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Mini needle cases. I made the wee blue one a while back to hold my wool needles. Its never been used for that purpose as my wee daughter took a fancy to it for herself. She likes to carry pretty things around.

So I decided to make a few more. I used this tutorial on Duo Fiberworks and some Winterwood wool felt, which I try to stock up on at every opportunity. So simple and pretty.

The white one is embroidered using this free embroidery pattern with a great tutorial on french knots! And the pink one has a little crochet butterfly - pattern can be found here.   I've got one more to go, but thats to be kept under wraps for an upcoming birthday.

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Its funny how I subconsciously knit all winter and sew all summer. I have two different pairs of socks on the go and my ravelry queue is out of control. I don't mean to, it just happens. So, its nice to have set myself a little sewing project. Some very cute fabrics and a very simple goal. Two little tie on cushions for our ikea bekvam step stools and maybe some matching place-mats.

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Slouch

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Decided I needed a slouch hat after seeing a beautiful one on a head at Ikea last week. Chose the Star Crossed Slouchy Beret by Natalie Larson on Ravelry. This knit up so quickly an easily over the weekend for me. Despite the fact that I misread the pattern and knit an extra 12 rows it turned out great - extra slouchy! (Note to self - no knitting before breakfast)

This is compensation for my ill fated simple knitted wrap vest, which I am now wearing on my head, with enough yarn left for some matching fingerless gloves.

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A little needle felting for the nature table. Our nature or seasonal table has suffered in the last few months as we have been renovating the floors throughout the house. We have been excluded from rooms for months at a time as we are doing the work ourselves over weekends and holidays. Meaning a lot of 'stuff' is in storage (piled up in the garage!)

School holidays, wintery weather and trips to the park coming home with pockets full of dried leaves and gum nuts reminded us that we usually have a place in the house to celebrate the season. So I'm needle felting a winter faerie and the girls are wet felting some blue felt. A trip to the park today should see our table back in action.

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Inspired

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Inspired by this - and then this -  I started to knit on Wednesday, hoping to have one by the weekend just for me.

Of course I didn't get enough wool and when I went back to Spotlight (on a quick in and out mission) with three kiddos in tow, in the rain on Friday afternoon there was none left.

Damn damn triple damn I let slip, to my kiddos delight. Damn Damn what mama? All three singing damn damn triple damn to the tune of ba ba black sheep in the wool aisle of spotlight while I searched desperately for another ball of Vera Moda Mousse #34 !

Anyway - I was going to have one of these finished for the weekend - even if it wasn't for me! So I cast on in some pink Patons Jet that I had left over from the childs shalom that I knit for Kiddo #1 a few months back - and here it is, a Simple Knitted Vest for Kiddo #2. So simple, so rewarding. Thank you Leonie.

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Knitting socks this cold Melbourne winter. I'm using my new beautiful Symphonie wooden needles - so smooth a good to hold. And fingering weight hand dyed (by me!) yarn. This is my second attempt at knitting socks and I'm hoping to have a least one by the end of winter!


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