Yarn crafts for kids II

Remember the beautiful yarn balloons that you can make with your kids? Old post here.
You can use the same technique for making yarn bowls as well, using a glass or plastic bowl as model. I didn't think of that... Ideas on yarn crafts for kids without knitting is great. Will keep my little one busy while I can keep buying yarn without guilt!

Honeycomb lace stitch

New stitches are fun! Came across this one the othter day. Will be great for at cowl I think.

Knit like this:

Row 1: Right side: k
Row 2: k
Row 3: k1, p1, (yo, p2tog,)to last st, k1
Row 4: k

So simple!

At the office

Ok so I have a confession to make (not yarn-related this time!). I'm not the super-knitting-designing-spinning woman I pretend to me. I have a regular job. In an office. At a bank. Yes.

I will keep this funny e-card in mind when I seek inspiration for our next meeting!

So true!

Art displaying art

Ok, so I know that most wouldn't agree that knitting is art. But it can be! Anyway, the sculpture behind this piece is truly skillful.

Art by Emlyn Budds.

Princess shoulder wrap

Sometimes things don't turn out like you expect - they get better! I struggled with making a hat for Isola in a yarn I hadn't knit with before. Should be quite an easy task since I've knitted and designed quite a few hats for her. But I realized that it was becoming way too big at the same time I was running out of yarn. Annoyed I started ripping it all up but suddenly it occured to me that it looked almost like a small cape. A little alterations here and there and voilà, a shoulder wrap was born! And not just any shoulder wrap, it is sooooo soft you wouldn't believe it.

I think that a white one would look drop-dead-cute for Christmas...

Available for custom orders in my Etsy shop!

Available for custom orders in my Etsy shop!