Petunia

A knitted girl just for me.

Started on my surprise weekend away and finished while watching Gavin and Stacey.

From this knitty book

A companion for Lulu Sky.

Bendigo Cottons and hair yarn from Mum

Way too hot for her new cardi today!

A book bargain

I purchased this book for the grand sum of 27 cents. The postage from the US, was a killer though!

For the love of lace

this sweet lace bow in the ballerina's hair got me seeing lace eveywhere I looked

The Snowblink Tank

Linen Bunny and Lace Pouch

The seamstress Print

even the knitted babe is loving the lace!

I have a vintage pattern that I am going to have a go at using to make a lace tank like the ones in Supre for $40, but oh so much nicer... I hope!

Vintage lace curtains here I come!

Birthday wishes

It is the ballerina's 12th birthday next week. She has asked for clothes for herself and clothes for her knitted babe. I have been having way too much fun with the latter!

A Fashion Show

relaxed knit hoodie

school uniform

lace top and cuffed shorts

apple print sun dress

lace top with belt and gathered skirt

......starring the one and only Lulu Sky.

All garments have been made by me over the last few days. The ballerina designed the lace top and shorts and "ordered" the school skirt. All of been made from offcuts and repurposed items, including a denim cushion I made about 20 years ago! The belt is a cat collar from reverse garbage. The ballerina had some fun posing the doll and walking the cat walk to tunes on her IPOD, with her toys watching on!

What ever am I going to do when the Knitted babe book is due back at the library next week. I have had it since, dare I admit it.... October. I have been returning, reborrowing, returning etc. I think I need to buy my own copy!

Cool past times

I have been taking advantage of the cooler weather to enjoy some knitting and some baking (choc chip oaty bikkies and jam drops). I have frozen half of each batch to hopefully keep for the school lunches. Lets see how that goes, shall we!
Yesterday afternoon I cleaned the house from top to bottom and last night lit a ton of candles and knitted while the ballerina and I watched the Secret Garden (badly taped from TV in the 90's!) Mr M and the teen had gone off to the tennis, in the wind and rain!

Lazing about in PJ's

Lulu Sky that is, not me!

PJ's made from old PJ top once worn by the teen.
Nothing wasted here.

The knitted babe makes a re-appearance

Lulu Sky now has a tutu and jazz pants. More clothes are coming too. Don't you love the summer holidays? No routine, no school lunches and plenty of time for fun. My apologies to Mr M who returned to work today, and to the teen who has her first part time job at a shoe shop and do not have the same luxuries!

Introducing....

Lulu Sky

The ballerina (formely known as Miss C) has named the knitted babe, at last! She came up with the first name, but the other name was first suggested by Meagan of ecomilf. She came up with Lucinda Sky, which is pretty close! Anywho, a little prize will be on its way to you Meagan, let me know your details and your fave choccy! Thanks to everyone who contributed. Trust me when I say, every name was duly considered!

A hot day calls for a new mini dress of course!

A delicious obsession

I can't help myself, I am addicted to gorgeous gelati coloured cotton. Bendigo Woollen Mills have a sale until 11th December ($9.50 for 200gms) Once I have finished obsessing over outfitting the babe, I will be crocheting some gorgeous motifs of course. Can you tell I have an obsessive disorder? The Knitted babe scored a new maxi dress, refashioned from one of the teen's offcasts (it no longer fitted her in the bust region....hmmm)

I also made a pair of hipster panties as she was rather horrified that I had shown her lace Grandma knickers!

Catching up..

Whilst I may have been M.I.A, there has been lots of things going on that I have certainly been thinking about.... so here they all are in a bumper post!

Courtesy of Weezies Woolies Eye Spy Adventure

The Grand Canyon in May, my brave girls

Spy more adventures over here

As for last week's Gadget I am still stumped! I have a simple mobile phone - I can't get the hang of predictive text, much to the disbelief of the teen! I love my simple camera too (Canon Powershot A510) and have learned how to do the basics. Photocopiers and overlockers scare me, but I can manage a laminator! I don't really use gadgets in the kitchen, except for the occassional blend with the blender and process with the food processor!

Gadget lovers abound here, especially Kellie the theme selector and her iPhone (sigh, but wouldn't know how to use it anyway)

My Secret Weapon of last week would have to be a virtual one - a life preserver. I was metaphorically clinging to it just to keep my head above water. Of course it would have to be as cute as this little knitted number, even if not entirely practical. And I would have skinny arms and legs as well as looking stunning in a woolly cossie!

Thanks Dot Pebbles for modelling. She is of course from The Knitted Babes Book

Recharging the batteries

Since we last spoke on the subject of feeling somewhat overwhelmed, I have taken some time to put myself back together. Mr M challenged me to a game of Squash which energised my mind and body. We went to my brother's house for a lovely refreshing swim and I played "biting spiders" with my niece and nephew in the pool. I shopped to restock the pantry. I read over my assessment tasks and started to think about how to answer them, and then began typing them up. I started knitting a hoodie for the knitted babe (Miss C is sure taking her time in choosing a name) I worked with the teen to sort her stuff and assess what is going back into her room.

A little break to help put things back in perspective!

Thanks for all your lovely comments and support - they warmed my heart.

Still unnamed...

There are a few names to choose from, but Miss C is as yet unconvinced. So I need you to keep those name suggestions rolling in.....the knitted babe is getting somewhat impatient. She is also unimpressed that I took a pic of her in her knickers. But as they are nice, lace patterned ones, and it is a hot day I told her to get over herself!
I have finished her ballet wrap and am working on the tutu. I am convinced that I won't be taking up garment knitting any time soon!

so go on, keep those names coming,remember there is a prize at stake

My Creative Space

Can't wait to get home from work to work on this, using my gorgeous Bendigo Cottons.


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