Orange burst

This week I've knitted up some linen and cotton shawls, this one is the orange and brown, i first knitted this colour combo some 2 years ago, and loved it, i'm still lovin it, unfortunately the sun wasn't shinning in london today, so the images are a little bit dull. So the vibrant shades are not caught to there best potential, so I'll be retaking some shots once the sun comes out of those clouds.

All in a mornings work

This morning my eyes opened shortly after 3am, gawd... on went the coffee, a little internet therapy. then I set to work on these custom orders, By 10am all was done, so a little photo session was next, upload to flicker, etsy, post here, then a cup of tea, I'm now done, so I'm off for a nap. Good night. ;-)

to long distant friends

http://www.etsy.com/shop/sevenply

When I was younger my then BF, and all the peeps I hung around with were bang into skating and surfing, For about 3 years every weekend we'd pile into our VW campers, or our VW Beatles and head off to the Gower in south Wales or Newquay in Cornwall. Most weekends there was at least 20 of us. I have to admit i was pretty useless at both sports, but I was good at hanging out. Many of the grew from back then, are still surfing their way around the world, some have pitched up on the shores of Australia or California all so they can catch that swell, and ride there boards, So when I saw this store on Etsy, who recycle old skateboards into jewellery, it touched a nerve and reminded me off all those long distant friends, If I could, I'd send them each a ring, but for now i'll just have to view their antics on Facebook.

a little bit of yummyliciousness

This morning I've treated myself to yummyness not just the lemon tart I had for breakfast, but I've also knitted the taupe eyelish yarn that had patiently waited to be used for about 2 months, this morning it could wait no longer and was screaming at me to knit it up.

This is a sneaky peek of the totally yummy eyelash yarn married with a super warm/soft alpaca blend.

I'm infatuated with it.

another tick on my todo list

This is a little summer scarf, well actually I made one for myself during the winter, so it could tuck under the lapels on my jacket, and then I'd wear another scarf, loosely wrapped around my neck, making a double layered scarf, and it works and looks fabulous, So having test run it myself, and giving it 100% quality / design control, I knocked this one up yesterday.

It's a light weight, small little piece, that will fit in your purse for handy access, or to just accessorise your spring outfit, with a fibre statement piece necklace. The colours in this yarn, and the loose weave are reminding me very much of the neck pieces that the Maasai wear.

I'll be making a few more in other colours in the coming weeks.

Sample top

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=42830745

So this is that lovely coral red cotton yarn, Last night I stayed up very late to finish this. This one is just the sample, i'll probably make future ones a little longer, so it sits just on the hips, rather than just above the hips. I'm liking the simplicity of the top, But most of all i love the colour, which will look utterly lovely in the summer when the skin is glowing with a little suntan.

tweed effect

I think from the time I began this poncho to completing it yesterday, it took about 3 months.

I'd knitted the first 10 rows, only to need the remaining yarn for something else - which needed finishing more urgently. then as life goes, one thing then another kept me from finishing it. So yesterday, despite having orders to complete, I really was getting brain pains from all the unfinished projects, So I set about finishing them. This is one completed project ticked of the 'to do list', hopefully tomorrow, I'll be able to photograph some others to share with you.