My First Sock In Progress!

I've never knitted socks before, but my dad's girlfriend bought a sock knitting kit for when she went on her last holiday. Before she went away, she showed it to her mum who laughed in her face and said "YOU---knit socks!? I don't think you've got the patience- I wouldn't bother taking that on holiday with you- it'll be thrown in the pool on the first day!" so guess who got asked..."Can you make me these socks please?"...Yep, you guessed it- yours truly! I've been on YouTube trying to work out how on earth I'm going to do it, especially as I've gone through my whole knitting existence never touching double pointed needles before!! SO this is my sock in progress. I'm using a bog standard acrylic yarn until I get the hang of it it--THEN I'm moving onto the good stuff!!!...In the meantime...Any help!!? x

Barbie Hat...

Barbie looked a bit bare- she needed something to give her new dress a bit of oomph- and what's better than a new hat! It's like a slouch hat / beanie / bobble hat / tea cozy / beret all mushed into one :D I matched the bobble to her boots to complete the look! ;)

Friendship Bracelet...

My friend from Tokyo just came to stay with me, and she asked me if there was anything I wanted her to bring from Japan, so I requested a Kumihimo disc. I hadn't got a clue how to use it, and the instructions were all in Japanese- eek! But I got on the trusty internet and watched some tutorials and gave it a go. Now I can use it, I absolutely love it! It's so theraputic- I can just sit watching TV or a movie and make bracelet after bracelet after bracelet...

Poppy Brooch

As I mentioned in a previous post, I made the Flowery Bumble Bee Tote Bag for my dad's girlfriend's birthday, but I also made her this poppy brooch. She's been wanting a knitted flower brooch for ages and after countless shameless hints I decided to give her one for her birthday. She was really happy with it and is going to wear it to work as soon as she gets back off holiday :D

Cute Little Pony Sat Nav Cover

My GPS takes a bit of a battering as I usually park up and shove it in my bag and take it wherever I go instead of leaving it in the car, but I didn't have a case for it, so it was getting a bit worse for wear :( In an attempt to look after my belongings a bit better, I knitted this cute little pony cover for it. It was the first time I've changed colour in the middle of a row (I've tried many times before but failed miserably) and I am really keen to try a bit of fair isle knitting now! I still need to work on the tension as I think I pulled the floats a bit too tight, but I'm proud for a first attempt, and it serves a good purpose! :D

Barbie's New Outfit!

I know it's summer, and Barbie might get a little bit hot in this ensemble, but come on now, it's England- you can always use a knitted outfit in summer! So here's one for Barbie :D I'm on my way to finishing a purple little pleated number so I can have a whole army of Barbies in knitted dresses :D

Flowery Bumble Bee Tote Bag :D

It was my dad's girlfriend's birthday at the weekend and she loves anything handmade and unique, which is fantastic news for me as it gives me free reign to get crafting! So I made this bag for her, which she loved when I gave it to her. I was pleased and relieved, as when I asked my boyfriend what he thought, he said "ummm.....it's different?!" -I had no idea idea if that was a good different or a bad different as he wouldn't divulge any more!! I made the red knitted bow just to satisfy my addiction, and cute little flowers which I stitched on. What I love the most is the little bumble bee at the top- I attatched him on a string of white glittery fimo beads that I'd made especially for the job!! She's going on holiday to Fuerta Ventura today for a couple of weeks and has promised me she'll take it with her. I've promised her that if it falls apart, I'll stitch it back up! Haha!