Lockdown knitting

Working from home

Whilst the Covid19 lockdown has been on I've had to work from home.  (Shame) 

This gives me extra time in the evening as there has been no traveling involved and I get an extra few hours each night to knit.

So far I made 3 cardigans and 1 jumper using #James C Brett and #Stylecraft yarns both of which I purchased from #Woolwarehouse.

Two white cardigans, a grey cardigan and a pale blue jumper and this weeks work in progress is a yellow angle top 

Monday morning surprise

Today whilst working from home, I received and lovely surprise in the post, from my daughter's lovely mother in law, a large package of knitting patterns.

Now anyone who knows me knows I like nothing better than rummaging around local charity shops in the hope of finding knitting patterns, I particularly like the vintage patterns.

 I'm  really looking forward to making these very soon

Photography Lessons

Since I last posted, I've been giving a lot of thought to the way I photograph my items for sale.  It's really important to have excellent photos of clothes as the customer can't get to feel, or see the clothes before they are purchased with online selling.  I've got some software I've been playing with, but I don't think that will make up for a natural lack of talent!  Luckily, I have a very talented sister in law and Im going to ask for her advice tomorrow.  Hopefully, I will have some better photos to share next time around!

One picture I was pleased with was this one:

I thought it showed the actual colours of the jumper nicely - which Ive been really struggling with, with flash and shadows getting involved!

I also liked this one:

 I was trying to get creative, and think of different ways to show off the blanket!

Only 2 More Days To Go!

Our first craft fair is almost up on us!

We are now finished our preparations - everything is washed, ironed, tagged, priced and labelled in boxes ready to go!  We are really excited about saturday, it will certainly be a very sharp learning curve for us.  The other stall holders sell some amazing items so Im really looking forward to meeting new people and seeing what they do.

We've got a few new products which we haven't put in the shop before to try out at the fair, and Im looking forward to seeing how people like them.

We've also had a couple of special requests in the last fortnight, so we are still busy!

Hope to see you Saturday!

Our First Craft Fair!

After an eventful Christmas, we are now back to usual.  We've received the details for the craft fair we will be attending, I've attached the flyer below.  We are very excited, though there is still a lot of work to do.  We had a practise run at our table display today, and we are pleased with what we have decided on so far.  We have also got some new items which we will be offering for sale for the first time at the fair, so if you are nearby, drop in and say hello!  We will be really pleased to meet you.

A busy October!

We've been really busy over the last couple of weeks.  We made a jumper, a cardigan, a long tailed hat and some mittens for a friend.  Since then, we've taken another couple of orders, this time for two adult sized long tailed hats, and for a new baby boy a cardigan, a striped hat and matching mittens!  I really like making things for special orders because it means that we get to meet our customers and help them directly and personally which is something you can't really experience from an online store.

As promised previously, here is a photo of some of our new materials that we are going to start our new ranges with.  I've got a design in mind for a cot quilt, and Debbie has got plans for summer dresses for next spring.  

I've also taken a picture of my dog that I was crocheting.  He's obviously not quite finished, I need to finish stuffing his head but I ran out today.  Then I need to close the stuffing hole, and make his legs and ears, as well as a tail then embroider a friendly face on him!  Im also making a lilac and white striped hoodie, but that's on hold for a bit while we finish our customs orders.  I'm pleased with it's look though. I like bold thick stripes! We are also applying the finishing touches to some blankets at the moment, so Ill post some pictures of them once we are done.

As ever, please check our shop and our Facebook page for more updates!
 

new toys - in progress!

So, here is an "in progress" picture of our new toys!  As you can see, only one is complete, but we think they are very sweet!  I especially like the little yellow and pink rabbit!  I'm a bit behind with my dog, so I haven't included him in my photo.  Eash toy is stuffed with toy stuffing which complies to

In other news, yesterday we went shopping for more fabric supplies and we are already thinking about and designing our spring and summer collection.  My fabrics were delievered in the week and I'm really pleased with them.  I can't wait to get my sewing machine out!

As ever, please look in our shop and on facebook for more photos of finished items!

Crafting News

At the moment, we are trying out some knitted and crocheted toys.  Debbie originally had the idea when I was telling her about my little niece playing with the “Happy Land” figures, and she designed some toddler hand-sized knitted people.  My niece loved them, and we are giving them a go again.  Mum is making people, and larger dollies, and I am working on some crochet animals.  I’ve just started a little brown dog, and I think he’s very sweet!

We are just back from a trip to Norfolk, where we went to some lovely shops and got ourselves some more supplies!  I’ve also just ordered some pretty fabric from a brilliant shop on Ebay, so when they arrive I’ll post a picture. 

I was fiddling around with the blog today, and fond a gadget that enables people to follow you, so if you would like to follow us, please do!  I’ve been looking for a way to search for other blogs within blogger but I can’t work it out at the moment!

That’s all for now, as usual, if you would like to see some of our finished work, take a look in our shop.

Tiny Baby Range

As the weather starts to turn more autumnal, we are pleased to starting putting our range of tiny baby clothes into our shop.  Our first items are three lovely matching sets of cardigans, mittens and hats, all for babies weighing approximately two to three pounds.  Please take a look at our shop http://sunshinebabycrafts.folksy.com for pictures and more details!

Shop update

I've just added a new line to our shop - long tailed baby hats!  It's always a bit nerve wracking, putting something new up, but it's exciting to see who likes them!  I really like these hats, I think they are so cute! 

We've also got some more tiny baby items to go on sale in the next few days, little matching sets made of a cardigan with a matching hat and mittens.  We think they are lovely, and hope you do too!

To take a peek at our other newest arrivals, go to our shop - http://sunshinebabycrafts.folksy.com

Winter product launch

I just wanted to blog to let everyone know that we are launching our winter collection in the next few days.  We’ve been busy over the last few weeks and months designing new items, and we are pleased with what we have to offer and hope you are too!

We have blankets, jumpers, hats, hoodies, vests, and cardigans – all for babies up to a year old.  We have also worked on a range for tiny babies, so please keep checking our shop for new items!

http://sunshinebabycrafts.folksy.com