Some more May... um, mayhem!

Gosh, the month of May is turning out to be full of pressure... the fun creative type of pressure that is!  I had just finished my entries for the trimmings competition and then for the pattern competition, I sat back, looked at my blog reader only to find out that there was another competition for May - it's called Milo May & you knit a Milo vest in the month of May to go in the draw to win some super cool yarn prizes! So, how could I resist! I mean, who needs to do housework or anything when there is a cool knitty challenge on!

Made it Monday

 

There are 52 weeks in a year yet they can disappear so fast, I just wanted to take a few minutes each Monday to capture (in a few words) where did the week go and to share what was made/seen/baked/eaten/heard.
Come on in & join me...

Stash building

Ok, so back in January I decided that I would do my best to Use What I Have and honestly I have ..but.. it's just so hard! I want too, oh trust me, I want too but when I look at yarn that I purchased 5 years ago, today I don't know what to do with it!  So... in order to use my 'stockpiles', I have to add new stock to my stash (say that fast!) to inspire ideas & get projects started (& finished)!

Cutie Pie dress!

You know I'm a sucker for "hey, why start another project before finishing your current projects" right?!
So, when I heard about Mon Petit Violon having a competition to complete one of her patterns for the chance to win new patterns for the remainder of the year...how could I resist!

A trimmings challenge

"What do you do with your scraps?" 
That is the question that Umbrella Prints asked us, so I took the challenge and participated in their Trimmings Competition!

Made It Monday

 

There are 52 weeks in a year yet they can disappear so fast, I just wanted to take a few minutes each Monday to capture (in a few words) where did the week go and to share what was made/seen/baked/eaten/heard.
Come on in & join me...

A Creative Exchange - the receiving

Do you remember how I signed up for the Creative Exchange? Well, I received the best mail today...a package full of creative goodness! Yay!
My swap partner was very thoughtful and sent me a message to let me know that the parcel had been delayed in sending and for me not to fret that I'd been forgotten! Wasn't that a sweet thing to do because I NeVeR have any luck with swaps & I would have gotten down in the dumps waiting for a parcel to arrive every day!

Vikings & Crochet

So... what do Vikings & crochet have in common hmm?
Well, when I say Vikings I mean the show, Vikings on SBS, have you seen it?  I watch it, sometimes with eyes-screwed-shut-kinda through the gory bits but I still have my attention completely on it.

Now, what does this have to do with crochet? 

Designing a dress: The Yarn Talker Dress

I've been putting my thinking cap on lately & set my fingers working to try to design a top-down knitted dress for my baby girl.

Made It Monday

There are 52 weeks in a year yet they can disappear so fast, I just wanted to take a few minutes each Monday to capture (in a few words) where did the week go and to share what was made/seen/baked/eaten/heard.
Come on in & join me...

Taa daa: A little boy & his scarf!

I made Joe a scarf!

It took me over a year to do it.... Hey! I'm not that slow, it was just my 'car craft' project, you know, the project that you keep in the car to stave off boredom.

Freckle Marshmallows & Biscuits

Make the cutest morning tea treats in under five minutes with no fancy ingredients!

A number, a question & a handy tip!

First I wanted to show you a number, a big number, a number that I am very proud of!
160,920
Yep, that number is just over One Hundred & Sixty Thousand!  Wait, I hear you ask... what is that number for? Well, look below.......