrating 'Extreme Knitting'. They showed a rather nice cushion cover, knitted on 20mm needles, using 6 yarns at once. I made scarves a few years ago, using the same technique, but haven't done anything recently, so I thought I'd give it another go and use up some more of my mountain of stash!

This is what I'm working on at the moment .......

...... three strands of double knitting on 12mm needles. Can you guess what it is yet? :-D