Taking a break.

KCWC came and went but I have not a single thing finished. I was so excited about it but I guess the timing wasn't right for me. With all the preparations for our big move I had limited time for knitting but that was not the real problem. For some reason, I felt pretty unlucky in my creative zone last week. First, I couldn't get the sizes right. I don't even know how many times I had to rip off my started projects. Then I hurt my finger from all that desperate knitting and instead of giving it some rest, I kept knitting. Result? The skin on the tip of my finger broke terribly. It still hurts a bit. And if that was not enough, I had to order some more fabric for G's dress and I still haven't received it. I believe it's lost. So last Friday I finally accepted my failure and I packed away all my yarns and needles. I won't be using them until we've moved to our new place. This means a forced break from knitting but on the other hand, maybe I need a little rest to start knitting again with new energy.

Have a creative week Everyone!

New challenge.

Kids Clothes Week Challenge starts today and I decided to participate. I have some nice yarns and fabric ready for this projects and few garments in mind that I hope I am able to finish before the end of this week.

I will be posting about it on my knitting blog, here.

If you would like to find out more about this year KCWC, please click on the image below to be transferred to Elsie Marley's blog.

Have a creative week everyone!

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Kids Clothes Week Challenge.

I've joined this year KCWC. I believe it will boost my knitting and sewing creativity. I'm planning on making one summer dress and one summer cardigan for my little G. I also hope I can finish one other dress that is currently on my needles. 

I bought some Amy Butler's fabric, so pretty and colourful. I really hope I wont waste it: I'm not very good at sewing. But the idea of the dress that I have in my mind seems pretty straightforward. Now, there is one little obstacle: as we are getting ready for the big move, I'm not really sure where my sewing machine is. It's packed away in one of the boxes and I don't know in which one.

Let's hope I can share some of my finished creation with you in the end of this week.

If you would like to find out more about about this year KCWC, please click on the image below and you'll be transferred to Elsie Marley's website where you can find all information needed.

Happy week everyone! 

FO: Baby cardigan.

I haven't been knitting lately as much as I'd like to but as some of you know we're getting ready for a big removal and most of my stash is already packed away. All I've been working on in the past weeks are just small baby garments- I'm trying to update my folksy shop a bit. Today I finished a simple baby cardigan and I'm quite pleased with the final result.

I used Araucania Ulmo (one hank) and all I can say is that I loved working with this yarn. It splits a bit but it knits up very evenly and gives very smooth texture. Plus, I absolutely love the vivid mix of colours: turquoise blue, amethyst purple and bottle green. I used two wooden buttons for closure- a natural touch to this fantastic hand dyed cotton.

More photos on my Ravelry page.

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From other news: I'm seriously thinking of joining this year KCWC. It starts next Monday. I'm aiming to knit one spring/summer cardigan for little G. as well as summer dress for her, combining knitting and sewing together. I already bought some fabric but I'm so bad at sewing that I'm not really sure if it's a good idea. Well, I will try. Trying doesn't hurt, does it?

Happy knitting!

Corner View: By the sea.

By the sea, Brighton 2005

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Thank you for your kind words in your comments under my last post. Things are getting better and clearer. We are moving across the country soon and all this removal is taking quite a lot of energy but we're almost there. Soon I'll be posting from a city by the sea :)

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Have a happy Wednesday!