I posted the 10 Beanies this week. Some of these beanies you may have seen from other posts. I made all the beanies with wool from my stash.
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Showing posts with label Crochet. Show all posts
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival 2011
After attending the Alice Springs Beanie Festival in 2010 I was inspired and decided that I would make some beanies to send to sell at the 2011 Festival.
I posted the 10 Beanies this week. Some of these beanies you may have seen from other posts. I made all the beanies with wool from my stash.
I posted the 10 Beanies this week. Some of these beanies you may have seen from other posts. I made all the beanies with wool from my stash.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Im so Proud...
Hi there, since cracking the crochet code I started to make a granny square rug and it's finished! 
I am very pleased with the result. I feel that the colours go really well together. The rug is only small. It measures approximately 80 x 80cm.
And I of course, I used the left over wool to make a beanie. 
I am still trying to find the perfect way to photograph a beanie. This time I used a tall vase.
I am very pleased with the result. I feel that the colours go really well together. The rug is only small. It measures approximately 80 x 80cm.
And I of course, I used the left over wool to make a beanie. I am still trying to find the perfect way to photograph a beanie. This time I used a tall vase.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Crocheted Beanies
After attending the Alice Springs Beanie Festival and learning more about crochet. I have recently made these 4 crocheted beanies.
The purple one is made from 4 ply baby wool and was surprisingly quick to make. The flowers are ones I learnt how to make at the beanie festival. The grey and white one was a practice I have made it out of some home spun wool.
The next 2 were made from patterns from this book using Patons Inca wool.
They were both quick to make. The red one I made as a practice for the blue one which I have made as a request for a special person. I hope she likes it. 
The purple one is made from 4 ply baby wool and was surprisingly quick to make. The flowers are ones I learnt how to make at the beanie festival. The grey and white one was a practice I have made it out of some home spun wool.
The next 2 were made from patterns from this book using Patons Inca wool.They were both quick to make. The red one I made as a practice for the blue one which I have made as a request for a special person. I hope she likes it.
The Alice Springs Beanie Festival
A few weeks ago I went on holiday with one of my favourite people to Alice Springs. We went particularly for the Beanie Festival. It was wonderful. We also saw a few of the local and not so local sites.
On the Friday we flew to Alice Springs. I had no sleep the night before. I was too worried about not getting up in time to catch the plane. Flying over central Australia was amazing. The colours were like nothing else I have ever seen. It was red and dry with no vegetation and there was not a house in sight. As we flew into Alice Springs we started to see small settlements and amazing rock formations. As we were driving through Alice Springs I was amazed by the colours and the rocks. After yummy home made soup for lunch we headed out to the Beanie festival. In beanie central where you could purchase beanies there were so many weird, wacky and wonderful beanies. We tried on many and purchased a few. They also had a good old fashioned cake stall and I ate 2 yummy honey joys. That night was the official opening with some great music. 
On the Saturday we went into the centre of Alice Springs and looked through the shops and gallery's and purchased our souvenirs. We also went to an excellent textile exhibition called "Rocks in my Head" by Melbourne artist Julie Langford. In the afternoon we went back to the beanie festival and saw the official exhibition. I was amazed by the competition beanies. Their artists were amazing and so creative. Truly inspirational. I also completed a drop in class in the foyer and learnt how to make felted buttons and beads. We also went to the play reading of "A Head Full of Love." It was read by Colette Mann and Roxanne McDonald and it was awesome. There were some real home truths in this play for me. They talked about how worries are crocheted or knitted away as we create.
On Sunday we went to the Todd Mall Market and I purchased some craft supplies. Then we went back to the beanie festival. That afternoon I completed 2 drop in classes. I learnt how to make a needle felted butterfly broach and ruffled edge crochet flowers. We also saw the beanie Olympics where one contestant made a crochet beanie in about 10 minutes. Wow. 
The beanie festival was a great experience. I would definitely recommend that you go or at least look at the website here for a taste. Going to central Australia was also an experience I will never forget. It's a fantastic place to see. Finally a very big thank-you to our hostess and host. Thank-you for having us to stay and being our guide and taxi service. We had a fantastic time.
On the Friday we flew to Alice Springs. I had no sleep the night before. I was too worried about not getting up in time to catch the plane. Flying over central Australia was amazing. The colours were like nothing else I have ever seen. It was red and dry with no vegetation and there was not a house in sight. As we flew into Alice Springs we started to see small settlements and amazing rock formations. As we were driving through Alice Springs I was amazed by the colours and the rocks. After yummy home made soup for lunch we headed out to the Beanie festival. In beanie central where you could purchase beanies there were so many weird, wacky and wonderful beanies. We tried on many and purchased a few. They also had a good old fashioned cake stall and I ate 2 yummy honey joys. That night was the official opening with some great music. On the Saturday we went into the centre of Alice Springs and looked through the shops and gallery's and purchased our souvenirs. We also went to an excellent textile exhibition called "Rocks in my Head" by Melbourne artist Julie Langford. In the afternoon we went back to the beanie festival and saw the official exhibition. I was amazed by the competition beanies. Their artists were amazing and so creative. Truly inspirational. I also completed a drop in class in the foyer and learnt how to make felted buttons and beads. We also went to the play reading of "A Head Full of Love." It was read by Colette Mann and Roxanne McDonald and it was awesome. There were some real home truths in this play for me. They talked about how worries are crocheted or knitted away as we create.On Sunday we went to the Todd Mall Market and I purchased some craft supplies. Then we went back to the beanie festival. That afternoon I completed 2 drop in classes. I learnt how to make a needle felted butterfly broach and ruffled edge crochet flowers. We also saw the beanie Olympics where one contestant made a crochet beanie in about 10 minutes. Wow. The beanie festival was a great experience. I would definitely recommend that you go or at least look at the website here for a taste. Going to central Australia was also an experience I will never forget. It's a fantastic place to see. Finally a very big thank-you to our hostess and host. Thank-you for having us to stay and being our guide and taxi service. We had a fantastic time.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Drum Roll Please ... Ta Da!
Last night I had a Ta Da moment. Twelve months practice and the penny finally dropped. Crochet wise that is.
During blog exploring two years ago, I came across this talented lady and have been so inspired by her crochet work. The beautiful vibrant colours and lovely wool she uses drew me in, I wanted to learn. Not knowing anyone who can crochet I set out to teach myself. How hard could it be? In my early twenties I taught myself to knit so I though in my early thirties I could teach myself to crochet too. I was wrong. Piles of tangled yarn, difficulty interpreting and reading instructions, many cups of tea and much frustration, I was defeated, I couldn't do it.
At last years craft fair I attended a workshop to learn how to crochet. By the end of the hour and a half session, I could roughly double crochet. I have been practicing this. Last weekend, I set out with the help of these books (see below) to teach my self some other crochet stitches.
Last night I sat down with the books again and attempted the granny square. Success, I mastered it and this was the result.
I picked up the wool at a local hippy market. I am supposed to be stash busting at the moment, but I found the colours irresistible. The wool is soft, lovely and a bit rustic.
I am so proud I cracked the crochet code. I now don't understand why I found it so difficult.
During blog exploring two years ago, I came across this talented lady and have been so inspired by her crochet work. The beautiful vibrant colours and lovely wool she uses drew me in, I wanted to learn. Not knowing anyone who can crochet I set out to teach myself. How hard could it be? In my early twenties I taught myself to knit so I though in my early thirties I could teach myself to crochet too. I was wrong. Piles of tangled yarn, difficulty interpreting and reading instructions, many cups of tea and much frustration, I was defeated, I couldn't do it.
At last years craft fair I attended a workshop to learn how to crochet. By the end of the hour and a half session, I could roughly double crochet. I have been practicing this. Last weekend, I set out with the help of these books (see below) to teach my self some other crochet stitches.
Last night I sat down with the books again and attempted the granny square. Success, I mastered it and this was the result. I picked up the wool at a local hippy market. I am supposed to be stash busting at the moment, but I found the colours irresistible. The wool is soft, lovely and a bit rustic. I am so proud I cracked the crochet code. I now don't understand why I found it so difficult.
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