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| Gave Claire her Owl Hat, finished at last! Look at that beautiful hair! Naturally red I must add. Yarn is Morris & Son's Maya Baby Alpaca (charcoal) and Wendy's Air (blue). |
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| And Ruby's Paperdolls. Her hair is red too, even under the red! The photo's don't do justice to the colours. I'll try and get a natural light shot. It looks amazing! Coincidence that she dyed her hair the right colour for the jumper! Yarn is Shoppewolle's Zauberball and Australian Tapestry Workshop's greens. |
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| Gorgeous Manos Maxima wool, from Uruguay. Beautiful wool. The pattern is Ruffle My Feathers |
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| Queen sized bed, so you can see how big the shawl is. Now my fella wants a man wrap. |
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| OK, here they are. I like the first (pink tabby) the best. |
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| I want to avoid the direction I'm heading, style-wise, and need to think on it a bit. |
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| I like him, and I love the colours, but... |
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| Blossom. You can still get a pattern for Blossom if you email me at r.m.square@bigpond.com. For free that is. |
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| There is minimal dyeing here, just the tan colours in the ears. It makes for a different look I feel, and may be part of what I like. I love dyeing though, so there's loads to ponder. |
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| Foxy didn't feel as if it needed bobbles. It's quite chunky. Overall, Foxy gives a lovely warm hue to the kitchen. |
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| I've changed the eyes quite a bit. With the very dark surrounds, you saw nothing else. Just the eyes. |
 Look at it in comparison, Here. I may take out some of the red to the right underside of the right eye too. Made using old blankets, mostly dyed. On linen. |
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| I made my son Rob a Wagga (blanket) for his 21st. It almost completely perished in a house fire and I stashed the remnants, years ago. Just now, or last December at his birthday, I had the idea to cover a skateboard and this was the perfect thing to do it with. I thought. I thought he'd be overcome with emotion and I'd have to lend him my hanky (even if it was a Crinoline Lady embroidered vintage hanky that I'd want back). But he laughed and laughed and was quite pleased instead. The pieces are stitched in situ. The flames went over the whole piece. Being wool, it resisted burning, but some of it is quite scorched and one flower is well burnt. |
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| The daffodil is thick and highly Trapunoed and worked in detached buttonhole. |
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| This tweed sunflower was burnt almost all away. I had to carefull stitch through the embers. |
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| 1997 is the year the boy turned 21. |
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| The original Wagga. |
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| Sadly missed. |
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| I just had to buy this wool from Morris & Sons in Melbourne. So gorgeous! It has great reviews and will be perfect for my bus-waiting experiences. Quick to knit too (10ply). I know I'm a little bit naughty for beginning a new project, but hang it all it's my birthday today, so there. I bought the wool because it was nearly my birthday and I need a wrap. Anyhow, I'm talking nonsense, because I don't feel in the slightest guilty. I love Feather and Fan, or Old Shale designs. The pink is amazing. Unfortunately, I just saw a grey and chartreuse wrap on Ravelry and may feel compelled to buy the chartreuse, which I wanted in any case. |
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| Blueberries, Thyme and Hmmm... what's the ground cover?? My Christmas Shed. |
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| Artichoke's, Chamomile walk. |
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| Artichokes are amazing! And tasty. Can't wait till they flower too. |
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| Base for the tank. |
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| Coleus |
