Monthly Archives: February 2013

YARN BOMBING YOUR OWN BACKYARD

I’VE BEEN YARN BOMBING THE POLES ON MY BACK VERANDAH WITH LONG STRIPS OF KNITTING.I LIKE HOW THE BLUE YARN MATCHES THE PLANT POT IN THE BACKGROUND.SONY DSCTHE TEXTURE OF THE FLUFFY KNITTING YARN ON THIS YARN BOMB FITS IN NICELY WITH MY BACKYARD.SONY DSCI ENJOY LOOKING OUT MY KITCHEN WINDOW & LOOKING AT THESE RAINBOW COLOURED POLES.

FLUFFY BUNNIES. TOYS TOYS.

SONY DSCTHIS LITTLE FLUFFY BUNNY FAMILY LIVES IN MY KITCHEN. THEY EAT CARROTS FOR BREAKFAST, GRASS FOR LUNCH & SPAGHETTI FOR TEA.SONY DSCI MADE THIS LITTLE BUNNY WITH A VERY RICKETY SEWING MACHINE & I MADE THE PATTERN MYSELF WITH SOME SKETCHING PAPER & A GRAPHITE PENCIL.SONY DSCI USED SOME LOVELY FAUX FUR FROM MY LOCAL CRAFT SHOP. I HAND STITCHED THE EYES WITH FELT & A NEEDLE & THREAD.SONY DSCTHIS LITTLE BUNNY WAS HAND STITCHED IN FELT. I DREW THE PICTURE OF THE RABBIT ON THE FELT WITH CHALK THEN JUST CUT OUT THE BUNNY & STITCHED IT TOGETHER.

 

A CUP OF TEA & CROCHET

crochet teaTHIS ADORABLE & ROMANTIC TEA CUP COSIE WAS DESIGNED & HAND CROCHETED BY A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE FOR HER PARTNER WHO LOVES TEA & CROCHETcup of teaTHE COSIE READS ‘I THINK YOUR MY CUP OF TEA’. THIS LITTLE ART & CRAFT PIECE IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A HANDMADE GIFT THAT CONTAINS A PERSONAL MESSAGE & IS VERY ORIGINAL. LOVE IT !!!!!!! PS I ALSO LOVE MY CAT TEAPOTSONY DSC

YARN BOMBED TREE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR STREET

SONY DSCI WAS KNITTING IN FRONT OF THE TV WHEN I GOT THE URGE TO ENGAGE IN SOME KNITTING ANARCHY. I HEADED DOWN MY STREET WITH A BIG PIECE OF KNITTING & SOME CABLE TIES & CREATED SOME STREET ART ON MY STREET.SONY DSCA LADY IN A TRACKSUIT & FLUFFY SLIPPERS GAVE ME THE HAIRY EYEBALL WHILE I WAS TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF MY STREET CRAFT, BUT SHE SAID NOTHING & SHUFFLED OFF QUIETLY.SONY DSCIT WAS DUSK & I TRIED TO TAKE LOTS OF PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE NIGHTFALL JUST IN CASE IT GETS TAKEN DOWN BY EITHER THE LOCAL TEENAGERS OR THE COUNCIL.SONY DSCI WON’T BE SAD IF IT GETS REMOVED, JUST SO LONG AS A FEW PEOPLE SEE IT FIRST & IT HOPEFULLY MAKES THEM SMILE. IF IT IS LEFT ALONE THEN I WILL KEEP AN EYE ON IT & IF OR WHEN IT GETS FADED & TATTERED THEN I’LL CUT IT DOWN MYSELF AS I LIKE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN MY YARN BOMBING.SONY DSC

CUTE CRAFT FOR TEA

SONY DSCTHIS FAT CAT TEAPOT HAS A FACE & EARS FOR A LID & A TAIL FOR A HANDLE.SONY DSC

THIS LITTLE KITTY LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS A WARMING SHAWL OR TEA COSY.

SONY DSCWINK WINK…IT’S TIME FOR TEA!SONY DSCTHIS TEA COSY LOOKS LIKE A PUFFY DRESS ON THIS TEAPOT CATSONY DSCKNITTING TEA COSIES IS AN OLD & QUAINT TRADITION THAT CONTINUES TO BE POPULAR WITH CRAFTERS TODAY.

YARN BOMBING THE LITTLE SCOOTER

SONY DSCI’VE BEEN KNITTING & STITCHING THE COLOURFUL COVERINGS FOR THIS SCOOTER FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT’S STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS BUT I THOUGHT I’D POST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AS A SNEAK PREVIEW.SONY DSCKEEP AN EYE ON THIS SPACE, I WILL POST MORE PHOTOGRAPHS WHEN I HAVE FINISHED YARN BOMBING THE LITTLE SCOOTER. IN THE MEANTIME MAY ALL THE CRAFTERS OUT THERE KEEP ON CREATING CRAFT.