blatherskite

Farewell

2008-09-19T21:29:00.001+01:00

Just to say I'm closing down the blog as no one actually seems to be reading it except my sis. Tata for now1

Meet Vera!

2008-08-11T10:20:00.006+01:00

I found Vera at the the weekend! She is my new bust, (we'd all like that wouldn't we??!!) ready to help out at handm@de Oxford. You have to admit, she has a great figure!

Vera.

Also, this weekend, I finished some dimensional fulling on a scarf, made for the lady that created No 1 son's pirate birthday cake. Its a vintage mohair blend, and I'm pleased with the results, so a few of these will make it to handm@de I'm sure. Kindly modelled by Vera of course...

All comments gratefully received as ever! Onwards now to my next project which I think will be a little scarflette!

I'm really back this time!

2008-08-07T20:09:00.004+01:00

Long story, but to cut it short, Ive been in work and toddler land. However, the summer hols are here and Ive got my sticks out ready for handmade oxford Here is a blingy xmas swirly scarf - comments please! The colours are actually much stronger, but our camera is not so great!

Im currently trying out some prototypes, and will post any worth a mention, with the hope that fellow bloggers will say whether or not they'd buy something like it...

Well, I'm off to get planning...hurrah!

P.S I got a distinction for the essay!!! Hoorah x 2!

Hooray!

2008-06-18T20:26:00.002+01:00

Just to say that the essay is finished, handed in and a rapidly receeding memory! I can now get back to my sticks! Hooray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still here...

2008-06-05T20:41:00.002+01:00

Ive not been around for ages, as I'm so busy just now. Ive got a 5000 word essay to finish for my Masters, work of course, and looking after the littleys means Ive even been too tired for knitting!

Good woolly news came back from both Scandinavia and the Scottish highlands I'm pleased to report. The scottish stuff wa spun and dyed in situ so very exciting! I can't upload photos just now unfortunately, but they will follow I'm sure.

Bad news is that ubelievably, our little littleys buggy was stolen from outside our house last week. Maybe I'm naive, but WHO would stoop so low? It felt vey personal and apart from the cost to ourselves, I'm quite upset about it. I can only hope that what goes around comes around. Honestly.

Woolly update!

2008-05-24T19:54:00.006+01:00

As promised some long overdue pics! Firstly the bobbly tweedy bits.

Im pleased with the way this has felted. It is made from very reasonably priced heather tweed from here.

Next, a couple of pics of a recent scarf made from some vintage mohair mix. Ive used a drop stitch to create different sized random spacings. I'm not sure I like it! Some days I do, some I dont! Any comments are welcome as always.

Finally, just to prove I'm not the only one creating in our house, I'm very pleased to present the artwork of littley #1 - bear in mind he is 2 years, 9 months. Its his first ever recognisable picture and Ithink it's great!!!!

Lazy blogger...

2008-05-23T20:31:00.002+01:00

Being back to work means I'm super tired and haven't been fulfilling blogging duties! Im making this a short one, as Ive not got any lovely piccies to show yet, but this week I received the smashing news that woolly (2 l's, no e!) goodness is coming my way from my sisters scandinavian travels. My Mum and Dad have been in Scotland which is also a woolly haven, so strict instructions to purchase anything vaguely sheepy have been made - I'm awaiting good yarn news from there also! My problem might be using it - I like looking at it all in my stash too much sometimes!!!

Ive been making some tweedy felty bobbly numbers this week with some lovely Scottish wool I got online and Im pleased with the results so far. Pics to follow I promise!

just a thought...

2008-05-14T22:03:00.000+01:00

...is wooly one l or two?

Wooly head!

2008-05-10T20:35:00.003+01:00

Durrr!!! Spot the obvious mistake with the pictures! Obviously there is as much wool in my head as in my wooly stash!

Ok - in a radio One stylie, 'what rocks and what sucks?'

What rocks?

Spending my wooly earnings from the fete on more wooly goodness today (I have found a new shop which nearly makes me wet myself when I go in!!!)

What sucks?

Being back at work, away from my littleys.

Pah!

Ive updated more in my shop (if anyone is actually reading this , I'm not sure if anyone does - there probably is a counter thingy on here but who knows where I might find it?) and I need to think of ways to promote my stuff, or I wont be going back to my wet yourself shop soon enough!

Also today, we've stupidly had our photos done at Venture (I wont bother with a link, they dont need my help to make a bloody fortune!) I say stupidly, as we have been before when No.1 was a baba, and spent a second mortgage, but obviously if we dont do the same for No.2 it'll be all 'you love him more than me' when he's a bigger and has learnt to emotionally guilt trip!! It was fun but ohhhhh, the money!!!! Another good reason to sell more of my stuff!!

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine!

xx

It's all over

2008-05-05T19:54:00.005+01:00

Well, we did the fete on Saturday! Mixed feelings really - I sold some stuff, which is good, but not much. If I'd have sold another couple of things it may have felt like a bit more of a success, but I didnt sell nothing, so thats obviously preferable...lots to put in my etsy shop anyway. I'm sure Monda will be stacking up her shop too, so take a look here to see her lovely goodies.

I'm thinking I should maybe extend my range. With only 30 days to get everything ready, all my creativity disappeared in the quest for volume! I can finally concentrate on actually making stuff I feel inspired to again. This little brooch came about after I'd been bought some lovely flowers...

...it will be good to get back to the freedom to do this kind of thing again.

In other news, I'm returning to work tomorrow after 11 months maternity leave. Boo hoo! Cant bear to be leaving my babies, but needs must, sadly.

Frazzled!

2008-04-30T22:50:00.008+01:00

Only 2 knitting days left until the stall and my fingers are chaffed with knitting burn!! Have been majorly busy and knitting every available second. Here is a recent offering...

Have been getting all the little extra bits sorted as well - buying my labels, ink stamp, moo cards, bags, tissue paper etc. As my sis had been extra kind and sent me a lovely little brooch, I made her this as a thanks for keeping her moo cards in. Will get round to making one for me after the weekend hopefully.

Thats one of my moocards poking out. Thanks to Mr Monda for doing the design for these...

Lets just hope that now Ive spent a fortune on getting everything to look professional, the products will match up! If not my etsy shop will have loads in it - will put a button on here for it when I work out how!

Crisis of confidence...

2008-04-21T19:47:00.002+01:00

Ive been feeling a bit wobbly about my ability to make anything half decent and worthy of sale over the past few days. This is a knitted flower which I have needle felted onto another phone case - it is mohair which seems to needle felt quite well (other wool items dont seem to needle felt as well - especially some baby llama Ive been using) I'll just have to keep experimenting, but any advice is welcome...

Ive been getting my branding ready with the help of Mr Monda, despite the fact that Mr Blatherskite does the same job...when I asked I might as well have been asking for a kidney! He is a very busy chap just now. Ive settled on the name 'Oddball&Sticks' - mainly because I tend to do one ball projects (I get easily bored!) and I tend to call knitting needles my 'sticks'. Again, comments welcome. Well, more typing means less knitting so I'd better be off for now.

New stuff...

2008-04-20T19:29:00.004+01:00

Just a quick one. Here is my first attempt at needle felting. It's passable I think. I have felted the light blue wool in a swirly design, but the photo isn't too great.

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2008-04-16T10:36:00.004+01:00

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Too much to do...

2008-04-14T21:07:00.002+01:00

Only time for a quick one, just to prove that I'm still here in Blogland. We are feeling very tired as the littlest one has been poorly, and is awake alot in the night, but I'm still knitting every available moment as the huge pile of ironing atests to, and I'm thinking of investing in a felting needle and wool to embellish some of the phone/ipod/camera cases I have been making...results will follow I'm sure...meanwhile, here is a pic of the snowman we built last weekend!

May Day...

2008-04-06T15:58:00.003+01:00

Our village is holding its May Day fete next month (obviously), and amongst other things, me and my sister are selling some of our stuff on a stall. It will be chance to find out if anyone likes my stuff! This means I am waaayyyyyyyyyy busy, but here is a sample of one of my phone covers, knitted, then felted...

Caving in...

2008-03-30T21:32:00.006+01:00

Well, I've caved in to pressure to get a blog started, mainly to show some of the things Ive been making... here are a few things I've made recently...comments welcome!