Party, a woolly head and a little progress

Me, Chris and the family all went to Loch Fyne on sat night (after a heavy friday night and a sat spend having many hair of the dogs!) to celebrate the many many birthdays there are in the month of April and May for us. I managed to make four felted cakes in time for the occasion (although didnt manage to find a camera to take a pic of them in time, it all got rather rushed at the end). They went down very well though and I didnt have one left spare to keep for myself looks like I will have to make me a new one. I will try and get a pic of the two my mum stole in the week as they are different from the one below.

Apart from that I have just been getting on with felting some shocking pink merino wool to be my Download festival hair. This is just done by cutting it to the desired lenghts, putting them in some hot soapy water and hand rolling them on a towel. As you can see they are very bright, and they are going to be so comfy and snuggly when they are in my hair!

And finally, now I have managed to sort out the cakes and that fiasco is over I have finally managed to get back onto making some more progress on the Mrs Darcy Cardigan. As you can see from the pic, im still only half way up the sleeve from the post prior to this, but at least I will have time to finish it now.

 

 

 

Birdie hair clip

Today whilst sewing up my Betz White cupcake pin cushion I came up with an idea and a pattern for making little birdie hair clips from recycled, felted charity shop sweaters. Obviously I had some scraps left, so this evening having a lack of anything else to do I have drawn up a pattern and made up this cute little birdie hair clip. I hope you love it as much as I do, he is so cute. I might post a birdie hair clip tutorial up soon as he was so fast and easy to make it seems silly not too.

New ideas and a new face

For weeks I have been trying to make cakes for the family birthday meal out – woolen ones of course but all the patterns I have tried so far just haven’t come out looking anything as good as I would have hoped. In my search I came across Betz White’s cupcakes in a recent issue of lets knit magazine and so decided I best get knitting up a few swatches ready for when I get my copy of Betz’s book to find out how to make the wonderful thing! I have also been scouring a few charity shops for sweaters too felt, I have found some great ones, and shall definitely be moving into recycled felting for my monsters in future due to its eco friendly-ness.

Here is my first venture into the world of felting. I put it through the machine twice on 60 degrees and it has come out in this lovely fabric, im so pleased that it works – Bonus!

You can also see my first finished cupcake! About time, I found one which I love, and i know the women in my family will also love.

And lastly, but not leastly, I have ordered some new glasses today (yep its been one busy day and i’ve not had any tea yet!). I have put a picture of them on here, but not one of me in them, the picture that Chris took I dont like so you will all just have to wait to see me in them . They are fab, and i cant believe there were such a funky plasticy pair that were small enough for my face! Just got to wait to pick them up now so I can fully embrace my inner geek!

Anyway, off for some eats now and then to watch Beowolf!

Mrs Darcy Cardigan

I am currently making thw lovely ‘Mrs Darcy Cardigan’ in teal, the pattern of which can be found here.

This is only my fourth or fifth knit so its a little adventurous and i keep making the odd mistake but it is so beautiful it should all be worth it in the end.

Here you can see the colour that i am knitting it in, its Debbie Bliss Rialto Aran and its lovely to the touch.

 

I am knitting them on a pair of 6.5mm needles which i made myself from some wooden dowling, sandpaper, a pencil sharpener and some fimo. I Love them.

 

 

 

I am also trying to knit some cakes for the familys birthdays but im not sure how successful this will be and whether i will actually finish it or not.

Pure as the driven snow

Hi, its April and it snowed! although by the time I got up there was not a lot of it left. Obviously as this was probably the last and only time it is going to snow where I i this year what more could i do than ask my other half to drive me somewhere high so I could play in the lovely white stuff, of course, he did .

He drove us up to Hartington in Derbyshire and we spent a lovely hour freezing while I built a snowman as the sheep baaaard at us from the neighbouring field. I had a lovely time.

Welcome

Hi,

Well I have started my blog again, why you may ask, simply because the old one had a rather unsavoury address! If you want to check out my old blog of crafty little things that I have created you can see them here although it hasn’t been updated for a long time. I have also created my etsy shop which can be found at monstermagic.etsy.com where you can purchase my lovely plush monsters <3.

Anyway, enough from me, I hope you enjoy my blog.

Helen xxx