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new necklaces ::

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new neclaces


well maybe not so new, I've been making a squirreling these away for months now!  I finally got round to photograhphing them all today.


new neclaces


Hopefully they will be in my shop sometime over the next few days.



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owls for me ::

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owls for me ::


I was asked to knit something for a twitter friend.  I've never been asked to knit something for someone before (normally I just inflict my creations on others) so I was hugely flattered.  


The pattern in question was owls by Kate Davies.  I had never heard of Kate Davies and her blog needled before, but my am I glad I now have, she has some beautiful patterns!  I completely adore these gorgeous pa...

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my boy the chef ::

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my boy the chef ::


one of Milo's main christmas gifts was a little kitchen unit.  It's super special because it was handmade by one of our friends for his son and it's perfect for my boy who loves to help in the kitchen.


To accompany the kitchen we got Milo some of these lovely wooden slicing fruits and just 2 days before christmas I decided to stitch him up an apron, hat and oven mitt!


my boy the chef ::


I used (though really I should...

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another placket neck ::

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I made Joelle Hoverson's placket neck sweater for Milo back in the summer and I loved it!  The pattern was so easy and quick to knit (it does come from last minute knitted gifts after all).  It also introduced me to some new techniques, including knitting on circular needles, which is now by far my favourite way to knit.


So at when time was running out for all the holiday handknits I had promised...

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magic yarn ball ::

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magic yarn ball ::


I learnt about magic yarn balls, somewhere on the internets back in November and imeadiately wanted to make one for someone.  It seemed fairly fruitless to make one for yourself, so I figured my sister would be the perfect receiver of something so awesome.


I started planning straight away!


If you haven't heard of magic yarn balls before, they are basically balls of yarn, full of goodies! I included,...

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