It turned out to be a skirt...

 

And a very cute skirt at that. Fits a 24 inch waist, which means it's too big for Florence really, much to her irritation! I've promised her a purple one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going to make one for a grownup next, after the couple of hats I have on order.

Pink and fluffy

Today's work in progress will either be a dress for a little girl or a skirt for a bigger girl. Time will tell...

Really rather snowy!

It feels like it's been snowing forever. We had to dig the car out today to move it to lower ground so Colin can get to work on Monday. As fast as we gritted the road, the wild ponies were licking up the salt.

In between digging and drinking hot chocolate I listed more things on Folksy, including these rather cute hair decorations

More to follow tomorrow :)

Daisy chain didn't bring Spring!

Hmm, the weather has gone downhill rapidly since I made the daisy chain! Not to be deterred, I'm making more and they will soon appear on my folksy shop. Advance orders are being taken!

Daisy chain

Daisy chain from shetland wool to encourage spring on its way!

Browny jumper is done

It's taken a while, but I have finally sewed in the last end (and there are many of those with a colour change every 1 to 3 rows!) and have the browns jumper finished and for sale on Folksy http://folksy.com/shops/TheRainbowSheep

And, yes, it snowed last night and we had a power cut. Soon be spring! Crocheting daisy chains to hurry spring along..

Work in progress

The latest jumper, inspired by the rocks, mosses and lichens where I live

It feels like spring has sprung!

Went for a potter down Gogbatch today as it is flat (ish) at the bottom and Florence wanted to ride her scooter. It was such a beautiful day, blue skies, birdsong, and a hint of warmth in the sun. We watched Ravens doing their flipping over thing, Buzzards soaring and a Red Kite who had popped over for a visit. The Alders were glinting purple from their catkins and the black Ash buds were getting fatter. We also saw two lambs and the wild horses on a nearby hill. What a wonderful place to live.

And as a bonus the washing dried outside (almost)! Back to the knitting now...

My two favourite models

Florence and Hollie wearing their Rainbow Sheep jumpers. Thanks girls!
If you would like one for yourself send me a message - any colourway, any size.

Doggy coat from recycled wooly jumper

The jumper was my mother-in-law's, it looked lovely on her but looks much cuter on Didi the puppy!

Snow again

Rather lovely alpacas who live up the road

Back online, hurray!

I've found it so hard to have no access to the internet at home this past year. Quite isolating in a way. I have been knitting like a good 'un though and have sold a lot of things, now my stocks are a bit depleted. I have decided to concentrate on original designs, like this blue jumper, with a few hats, brooches and teacosies thrown in as light relief when I am sewing in the ends! There are a lot of ends...

Quick look over the road to see the wild ponies!

It's hard to blog without an internet connection!

We've had no internet at home since February, makes blogging a little tricky! Still knitting though :)
Only got two more shows this year, Saturday 1st December at the Malvern Christmas Lights fair, and Saturday 8th at Made in Shropshire in the square in Shrewsbury.
I am focussing more on the stripey textured jumpers I make, here are the latest two:

I've also been making crochet roses with mohair:

Belated happy new year!

Spent several hours this morning updating my Folksy shop, lots more hats and things on there now. I've been working on a skirt recently in lovely blues, just needs some ribbon to finish it off.

Last fair of the year

At Leominster Victorian fair tomorrow, 10th December. Selling the usual hats and booties, plus flat felt and spotty buttons!

Nice day in Tenbury

It was a bit nippy in Tenbury yesterday! The market stalls had ice on the tops and woolly hats were definately needed. My sweetest sale was to a lovely woman who was in the early stages of pregnancy and bought a pair of little booties as the first gift to her baby :)

Tenbury AppleFest this weekend

Just about ready for our first outing of the autumn at the AppleFest in Tenbury Wells on the south Shropshire border. Felted some new hats - we had to light the woodburner to dry them and sweltered for a couple of days! Pricing, making business cards, pickling onions, it's all go in this little corner of the Long Mynd.

Hats drying in front of the fire

wild horses up the road, nothing to do with hats

Where it all happens

Where you can see us over the next few months

We have booked a few fairs over the next three months, come and say hello!

Saturday 15th October Tenbury Apple Festival, Tenbury Wells
Saturday 12th November Church Stretton School Craft Fair, Shropshire
Saturday 3rd December Malvern Christmas Lights Fair
Saturday 10th December Leominster Victorian Christmas Fair


We are also making a Folksy shop, which is part of a community of people who make and sell all sorts of things. It's a slow process when you have a busy 4 year old at home, but we are at the stage of listing things now. The shop address is http://www.folksy.com/shops/TheRainbowSheep

latest hats