Sewing and Knitting the Blues

I have been working on some commissions and other things and they are blue (well most of them)!

 

There are two bags that I am making for the baby boy who had the first lot of personalised bunting.  He's having a P.E. style bag and a bigger (probably bucket style) bag for when he goes to nursery.

I have been playing around with ideas in my head and have decided to go for a blue and stars theme.

I am going to add his name and some other bits.

They'll probably be added tomorrow. 

But in the meantime I am loving these! 

Blue is one of my favourite colours and you know when you like a colour

- it just makes you smile and feel good!

 

Look at my backside! 

 

 He he!

 

 Look at the back of the work - I'm so chuffed with myself as it is looking so neat.

So that's one in production.

The next has been finished.  This is for a good friend of mine's son.

He was after a waterproof lined swimming bag. 

I gave him a choice of fabric after he'd said he wanted blue and stars. 

(That made me realise how many blue starry fabric I have!)

These are what I'm using for the ties - and they are from The Resource Centre in Yeovil http://www.thehubyeovil.co.uk/the-scrapstore/4579142456 

and their facebook page is

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hub-Yeovil/248788678590920?fref=ts 

This is a fab place ... a treasure trove for crafters! 

I love it here and end up spending quite a bit

with ideas just brimming in my head as to what projects to utilise the treasures I have bought!

With those adjustable woggle thingy-a-ma-gigs!  What are they called?!

 

I do hope he likes it!

 

So that's the bits I've been sewing.

 

I've been knitting as well!  And I have the perfect model in mind!

 

This one was finished first.  It is the next size up of the Beyond Puerperium cardigan that I love. 

This one is 6-12 months.

 

And this one isn't blue ... but in a snazzy green combination.

 

Jack's dad (my brother) loves green, and him and his girlfriend both want bright for Jack

- so this fitted both in my mind!

And with buttons (bright green to match!)

I absolutely love this pattern!  The link for it is here .... http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beyond-puerperium 

 

It is a fantastic design by the very talented Kelly Brooker

http://www.ravelry.com/designers/kelly-brooker. 

 

I hope to make more of her designs soon. 

Although (whispering here)

 ... she messaged me and asked - as I was such a Beyond Puerperium fan -

if I would test the new pattern format out for it! 

Woo hoo!  Another shoot at the fab BP!

And this is all I had left out of the 100g ball of Stylecraft Merry Go Round yarn in Peacock

 http://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/Wondersoft+Merry+Go+Round+3143+Peacock/0_caea526_CAFA029/PRNC133.htm

And now for the final blue item in this post ...

I saw this advert on the www.ravelry.com site and thought I'd have a nose.  http://www.ravelry.com/groups/ninja8tofus-tofu-shack   

Only to find the cutest jumper!  I decided there and then that I wanted to join in the KAL (although it had already started by then!)  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/teddy-sweater-4  by another fab designer http://www.ravelry.com/designers/terri-kruse 

I chose some Stylecraft Special DK that was already in my stash  http://www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk/

A gorgeous turquoise and pure white for the polar bear!

 

 

Work in progress!

 

Nearly there ...

 

And ta-dah ...

Isn't it cute?! 

I embroidered his eyes and nose on. 

 

Can't wait to see Jack in it (and in the BP too!)

 

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