Its been awhile - lets get the knitting going!

Last entry was way back on the 1st of August and after that, there was a blogging drought! But let me assure you, the knitting, crocheting and crafting was always going. First up let me introduce my latest baby beanie.

This is my go-to beanie pattern (Simple Hat by Debbie Bliss)

Do you like that little green bootie behind it? I was testing out a yarn and the bootie was too small for it. I think this could be a christmas ornament!!
Next up is a really popular pattern in Ravelry, its the Saartje booties!

I felt like I took a better photo than this, but I just couldn't find it or maybe I didnt take any..that would be right!!! Ah well, I just have to live with this! Loved doing this although after looking at all the Saartje booties on ravelry, none of them was on a baby's foot..so my suspicion is, it might not have stayed very well on babies' active feet! It didn't take up that much yarn at all, in fact it was minimal! The only thing about it is the fiddly finishing which I am hopeless at. The button loop at the end of each strap was challenging for me. I looked up Ysolda's button loop tutorial on how to do this , that was very helpful! Something I would change next time would be to use an embroidery floss instead of the same wool for a firmer loop!

This beanie looks familiar, that's because this is my third one! I knitted this pattern a while ago and experimented with a few color combination. This time with a huge flower!
This next photo is me trying to be organise with all my knitting/crochet tools! I saw this zipped bag at Smiggle. Ash had one for her birthday and I thought this would make a great organiser. Of course I could not possibly fit all my needles in there, just the basic , frequently used ones and so far it seems to work out fine! Yay for some organisation in my life!

Lastly, this is Matthew's little old bear he calls Pokie. Apparently he's been rather cold lately coming in from Melbourne and needs some clothing. This is a free pattern that I found from Ravelry and its called Sweater for Ysolda Teague's Otto bear. I've recently sewn 3 different coloured buttons on the sweater but havent had the time to take the final photo. Anyway, it was a fun and quick knit, and both Matt and Pokie I'm sure is happy as larry! Until the next knit..take care!