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  1. FO: Hine

    January 29, 2012 by sunrisesister

    This is a beautiful knit :)

    BWM Cameo 8ply

    Step one, take some smooshy wool/angora blend from the BWM back room.

    Step two: find a gorgeous, girly, easy pattern like Hine from Kelly Brooker (this was gifted to me at xmas by Deb – thanks Deb!)

    Step three, smoosh, admire. But there is more. This will be dip-dyed, blocked, and buttoned. A perfect top to go over a long sleeve cotton tee in the cooler months!

    Sticks: 4mm addi click.

    Yarn: BWM Cameo 8ply

    Mods: Knitted size 4, but lace panel to size 5.

    More pics to follow when it’s looking a little more colourful!

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  2. Plans Afoot

    July 26, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Summer Fruit 50gm 4ply Gothic - 100gm Cashmerino Sock Yarn Citrus Splash 2 x 100gm Cashmerino Colourgasm 4ply Flower Garden 50gm

    So I have been plotting big things.. I have been wanting to sell yarn, fibre and supplies on my website on a more regular basis for a while. But lots of research has been needed – suppliers, costings, demand, availability of certain fibres as well as feasibility of time investment etc.

    But it’s happening! Very soon I will be expanding this site to include an online store, and I will be stocking a regular line of products, and adding one update per month. This is realistic for me, at the moment, but may be increased down the road.

     

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  3. Easter Egg Yarn

    April 27, 2011 by sunrisesister

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    Yarn: BWM Luxury 8ply undyed
    Dye: Maharajah’s Choice food dye

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  4. Easter Fun

    April 22, 2011 by sunrisesister

    Happy easter to you all! (If you celebrate it!) We don’t do much, really, apart from enjoying some extra bonus time with family and friends.

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    Armed with lots of food dye and vinegar, I boiled up some eggs ready for the kids to decorate and dye..

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    Into the dye they go..

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    And out..

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    Lots of fun!

    And it would be just *wasteful* to pour all that dye down the drain, so..

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    I am having a fun time playing with a friend’s camera on loan to me, so here is an obligatory bathroom mirror self portrait (man, my mirror needs cleaning!)

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    The day began well, too, with a delicious brekkie cooked by the fella. Multigrain english muffins topped with sauteed spinach, smoked salmon, and lemon and black pepper, with some thyme mushrooms on the side.

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    Happy easter! Don’t eat too much chocolate!

    Category children, dyepot, family, foodage, geekery, holidays, knitting, pictures, yarn | Tags: | 1 Comment

  5. FO: Thuja

    June 25, 2010 by sunrisesister

    I goned and maded some socks!

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    These are SO very warm, and so very comfy.. made with thick hand dyed 10ply, they were a whizz to knit (well, a whizz, for me)

    Pattern: Thuja. Well, clearly these dont have the seed stitch rib – but I just used the math from the pattern.

    Sticks: 4mm KnitPro Nickel DPN’s

    Yarn: Hand dyed blue variegated BWM Luxury 10ply. And, enough left over in the skein to whip up a beanie for my nephew (who is 9 months old today! Happy 3/4 birthday Brendon!)

    Rav Link.

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