so... I've made a hat :)

I have made my first ever hat :) and I'm so proud of it!! It turned out a bit different from the original idea, but it looks good anyway. I used circular needles for the first time ever and faced challenges along the way, but Mr Internet is so wise ;) Thanks to him, I made it!! Yay!!

 I started off by making a 5 cm wide and 60 stitches long ribbed brim. Then 2 cm of purl and afterwards knit stitch for about 16 cm. Then I started decreasing. Afterwards I used my fabulous POM POM MAKERS that I only recently got from a friend of mine and there it is :)

Sweet pouch swap hosted by Sew Delicious

Sew Delicious hosted a wonderful swap this December. The idea was to make a Christmas themed pouch and add a few goodies. I found it so brilliant and inspiring that didn't hesitate at all to participate. Here are the details: http://www.sewdelicious.com.au/2014/11/sweet-pouch-swap-christmas-edition.html My adventure began with as a flop, though. My initial partner had to withdraw for personal reasons and I was devastated. Fortunately, Ros from Sew Delicious offered to swap with me and...here is the outcome :)

Ros sent me this:

a beautiful pouch and loads of Australian goodies not to mention my new buddy, Mr Kangaroo ;)


The pouch is so well-made and sooo beautiful. I'm absolutely in love with it!

Back and front of the pouch. Believe me! Photos don't do it justice!

I sent this:

 Christmasy pouch made of felt with hand-sewn decorations

filled with goodies - all of my favourite Milka and Kinder Bueno sweets

  and a few 'extras'- patchwork cloth, a bookmark and buttons

 This is how I made the pouch. I used felt as it has this nice feel to it and is quite versatile. I decided to decorate the pouch with some Christmasy motifs and went for a Xmas tree and a bag full of presents. I used my wonderful sewing machine, but since I'm a beginner to the sewing world, I used the machine for the pouch and the inner pouch only and hand - sewed the zipper and the deco. Sure there is a way to do it all on the machine, but I'm a the beginner's level now, so, even though it took me ages ;) it was worth it!

my 'to-do-list'

I have just seen this fabulous tutorial on how to make an 'ON THE GO READING PILLOW' :)

Here's the link to the webpage. A fabulous idea.. the only question is whether my abilities are advanced enough to face it ;)

http://www.polkadotchair.com/2012/09/on-the-go-reading-pillow-tutorial.html/

Also found the YARN POM POM LETTERS a fabulous idea. Since my friend gave me the pom pom making set, this is a great project :)

http://www.bespoke-bride.com/2014/10/07/yarn-pompom-letters/

busy bee

After starting yet another project this December, I recalled a conversation with my friend, a crafter, at the beginning of December. She asked me what was on my 'to do list' before Xmas and I said that I wanted to finish the Xmas trees and the shoulder warmer (you can see both under 'December'), but the list just got longer and longer ;)

SNOOT

I knitted a snoot to keep my neck warm and cosy on windy winter days in the North of Spain. Believe me, it can get really cold in this part of this apparently hot country!

 

BEANIE HAT

I started making a hat... I had never knitted using circular needles so it was a bit of a challenge to get started, but now I'm absolutely in love with them. Here's what I'm working on:

STOCKING

I also decided to make a Xmas stocking. Those you get in the shops are beautiful, but no unique, of course ;) so I decided to make my own. It took me a bit to make it as I'm a complete beginner in sewing and quite autonomous so following patterns and tutorials is not my cup of tea. I'm too impatient to read carefully through all the instructions and pieces of advice. Unfortunately, as I result of my 'indepenence' I have to do things twice as I make mistakes. And so it was today...

My first attempt at the stocking...

 

you can tell that the top part is way too wide.. also, the bottom has a weird shape. So... I had to undo and sew again. 

My second attempt:



 
Then, I made another one. This time I was a bit 'more experienced' and improved a bit. There's this old saysing that goes: learn from your own mistakes... Couldn't agree more ;)


 

shoulder warmer...finished ..at last!!

So here I am... with my shoulder warmer...finally finished! It took me ages because I either had no time or 'accidentally' ran out of yarn... but here it is... :)

beautiful things...

The other day a friend of mine, who is a crafter just like me, and I were talking about all the things we make and how very often there's hardly any response from those we give the stuff to. We sometimes feel as if the world didn't care... but we don't mind. We will keep making beatiful things...

Xmas trees

I have decided to make personalised Xmas gifts this year and opted for these sweet lil Xmas trees. They are quick to make, but the outcome is fabulous. I hope my friends are happy to have them.