Mamas Knitting

This week I'm showing off my own Mama's handy work. She's a knitter from way back, from that generation that just does it. They clothed their own kids with their skills, they didn't blog or instagram about it for recognition, they didn't look to Pinterest. Because of that she's not often told how amazing her handiwork is so I wanted to publicly praise her!

I am always blown away by my Mums knitting skills. She uses only the loveliest of wools and everything is of such exceptional quality. I am SO lucky to have her as my mum (I was a warm kid!) and the Nana of my own children.  

These are some of her latest creations for Baby Moo2, our latest creation due anytime in the next month. Most of these patterns we were dressed in as kids, my Mum remembers the patterns, they are classics and she can do them with her eyes closed. 

I particularly love the little newborn cardi in the top right of the photo below. Its so teeny and sweet, it looks like it was made for a little doll. 

And the booties. Oh the booties. Milla was dressed in the same ones so I requested them again.

Thank you Mama!! You are an inspiration! 

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Garter Stitch Socks

This week I made socks for our little one.

I had to learn how to sssp, 3 needle bind off and master the use of double pointed needles. They are so fiddly and tricky! I found the free pattern here. Check it out and give it a try! The instructions are super easy to understand and cover every step.

I love the detailing on the front with the garter stitch stripe, and the seam that goes across the toe is the result of a 3 needle bind off. That detail was actually what attracted me to the pattern and made me want to knit them.

The back has a garter stitch seem too which is actually no seem at all and is just a design feature.

I ended up with a small hole in one of the heels and I couldn't for the life of me figure it out. The second sock I did was 2 rows longer than the other one. Doh. I guess that's what happens when you knit while watching Hells Kitchen.

I hope they fit our girl - If I get time and bored enough I may just embroid her initials into the side of them.

Next week I'm making baby leg warmers :)

My New Blanket Top

I am currently working on my first large scale knitting project. Up until now I have only completed little things, like Love Booties.

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(hopefully it will look like this when I'm done)

Launched! Exclusive New Summer Collection

These are the newest Love Booties in the new Summer Collection on Stitch Africa. They are all 100% cotton and very lightweight and flexible. I love them to pieces! The colours are so adorable, they look edible! I can't pick which one's my favourite, do you have a favourite?

New Summer Collection!

I took a trip to Spotlight yesterday and bought some adorable new yarn for my new Summer Collection for Stitch Africa!

The yarn is 50% cotton - which means that its very light weight (excellent for summer times), super easy to wash, and wont irritate a baby's soft skin like some wools or synthetic fabrics can.

Aren't the colours so sweet?! And when knitted, they look this adorable!

I'm so excited to finish off all the colours and show case them on my website! Stay tuned :D

A Little Bit About Me

You may be new to my site, and want to know a little bit about who I am? Well, first off, I hate filling in the blanks on About Me forms, so I thought I would write you my own :)

I am a married 21 year old

This is my fun, quirky, energetic, inspiring and wise husband. Some might say we got married young, and we probably did now that I look at it in hindsight, but we were in love and stubborn, and still are! Graeme and I are working on our marriage everyday to make it better than ever, I am looking forward to many more exciting and fun adventures with him.

I serve

The greater part of my time is spent volunteering for C3 Church. I am working on my internship where I spend half the time organising events like this one coming up (more details on that later), and the other half doing admin / services and general dogsbody jobs. I really enjoy what I do, and consider it a huge honour to be able to serve my church and donate my gifts and time.

I knit

I knit a lot. Mainly what I call Love Booties. You can out more about them here. In general, I just love to do things with my hands. Knitting, sewing, cross stitching, painting, baking, gardening (minus the spiders). Any thing I can do to use my hands and create something I love to do. It is a dream of mine to be able to live off what my hands produce. 

Those 3 things pretty much sum up my life, more on that later.