Gorilla Knitting - Wow Gorillas gone swimming!

Up at the crack of dawn this morning. Out Bombing by 6.30.


As soon as the Wow Gorillas were released I was determined to get them in some sort of knitwear.


This lucky one gets a Gorillakini!

I imagine it will be gone by the end of the day, but I won't know as I'm off to a wedding in 10 mins!


Ta ta

Ohhh Nannas having Mittens!

Well technically not mittens but close. I have decided July is the season for boy's hand warmers. Although they aren't quite an appropriate seasonal knit, they are very practical and a perfect birthday treat.


Big T got these

Le Duff got these

Nick Cave

It was Liam's 30th Birthday last week. Rob had made him an amazing Nick Cave illustration and I tried to compliment it with a mini Nick Cave.

Here he is!

Desmond Ducker!

Its been quite a while since I've posted, but thats not to say I haven't been knitting like a mad knitty person.

Yarn Bombing is on hold at the mo while I concentrate on Birthday pressies for my nearest and dearest.

It was Evan's first birthday this week so we all went to the zoo for a little picnic party.


Introducing Desmond Ducker!

I made Evan this Duck man (following this pattern http://www.craftown.com/knit/knit43.htm) and man alive did I nearly well up when I saw Evvie give him lovely cuddles.


Cuddles!

Silly Mummy!

Pooped after a hard days play

Oscar had a little play - the first thing he did was bite his Beak.

Oooh look Nanna is in PRINT!

This is all very exciting. Theres an article in the summer issue of Cloth all about Yarn Bombing and theres a bit about lil ol' me!

Its all down to Pip who put me in contact with Matthew who wrote the article (and what a lovely read it is too). THANKS PIP!!!!!!!

I'm thinking of subscribing, its such a lovely lovely publication, all about crafty fun things.

Its been over a month since I tied anything to a lampost, knitted pressies have just taken priority recently. Hopefully I'll be able to put something up for Harbour festival.

Loo the Knitted Robot (PipotroNick)

We were lucky enough to go to Pip and Nicky's Wedding this weekend. It was truely amazing, wonderful location and the amount of effort that had gone into decorating and making old style fun fair activities was imense. Needless to say much fun was had by all.
I'd made them a gift a while back but for obvious reasons couldn't show it off.

Introducing Loo the Knitted Robot or 'PipotroNick' - the perfect gift for any Newlywed's home:

He just lurrrrrves keeping loo roll warm and tidy.

He's based on a combination of patterns ( http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bender-guardian-of-the-bum-fodder ,  http://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/my_weblog/2010/09/mr-ro-bot.html ) with a few of my own additions.

Hes been sitting in our livingroom for the past month and now he's not there I must admit I'm missing him a little. I'll have to make one for Rob and I!
P.S. Thanks to Cat P for the name!

Lazy Sunday afternoon with the Audreys

Everyone knows I frakking love knitting. I do however find the making up and sewing that is invariably associated with knitting a bit of a bore. Sewing is something you really have to concentrate on.  I knit while watching tv, on the bus and train, while out with chums, even at music festivals dag namit, but sewing and making up are a sit down, eyes down jobs.

Anyways, I was determined to tidy up the space around my knitting box this weekend, which meant cracking on with the unfinished loitering projects.

I was asked back in February to make two Audreys for Annalisa at work’s daughters. I finished knitting their little bods well over 2 months ago, but avoided finishing their outfits by distracting myself with new knitting projects. Although it took me most of Sunday sat on the sofa in my jimjams, the ladies are finally done.

The pattern is from the knitted icons book Chlo got me for Crimbo. Unfortunately I had to spend a fair bit of time making alterations to the dress as the pattern in the book didn’t quite seem to work properly.