Knit me quick.

If you have a couple of spare hours grab 5 ball's of big softie  from sidar and a pair of 10 mm needles. I got mine from c and h fabrics but you could try  John Lewis or any wool shop.

Down load this free pattern ( not for commercial use please)! And cast on.

Using a crochet hook sew in the ends, insert the hook along the knit line
 twisting in and out wrapping the yarn around the needle and pull through, cut.

You can also thread the loose ends onto a large needle and weave the needle
 along the knitting line pull through and cut.

When you have sewn in all the loose ends, wrap enough yarn around a book
mine measured 22 cm x 15 cm, to make the fringe. Cut along the natural indent,
 and you have a neat pile of yarn to make the fringe with.

Make the yarn into bundle's of two, or whatever you feel looks good.

Using a crochet hook start making the fringe by sliding the hook into the first stitch.

Loop two strands of yarn folded in half around the crochet hook and slip through.

Slip the yarn through the loop and pull, your first,
 cont. along the cast on and off row to make the fringe.

                                                        Happy  Christmas

14 days before Christmas two elves delivered to me ...........

A home made sweetie house ! Then the little elves decorated my christmas tree .

I had planed to visit some of the open houses in Brighton and Hove so this visit had to wait until Sunday.

The starting point for this sadly whistle stop tour, was Tessa Wolfe Murray and Guests where I loved the stitched textile's from Wendy Dolan. Next up at Wilbury Grove was Wu&Wu
from the talented Fiona Hewitt, I had often seen her range in John Lewis and other department stores and boutiques, not realising she is based in Hove.

 Wonderful prints at Boxbrid Gallery and Studios from many artist including zara white
and Helen Musselwhite. At 32 Brunswick Street West I saw for the first time the
 work of Nicole Carman and loved her canvas photography, also showing was Sarah Jones,

 I have been a fan of her work for many years and she did not disappoint with some amazing new prints. Last but not least, was Cross Street Workshop fantastic ideas for christmas presents, if you could bear to part with any of the wonderful household textiles by Pintuck, vintage crockery
 from Anna Tilson and these gorgeous prints from Mary Fellows.

 

Love this party invite

Found this really sweet party invite in one of my favourite blogs blogshttp://bleubirdvintage.typepad.com/blog/2010/12/oh-you-pretty-things.htmlfavourite

Quick trip to Lewis

Before I became temporarily housebound with the snow, I had a quick tip to Lewis and spent a pleasurable few hours hunting out vintage fabric and vintage paper patterns, but no trip to Lewis would be complete without popping into Bills http://www.bills-website.co.uk/for a quick cuppa.
Amazingly I was able to resist their yummy cakes. I got these patterns in The Thread Needles market and the man who sold me the patterns, told me that the Lady he had bought the patterns from used to live in India and she would have these patterns and the fabric shipped out in the 1950's .

love it or loath it

Love it or loath it, for now the snow has gone from sunny Brighton.

Just in time for the big freeze, I up-cycled these old cream Ikea  curtains (www.Ikea.com), using the old curtains as lining it's made a cold room into a toasty warm (maybe it's bit too pink !!! Can it be too pink for a seven years old girl ?) bed room.


I allso made bunting so easy !!!!!! and fun !

 For the bunting I used a mixture or vintage, recycle and new fabric, the new fabric came from
                                              Fabric Land (www.fabricland.co.uk)

And !!!!!! Just to give the walls a girly feel I used these stickers....

Retro

There are two of the paper patterns I found, the girls dress is so  sweet, possibility from the sixties.  It could look fab made up for a party dress or just a change from leggings and denim.

 The women's bathing suit will make a fab bikini with a little "nip and tuck" red poka dot ? and a ruffle or frill across the bottom, looking forward to sharing the real thing ! with you.

vintage vintage vintage

Lately I have been scouring the local charity shops and good old e-bay, for vintage paper patterns and vintage tea towels.  I am posting a few finds from my trawl.  The vintage tea towel is going to be re made into a bag ? pillow case ? cushion ? lampshade ? apron ? the possibilities are endless, I will post the end result.