Twice as Nice

Recent Purchases

2008-04-17T22:24:00.000-07:00

I received this wool in the mail today. It's a custom dye job from Jolly Jumbuck - Black Rainbow - been lusting this colourway for a while! I got two skeins of Apollo.

This is fabric I bought from the op shop yesterday - I'm going to make a Wired Up Design knitting tote out of it. I'm going to do a brown inner.

And this is my first side of my brea bag - but it's too small! I didn't read the pattern and only used one strand of yarn - not too. I hate to frog it, but don't know if I'll be bothered to knit the rest to make a small bag for Emma or something. I have to reball my wool now so I can knit two strands at a time.

Dyed This Up Yesterday

2008-04-15T20:36:00.001-07:00

Again I don't think many people read this blog so feel safe putting it up here. It's Bendigo Wool Mills 8ply. Was a very light yellow and white variegated - dyed it up to Autumn Colours - it's for my Woolaholics Cable Swap. I'm knitting this:

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/brea/brea.html

Something Special

2008-04-14T20:20:00.000-07:00

I just put this in the post today for someone special. Pretty sure she doesn't read my blog - and even if she does she isn't expecting it! I hope she likes it. The wool is so pretty I had trouble giving it up. Will have to dye another batch up for me!

Finished!

2008-01-31T04:34:00.000-08:00

Just in time too. I'm in the Sock A Long Kal5 - object is knit one pair of socks a month for 5 months. Today being the 31st January is the last day of the first month - and finally at 10.30pm I finished these Toddler Socks for Emma:

Now for February. I already have one sock knit, just need to finish the second one of these - Boyfriend socks for DH:

Pay It Forward

2008-01-24T17:25:00.000-08:00

From the gorgeous Bec's! Its my turn! :)

The first three people to comment on this post will receive a gift from me, sometime within the next 365 days. Who knows when it will turn up, or what it will be, but rest assured, it will arrive. All you have to do is promise to make the same declaration on your blog, and send out gifts to three of your lovely readers. Easy Peasy.

Some shorties I've knit for an online friend (includes my first embelishment)

2007-03-05T01:35:00.000-08:00

Front

Detail

Detail

My Sewing Room!

2007-01-21T19:38:00.000-08:00

From the top:

My Embroidery Machine (mind the fruit bowl - it's sitting on a cupboard in the dining/family room)

Sewing Room - in the corner is our filing cabinet, then my scrap bins, cottons, and then my desk - with overlocker and sewing machine on it.

In the cupboard - boxes of fabric - from the bottom - bamboo, hemp jersey, MM, next box is cottons, next is knits, next is flannelette, in the box if hemp, and cream flannelette. Hanging up is outfits by Theresa.

Next pic is my embroidery stuff, and my instocks (not much there at present cause they're all waiting to be snapped).

Next pic is more boxes of fabric - fleece, and flannelette. A green bag full of nappies to be snapped, and a roll of white suedecloth.

Last pic is a better pic of my desk. The nappies on the floor are AIO's (a bulk pack) I have just put elastic in.

Bulk Pack Finished!

2007-01-21T19:31:00.000-08:00

I just finished my first Baker's Dozen of AIO's!

It included two applique's - the sun one posted a few days ago, and this cute ducky!

Exciting New Product

2007-01-17T20:10:00.000-08:00

I just ordered my first batch of a new product line for Twins in Cloth - these will be sold on ozebaby and will compliment the current product line at Twins in Cloth.

Just because I'm nice here's a sneak pic

More Photos

2007-01-17T15:40:00.000-08:00

From the top - Emma's birthday outfit, Brandon's birthday outfit, Emma in her flirty skirty I knitted for her (Brandon has some shorties from NC Swap), and last my GDUNH prize - a bamboo nappy with panda embroidery.

Photo Time!

2007-01-17T15:35:00.000-08:00

First is a sneak peek of the soaker (from my own pattern) that I'm working on.

Next is my wool I got from Ali at Bumnaround (a mix of kettle and gradient dyeing).

Next we have a sneek peak at an upcoming appliqued MM AIO

Update!

2007-01-15T16:32:00.000-08:00

I've almost got a bulk pack done for a customer (a Baker's Dozen). She wanted an embroidered Malden Mills AIO - but I stuffed up and it's not in the centre - so that will be a second coming up soon! It's a Teal 200wt Malden Mills Size 2 - with an appliqued/embroidered Sun - the sun is done with bright orange velour, and bright yellow polar fleece. It looks ace - just a shame it's off centre!
I've almost finished the waistband on my "own pattern" soaker! I received my wool yesterday in the mail from Bumnround - it's gorgeous! Ali has removed the pics already so I can't show you - but it's a mix of gradient and kettle dyed wool - one in girly colours and the other in boy colours.
My stitch markets from Patty Melon Knits should be here this week, then I'll only be waiting on my bamboo circulars!
I hope to get my wholesale order done for Baby Soft Landings this week, then I can start back on instocks! I plan to have a fully stocked shop come the 1st Feb (when the GDUNH starts) - including AIO's, fitteds and covers. Then I can start working on some special OOAK items for my ozebaby store.

First Post

2007-01-14T21:50:00.000-08:00

This blog has been created so that I can show off my creative creations. Some will be for sale in my coming soon Twins in Cloth Ozebaby store - whilst others are for my kidlets.

So what am I working on at present? Lots! I'm working on a bulk pack for a customer, a wholesale order for Baby Soft Landings, my own soaker/shorties pattern, plus some machine embroidered/appliqued Malden Mills AIOs/covers for Ozebaby.