Wordless Wednesday

It’s still Wednesday for a few more minutes!

Buttons buttons buttons

When I was growing up, my nana had this big container of buttons that I used to love sorting out into colours and shapes.  I’ve always loved pretty buttons (not to mention I’d love to start my own button collection like my nana) so when a friend started selling handmade buttons I was in heaven!

Check out the gorgeous buttons I received in the mail this morning!  The orange and pink ladybirds already have something waiting for them and Morgan has claimed the owls and ordered me to knit her something.

For anyone else out there who loves buttons as much as me (or even if you don’t) check out Buttons by Benji for heaps more gorgeous buttons (and she’ll send anywhere in the world), I know I’ll be getting more in the very near future

Nicci is also having a giveaway this month to win $100 worth of buttons, all you have to do is create something, whether it be knitting, sewing or even using them as an embellishment, and
e-mail her photos and you’ll be in to win.

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FO Olearia

 
Pattern :  Olearia by Georgie Hallam
Yarn :  TWC Utiku, 226gms Cherry

I was lucky enough to be a test knitter for tikki again.  This time for her latest pattern Olearia.  Olearia is a gorgeous wee pattern that features three different designs – two cardigans and a shrug, all which are knit seamlessly and easy to knit. 

I knit the 2nd version of the cardigan which features a gathered bodice with a plain stockinette body and did capped sleeves instead of long sleeves.  I really enjoyed knitting this cardigan, as all of tikki’s patterns, it was easy to follow, well set out and simple to knit.  

If you want to buy the pattern, check out Ravelry here or tikki’s blog here, sizes range from size 1 – size 8 making it great value for money!!

I’m also licensed to sell all versions of this pattern so if you don’t knit and would like one, e-mail me at info@littlemooknits.co.nz or see http://www.littlemooknits.co.nz/knits/olearia for more information.

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And she returns…

As some of you may be aware, I offer custom knits.  I’ve been able to offer the Milo Vest since about October  but it’s not something I used to advertise a lot.  In an effort to get myself better known, I launched Little Moo Knits properly just over a month ago.

I have to thank my lovely partner for doing the website for me, I couldn’t have done it without him (seriously I wouldn’t of known where to start.)

I now offer 7 different custom knits which are

• Milo Vests

• Pinwheel Beanies

• Pinwheel Sunhats

• Kaia Babydoll

• Olearia

• Dolce Beret

• Longies, which I don’t currently have a photo of, but there’s one coming very shortly

There’ll be a few more coming in the next couple of months as well!!

I promise some more knitting updates next week, I’ve been lucky enough to be a test knitter on a few things recently (including the Olearia and Dolce Beret pictured above) so have a heap of updating to do.

Woolly Mail

Last month a friend of mine, Julia released a pattern for some quick and easy (not to mention cute) snakes, “Snakes & Adders”

She then held a competition, which was simply to knit a snake!  How easy was that?  So that's what I did, then DP saw me knitting one up and decided he’d knit one too.  And low and behold he won!

And because I’d made him enter it, he let me choose the gift – we ended up going with a vanilla soaker for Morgan to wear at night time to hopefully stop the leaks we’ve been having.  Here’s the lovely package we received in the mail this morning.

Close up of the Stitchmarkers

Morgan was more than happy to try on the soaker for mummy but wouldn’t stay still long enough for me to get decent photos.

Thanks Julia!! They fit perfectly (and I’ve even saved the chocolate for DP) :P