Bamboo velour dyeing

Its been a mega busy couple of weeks whilst the website has been updated, it should be opening up soon - hopefully sometime next week.

To celebrate the new look there will be a HUGE SALE!!!!! More info coming soon.

For the moment though:
I had a dyeing day testing out some different techniques and this is what i got. Each piece is approx 1m long and are up for sale in the new shop

My first effort at hand spinning!

I used a turkish hand spindle and dyed up some lovely BFL tops. I did a girly lot and a boy lot.

Here are the little boy tops:

and the little boy hand spun yarn (1 ply):

The little girl tops:

and the little girl hand spun yarn (1 ply):

................and now I am trying to decide as to whether to put the two together to form a bulky 2 ply yarn, but I am concerned that the blues may drown the subtle girly colours - oh decisions decisions!

Also this week are some newly dyed yarns:

Banoffee on merino DK:

Olivia beta on merino aran (a revamped version of the original olivia)

Anyway, back to the knitting! :)

Instocks!

Items currently on the needles:

Purple rainbow medium longies:

Blue sundae medium cable longies:

Blue sundae XL soaker:
Yarn for the shop:

as yet un named on BFL aran

as yet un named on Merino sock:

Blackberries and Raspberries on Merino DK

With a twist of cranberry on Merino sock:

Sun, sea and sand on Merino DK


Finished and ready for the shop:

2010 going well

I made the decision that 2010 I would organise all my half finished projects and take better photos of my instock items, and so far I am doing good!

Here are the instock items:

monkey shorties (toddler sized)

Crocheted Tutti frutti soaker (XLarge) Monkey longies (small)

Rustic monster longies (medium) Monkey shorts (medium)

Jade monkey shorts (medium/large)

Rhubarb longies with turn down rise (medium)

The custom list:

Finished: Dawns newborn baby boy hat

For the shop:

On the needles:

- hat on autumn sunset

- XL longies on Mango sorbet

Snowy exploits

................................and quiet evenings in this january!

I am sure my fingers are going to break off soon with the cold, knitting has taken a bit of a back seat for the moment. We dont have heating here so generally its all about keeping warm under duvets and one of my hot water bottles has developed a hole :( so as you can imagine bringing my fingers away from the hot water bottle to do some needle clicking is not the best idea at the moment!

Anyway I have still managed to get some things done and here they are.....

Customs List:

Finished - Kaitlyns hat:

Finished - Erins hat:

Finished - Sarahs girly longies and matching hat:

Finished - Jenny's custom yarn lot (300g merino aran)

For the Shop:

Not much this month for the shop, should manage more through january. For now a pic of some lovely merino aran, suitable for a boy or girl!

I have been a terrible blogger!

I cant believe i have forgotten to update the blog (shame on me!).

So its coming up to christmas - a very busy time for everyone, and nothing changes this year. We have now stocked our soybean velour and wool blend interlock in the shop, and are expecting some polybraid elastic soon, along with some new cotton knits ( the gorgeous giraffe print in NEW colours). Very exciting :) !

CUSTOM's LIST:

I have been working away on our custom list to get most of it done before christmas (I would like a break of at least a day ;) )

Finished: Caroline's daughter is I understand loving her new woolly hat :

Finished: Ethan has never kept a hat on his head for so long :) I have a lovely pic of Ethan (sporting his woolly head) and his daddy which shall be put up on the website gallery

On the hook: Sally's crocheted hat.

On the needles: Sarah's girly longies on our blueberry floss colourway (with brown trim) In the paintpot: Jennys custom colourway to match the olivia fabric

For the shop:

A pair of monster longies (medium) will be coming soon

Lush Tush, The Nappy Garden and Beau Beau Collaboration

A stunning newborn Lust Tush fitted nappy, in iced giraffes print. Inner layer bamboo velour with an absorbent layer of bamboo fleece, all wrapped up in a soft and squidgy giraffes cotton knit. Sealed firmly together with colour co-ordinating snaps and hidden inside are two removable booster pads all of this totalling 9 layers of lovely squashy fabrics.it also features a turn down option to protect a newborn babies belly button.

A Newborn or 0-3month vest appliqued by Beau Beau Creations, with a matching iced giraffes print on the front.

A newborn soaker, 100% wool, handknitted by Yvonne using babylonglegs blue banana colourway. Measurements will be approx Hips 16" Rise 15"

Hows about that then?! Cute eh?

Listed now here