Hi,
I haven’t got much to show except for some gloves I finished. They go with the scarf I made earlier for mum in the UK. A little piece of New Zealand Possum in them. They aren’t liked here as they eat what they shouldn’t I’m told. I feel a bit sorry for them so maybe I’ll swap to Alpaca as they get the royal treatment!
Until next time,
Linda 🙂
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A couple of pictures of my mums finished quilt and almost finished finger-less gloves…which are done now and posted. The gloves are for my niece although in England she probably needs thermal mittens over there! I love the possum wool made here in NZ as it’s so soft. I discovered that you need to sew up in a matching wool thread as possum isn’t strong enough to use for sewing up and can come apart after a while. The finished article is strong and can be machine washed though.
A bit more sewing for the wool project…
That’s about it!
Have a good week,
Linda 🙂
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Hi,
Finally managed to finish those gloves for a present……can’t believe a month has passed and sat scratching my head wondering where it went! Hope the winter goes as fast.
Woke up one morning thinking i could do with a table top ironing board and while i was out with a friend that day i found a new one in a second hand shop for 5 dollars. Just needed padding a bit. It’s been really handy because although you can’t see it i have a quilt on the floor and not much room to move. I’m expanding at a great rate…as long as it’s not my middle i can live with it!
Lastly i managed to get the companion cushion done to go with the very large one. This one is 14″ by 10″ with a gusset. Half a circle….or maybe tea cozy shape…ish. Enjoyed making it though as it has a bit of all sorts going on.
Hoping we get some sunshine this week!
Until next time,
Linda 🙂
Hi,
A couple of pictures of a fingerless glove. I’ve only done one so far. It’s boring GST time again and it comes round too fast for my liking but i have mini breaks in between. It wouldn’t take that long if i just got on with it! Rather be sewing/knitting !
A present to send to UK. I like that the wool is made in NZ. It’s called Outlaw yarn and it’s made from Alpaca, Possum and Polwarth. At the risk of sounding “silly” here in NZ i wasn’t sure what a Polwarth was so i Googled it. Of coarse it’s a sheep! The mitt feels nice and warm with all those creatures in it 🙂
Until next time,
Linda
Hi There, Ever get the feeling of having too much to do? Well I’m ignoring all the sewing for a few days and decided to knit fingerless gloves….for my mum. Something small to do quickly…well i say quickly but last night i had almost finished the second glove and i dropped a stitch …right down the bottom…i did exactly the same on the first one as well !
Although i managed to put the cushion together for our colour Quarterly group that’s held 4 times a year. This time we have been given the green fabric. Some of the things the ladies make are wonderful. I’ll have to get some photos to put up for next time…
Until next time,
Linda