Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Yarn Along

Firstly in case you mised it im hosting a giveaway of Greener Shades dyes, feel free to head on over and enter!
For Ginnys yarn along this week im sharing this Peasy cardigan that I finished off this week. I almost finished it at the end of last winter but the weather got too hot for it thus finishing it lost all appeal.
Finishing it off has been a perfect instant gratification project for at the moment when Im so buisy packing for our new house.
Ive been Reading "Free To Learn" Which has lots of great knowledge, examples and ideas about Steiner education. To the children at nap time our book this week is 'The Tale of Tom Kitten" by Beatrix Potter. They love the mischevious kittens:)
 Here I am wearing my Peasy Cardigan it while working on another craft project, one that I am ridiculously excited about!
 Ive begun my A Gardeners Journal Quilt!
I bought most of the supplies for it from a lady who had a stall next to mine at my local market.
She happened to have some fabrics that id been wanting for a while at a very reasonable price so I bought them with money that I recieved for my birthday. I even got the cute little pins which I love:)
 Here are some of the fabrics I chose. Dont they look perfectly gardeny?
 I found this cute tin the other day while packing and sorting. I forgot that I had it but its perfect for storing all my quilt pieces that ive been cutting.
Meanwhile I was lucky enough to have some live 'music' to enjoy. Whan better drums than up turned pots and pans with knitting needle drum sticks?
Posted by karen at Wednesday, June 15, 2011

21 comments:

  1. oh, what a great cardigan!! i must learn how to knit one of these days. and the quilt. can't wait to see more of yours!

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  2. I'm just bubbling over wanting to talk to you about so many things in this post! Ah!

    First... THE CARDIGAN IS STUNNING. I want 5 like it. Seriously, it's just gorgeous.

    Second...I love the fabric choices for your quilt. I'm working on a grandmother's flower garden quilt for my daughter in a very similar color palette, but more heavy on the pinks. The pattern you're using looks like a lot of fun! I've been obsessed with polka dot fabrics lately, so the green really caught my eye. So pretty and vintage and classic...

    I'll stop now, and let someone else ramble on in how cool that cardigan is.

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  3. Definitely feels good to finish something and then get to wear it :)
    I have never seen The Tale of Tom Kitten looks sweet.

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  4. Lovely cardigan, and those fabrics are wonderful - really jump out as a garden quilt, look forward to seeing it's progress.

    x

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  5. I love your Peasy cardigan...:)

    I have this pattern and Im going to knit it in Rowan the colour called ginger it's an burn't orange colour.
    I just got my wool in the post. Have you checked out WEBs (Yarn.com) they have good sales. While the OZ $ so high it cheaper than the wool shops over here.

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  6. Looking forward to the quilt being pieced together -- the fabric is definitely gardeny. Love it!

    Fantastic job on the cardigan. It looks so comfy.

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  7. Your cardigan is beautiful - I love the color! And the quilt...looks like quite the project, and I can't wait to see how it turns out...

    I will have to look at "Free to Learn." Because what I really need is another book to add to the pile I have yet to read... but it looks interesting. xo

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  8. The cardigan is so lovely!!! And I love the last pic of the boys banging on the pots with the needles, though I don't think I could do that!!! And I the fabric for your quilt is so pretty--it reminds me of summer and lemonade! Happy Wednesday!

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  9. Wow! What a great cardigan. Nice job!

    That quilt is going to be gorgeous.

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  10. The cardie looks just gorgeous!
    And I love the alternative use of knitting needles!!

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  11. Beautiful job on the Peasy! It's on my short list of sweaters to knit next.
    That waldorf book sounds great as well!

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  12. You've made a good start on your quilt, the fabrics you chose are really lovely, I'm sure it will look wonderful when it's finished and I look forward to seeing your progress.

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  13. There is so much exciting in this post! Your cardigan looks fantastic! I love the colour and it looks great on you. Plus you're working on a quilt! I can't wait to see more!

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  14. Lovely cardigan! And I can't wait to see your quilt - the fabrics look wonderful :)

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  15. i am a cardigan fiend and must tell you that your peasy is so pretty. great job!

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  16. Your cardigan is beautiful, I really love the colour. I also think the fabric you picked for your quilt are gardenlicious!

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  17. Those pins are just so cute.

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  18. The cardigan is so beautiful! And thanks for the book recomendation...I've added it to my (ever expanding) reading queue. Have a lovely week!

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  19. the sweater's a beauty! ahh.. nice quiet peaceful table crafting. looks dreamy with the sun coming in thru the star. x

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  21. What a beautiful cardigan. I love the idea of using a tin to store cut patchwork pieces - no more would go missing. I think I might need to institute one of those in my workspace.

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