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Embroidered baby gifts

Posted on May 9, 2013 by craftyally

I made some embroidered vests for my friend’s baby. To prevent the stitch from pulling and ruining the fabric I ironed interfacing to the back of the vests.   For some embroidery advice hop over to embroidery queen Wendy Gratz’ guest … Continue reading →

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When Reality meets Fiction

Posted on January 28, 2013 by craftyally

There once was a loving mother who wanted to knit her darling daughter a beautiful cardigan. She found a pretty pattern and sourced the perfect yarn: a hand-dyed local cashmere/merino/alpaca/wool blend in a colour that would look stunning against her … Continue reading →

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The New Year – and some Xmas pressie chat

Posted on January 13, 2013 by craftyally

Happy New Year! It’s 2013 which, of course, is the year of the Edinburgh Yarn Festival! YarnPony, Jo and I who are organising the day are super excited (and super busy). You can follow the progress and working up to … Continue reading →

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Numbers

Posted on December 1, 2012 by craftyally

Just in time for December 1st I managed to get our Advent Calendar finished. It is inspired by Katie’s beautiful felt calendar. I will spend the next couple of days finishing the ornaments that will go on the tree. I … Continue reading →

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A Wee Rose Red

Posted on September 22, 2012 by craftyally

Ysolda’s Rose Red beret (rav link) must be one of those wonderful little patterns that fulfil every possible knitting craving. An absolute pleasure to knit with some interesting lace and simple cables. Being a small accessory it was a fairly quick … Continue reading →

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The Birthday Box

Posted on July 23, 2012 by craftyally

One of A’s favourite games to play is ‘Birthday’. She loves the singing, the dancing, the birthday cards, the birthday presents and the cake. The imaginary cake usually gets gobbled up really quickly and she has to make some more. … Continue reading →

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Wimmelbüchern

Posted on March 20, 2012 by craftyally

For A’s second birthday she was the lucky recipient of two German Wimmel-Bilderbüchern. Das Grosse Wimmelbuch Durch Stadt und Land by Stephan Baumann (Arena Verlag GmbH, 2000) and Winter -Wimmerbuch by Rotraut Susanne Berners (Gerstenberg, 2003). These are large books without … Continue reading →

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A Bit Lost – book review

Posted on March 2, 2012 by craftyally

My 2-year-old daughter and I have been reading A Bit Lost by Christ Haughton (Walker, 2010). It has lovely illustrations and is such a wonderfully fun and interactive book that I simply had to share it. Little Owl bounces out of … Continue reading →

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