Happy new year

 

Hello 2026, I though I would add a quick blog showing some of my latest work that's ready for when this years craft fairs start, I'm hoping to get 4 or 5 this year and a big 2 day event in November for Christmas.

All of these have some cable work on them which makes them look a bit fancy.

These are all made using my favorite Pato yarn

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Sugared almonds

 

Next project

Now we live in Norfolk, and I'm newly retired, I've been sorting out my sewing/craft room and I've been sorting my yarns into weight mostly double knit, but I also have Aran, Chunky and some really adorable 4 ply. and I've sorted the yarn into colours and now I can see exactly what I have I've decided to make a "Sugared Almond" collection.  

I have a lot of really pretty cardigan patterns and I'm going to made 1 of each colour, yellow, pink, blue, green and lilac.  

So the first item I made was a little 14" chest baby blue vee neck cardigan, using #JamesCBrett top value double knit, which is super soft, and super snazzy buttons.

Here's the second item a lovely lacey cardigan in #Stylecraft special double knit in soft peach but looks like very pale pink, and very pretty flower buttons.

This is the third item, its a super soft lemon and white striped cardigan, made in #Woolcraft baby care yellow and #The Women's Institute white

Number 3 is a lacy vee neck cardigan in baby mint by #Yarnfair Tootsy baby double knit

Last but not least number 4.  pretty lilac jumper in #JamesCBrett #Supersoft baby double knit, instead of the usual ribbing this pattern has a lacy band around the bottom, sleeves and neck and a lovely heart and hole patterned body.

 

                                   Don't forget you can keep up to date on our new items on our #facebook                                     page http://www.facebook.com/SunshineBabyCrafts and #instagram

#sunshinebabycrafts there will be lots of new items to buy.

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Knit 1 purl 1 drop 1

 

What a week, first I make a real rookie error, whilst I was sewing on the front edges on to a cardigan when I realised that I'd completely forgotten to sew the shoulder seams 😕so then had to sew the seams and adjust the tops of the sleeves.  

On my next knit I cast on the wrong amount and after 25 rows I noticed 😄 so I had to undo it all and start again.

I'm hoping this will be the last of these lapses and I can get on knitting with out any mishaps.

Don't forget you can keep up to date on our new items on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/SunshineBabyCrafts. there will be lots of new items to buy 

Edwards new scarf

 

My grandson asked for a new scarf over Christmas, so I let him pick the colours he wanted, so the scarf will be in pear green & baby pink stripes with a little fox face on each end.

Next we looked on the internet for a fox face chart and found one he liked the best.

So here it is, I posted it down to him and I hid a few chocolate coins as a surprise and he insisted on wearing to nursery to show his friends :)

 

Knitted gifts for Australia

 

Gifts of Amelie

At the end of last summer my youngest niece had a baby girl out in Sydney Australia, but because of the lockdown  so I've been busy knitting a few little cardigans to post to her.  I made them all the same size 18" chest so they should fit her for quite a while.

Just need to add the buttons to the blue shrug and I will be able to post these off to her as a surprise.